Fishing Report 28-08-2014

FISHING REPORT   – 29-08-2014

FISHING CLOSURES FOR FRESHWATER FISH SPECIES

As of midnight this Saturday 31st August through to midnight 30th November, a no take rule applies for Murray Cod, in the Dumeresq, Macintyre and Barwon Rivers. These waterways can still be fished for Golden Perch, but if you happen to catch a Cod, it must be returned to the water as quickly as possible. On the other hand, the closed season for Australian Bass finishes at midnight, this Saturday 31st August, so it’s all systems go, for those of you that like fishing the Brisbane River.

BASS

Things are still a bit quiet on the Bass scene, however there have been low numbers of fish landed again at Somerset, with Queen Street and Pelican Point being the best places to target, soft plastics, tailspinners and soft vibes have been the pick of the lures. Boondooma has again seen good numbers of Bass taken on ice jigs, soft vibes and tailspinners around Pelican Point, The Junction and also into the Stuart River arm and Moogerah Dam has again produced a few Bass on mask vibes and blades, looking in 30 – 35ft of water, in the main basin would be your best option.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Glenlyon has produced small numbers of Yellowbelly this week, frozen saltwater yabbies have picked up the most fish, but there has been some better quality fish taken on trolled hard bodies. Leslie Dam was a bit weather affected again this week, trolling hard bodies up towards the back of the dam in the more sheltered areas was a good option, while working blades through some schooled fish, in the main basin produced a few as well. Boondooma Dam has again produced good sized Yellowbelly on trolled hard bodies in the Stuart arm, just out from the timber, darker colours are still working the best and Bjelke Peterson has also produced good quality Yellowbelly again, working TN60 Jackalls around Bass Point has worked well, while spinnerbaits and hard bodies have picked up a few around the timber.  As for the rivers, the Goondiwindi area has seen a few smaller Cod hitting spinnerbaits and frozen saltwater yabbies have worked well for Yellowbelly and the Condamine River, from Cecil Plains to Warwick has been fishing reasonably well for Yellowbelly on crank baits and surface lures have worked well again for Cod.

GOLD COAST

It’s been a bit lumpy out off the coast again this week, but there has been a few Snapper, Cobia and Trag Jew taken on the 18’s and out wider, Pearl Perch, Kingfish and Snapper have been out in reasonable numbers on the 50’s, while inshore has seen the Seaway fishing well for Trevally and Bream along the rock walls, quality Flathead at the Aldershots, Golden Bank and Crusoe Island and fairly good numbers of Tailor at the Jumpinpin Bar on the run in tide.

SUNSHINE COAST

Offshore fishing has again been pretty quiet, due to the rough conditions, with only low numbers of Snapper taken on the inner reefs, while inshore fishing has seen plenty of Flathead throughout the Passage, Bream and Luderick off the boardwalk at Caloundra, Trevally around the bridge pylons and Flathead on the sand banks in the Maroochy River and the Noosa River has produced heaps of  Trevally, Whiting around the frying pan and the river mouth has been firing for Flathead and Jewies.

FRASER ISLAND

Pretty ordinary here again due to the windy conditions, with only the odd Tailor taken and what’s been caught hasn’t had any real size to it.