Fishing Report 26-11-15

FISHING REPORT – 26-11-2015

BASS

Kimmo Baldwin with a quality Copeton Dam Yellowbelly!!

Cressbrook Dam has been fishing well for Bass, there is a lot of smaller fish around, with a few in the 30-40cm mark. These fish are hitting spinnerbaits and tailspinners in either blue or green colours, the best area has been in the Cressbrook Creek arm of the dam. Somerset Dam has kicked into gear again this week; with some good solid fish taking soft plastics, blades and tailspinners, the fish are holding in Bay 13, Queen Street and around Pelican Point. Boondooma Dam has got a good reaction bite going at the moment, with quality fish taking TN60 Jackalls and spinnerbaits worked just outside the weed edges. Bjelke Peterson has also produced good numbers of Bass this week, working the edges with spinnerbaits has been good while Bass point has seen a few taken on Blades and trolled hard bodies and down at Moogerah Dam, anglers have managed to land a few nice Bass over the past week, most fish were taken in and around the timber while casting blades, another good spot has been in the bay opposite the dam wall, while some fish were also landed trolling hard bodies along the southern banks.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

There’s only a few sleeps left until the Cod season opens in our creeks and rivers!!! At midnight, this Monday night, Queensland’s first Murray Cod closed season finishes. I know it’s been hard, but I’m sure it’s well worth protecting these magnificent fish during their spawning season. A few of the rivers have had a fresh through them in the last couple of weeks, so as the water clears up, the fishing should start to fire up as well!!! Cooby Dam has produced a few Yellowbelly around the weed edges, trolled hard bodies, TN60 Jackalls and spinnerbaits have worked well on those fish while frozen saltwater yabbies and live crays have been effective for the bait anglers. Plenty of Cod at Glenlyon this week, casting spinnerbaits and trolling hard bodies have worked well, there’s also been some nice Yellowbelly taking trolled hard bodies, jigged blades, these fish have mainly been holding around the 20-25ft of water. Coolmunda has again produced good numbers of Cod and Yellowbelly on darker coloured lures, working the old creek beds and along the wall have still been the best spots to target. Leslie Dam is continuing to fish quite well on both lures and bait, using a sounder to locate the fish in the main basin and targeting them with bait has been effective, but working soft vibes through the fish has given the best results and in the South Burnett, both Boondooma and Bjelke Peterson dams have again produced good numbers of Yellowbelly, in Boondooma, bait and trolled hard bodies have been effective in the main basin, while casting spinnerbaits around the timber and to the edges throughout the dam has produced some quality fish, while at Bjelke Peterson, trolling darker coloured hard bodies and working reaction lures, like spinnerbaits and Jackalls on the drop-offs into the creek beds and also around the steeper points has worked well.

GOLD COAST

Offshore fishing has been fairly good this week, the 24’s have produced Snapper and Mackerel, and there’s been quite a few Black Marlin and Mahi Mahi out wider on the 50’s. Inshore fishing has seen smaller Kingies and Trevally out the front of Wavebreak Island, Jumpinpin has been good for Flathead and Tailor on the incoming tide, Whiting throughout most of the estuaries and the Runaway Bay canals have seen good numbers of Mangrove Jack taken on live bait and soft plastics.

SUNSHINE COAST

Offshore fishing has seen some decent schools of Spanish Mackerel and Mahi Mahi getting about Brays Rock, and the Barwon Banks, while there have been good reports of Kingies on Curramundi Reef. Inshore fishing has seen the passage at Caloundra producing some nice Flathead and a few smaller Bream; Trevally and Jacks around the bridges in the Pelican Waters canals. The Maroochy River has been fishing well for Flathead and Jacks in the upper reaches, Trevally and Chopper Tailor at the mouth of the Noosa River on the run in tide and the beaches have produced good numbers of quality Whiting.

Fishing Report 19-11-15

FISHING REPORT   – 19-11-2015

BASS

Barra Magic!!! Lachie Puig with his first ever Barra,
caught at Kinchant Dam earlier this week.

