Fishing Report 10-11-2016

FISHING REPORT   – 10-11-2016

BASS

At Cressbrook Dam, anglers have had some success on schooled fish in the main basin and near the Eagles Nest, using your sounder to find them and targeting them with soft plastics; tailspinners 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’s a matter of being there on the right day, the fish are still holding in Bay 13 and around Pelican Point and targeting them with soft plastics, spoons 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 on the flats out from 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 trolled hard bodies and ZX blades has been good and it’s also worth using the same methods just off the weed edges. Trolling hard bodies along the rock wall at the Eagles Nest, has produced some decent Yellowbelly at Cressbrook. Glenlyon has been good again this week, with a few 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 20–30ft of water; jigged blades, live shrimp and worms have worked well for these. At Coolmunda, trolling darker coloured hard bodies along the drop-offs has produced the odd fish, while using frozen saltwater yabbies or live shrimp around the timber has been the better option. Leslie Dam has seen some nice fish landed over the past week, there were good numbers of Yellowbelly landed on live shrimp, frozen saltwater yabbies and jigged ZX blades in the main basin, there was also a few Cod landed on spinnerbaits and TN60’s, 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 Macintyre at Goondi has seen bait, hard bodies and spinnerbaits working well for Yellowbelly and bait has been the best option for the Condamine River, with most of the popular haunts producing some decent fish.

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, there’s been has been a few Mahi Mahi starting to show up. 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 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 03-11-2016

FISHING REPORT   – 03-11-2016

BASS

Somerset Dam has picked up over the past week; with reasonable numbers of quality Bass hitting tailspinners and trolled darker coloured hard bodies around Pelican Point, looking in 25-30ft of water 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, spoons and tailspinners 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, while trolling hard bodies and hopping soft vibes has worked well on the flats and Moogerah has produced good numbers again, with blades and TN60 Jackalls working the best, particularly around the timber.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Plenty of activity for Yellowbelly and Cod fishing this week, at Cooby Dam, blades and Ice Jigs have worked well on the deeper fish, while frozen Saltwater Yabbies and live Shrimp have again been popular baits and trolling smaller hard bodies along the weed edges has also been successfull. Glenlyon has been good again this week, with plenty of Yellowbelly and a few Cod getting about, the Cod have been hitting bigger Spinnerbaits in the timbered areas, the Yellowbelly have been hitting a variety of hard body lures, with TN60’s working the best on these fish. Coolmunda continues to improve as the water settles, using live shrimp around the timber has picked up the majority of fish, with hard bodies only picking up a few. Leslie Dam continues to produce good numbers, with anglers landing fish all over the dam, hard body lures, soft vibes and blades are all working well for Yellowbelly and Cod, while live worms have been effective for the land based anglers. Somerset is also producing Yellowbelly at the moment, trolling 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 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 the system.

 

Fishing Report 27-10-16

FISHING REPORT   – 27-10-2016

BASS

Cressbrook Dam has again seen good schools of Bass around the main point in the bull creek arm of the dam and also off Deer Island; tail spinners and spoons have worked well on these fish; live shrimp have also been effective. Somerset Dam has picked up slightly this week; Queen Street, Bay13 and the Pelican Point areas are all holding fish, with Tailspinners, spoons and Blades working well and working the edges with TN60 Jackalls in the timbered area at Kirkleigh has produced some good fish also. Boondooma Dam has seen the Stuart and Boyne arms producing plenty of Bass around the timber on spinnerbaits and trolled hard bodies have picked up a few in the main basin. Good numbers of Bass taking live shrimp and trolled hard bodies throughout the main basin at Bjelke Peterson, while spinnerbaits and chatterbaits have picked up a few off the edges. Not a lot has changed at Moogerah and Maroon this week, with Moogerah producing good numbers on hard bodies, blades and live shrimp, sticking to the timbered area is the best option and Maroon produced some quality Bass again, targeting the weed edges with live shrimp and suspending minnows early morning has given the best results.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cooby Dam has again produced decent numbers of Yellowbelly this past week, trolling smaller, darker coloured hard bodies, late afternoon has provided the best results, working just out from the weed edges has been the best areas to target. Glenlyon has fished quite well again this week, with a few Cod hitting bigger spinnerbaits and trolled hard bodies, while live crays and shrimp have picked up good numbers of Yellowbelly and TN60 Jackalls worked around the timber have picked up a few as well. Trolled hard bodies have worked well at Coolmunda this week, working the drop-offs to the old creek beds and out from the wall has been productive, while live shrimp and crays have picked up a few around the timber. Leslie Dam has produced quality Yellowbelly over the past week; casting TN60 Jackalls around the Black Boys picked up a few, while trolling hard bodies in the main basin has also worked well, this method also picked up a couple of Cod and the bait anglers had success, mainly in the northern end of the dam, using frozen saltwater yabbies and live shrimp. At Boondooma, casting spinnerbaits around the timber in the Stuart and Boyne arms has been effective and trolled hard bodies has also picked up a few, while Bjelke Peterson has also produced quality Yellowbelly in the same areas and using the same methods as with the Bass. As for the rivers, the Macintyre at Goondi is on the improve, with good numbers of Yellowbelly hitting hard bodies and spinnerbaits and the Condamine continues to produce good numbers of Yellowbelly on spinnerbaits and hard bodies at most of the popular weirs and holes.

