Fishing Report 09-04-2015

FISHING REPORT   –   09-04-2015

EASTER WRAP UP

Even with a poor weather prediction for the Easter long weekend, plenty of people got out to our local impoundments for a bit of camping and fishing. There were mixed reports, with people fishing waterways that they knew, having success, while anyone who went somewhere they weren’t familiar with, did it a bit tough.
 
BASS



Patrick Bailey landed these couple of nice Cod
on a recent trip to Bonshaw. Well done mate!! WG

Cressbrook Dam saw a few Bass caught over the weekend, even though they’re getting harder to catch. Working blades through the schooled fish just out from the campgrounds worked well, there’s still quite a few smaller fish with the odd bigger one in amongst them and the Eales Nest area saw a couple landed as well. Boondooma Dam continues to produce reasonable numbers of Bass, working blades, trolling hard bodies or using live Shrimp around the points throughout the dam and working spinnerbaits around the timber in the Stuart arm has been very effective. Not a lot has changed at Bjelke Peterson this week, casting Blades and Spinnerbaits to the edges at the bottom end of the dam has worked well, while working lures or using live shrimp around the timber has been good also, Moogerah really fired last week, with anglers having success fishing the edge of the timbered area, as well as the flats just out from the day use boat ramp, spinnerbaits, TN60s and Piranhas picked up most of the fish, however, over the weekend, there was an inflow into the dam, which has quietened things down a bit.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cooby Dam produced low numbers of Yellowbelly over the weekend, frozen saltwater yabbies and TN60 Jackalls worked the best, just out from the dam wall buoy line. Boondooma Dam also produced good numbers of quality Yellowbelly, the timbered area of the Boyne arm was the spot to be, with bait and spinnerbaits accounting for the majority of the fish. While at Bjelke Peterson, using bait at the start of the timber has proven successful. Coolmunda Dam also fished well this week, with a few Yellowbelly taking frozen saltwater yabbies and brighter coloured spinnerbaits, around the timber, there was also a couple of Cod caught, trolling hard bodies over the old creek bed, just out from the boat ramp, with the biggest fish going 86cm. Leslie Dam saw a slight improvement over the Easter break, with some big catfish and Yellowbelly being landed off the bank at the Washpool on worms and frozen saltwater yabbies. The lure anglers had mixed results, with a lot of fish   suspended at 15ft, when located; these fish were falling for blades and lipless crankbaits. There was also a couple of legal sized Murray Cod caught in the main basin on trolled hard bodies. Glenlyon saw an increase in the numbers of Yellowbelly and Silver Perch taking live shrimp and worms. As for the rivers, the Macintyre at Goondiwindi saw low numbers of Yellowbelly and the odd smaller Murray Cod taken on frozen saltwater yabbies, spinnerbaits and lipless crankbaits, however it’s had a slight rise, which has slowed things down even more. The Dumeresq and Condamine Rivers have also had freshes through them, which have made them a bit slow, but there were a few reports of a couple of Yellowbelly being caught in the Pratten area.

COASTAL FISHING

The Gold Coast has continued to produce Spotty and Spanish Mackerel on trolled lures, out from the Pin bar and the odd Snapper had been landed early morning on the 18’s and 24’s. The north wall of the Seaway is producing Mulloway, Kingies and Flathead, on the tide changes; Jewies and Tailor in the deeper holes, inside the Pin bar and the southern Broadwater has seen plenty of Sand Crabs getting about. While at the Sunshine Coast, Spanish and Spotty Mackerel are still about, but the numbers are starting to decline, Mac Tuna are hitting metal slugs on Curramundi and 5 Mile Reefs, Sunshine and North Reef have produced a mixed bag of reef fish, while inshore fishing at Caloundra has seen a few Flathead and Bream taken off the Boardwalk at the top of the tide, Golden Trevally near the Power Boat Club, Trevally and Tailor off Moffat Beach, and the Noosa River has produced quality Trevally, Jacks and Flathead at the river mouth and plenty of Whiting are taking  saltwater yabbies and surface poppers throughout the river.