Fishing Report 31-12-2015

FISHING REPORT – 31-12-2015

BASS

Simon Feldhahn with a nice
Cressbrook Dam Bass

Cressbrook Dam is fishing quite well for Bass, TN60 Jackalls and spinnerbaits are working well, looking out off Deer Island, where the fish are suspended at about 20-30ft has been a good option, it’s also worth a look near the eagles nest and into the Cressbrook Creek arm of the dam, the fish are by no means easy to catch, but if you happen to hook a few, there are some quality fish getting about. Somerset Dam saw some good catches over the past week, the deeper water in the timbered part of the dam saw the fish suspended at about 20ft and working Spinnerbaits through these fish produced some good results. Queen Street, Pelican Point and Bay 13 have also been popular spot’s for the anglers, where hopping blades and Soft Vibes has been effective. Trolling hard bodies from the junction to the start of the timber in the Stuart arm has been very productive at Boondooma, while working blades and TN60’s through suspended fish, in deeper water, has produced better quality Bass and working the points with spinnerbaits has picked up a few as well. Bjelke Peterson has also produced good numbers of Bass this week, working the edges with spinnerbaits, Jackalls and Blades has been good, while trolling hard bodies off the steeper points of the dam has produced some good fish as well, and down at Moogerah Dam, the excessive boat traffic is not doing anglers any favours at the moment, but Maroon continues to fish quite well with some nice Bass being landed over the past week or so.

Tye Hughes with another quality
Cressbrook Bass

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cooby Dam is a bit hit and miss at the moment, but if you’re there on the right day, there has been some good catches of Yellowbelly around the weed edges; trolled hard bodies and spinnerbaits have worked well, while blades, live Shrimp and frozen saltwater yabbies have been effective on the deeper schooled fish, and the land based anglers have also caught a few, with frozen saltwater yabbies and live worms being the best option for them. Glenlyon has been a bit quiet for Yellowbelly, although live Shrimp have picked up a few in the deeper water, there has been good numbers of Cod caught, trolling hard bodies in 12-15ft of water, most of these fish have been around 60-70cm, however there’s been a few up around the meter mark. Coolmunda has produced a few Yellowbelly on Jackalls and Spinnerbaits worked around the timber, while frozen Saltwater Yabbies and trolled hard bodies have been effective along the old creek beds. Leslie Dam is fishing very well at the moment with anglers reporting some nice fish on both lures and bait. There have been some nice Yellowbelly landed as well as some quality Murray Cod, live shrimp are working the best for the bait anglers with saltwater yabbies bringing good results also, anglers have also had  success trolling hard body lures in 12-18ft of water, 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 around the junction, while casting spinnerbaits around the points has produced some quality fish, while at Bjelke Peterson, trolling hard bodies, or casting blades and TN60’s have worked well in the main basin.

COASTAL FISHING

t’s been difficult getting offshore right along the coast this week, due to the strong winds. When conditions have allowed it, the 50’s out off the Gold Coast has produced Spotties, Tuna, Marlin and Dolphin Fish. Inshore fishing has been a better option, with smaller Kingies and Trevally, in the Seaway, early morning on the run in tide, Whiting are still prominent around the mouth of the Coomera River and near the Council Chambers in the Nerang River and a few Jacks are still hanging around the bridges throughout the canals. While at the Sunny Coast, fishing the creeks and canals has been the better option for the windy conditions. Jacks have been hitting plastics, live Herring and Jackall Squirrels around bridge pylons and pontoons, working drains on the last of the outgoing tide has produced a few Flatties and Bream and live yabbies and beach worms have worked well for Whiting throughout.

  

 

 

 

Fishing Report 23-12-2015

FISHING REPORT – 23-12-2015

BASS

Copeton magic!!! Kingaroy angler Paul Cooper landed
this monster, on a spinnerbait a couple of weeks ago.
It was released after the pics were taken.