COASTAL FISHING

Offshore fishing at the Gold Coast has been relatively quiet this past week; there has been the odd Kingy on the 50’s, a few Pearl Perch on the 36’s and Tailor and Trag Jew on the 18’s and 24’s, while inshore has produced Trevally and Jew along the northern wall of the Seaway, the Coomera River is fishing well for Mangrove Jack on hard bodies and live Mullet and the Pin is producing some big Jewies just inside the bar crossing, Whiting at night, near the Council Chambers and a few Sand Crabs are starting to show up in Tipplers Passage. Offshore fishing at the Sunny Coast has also been pretty quiet, with only a few Mackerel at 5 Mile Reef and the wider reefs have produced low numbers of Snapper, Sweetlip and Cobia. Inshore fishing has produced big Whiting, early morning, off Military Jetty, Bream and Flathead off the Boardwalk, big Flathead off the northern tip of Bribie Island and the Noosa River has seen good numbers of Jack’s holding tight to structure, with live baits working well on those fish, plenty of Whiting on live worms and Yabbies, big Flathead at the ski run and the upper reaches have started to produce a few Muddies.

 

Fishing Report 20-10-16

FISHING REPORT   – 20-10-2016

BASS

Cressbrook Dam has again seen good schools of Bass in the bull creek arm of the dam. Casting tail spinners, soft plastics and mask vibes has worked well on these fish; live shrimp have also been effective. Somerset Dam has produced reasonable numbers of Bass this week, The Spit, Bay13 and the Pelican Point area have been the best spots to target, Tailspinners, Soft Vibes and Blades are proving to be effective and live shrimp have been productive for the bait anglers. Boondooma Dam saw spinnerbaits and blades picking up good numbers off the edges, trolled hard bodies have also worked well through the narrows and around Pelican Point. Good numbers of quality Bass at Bjelke Peterson this past week; hopping soft vibes, or trolling TN60’s in 20-30ft of water has given the best results. Moogerah has fished quite well again, working the timbered area towards the southern end of the dam has been the best, with TN60 Jackalls being the most effective, the fish were mainly located in the deeper water, however spinnerbaits did pick up some nice fish off the edges and Maroon produced some quality Bass on surface and there were also decent numbers landed, working spinnerbaits and small crankbaits around the weed edges.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cooby Dam has again produced decent numbers of Yellowbelly this past week, using live shrimp and frozen saltwater yabbies or trolling spinnerbaits and hopping blades early morning/ late afternoon has provided the best results and working just out from the dam wall buoy line has been the best area to target. Glenlyon has fished quite well this week, with a few Cod hitting bigger spinnerbaits and trolled hard bodies, while jigged blades and trolled hard bodies have worked the best for the Yellowbelly. Darker coloured lures have worked well at Coolmunda this week, working the drop-offs to the old creek beds and out from the wall has been productive, while working soft vibes and blades around the timber picked up a few as well. Leslie Dam has seen Yellowbelly taking trolled hard bodies, blades, soft vibes and live shrimp in about 20ft of water, while casting blades and lipless crankbaits around structure has been effective as well. At Boondooma, casting spinnerbaits to the edges at Pelican Point and around the timber in the Stuart arm has been effective and trolled hard bodies has also picked up a few, while Bjelke Peterson has also produced quality Yellowbelly in the same areas and using the same methods as with the Bass has worked the best. As for the rivers, the Macintyre at Goondi is still dirty, so there’s nothing to report, Yellowbelly early morning and late afternoon around the snags in the Dumeresq River, the Condamine has again produced good numbers of Yellowbelly, particularly around the Pratten area and the Brisbane River has seen some quality Bass and Yellowbelly taken on a variety of hard body lures.

COASTAL FISHING

Offshore fishing at the Gold Coast has seen Yellowfin Tuna and Striped Marlin out wide, Pearl Perch and Kingies on the 50’s and the 24’s and 36’s have produced quality Mulloway as well as a few Snapper, while inshore has produced small GT’s and School Jew near the pipeline, at the top of the tide, Flathead and Jew along the northern wall of the Seaway, the Coomera River is fishing well for Mangrove Jack on hard bodies and live Mullet and the Pin is producing some quality Flathead near Kalinga Bank and Crusoe Island, as well as some big Jewies just inside the bar crossing. Offshore fishing at the Sunny Coast has seen the Barwon Banks producing Red Throat Sweetlip and Moses Perch; a few Tuna have also been taken on the troll, while the closer reefs have fished well for Snapper and Mulloway. Inshore fishing has seen plenty of Whiting on the sand banks opposite the Power Boat Club, Bream and Trevally off the Boardwalk, Jacks in the Maroochy River on plastics and fresh baits and the Noosa River has seen good numbers of Jack’s holding tight to structure, with live baits working well on those fish and the river mouth has fished well for Whiting and Flathead.

