Fishing Report 05-03-2015

FISHING REPORT – 05-03-2015

MILLMERRAN GEARS UP FOR ITS SECOND CARP BUSTER COMP

Organisers of Millmerran’s Carp Buster Fishing Competition on March 7 and 8 are hoping the Condamine’s banks will be slapping with European Carp when anglers join the fight against this pest fish for a second year. The weekend-long event at Yarramalong Weir is again being hosted by Millmerran Landcare after 70 anglers caught more than 260 carp at Millmerran’s first carp buster in late 2013. Registration for the Millmerran Carp Buster and breakfast kicks off at 7am on Saturday, March 7, and anglers are able to cast their lines along waterways across the Millmerran district.

Entry is $10 for adults, $5 for kids or $25 for families. Final lines are reeled in at 11am on Sunday, March 8, with prizes on offer for mystery weights. The weekend includes raffles, barbecues and camping is available.

For details on the Millmerran Carp Buster, phone Rebecca Kirby on 0427 952 336 or Lisa Sutton on 0427 376 281 or visit www.qmdc.org.au.

BASS

Cressbrook Dam is still a bit patchy, although there has been some quality fish taking spinnerbaits and Jackalls around the edges, early morning and late afternoon, out from the boat ramp and across to the buoy line would be worth a look, the Cressbrook Creek arm is worth a look as well and if you find the fish, try working blades and tailspinners through these fish and you should pick up a couple. Boondooma Dam has again produced some decent catches of Bass. Most of the fish have been caught around the points or timbered areas of the Stuart arm, mainly on Spinnerbaits and trolled hard bodies in about 15 - 20 feet of water. It’s still not easy at Bjelke Peterson, however casting Blades and Spinnerbaits around the points and edges has produced a few fish, while trolling hard bodies has seen a few landed as well. Moogerah Dam fished quite well over the weekend despite the heavy boating traffic; there were some decent 40cm plus Bass taken on soft plastics and Tail Spinners and Maroon also produced some good Bass, with most fish holding tight to the weed edges. Spinnerbaits, blades and plastics all worked well.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD
Cooby Dam has produced quite a few quality Yellowbelly, near the dam wall buoy line, TN60 Jackalls and frozen saltwater yabbies have worked the best on these fish. Boondooma and Bjelke Peterson have again produced good numbers of Yellowbelly, the majority of fish are being caught on Jackalls, Blades and Spinnerbaits, but trolling hard body lures should pick you up a few fish as well. Not a lot has changed at Coolmunda Dam this week; there have been reports of reasonable numbers of Yellowbelly with some quality Cod as well. Frozen Saltwater Yabbies and live Worms seem to be the best bait, but also try casting Jackalls, Spinnerbaits and hard bodies around the timber if you want to chase the Cod. Things have picked up this week at Leslie Dam, Leslie Dam anglers had more success this week than in previous weeks, trolling TN60 Jackalls up near the “Black Boys”, saw some good quality Yellowbelly landed, there were some nice Silver Perch landed off the bank on worms and there were also a couple 70+cm Cod landed on Sunday afternoon on hard bodies and Glenlyon is still producing good numbers of Yellowbelly and a few smaller Cod, mainly on live shrimp and trolled hard bodies.

COASTAL FISHING

With the improved conditions, anglers have finally been able to venture offshore, at the Gold Coast, the 18’s and 24’s have produced good numbers of Spanish Mackerel, while Pearl Perch and Kingfish have been prominent on the 50’s and  inshore fishing has seen the Southport Seaway producing good sized Jewies along the north wall, around the tide changes, a few Flathead around the Aldershots, Crab Island and Kalinga Bank and the Jumpinpin Bar has seen plenty of Jewies and Dart getting about, while at the Sunny Coast, look for Mackerel along the dirty water line, about 6 mile out, while Murphy’s and Sunshine Reefs have produced quality Snapper and Sweetlip. Inshore fishing has seen Grunter Bream off the Boardwalk, Jewies at Military Jetty, plenty of Jacks and Flathead in the Noosa River and most of the estuaries are producing good numbers of Whiting and Bream.