Cressbrook Dam is a bit hit and miss at the moment, there have been some good quality fish hitting TN60 Jackalls, out from Deer Island, it’s also worth a look near the eagles nest and into the Cressbrook Creek arm of the dam. Somerset Dam has seen some good catches over the past week; Queen Street has been a popular spot for the anglers, where hopping blades and Soft Vibes have been effective. Trolling hard bodies from the junction to the start of the timber in the Stuart arm has worked well at Boondooma this week, while using unweighted live shrimp and casting Spinnerbaits and Jackalls around the trees, in the upper reaches of both arms has been good also. Similar at Bjelke Peterson, it has again produced good numbers of Bass, working the edges with spinnerbaits, Jackalls and Blades, while trolling hard bodies through the main bays of the dam has produced some good fish as well.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cooby is also a bit patchy at the moment, working the Western bank out from the dam wall buoy line and into the northern arm has been popular, while TN60 Jackalls have produced the majority of the fish, the land based anglers have also caught a few, with frozen saltwater yabbies being the best option for them. Glenlyon has fished well again this week, with good numbers of Yellowbelly and Silver Perch landed, live Shrimp have been the pick of the baits, while trolled hard bodies and Spinnerbaits have seen a few Cod caught. Coolmunda has again produced good numbers of Cod and Yellowbelly on trolled hard body lures and spinnerbaits, working the old creek beds, the timbered areas and along the wall have still been the best spots to target. Leslie Dam continues to fish well, with good numbers of Yellowbelly taken on blades, TN60 Jackalls and live shrimp, most of these fish have been found in 20 to 30ft of water and fishing in the main basin 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 around the junction, while casting spinnerbaits around the timber and to the edges in both arms has produced some quality fish, while at Bjelke Peterson, casting reaction lures, like spinnerbaits and Jackalls to the edges has been a popular method and trolled hard bodies have worked well in the main basin. As for the rivers, locally the Condamine has produced a few Yellowbelly and Cod, mainly on the Southern part of the downs.

GOLD COAST

Offshore fishing has produced plenty of Kingies on knife jigs on the 50’s, good numbers of Mackerel on the18’s, 24’s and 36’s, drifting pillies has given the best results. Inshore fishing has seen smaller Kingies and Trevally, early morning on the run in tide, in the Seaway, Whiting are still prominent around the mouth of the Coomera River and near the Council Chambers in the Nerang River, Jacks around the bridges throughout the canals and Hinze Dam has been firing for Bass.

SUNSHINE COAST

Offshore fishing has seen some decent schools of Spotty and Spanish Mackerel getting about, casting metal slugs and running them back through the fish has worked the best, and a few reports of mixed reef fish on 12 Mile and Sunshine Reefs. Inshore fishing has seen the Bar entrance at Caloundra producing some nice Flathead, while in the passage, smaller Jewies are holding in the deeper holes, the Maroochy River has been fishing well for Jacks around the creek mouths Flathead, Trevally and Jewies at the mouth of the Noosa River, Whiting on surface poppers just inside the river mouth and the beaches have been fishing quite well, with good reports of bigger Dart on the early morning high tides and also a few Whiting and Flathead on the run out tide along the closer gutters.

 

 

 

FISHING REPORT   – 17-12-2015

BASS

Adrian Draper with a nice little Cod, caught and released
on the Condamine River recently.

Cressbrook Dam has again seen plenty of smaller Bass hitting blades, spinnerbaits and tailspinners in the upper reaches of the Bull and Cressbrook Creek arms, afternoon is still the best time to fish. Boondooma Dam has seen some quality Bass in the deeper water towards the wall, rolling soft plastics and silent TN60 Jackalls through them, has been the most effective methods, spinnerbaits and bait are still working around the timber in the Stuart and Boyne arms, while trolling hard bodies from the junction into the Stuart arm has produced some decent fish as well. Bjelke Petersen dam has seen trolled hard bodies working well on the flats, while casting small blades to the edges throughout the dam has worked the best, and at Somerset Dam, the fish are still fairly difficult to catch. The best shows have been on the flats in Queen Street, Bay 13 and Pelican Point, the best options are using live shrimp, soft plastics and spinnerbaits.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD.

Cooby Dam has produced a few fish on bait off the steeper banks, along the walking track. Working the banks back out from the buoy line has been productive, trolling hard bodies is the best option, however spinnerbaits and TD Woofers have picked up a couple as well. At Boondooma, live shrimp are working well around the timber in the Boyne and Stuart arms and trolling hard bodies in 30-40ft of water is producing fish as well. Bjelke Peterson has seen some quality Yellowbelly taken on trolled hard bodies in the deeper water, while casting spinnerbaits and lipless crankbaits to the edges has also seen some decent fish caught. Good quality Yellowbelly are taking darker coloured lures at Glenlyon this week, there have also been quite a few Cod about, between 40 and 90cm, bait, bigger spinnerbaits and hard bodies are all working well for these fish. Coolmunda is still producing a few Yellowbelly, with some smaller Cod in amongst them, trolling the old creek beds and around the timber has worked well, live crays and frozen saltwater yabbies have both been successful for the bait anglers. Leslie Dam continues to fish well, with good numbers of Yellowbelly taken on blades, TN60 Jackalls and live shrimp, most of these fish have been found in 20 to 30ft of water and fishing in the main basin has given the best results. As for the rivers, the Macintyre River at Goondiwindi has produced a few Yellowbelly on spinnerbaits and bait, the Dumeresq River at Texas is a bit dirty at the moment, there has only been a couple of Cod caught on bigger spinnerbaits and locally, the Condamine River has only produced small numbers of Yellowbelly on bait and purple coloured hard bodies, due to the water still being a bit unsettled.