 

 

Fishing Report 13-10-2016

FISHING REPORT 13-10-2016

Cooby Dam

Cooby has produced some nice Yellowbelly again this week, with the fish still sitting around the weed edges. Trolling has been the most effective way of catching these fish, while casting ZX blades over the weed and starting the retrieve strait away has picked up a few as well. There has also been a few schooled fish near the buoy line; casting ZX blades and tailspinners has worked well on those fish.

Cressbrook Dam

Anglers have located some good schools of Bass; mainly in the bull creek arm. Casting tail spinners, soft plastics and mask vibes has worked well on these fish. Live shrimp have worked well for Bass and Yellowbelly along the buoy line and out from the campground point, while trolling deep diving hard bodies along the rock wall at the eagles nest has produced good quality Yellowbelly.

Leslie Dam

A few reports of some reasonable Cod being caught off the bank, using live crays and frozen saltwater yabbies. Cod have also been caught working spinnerbaits and mask vibes around the edges of the dam, particularly in the afternoon and Yellowbelly have been taking mask vibes and frozen saltwater yabbies in the deeper parts of the main basin.

Glenlyon Dam

Larger Cod are starting to show up this week, with a 40lb fish caught on a trolled hard body; there’s also been a few Yellowbelly caught up around timber on frozen saltwater yabbies. With the full moon coming up, we should see some nice Cod landed this weekend.

Coolmunda Dam
Due to the recent rain Coolmunda has slowed this week, with the water still a bit dirty. There have been a few yellowbelly caught on frozen saltwater yabbies and live shrimp.

Boondooma Dam

Bass and Yellowbelly have been caught on the troll around pelican point and the Junction. Casting spinnerbait to the edges has also seen a few good Bass landed around the dam. Good numbers of Yellowbelly in the Stewart arm on spinnerbaits, while live shrimp and frozen saltwater yabbies have been working well in the same area.

Bjelke Peterson Dam

The edges have been the place to go for the Bass; casting blades, soft plastics and spinnerbaits up into the shallows and rolling them down the gentle sloping banks has proved to work best all over the dam. Still a few schooled fish in the main basin and they have been caught on tail spinners and spoons.

Moogerah Dam

Some nice Bass being caught out from the campground boat ramp on soft plastics and tailspinners, some schooled Bass in the main basin on spoons and tailspinners, while the bait anglers have picked up a few Yellowbelly around the Gorge on live shrimp and live worms.

Somerset Dam

Has been a little tough. Pelican point and Queen Street have seen a few bass, but they are hard to tempt. Slow rolling soft plastics on the bottom or slow rolling a blade has worked best. Up in the timber has seen some quality Yellowbelly landed, with a few schools hanging around the drop offs where there is timber. Mask vibes, blades and ice jigs are all working well on those fish.

Gold Coast

Offshore has seen Kingfish and Amberjack caught on knife jigs around the 50’s. Snapper, Tusk fish and Pearl Perch on the northern 36’s while the 18’s and 24’s have produced Trag Jew, Tailor and Squire. The seaway has seen some nice tailor on the north wall and trevally around the pipe line, good numbers of whiting in the Nerang river at night, a few Jack’s around Runaway Bay, Flathead off Crab Island and some nice Jew and Tailor out from Swan Bay at The Pin

Sunshine Coast

Offshore has been a bit quiet, with only a few school Mackerel coming through. Inshore fishing at Caloundra has seen plenty of flathead throughout the passage, good numbers of whiting on surface lures near the powerboat club and around the flats near the bar entrance. The Maroochy River has produced good numbers of flathead throughout, Whiting on live sand worms and saltwater yabbies on the outgoing tide. While at Noosa; heaps of Whiting around the frying pan on lures and saltwater yabbies and Flathead in the main channel on soft plastics and live herring, on the drift.

 

Fishing Report 29-09-16

FISHING REPORT   – 29-09-2016

BASS

Cressbrook Dam has seen some quality fish getting about this week; they’re not going off at the moment, but if you put in the time, you should pick up a few, the upper reaches of the Bull Creek arm and the camp ground point have been the best spots to target, while Tailspinners, spoons, trolled hard bodies and live shrimp have worked the best. Somerset Dam has continued to produce good numbers of Bass this week, The Spit, Kirkleigh and the Pelican Point areas have been the best spots to target, with spoons, Tailspinners and metal slugs proving to be effective and live shrimp have again been productive for the bait anglers. Boondooma has again seen some decent Bass getting about throughout the dam, spinnerbaits, tailspinners, ice jigs and trolled hard bodies are all working well, while Leizagangs, the junction and Pelican Point have been the best spots to target, and both Maroon and Moogerah are fishing quite well at the moment, with good number of Bass landed at Maroon, casting spinnerbaits and suspending minnows to the edges and weed pockets has given the best results, while at Moogerah, fishing in the timber towards the southern end of the dam has been the best.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cooby Dam is still producing decent numbers of Yellowbelly, targeting the fish just outside the weed beds is working well, while frozen saltwater yabbies, smaller trolled hard bodies and jigged blades have been the most effective. Glenlyon continues to fish well, with good numbers of Cod up to 80cm hitting bigger trolled hard bodies, while working blades, lipless crankbaits and small hard bodies over the newly covered banks, has been the best for the Yellowbelly. Working the top end of the dam, has been successfull at Coolmunda this week, with good numbers of yellowbelly hitting reaction lures, like TN60 Jackalls and spinnerbaits. Leslie Dam has seen Yellowbelly taking live shrimp and frozen saltwater yabbies in 30-40ft of water and casting reaction lures around structure at the top end of the dam has been effective as well. Boondooma continues to produce good numbers of fish through the main basin on jigged blades and trolled hard bodies, while Bjelke Peterson hasn’t fished quite as well, although there are still reasonable numbers taking bait and trolled hard bodies in 15-20ft of water. As for the rivers, not much to report on these, due to the fresh running through them at the moment.