At Cressbrook Dam, the lure anglers have had limited success on schooled fish out from Deer Island, the main point in the Bull Creek arm and near the Eagles Nest, bait anglers have had better luck, with live shrimp working the best on those same fish, but there has been some good quality Bass taking spinnerbaits worked around the edges. Somerset Dam is still a bit hit and miss at the moment; there’s plenty of fish about, but it has been hard getting them to bite, the fish are holding in Bay 13, Kirkleigh and around Pelican Point, targeting these with soft plastics, blades and tailspinners will bring the best results. Boondooma is still firing, with heaps of Bass taking bait in the timbered area of both arms, working spinnerbaits just outside the weed beds and casting blades to the edges in the Stuart arm has been successful as well. Bjelke Peterson has seen trolled hard bodies, blades and spinnerbaits all working well around Lightning Ridge and Bass Point, Moogerah is a bit quiet with only the odd Bass taking spinnerbaits around the timber and much the same at Maroon Dam this week, with surface lures working well, early morning and late afternoon, while soft plastics worked around the weed banks has been productive again.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cooby is still fishing well for Yellowbelly, working the rock walls, just out from the dam wall buoy line with TN60 Jackalls and spinnerbaits has been good and it’s also worth casting the same lures around the weed edges, on the steeper banks throughout the dam. Glenlyon has been good again this week, with plenty of Cod getting about, some decent sized fish have again been hitting bigger Spinnerbaits and trolled hard bodies in the timbered areas, Yellowbelly have also been quite active; blades, live shrimp and frozen saltwater yabbies have worked well on these fish. At Coolmunda, trolling hard bodies along the drop-offs has worked well, while casting Jackalls and Spinnerbaits around the timber has been good also and for the bait anglers, frozen saltwater yabbies and worms have also been effective around the timber. Leslie Dam has remained fairly consistent this week, there were plenty of Yellowbelly landed on frozen saltwater yabbies, mask vibes and blades in the main basin, there was also a few decent Cod landed, with the biggest coming in at 91cm, while the land based anglers landed some quality Yellowbelly and Silver Perch on live worms and in the South Burnett, both Boondooma and Bjelke Peterson dams have again produced good numbers of Yellowbelly, targeting the same areas and using the same methods as with the Bass has given the best results. As for the rivers, the Macintyre at Goondi is still a bit unsettled, however frozen saltwater yabbies have pick up a few Yellowbelly and the Condamine River has seen a good fresh, which has slowed things down for the lure anglers, bait is producing the best results, with some nice fish being landed in various spots. Lures are picking up the odd fish and there have been quite a few Cod caught and released, don’t forget it is closed season for Murray Cod in our creeks and rivers, but there’s only a couple of weeks before this finishes.

COASTAL FISHING

Offshore fishing at the Gold Coast this week, has seen good numbers of Mahi Mahi and Mulloway on the 24’s & 36’s and if you venture out wider to the 150 fathoms, there has been plenty of Blue Marlin getting about. Inshore fishing has seen Tarpon and Trevally in the Seaway, on the run in tide, a few Flathead are still getting about Kalinga Bank, Whiting at the mouth of the Coomera River and near the Council Chambers in the Nerang River and the southern Broadwater has again produced a few Sand Crabs. At the Sunny Coast, offshore fishing has seen Mahi Mahi and Cobia on Sunshine Reef and the Barwon Banks, Jew, Squire and Pearlies on Chardons Reef and Squire, Pearlies and Parrot on Sunshine Reef. Inshore fishing has seen the passage at Caloundra fishing well for Whiting, Flathead and a few solid Bream, the Maroochy River has been fishing well for Flathead around the mouth and Whiting in the upper reaches and the Noosa River has seenWhiting in good numbers around the frying pan and Munna Point and the dog beach, Trevally schools are present throughout Woods Bay early morning and late evening, Mangrove Jack have been taken from around structure in the deeper sections of the river and Tailor have been present at the river mouth near the top of the tide.

Fishing Report 12-11-15

FISHING REPORT   – 12-11-2015

BASS

At Cressbrook Dam, anglers have had some success on schooled fish out from Deer Island, the main point in the Bull Creek arm and near the Eagles Nest, soft plastics, blades and live shrimp have been the best options on these fish. Somerset Dam has been a bit hit and miss this week; there’s plenty of fish showing on the sounder, but it has been a bit harder getting them to bite, the fish are still holding in Bay 13 and around Pelican Point, targeting these with soft plastics, blades and tailspinners should bring the best results. Boondooma is firing at the moment, with heaps of Bass taking bait in the timbered area of both arms and working spinnerbaits, plastics and blades just outside the weed beds in the Stuart arm has been good also. At Bjelke Peterson, spinnerbaits, tailspinners and TN60 Jackalls have all been working well at Treasure Island, Lightning Ridge and Bass Point, trolling green coloured hard bodies through the old creek beds has also been effective and Maroon Dam has seen surface lures working well, early morning and late afternoon, while soft plastics worked around the weed banks has been productive as well.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cooby is still fishing well for Yellowbelly, working the rock walls, just out from the dam wall buoy line with TN60 Jackalls and spinnerbaits has been good and it’s also worth casting the same lures to the edges in the northern arm of the dam. Glenlyon has been good again this week, with plenty of Cod getting about, some decent sized fish have been hitting bigger Spinnerbaits and trolled hard bodies in the timbered areas, Yellowbelly have also been quite active in 8–12ft of water; blades, live shrimp and worms have worked well for these. At Coolmunda, trolling darker coloured hard bodies along the drop-offs has worked well, while casting Jackalls and Spinnerbaits around the timber has been good also and as far as bait goes, frozen saltwater yabbies have been the best option. Leslie Dam has seen some nice fish landed over the past week, there were plenty of Yellowbelly landed on live shrimp, frozen saltwater yabbies and TN50 Jackalls in the main basin, there was also a few smaller Cod landed, while Silver Perch and Eel tail Catfish were caught of the banks, using live worms and in the South Burnett, both Boondooma and Bjelke Peterson dams have again produced good numbers of Yellowbelly, targeting the same areas and using the same methods as with the Bass has given the best results. As for the rivers, the Dumeresq at Texas, the Macintyre at Goondi and the Condamine River here locally have all had freshes through them, so using bait has been the best option for picking up a few Yellowbelly.

