FISHING REPORT   – 08-05-2014

The windy conditions last weekend made for some fairly tough fishing in most areas, however a couple of spots still produced reasonable numbers and as the week has progressed, the fishing has improved slightly in most areas.

BASS

Still a few quality Bass about Cressbrook Dam at the moment, targeting the fish with Blades and soft plastics, working the points in the main basin and over towards Deer Island, as well as parts of the Bull Creek arm of the dam, has worked well, it’s also worth a try with live shrimp and frozen prawns, in the same areas. At Boondooma Dam, Leisegang’s, Pelican point, and the Stuart arm are producing quality Bass on soft plastics, blades, soft vibes and tail spinners. The fishing is still reasonable at Bjelke Peterson, casting blades and soft plastics 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. Somerset has seen a few Bass landed on blades, soft vibes and soft plastics in 15 to 30 foot of water around the Pelican Point area, and the timbered area has produced fish on live shrimp.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD.

Cooby Dam has again produced a few Yellowbelly, blades, frozen Saltwater Yabbies and live Shrimp have landed the most fish, while 30-40ft of water is still a good depth to work in. In Boondooma Dam, the Yellowbelly have been active throughout the main basin, as well as the drop-offs and deeper holes, live Shrimp have proven to be the best bait. Glenlyon Dam has seen good numbers of Yellowbelly, up to 5lb, taking live shrimp. There are still quite a few shrimp around the edges at the moment, so if you put a few traps in, you should be able to pick up a bit of bait and there has been a few Cod between 60 and 70cm taking spinnerbaits. Coolmunda Dam produced a few Yellowbelly on live shrimp and live worms, there’s stacks of Silver Perch about, but the Cod have been a bit quiet. Leslie Dam has been fairly quiet, mainly due to the poor weather, particularly last weekend, however, there were a few landed out of boats early on Saturday morning, but the conditions were pretty tough, there was a few fish caught off the bank, with shrimp snaring the majority of those fish. As for the rivers, the Macintyre River at Goondiwindi is still fairly quiet in the town reaches, but if you venture downstream a bit, there has been a few Yellowbelly and Cod landed, with the most success coming on frozen saltwater yabbies and spinnerbaits and the Condamine produced some decent catches, between Pratten and Warwick, with brighter coloured Jackalls and Spinnerbaits landing the most fish.

COASTAL FISHING

Offshore fishing at the Gold Coast has continued to produce Spotty and Spanish Mackerel on the 24’s, trolled lures have produced the most fish, and there have been a few smaller Snapper on the 36’s. Inshore fishing has seen quite a few Jewies and Big Eye Trevally, along the north wall of the Seaway; the sand bars are holding good numbers of Whiting and Gar, Flathead up to 75cm at the Pin and the Broadwater is producing good numbers of Sand Crabs. While at the Sunshine Coast, Spanish and Spotty Mackerel are still about in good numbers on most of the reefs, 12 Mile has produced a few small Tuna, and just beyond the surf line at Noosa has seen a few big Spaniards getting about, while inshore fishing at Caloundra has seen Trevally and Jew at the bar entrance, some good quality Bream around the Boardwalk, quality Whiting at night on the sand banks, near the Powerboat Club, mixed bags of Diamond, Golden and Big Eye Trevally are biting on live bait and plastics throughout the canals, and the Noosa River has again produced good numbers of Whiting and Flathead throughout, on live bait and plastics, and the mouth of the Noosa River has seen Trevally and Tailor hitting surface lures.