GOLD COAST

Offshore fishing this past week has seen Pearl Perch, Snapper and Kingies on the northern 36’s and 50’s, while the 18’s and 24’s have produced Cobia, Tailor and Trag Jew. Inshore fishing has seen Flathead, Tailor and Jewies taking live bait in the Seaway, inside the Jumpinpin Bar has produced Jewies and Flathead on soft plastics, plenty of Whiting in the Nerang River, a few Jacks are starting to show up around Sovereign Island and the beaches have produced good numbers of Whiting and Dart. At the Sunny Coast; the inner reefs have produced Snapper and mixed bags of reef fish, the wider reefs have produced Cobia, Yellowtail Kingfish and bigger 5-6kg Snapper, while inshore fishing has seen plenty of Whiting in the Passage, Bream, Whiting and Flathead of the Boardwalk, a mixed variety of Trevally in the Mooloolah River, Tailor and Dart off most beaches and in the Noosa River, the upper reaches are producing good numbers of Mangrove Jack and Mulloway, while Trevally and bigger Flathead, have been taking live bait around the river mouth, on the incoming tide.

 

 

FISHING REPORT   – 22-09-2016

BASS

Cressbrook Dam produced low numbers this past week, but there were some good quality fish landed. Working soft plastics through suspended fish in 40ft of water produced the best results. Somerset Dam saw reasonable numbers of Bass caught again this week, with soft plastics, tailspinners and metal slugs working the best; The Spit and Pelican Point through to Kirkleigh have all been productive areas to target. Boondooma has again seen some decent Bass getting about throughout the dam, mask vibes, tailspinners and soft plastics are working well on the flats, trolled hard bodies are accounting for a few through the Stuart and Boyne arms and using spinnerbaits around the timbered parts has been effective as well and Bjelke Peterson has really fired this week as well, targeting the gently sloping banks throughout the dam, with suspending minnows, TN60 Jackalls and compact spinnerbaits has produced plenty of fish. Moogerah Dam has seen slow rolled soft plastics picking up good numbers of fish, working in 28-35ft of water, throughout the main basin has been effective.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

The southern dams have received another top-up this week, as of Thursday afternoon; Leslie was sitting at 29%, Glenlyon was 58% and Coolmunda had reached 99%. Pindari is just over 100%, while Copeton had risen to 50%.
Cooby Dam has produced some good quality Yellowbelly again this week, the fish are hanging just out from the weed edges and trolling shallow diving hard bodies in tight to the weed has been effective, while frozen saltwater yabbies and jigged blades have been effective in the deeper parts of the dam. There was some decent activity in Leslie, after the inflows this week, there have been reports of a few Yellowbelly hitting spinnerbaits and hard bodies at the top end of the dam, where the water has been feeding in. Glenlyon has again seen good numbers of Yellowbelly taking small, shallow diving hard bodies, worked over the top of the newly covered banks. Not much to report from the rivers at the moment, due to the rise in water levels.

COASTAL FISHING

Offshore fishing at the Gold Coast has seen a few Cobia on the Artificial Reef, north of the Seaway, and a few Snapper and Pearl Perch on the northern 50’s. Inshore fishing has been good for Flathead and Mulloway on plastics and live bait, in the Seaway, off Crab Island and around the Pin, the odd Kingy at the pipeline on the run out tide; good numbers of Whiting in the Nerang River and a few Sand Crabs around the Southern end of the Broadwater. At the Sunny Coast, the inner reefs have produced Snapper, Sweetlip and Pearl Perch, the Barwon Banks and North Reef have produced Cobia, Yellowtail Kingfish, Snapper, Dolphin Fish and Wahoo while inshore fishing has seen plenty of Whiting around the Power Boat Club on Yabbies, Bream, Whiting and Flathead of the Boardwalk, Flathead and Jacks in the Mooloolah River, Whiting and Dart off most beaches and in the Noosa River, plenty of good size Whiting and Flathead throughout the system.

FRASER ISLAND

Fishing on Fraser has been fairly good over the last week, north of Happy Valley has been popular, with the average size of the Tailor getting up around the 55cm mark.