GOLD COAST

Offshore fishing has seen plenty of Mackerel taking unweighted pillies on the 24’s and 50’s, and the 50’s has also produced good numbers of Dolphin Fish, while inshore fishing has produced Flathead at Kalinga Bank, plenty of Jack’s around the pylons and pontoons in the Nerang River and the entrance to the Seaway has produced Mulloway and Trevelly, on the run in tide.

SUNSHINE COAST

Offshore fishing has seen the inner reefs producing a mix of smaller reef fish and school Mackerel, while the wider reefs are producing Spotty and Spanish Mackerel along with a few Wahoo. Inshore fishing has seen Grunter Bream off the Boardwalk at Caloundra, Whiting throughout the Maroochy River, some nice Jack’s and Trevally throughout most of the estuaries and the Noosa River has seen good numbers of Jack’s in the lower reaches of the river, quality Whiting on live beach worms at the frying pan, good numbers of Big Eye Trevally and GT’s early morning and evening in Woods Bay and the beaches have produced plenty of Whiting on the last of the runout tide.

 

FISHING REPORT   – 10-12-2015

BASS

Philip Jackson with a cracking 113cm Murray Cod,
caught and released at Cooby Dam last Saturday. 

Cressbrook Dam has seen plenty of smaller Bass hitting blades, spinnerbaits and tailspinners in the upper reaches of the Bull and Cressbrook Creek arms, there is the odd bigger fish in amongst them and afternoon is when the fish are most active. Boondooma Dam has seen some quality Bass taken off the edges, with Blades and Jackalls proving to be the most effective, spinnerbaits and bait are still working around the timber in the Stuart and Boyne arms, while trolling hard bodies around the junction has again produced some fish as well. Bjelke Petersen dam has produced large numbers of smaller Bass, with the odd bigger fish in amongst them, casting small blades and spinnerbaits around the points and timbered edges throughout the dam has worked best, live shrimp have been good as well, and at Somerset Dam, the fish are a bit scattered at the moment and when you do find some, they are fairly difficult to catch. The best shows have been on the flats in Queen Street, Bay 13 and Pelican Point, your best options would be using live shrimp, soft plastics and spinnerbaits.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD.

Cooby Dam has produced a few fish on bait off the banks, looking around the buoy line and also the banks working back from there has been good, trolling hard bodies is the best option, however spinnerbaits and soft vibes have picked up a couple as well. There was a cracking 113cm Cod caught just on dark Saturday, well done to Phil Jackson and Josh Snell for landing this fish, getting a quick photo and releasing it to fight another day, at Boondooma, live shrimp are working well around the timber, in the Boyne and Stuart arms and trolling hard bodies in 30-40ft of water is producing fish as well. Bjelke Peterson has seen some quality Yellowbelly taken on trolled hard bodies in the deeper water, while casting spinnerbaits around the timber has also seen some decent fish caught. Good quality Yellowbelly are taking darker coloured lures at Glenlyon this week, there have also been quite a few Cod about, with bait, bigger spinnerbaits and hard bodies working well on these fish. Coolmunda is producing good numbers of Yellowbelly, with a few smaller Cod in amongst them, trolling the old creek beds and around the timber has worked well, live crays and frozen saltwater yabbies have both been successful for the bait anglers. At Leslie Dam, Yellowbelly have again been out in good numbers, they have been taken on frozen saltwater yabbies and live shrimp, trolling deep diving lures has worked as well, there has also been quite a few smaller Cod and stacks of Silver Perch and Jew landed off the banks using bait. As for the rivers, the Balonne at St.George is fishing well for Yellowbelly and Cod, casting spinnerbaits around snags, as well as trolling hard body lures has produced the most fish, the Macintyre River at Goondiwindi has improved this week with good reports of Yellowbelly taking spinnerbaits and bait, there has been a few Cod about as well and the Dumeresq River at Texas has fished reasonably well for Yellowbelly and smaller Cod using lures and bait.

GOLD COAST AND TWEED
Offshore fishing this week, has seen good numbers of smaller Black Marlin taking trolled lures in 25-30 metres of water, plenty of Mackerel out from Currumbin and Palm Beach, and the 50 Fathoms have seen good numbers of Wahoo, Cobia and Blue Marlin, while inshore, the Tweed River has seen good numbers of Flathead and Whiting throughout, Jacks are still active around structure, while up around Southport, Flathead have been taking hard body lures around Crab Island, plenty of Jack’s around Sovereign Island and the Runaway Bay canals, Whiting at the council chambers and in most of the creeks, Sand Crabs in the southern parts of the Broadwater and the Seaway has produced Mulloway and Trevelly along the north wall, on the run in tide.

