Fishing Report 07-05-2015

FISHING REPORT   –   07-05-2015

DAMS RECEIVE TOPUP

Dale "Trapper" Peardon landed this 90cm Cod at Coolmunda Dam
 last weekend. Trolling a spinnerbait through the timber enticed this fish.
 It was released after the photo. Well done Trapper!!

All three of our local Toowoomba dams have had small inflows from the rain we received last week, at the time of writing this report, Cooby, Cressbrook and Perseverance Dams all had a rise of about 3-5%. Most other dams west of the range, had slight rises as well, with Coolmunda and Leslie rising about 3%, in the South Burnett, Boondooma has risen 1% and Bjelke Peterson came up 6% and below the range, Somerset is at 100% after having gate releases, Wivenhoe is at 98%, Moogerah is still spilling and Maroon was spilling earlier in the week, but has stopped now.

BASS

Even with a small inflow, Cressbrook has continued to produce a few average size Bass on blades, out from Deer Island and also out from the camp grounds. Plenty of smaller fish around the timber, in both arms of Boondooma Dam, blades and spinnerbaits have been very effective, Bjelke Peterson has seen spinnerbaits and trolled hard bodies working well along the steeper banks and we haven’t had any reports from Somerset, Maroon or Moogerah, due to significant inflows into them.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cooby Dam saw good numbers of Yellowbelly taking blades, trolled lures and frozen saltwater yabbies, just out from the pontoon, and the north arm have been the best spots to target. Boondooma has again produced good numbers of quality Yellowbelly on frozen saltwater yabbies, mainly around the timber in both arms, while at Bjelke Peterson, the points and timbered areas have provided the best catches. Coolmunda Dam has only seen low numbers of Yellowbelly taken throughout, with saltwater yabbies working well; there was a nice 90cm Cod caught on Sunday, trolling a spinnerbait through the timber. With the rainfall over the weekend, the fishing at Leslie Dam has been a little slower than previous weeks, however there were still few fish caught off the banks on bait and for the boat anglers, there were a few taken on trolled hard bodies, up near the Black Boys and Cod Alley. Glenlyon has again produced reasonable numbers of Yellowbelly in about 15-25ft of water, frozen saltwater yabbies, live shrimp and trolled hard bodies have all been effective, there was also a couple of decent Cod taken on hard bodies, including a 97cm speciman. As for the rivers, the Macintyre at Goondiwindi has been a bit quiet due to a rise in the river, but there has been a few Yellowbelly taken on frozen saltwater yabbies and the Dumeresq and Condamine Rivers have decent flows in them at the moment, so not a lot to report from them.

COASTAL FISHING

Offshore fishing at the Gold Coast has produced Trag Jew, Squire and Tuna on the 24’s, Amberjack, Pearl Perch and Snapper on the 50’s and there’s been the odd Blue Marlin on the shelf. The Seaway is producing a few Jewies, mainly along the north wall, on the incoming tide, most of the estuaries are fairly dirty, so it’s best to try around The Spit for Bream on the tide changes and it’s also worth flicking plastics around Crusoe Island and inside The Pin bar for Flathead. While at the Sunshine Coast, the inner reefs are pretty quiet due to dirty water, but out wider has seen some bigger Spaniards and Long tail Tuna hitting trolled lures and drifted live baits, while Snapper and Sweetlip have been prominent also. As far as inshore fishing goes, all of the estuaries are dirty, so the best options are around the river mouths, where a few Jewies and Flathead have been landed.