FISHING REPORT   – 15-09-2016

BASS

Once again, the Bass fishing has been good this week, with Cressbrook Dam producing a few fish off the camp ground point, out from the boat ramp and off  the steeper points in the Cressbrook Creek arm, while soft plastics, tailspinners and live shrimp have all been effective again. Pretty good at Boondooma again this week; with some quality fish up to 50cm getting about; tailspinners, ice jigs and spinnerbaits have worked well around the Junction and Pelican Point. Good quality fish at Bjelke Peterson as well this week, with the edges producing reasonable numbers throughout the dam and Moogerah has been fishing well, particularly on bait, where some quality Bass have been landed in the timbered area on live shrimp and frozen saltwater yabbies; Blades, tailspinners and soft plastics also accounted for some nice fish, with most of these coming from the flats in the main basin.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

No real change at Cooby this week; it has produced decent numbers of Yellowbelly just out from the weed edges on trolled shallow diving hard bodies, while using bait or jigging blades in the deeper parts has produced a few fish as well. Still plenty of activity in Glenlyon, with good numbers of Yellowbelly taking small, shallow diving hard bodies, worked around the newly covered banks.  Coolmunda has seen the timbered area producing Yellowbelly on blades, while spinnerbaits have accounted for some quality Cod. At Leslie, bait has worked well at the top end of the dam, while blades and trolled hard bodies picked up some nice fish in the main basin. As for the rivers, the best reports have again come from the upper reaches of the Condamine, with some decent catches of Yellowbelly from Clifton through to Warwick, pretty quiet around Goondi this week and the Dumeresq, from Texas to Yellarbon has produced a few Yellowbelly on bait.

COASTAL FISHING

Offshore fishing at the Gold Coast this past week has seen Snapper and Amberjack on the 18’s and 24’s, a few Kingies on the 36’s and out wider, trolling skirted lures has worked well for Yellowfin Tuna. Inshore fishing has seen Bream and Jewies in the Seaway and good quality Flathead have been prominent around Crab Island, Tipplers Passage and just inside the Pin Bar. At the Sunny Coast, offshore fishing has seen Snapper on 8 Mile Reef, and there’s also been the odd Mackerel getting about, while inshore fishing has seen plenty of Whiting in the lower parts of the Maroochy River, Bream and Trevally at the mouth of Bells Creek, Flathead throughout the passage on live baits; and in the Noosa River, the upper reaches are producing good numbers of smaller Mangrove Jack, while Trevally and Flathead, have been taking live bait in Woods Bay, on the incoming tide.

FRASER ISLAND

Fraser is still producing some decent Tailor, but numbers are still very dependent on the wind and the amount of weed getting about.

Fishin Report 08-09-2016

FISHING REPORT   – 08-09-2016

BASS

Bass fishing has been pretty good again this week, with Cressbrook Dam producing some smaller fish; looking around the camp ground point, out from the boat ramp and the points in the Cressbrook Creek arm are all good options, while soft plastics, tailspinners and live shrimp have been effective. Somerset has been a bit hit and miss this past week, but it’s still produced some quality fish, with Pelican Point through to Kirkleigh being the best area of the dam to target, soft plastics, tailspinners and blades have all worked well. Pretty good at Boondooma again this week; if you know your way around the dam, there are some quality fish up to 50cm getting about; plastics, blades and trolled hard bodies have worked well, while the Stuart arm, from the Junction through to the timber has been a fairly productive area. Bjelke Peterson ramped up this week, with plenty of Bass hitting blades and hard bodies, worked in 15-20ft of water throughout the dam and Moogerah has been a little slow, with most of the fish hanging around the timber,  soft plastics and live shrimp have accounted for the majority of these fish.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cooby Dam has produced decent numbers of Yellowbelly, the fish seem to be hanging just out from the weed edges and trolling shallow diving hard bodies or casting spinnerbaits in tight to the weed has been effective, while using bait or jigging blades in the deeper parts has produced a few fish as well. There was some decent activity in Glenlyon, Coolmunda and Leslie, after the inflows in the previous weeks, there have been reports of a few Cod and Yellowbelly hitting spinnerbaits and hard bodies at the top end of the dams, where the water has been feeding in. Glenlyon has also seen good numbers of Yellowbelly taking small, shallow diving hard bodies, worked around the newly covered banks. With the recent flows into these dams, take extra care when boating on them; there is quite a bit of debri floating around. As for the rivers, the best reports have come from the upper reaches of the Condamine, with some decent catches of Yellowbelly from Clifton through to Warwick and fishing with bait from the banks of the Dumeresq, from Texas to Yellarbon will get you a few Yellowbelly.

