Fishing Report 10-04-2014

FISHING REPORT   –   10-04-2014

BASS

Cressbrook Dam produced some good quality Bass this past week, using soft plastics and blades near the Eagles Nest have been effective. Boondooma Dam has again seen plenty of Bass taking Jackals, Blades and live Shrimp, working the points throughout the dam and also the timbered area of the Stuart arm have been the pick of the spots. Very similar again at Bjelke Peterson, casting Blades and Spinnerbaits to the edges and working them close to the bottom has produced a few fish and trolling hard bodies around the points has been productive as well and Moogerah has fired up again with good numbers of Bass being landed over the past week, using a sounder to locate suspended fish in the main basin, just to the east of the campground boat ramp and working plastics and blades through the fish, has given the best results.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cooby Dam has again produced good numbers of Yellowbelly, looking in 40ft of water, out from the main point opposite the boatramp has been productive and vertically worked blades and frozen saltwater yabbies have been the best methods. Boondooma Dam has again produced good numbers of quality Yellowbelly throughout the dam, similar tactics as used for the Bass will give you success, while at Bjelke Peterson, trolling hard bodies or using bait around the points, drop-offs and also in the timber has proven successful. Coolmunda Dam has been a bit quiet as far as Yellowbelly and Cod go, but there has been a few Silver and Spangled Perch getting about. Leslie Dam is fishing quite well at the moment with anglers having success on bait, as well as lures, bait has worked well in the main basin and also towards the top of the dam, and both frozen shrimp and saltwater yabbies are working well at present. The lure anglers have had success casting and trolling around the structure; one angler caught and released a healthy 97cm Cod and a few fish were also taken on Jackall Mask Vibes while fishing in about 16ft of water. Glenlyon has again produced good numbers of Yellowbelly in about 25-30ft of water, frozen saltwater yabbies, live shrimp and trolled hard bodies have all been effective. As for the rivers, the Macintyre at Goondiwindi has again been quiet due to a run in the river, but there has been a few fish taken on frozen saltwater yabbies and the Dumeresq at Texas has seen a few Yellowbelly taking bait in the town reaches; otherwise it’s been a bit quiet.

 

COASTAL FISHING

Offshore fishing at the Gold Coast has continued to produce Mackerel, as well as Yellowfin Tuna on trolled lures, from the front of the Seaway to Mermaid Reef. The Seaway is still producing plenty of Jewies, mainly along the north wall, on the incoming tide; plenty of Whiting in the Nerang River, Kalinga Bank has been good for Flathead and there’s been stacks of Banana Prawns about as well. While at the Sunshine Coast, Spanish and Spotty Mackerel are still about in big numbers at 12 Mile and Chardons Reefs and Sunshine Reef has produced Long Tail and Yellowfin Tuna, as well as a few Dolphin Fish, while inshore fishing at Caloundra has seen a few Flathead throughout the Passage, quality Bream at night around Military Jetty, Jacks in the Pelican Waters canals and Bells Creek, the Maroochy River has seen Jacks taking live Mullet, plenty of Gar around the weed edges and the Noosa River has produced good numbers of Jacks, Trevally and Flathead throughout.