COASTAL FISHING

Offshore fishing at the Gold Coast this week, has seen some decent Cobia on the 18’s & 24’s, good numbers of Kingies hitting jigs on the 50’s and if you venture out wider to the 110m line, there has been plenty of Mahi Mahi getting about. Inshore fishing has seen smaller Kingies and Trevally hitting lures, in the Seaway, early morning on the run in tide, a few Flathead are still getting about Kalinga Bank, Whiting at the mouth of the Coomera River and near the Council Chambers in the Nerang River and the southern Broadwater has produced a few Sand Crabs. At the Sunny Coast, offshore fishing has seen Snapper, Pearl Perch and Trag Jew on North Reef and Coral Trout have been prominent at Sunshine Reef. Inshore fishing has seen the passage at Caloundra and also the Mooloolah River fishing well on the banks for Whiting, Flathead and a few solid Bream. The Mooloolah River is also producing some decent Trevally around the bridges, early morning on soft plastics. The Maroochy River has been fishing well for Flathead around the mouth, Bream and Trevally on plastics around the bridges, a few early season Jacks are taking live bait around the creek mouths at night and Lake Weyba has seen a few Whiting and Bream taking surface poppers along the edges.

Fishing Report 05-11-2015

FISHING REPORT   – 05-11-2015

BASS

Check out this toothy critter landed by Raylene Jones
 on a recent trip to the Zambia. 6kg Tiger Fish

Somerset Dam has picked up over the past week; with reasonable numbers of quality Bass hitting Slider Grubs and trolled dark coloured hard bodies around Bay13 and Pelican Point, while VX40 blades and Ice Jigs have produced good numbers in the timber at Kirkleigh, working in 25-30ft of water, just out of the creek beds, has worked best. Cressbrook has produced fairly good numbers of Bass, casting Blades and Jackalls to the edges has produced a few fish, there is also good numbers of quality fish suspended in the deeper water, in the main basin, trolled hard bodies have picked up the majority of these fish. Trolling hard bodies have worked well around the junction at Boondooma this week, the mid to upper reaches of the Stuart arm have also produced some nice Bass on Jackalls and Spinnerbaits. At Bjelke Peterson, casting spinnerbaits to the edges has produced a few Bass, working the spinnerbaits slow and close to the bottom has been the best method and Moogerah has produced good numbers again, with blades and TN60 Jackalls working the best.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Plenty of activity for Yellowbelly and Cod fishing this week, at Cooby Dam, EcoGear VX40 Blades and Ice Jigs have worked well on the deeper fish, while frozen Saltwater Yabbies and live Shrimp have again been popular baits. Glenlyon has been good again this week, with plenty of Cod getting about, some decent sized fish have been hitting bigger Spinnerbaits in the timbered areas, Yellowbelly have also been quite active; trolled hard bodies, spinnerbaits, live shrimp and worms have worked well on these fish. Coolmunda is producing big numbers at the moment, trolling hard bodies along the drop-offs has worked well, and using bait in the same areas has also seen some decent fish landed.  Leslie Dam continues to produce good numbers, with anglers landing fish all over the dam, hard body lures and blades are working well; the best spots have been, near the Black Boys, Cod Alley and south of the dam wall. Somerset is also firing for Yellowbelly at the moment, trolling dark coloured hard bodies in the Pelican Point and Bay 13 areas has been effective, while blades and Ice Jigs have worked well in the timber; and in the South Burnett, both Boondooma and Bjelke Peterson dams have again produced good numbers of Yellowbelly, in Boondooma, bait has been effective in the Stuart and Boyne arms and casting spinnerbaits around the timber in the upper reaches of the Stuart arm has produced some big fish as well, while at Bjelke Peterson, Yellowbelly have been taking spinnerbaits and trolled hard bodies, with Bass Point being a popular spot. As for the rivers, the Dumeresq at Texas has seen plenty of Yellowbelly taken on frozen Saltwater Yabbies and Spinnerbaits and the Macintyre at Goondi has been fishing consistently for Yellowbelly, with Jackalls and spinnerbaits working the best..

COASTAL FISHING

Offshore fishing has been steady this week, the 18’s have produced good size Snapper and Kingies, while on the 50’s, Pearl Perch, Kingies and Amberjack have been on the move. Inshore fishing has seen Kingies and School Jew in the Seaway, reasonable numbers of Flathead at the Pin, Whiting out from Sea World and near the Council Chambers in the Nerang River and the upper reaches of the Coomera River has fished well for Mangrove Jack. At the Sunny Coast, offshore fishing has again been a bit quiet this week, but there has been the odd Spotty Mackerel and Yellowfin Tuna getting about and the outer reefs have produced the odd Snapper, Pearl Perch, Cobia and Kingy. Inshore fishing has seen a few Flathead and Whiting taken in the Passage, quality Mangrove Jack are hanging around structure, in most of the estuaries, but you do have work hard for them, the Maroochy River has seen some good action for Whiting, on poppers along the sand bars and in the Noosa River, there are plenty of Flathead, Whiting, School Jew and Mangrove Jack throughout.