COASTAL FISHING

Offshore fishing has been a bit quiet at the Gold Coast, but the36’s and 50’s have produced some quality Pearl Perch, Kingies and Amberjack, while the close artificial reefs have been good for Snapper. Inshore fishing has seen Jew, Tailor and Trevally in the Seaway on the run in tide, good numbers of Flathead on soft plastics and trolled lures throughout the Broadwater and also at the Pin, quality Whiting at the Council Chambers in the Nerang River, Tailor off the beaches and a few Sand Crabs have started to show up in the southern end of the Broadwater. At the Sunny Coast, offshore fishing has produced some big Snapper on North Reef, as well as the Barwon Banks and The Hards when the weather permits a trip, some large schools of longtail tuna are getting about North Reef as well, with some yellowfin amongst them and some Parrot and Pearlies are coming from the reefs Northeast of Double Island point. Inshore fishing has seen plenty of big Whiting around the Power Boat Club, quality Flathead on soft plastics at the bar entrance, small Trevally in the Pelican Waters canals, some decent Bass in the upper reaches of the Mooloolah River; and in the Noosa River, Tailor are hitting surface poppers in Woods Bay, big Flathead and Whiting throughout, some nice Jewies to 80cm in the deeper holes and the upper reaches have seen some nice Mangrove Jack getting about.

FRASER ISLAND

There has been some quality Tailor throughout most gutters, however weed has been an issue at different times over the past week.

FISHING REPORT   – 01-09-2016

WE HAVE A BIT OF NOTICE BOARD TO START THIS WEEKS REPORT

1.    Don’t forget about the closed season for Murray Cod that started at midnight last night. Check out last week’s report for details, or go to www.daf.qld.gov.au

2.    The Bass closed season in tidal waters has now finished.

3.    Cooby and Cressbrook Dams have a change to their opening hours from today. At Cressbrook, the day use area is open from 6 am to 8 pm, while at Cooby; Loveday Cove is open from 7am to 8 pm and the Dam Wall picnic area is open 7am to 7.30pm. Water based activities are not permitted outside these hours, this includes campers at Cressbrook.

4.    Dam rises – Glenlyon is sitting at about 40%, Coolmunda is now at 53% and Leslie has reached 19.5%.

BASS

A lot of smaller Bass at Cressbrook this week; out from the boat ramp and off the camp ground points have seen the most fish, while live shrimp, soft plastics and tailspinners have worked the best. Big Bass are still on the move at Somerset, with The Spit, Queen Street and Kirkleigh being the best places to target, soft plastics, tailspinners and blades have all worked well, while live shrimp and trolled hard bodies have been good options as well. Boondooma has again seen good numbers of Bass taken on ice jigs, soft vibes and tailspinners around Pelican Point and The Junction, trolled hard bodies have also picked up a few through the narrows. Trolling deep diving lures in the old creek beds has been effective at Bjelke Peterson and Moogerah Dam has again produced a few Bass on mask vibes and tailspinners, looking around the spit has been a good option.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD
Cooby Dam has seen a few Yellowbelly taking frozen saltwater yabbies and blades in about 30ft of water, trolling smaller lures tight to the weed edges has picked up a few as well. Boondooma Dam has again produced good sized Yellowbelly on trolled hard bodies through the narrows and Bjelke Peterson has also produced good quality Yellowbelly again, working TN60 Jackalls around the steeper points has worked well, while spinnerbaits and hard bodies have picked up a few around the timber.  As for the rivers, they’re still dirty from recent flows, which has made things pretty quiet.

COASTAL FISHING
Offshore fishing has seen a few Snapper, Cobia and Trag Jew taken on the 18’s and 24’s and out wider, Kingfish, Amberjack and Snapper have been caught on the 50’s, while inshore has seen the sand pumping jetty fishing well for Trevally and Tailor on the incoming tide, smaller Kingies and school Jew in the Seaway on the morning tide change, Bream around the bridges in the canals, Flathead at the Aldershots and Kalinga Bank and a few Sand Crabs are showing up around Crab Island. At the Sunny Coast, offshore fishing has seen most reefs holding mixed reef fish and Snapper up to 8kg; Jigs, soft plastics and baits, like pilchards and live yakka’s fished on the bottom have worked well. There’s also been a few Yellowfin and Long Tail Tuna getting about. While inshore fishing has seen plenty of Flathead throughout the Passage and the Maroochy River, Bream and Whiting at Military Jetty, Trevally are hitting surface lures around structure in most of the canals and the Noosa River has produced a few Jacks on live bait, under the bridges at night and the river mouth has been firing for Flathead and Trevally, on the incoming tide.

FRASER ISLAND

Still getting mixed reports of Tailor and Dart along the eastern beaches, with the northern part of the island producing slightly better quality fish.

 

Fishing Report 25-08-16

FISHING REPORT   – 24-08-2016

COD CLOSED SEASON APPROACHING

A closed season applies to Murray cod from 1 September to 30 November in all Queensland waters contained in the Murray Darling Drainage Division; this applies to the Condamine, Macintyre, Dumeresq, Weir, Moonie, Balonne, Warrego and Paroo Rivers. DURING THIS TIME MURRAY COD MUST NOT BE TAKEN OR TARGETED IN THESE WATERWAYS. An exception to this closed season applies to Beardmore, Connolly, Cooby, Coolmunda, Glenlyon, Leslie and Storm King Dams, where the fish are actually stocked.