SUNSHINE COAST

Offshore fishing has seen the inner reefs producing a mix of smaller reef fish, while the wider reefs are producing a few Spotty Mackerel, Cobia, Wahoo and Yellowtail Kingfish, while inshore fishing has seen good sized Flathead landed off the Boardwalk at Caloundra, Whiting at the Power Boat Club and throughout the Maroochy and Noosa Rivers, some nice Mangrove Jack and Barramundi also in the Noosa River, Jack’s up to 50cm have also been taken around Bells Creek, and the Pelican Waters canals have been alive with smaller Trevelly and Queenies.

 

 

 

 

Fishing Report 03-12-15

FISHING REPORT – 03-12-2015

BASS
Cressbrook Dam has produced a few Bass again this week, with tailspinners, spinnerbaits and silent TN60 Jackalls working the best, mainly along the rock wall at the eagles nest and also along the steeper banks in the Cressbrook Creek arm and afternoon seems to be the most productive time. Boondooma Dam has seen the fish holding in deeper water, targeting these fish with 5/8oz spinnerbaits has been a good option, while casting plastics and blades to the edges has also worked quite well. Bjelke Peterson has also produced good numbers of Bass this week, working the flats with spinnerbaits, soft vibes and Blades has been good while Bass point has seen a few taken on Blades and trolled hard bodies and down at Moogerah and Maroon, both dams continue to fish well, Maroon has probably been the pick, with anglers landing some quality fish on a variety of lures, early morning and late afternoon have been the best times to try.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cod and Yellowbelly fishing is pretty good around the area at the moment; Cooby Dam has produced a few Yellowbelly around the buoy line, not just in the deeper water, but also the banks working back from the buoy line, TN60 Jackalls are the best option, however spinnerbaits and soft vibes have picked up a couple as well. Glenlyon has produced decent numbers of Yellowbelly this week, bait, spinnerbaits and hard bodies have all worked well, there has also been plenty of   Cod landed over the past week, with plenty of fish measuring between 70 and 85cm, the majority of these fish were taken on spinnerbaits. Coolmunda has again produced good numbers of Cod and Yellowbelly on trolled hard body lures, working the old creek beds and along the wall have again been the best spots to target, while some quality Cod have been hitting bigger lures worked around the timber. Leslie Dam remains fairly consistent, with reasonable numbers of Yellowbelly landed on trolled hard bodies in 15–25ft of water, brighter coloured lures seem to be working the best. There were also some smaller Cod landed, with most of these fish measuring around the 60cm mark. The land based anglers have also gone alright, with some quality Silver Perch and Catties being landed off the bank on worms 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, casting spinnerbaits around the timber and to the edges throughout the dam has produced some quality fish, while at Bjelke Peterson, casting reaction lures, like spinnerbaits and Jackalls around the ledges and steeper banks has been a popular method. As for the rivers, the Dumeresq has seen a few Yellowbelly hitting hard bodies and spinnerbaits from the Bonshaw Weir downstream and the Condamine River saw a few more fish being landed on lures late last week, however, the storms on Sunday afternoon caused a slight rise in the river again which will slow things up for the lure anglers, so the best option would be using bait until the water starts to settle.

GOLD COAST

Offshore fishing has produced some small Black Marlin, on trolled lures, out wide from the Jumpinpin Bar, while on the 50 Fathom line, Blue Marlin and Dolphin Fish have provided some fun for the anglers. Inshore fishing has seen smaller Kingies and GT’s in the Seaway, Jewies at the mouth of Swan Bay at the Pin, Whiting near the Council Chambers in the Nerang River, Jacks around the bridges on live bait and plastics in the Coomera River and a few Flathead have been taken around Slippin Sands on smaller hard body lures.

SUNSHINE COAST

Offshore fishing has fired up this week, with plenty of Mackerel getting about most reefs, a few Coral Trout and Sweetlip at Sunshine Reef and there’s been the odd Black Marlin getting about 5 Mile Reef. Inshore fishing has seen the passage at Caloundra producing some nice Flathead; Trevelly and Jacks in most of the rivers, the Maroochy River has been fishing well for Flathead and Whiting on soft plastics and beach worms and at Noosa, Flathead on soft plastics at the river mouth, soft plastics and surface lures fished around Woods Bay have picked up Big Eye Trevally and GT’s, Mangrove Jack are firing up with the warmer weather, live fish baits and soft plastics are working well around the jetty’s and pontoons and the beaches have produced good numbers of quality Whiting.