BASS

Cressbrook produced some quality Bass again this week, they’re still a bit hard to catch, but if you persist, it will pay off; tailspinners, soft plastics and trolled hard bodies have all worked again, while the points have again been the best places to look. Still good shows of fish at Somerset, which have again produced some good quality Bass on Soft Plastics, tailspinners and live shrimp, while the flats at Kirkleigh, Bay 13 and the spit, have been the spots to target. Ice jigs and tailspinners worked in 25-35ft of water have been the most productive at Boondooma this week, Pelican Point and the junction have been the pick of the spots and Bjelke Peterson has seen some quality Bass hitting ice jigs, blades and TN60 Jackalls around the point opposite the boat ramp.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Glenlyon, Leslie and Coolmunda have all received inflows from this week’s rain; this will impact on the fishing in these dams, due to the dirty water. Cooby Dam is still producing the odd Yellowbelly on trolled shallow diving hard bodies, working them near the weed beds, along the steeper banks in the northern arm has worked the best and the land based anglers have picked up the odd fish on frozen saltwater yabbies. Bjelke Peterson and Boondooma saw some good quality Yellowbelly landed in the same areas and using the same tactics as with the Bass, and Somerset has produced good quality Yellowbelly again, trolling hard bodies through schooled fish has been effective. As for the rivers, the Macintyre river at Goondi has only seen the odd Yellowbelly biting on frozen saltwater yabbies, the Dumeresq has been quiet, with only a few fish taking bait and not a lot has changed here locally, with the upper reaches of the Condamine River, still producing a few Cod and Yellowbelly on spinnerbaits, hard bodies and frozen saltwater yabbies.

COASTAL FISHING

Offshore fishing has produced again at the Gold Coast, with plenty of Snapper and Cobia taken on the 24’s and 36’s and the 50’s have fished really well for Kingies and Amberjack, while inshore has seen the Seaway fishing well for Trevally and Kingies along the northern wall, quality Flathead and Bream on soft plastics throughout the Jumpinpin area and also around Wavebreak Island. At the Sunny Coast, offshore fishing has seen the Barwon Banks producing Snapper, Pearl Perch and the odd Cobia, North and Sunshine Reef have produced big Snapper, mainly at dawn and dusk, while inshore fishing at Caloundra has produced Bream off the Boardwalk, soft plastics have worked well for Flathead throughout the passage and the Maroochy River, while the Noosa River has produced good numbers of quality Bream and Flathead, Jewies along the ski run on live bait and most of the river mouths have produced big Whiting up to 43cm.

FRASER ISLAND

Still getting mixed reports from Fraser this week, the southern gutters are producing the better numbers, but there is a lot of smaller fish in amongst them, while the low tide gutters have started to produce some decent Whiting and Dart.

Fishing Report 18-08-16

FISHING REPORT   – 18-08-2016

BASS

Not a lot has changed at Cressbrook this week, there’s quite a few fish showing up, but not big numbers getting caught; out from the boat ramp, around the Eagles Nest and also out off the points in the main basin have again been the better spots to look, using soft plastics, soft vibes, tailspinners and blades will work, as always, live shrimp will work in those same areas. The big fish are starting to appear at Somerset, which has included a 3.62kg thumper, caught last weekend. Tailspinners have worked well, while the Kirkleigh area has been the most productive. Bjelke Peterson also saw good quality Bass hitting the decks this past week; working the points with TN60 Jackalls picked up the most numbers and Boondooma has again seen good numbers of Bass taken on ice jigs, soft vibes and tailspinners around Pelican Point, The Junction and also into the Stuart River.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Glenlyon has produced small numbers of Yellowbelly this week, trolled hard bodies, worms and frozen saltwater yabbies are still a good option, a few Cod have been caught on spinnerbaits, even though it’s a bit quiet, persistence will pay off. Coolmunda is still producing a few Yellowbelly on frozen saltwater yabbies and hard bodies’, targeting the old creek beds is the best option. Leslie Dam saw a few nice fish landed this past week, there were a couple of legal sized Cod landed on trolled hard body lures, they measured 64cm and 70cm, while targeting the deeper water with blades, soft vibes and frozen saltwater yabbies worked the best for the Yellowbelly. Boondooma Dam has seen good sized Yellowbelly taking trolled hard bodies in the Stuart arm, just out from the timber, darker colours have worked the best and Bjelke Peterson has also produced good quality Yellowbelly again; working TN60 Jackalls around the points has worked well, while spinnerbaits and hard bodies have picked up a few around the timber.  As for the rivers, the Goondiwindi area has seen Cod hitting bigger spinnerbaits and hard bodies and the Condamine River has been fishing reasonably well for Yellowbelly on lipless crank baits.

COASTAL FISHING

Offshore fishing has been good again at the Gold Coast, with plenty of Snapper and Jewies taken on the 24’s and 36’s and the 50’s have fished really well for Kingfish and Amberjack, while inshore has seen the Seaway fishing well for Jewies and Bream along the rock walls, quality Flathead and Bream on soft plastics throughout the Jumpinpin area and inside the Jumpinpin Bar has been productive for Tailor. Offshore fishing at the Sunny Coast, has seen Murphys Reef, Caloundra 12 Mile and the Barwon Banks producing Snapper, Moses Perch and Jewies, while inshore fishing at Caloundra has produced Bream and Luderick off the Boardwalk, soft plastics have worked well for Flathead in the Maroochy River and the Noosa River has produced Golden Trevally along the rock walls, on metal slugs, Jewies along the ski run on live bait and the river mouth has produced decent numbers of Tailor at dawn and dusk.

FRASER ISLAND

Numbers are down at Fraser this week, due to south easterly winds dominating the weather. Here’s hoping for better conditions next week.

 

Fishing Report 11-08-16

FISHING REPORT   – 11-08-2016

BASS

A quality Yellowbelly landed while
fishing off the bank at Lake Dyer.

Still some reasonable shows of fish in Cressbrook at the moment, they’re getting harder to catch and the average size of the fish is getting smaller; the fish seem to be in 20-30ft of water early morning and late afternoon, while they move into deeper water through the day. Looking around the Eagles Nest and the camp ground point is a good option, while soft plastics, soft vibes, ice jigs and blades have all picked up fish. Some good quality Bass are starting to show up at Somerset; tailspinners, blades and soft plastics have all worked well, while Pelican Point, Queen Street and the flats at Kirkleigh have been the pick of the spots. Boondooma is still producing good numbers of fish; plastics, blades, soft vibes and tailspinners are all working well in the deeper water around the junction. Blades and plastics worked off the edges have been picking up some decent fish at Bjelke Peterson and Moogerah is still producing a few Bass; using your sounder to find the fish and targeting them with slow rolled soft plastics has worked well.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cooby Dam has seen a few Yellowbelly taking trolled, darker coloured hard bodies just out from the weed banks, while frozen saltwater yabbies and vertically worked blades have picked up a few, out off the rock wall near the buoy line. Glenlyon has seen better numbers of Yellowbelly taken on blades this week, worms and frozen saltwater yabbies are still a good option and spinnerbaits have picked up some decent Cod. Coolmunda produced low numbers of Yellowbelly on bait and jigged blades, working the drop offs to the creek bed. Leslie Dam remains fairly consistent with some quality Yellowbelly taking frozen saltwater yabbies off the bank just north of the Ski Club, while blades and beetlespins have also worked well in the deeper parts of the dam. Boondooma and Bjelke Peterson Dam have both seen good sized Yellowbelly taking trolled hard bodies in the main basins and casting blades to the edges has been effective as well, and Somerset has produced good quality Yellowbelly again, casting TN60 Jackalls to the edges has been effective. As for the rivers, the Dumeresq is going alright at the moment, with good numbers of Cod hitting surface lures, while quality Yellowbelly are biting on frozen saltwater yabbies and smaller trolled hard bodies and the upper reaches of the Condamine River continues to produce a few Cod and Yellowbelly on spinnerbaits, hard bodies and frozen saltwater yabbies.

COASTAL FISHING

Offshore fishing has been good this past week, with plenty of Snapper and Cobia taken on the 24’s and 36’s and out wider, Snapper, Kingfish and Amberjack have been prominent on the 50’s, while inshore has seen the Seaway fishing well for Trevally and Tailor on the morning tide change and Jewies on live bait at night, quality Flathead on soft plastics throughout the Broadwater and Jumpinpin areas and the beaches on South Stradbroke have been productive for Tailor. Offshore fishing at the Sunny Coast, has seen Murphys Reef  and the Barwon Banks producing Snapper, Pearl Perch and Amberjack, while inshore fishing at Caloundra has produced Bream and Luderick off the Boardwalk, Trevally and Bream around the moorings in most of the estuaries, a few Jacks in the upper reaches of the Maroochy River and the Noosa River has produced Golden Trevally at the river mouth, on the incoming tide, quality Flathead taken on trolled minnows and some good size Bream and Whiting have been caught near the Frying Pan.

FRASER ISLAND

Pretty good reports from Fraser at the moment, weather conditions have been fairly good and that’s seen decent numbers of Tailor, Dart and Whiting in most gutters along the eastern beaches.

FISHING REPORT   – 04-08-2016

BASS

At Cressbrook, still good numbers of fish off the camp ground point, the upper reaches of the Cressbrook Creek arm and also around the main point in the Bull Creek arm of the dam; soft plastics, soft vibes, ice jigs and blades have all been effective and for the bait anglers, it’s definitely worth a try with live shrimp in those same areas. A few schools and some scattered fish are starting to show at Somerset and there has been the odd quality Bass taking Blades and live shrimp, while Pelican Point, Bay 13 and Queen Street have been the best places to look. Boondooma has seen some decent catches of Bass this week; ice jigs, spinnerbaits and blades have all worked well, particularly around the junction and pelican point. Moogerah has seen reasonable numbers of fish taking soft plastics and tailspinners, targeting fish in 25-30ft of water throughout the main basin has given the best results, while live shrimp have picked up a few in and around the timber. The Bass at Maroon have also been fairly active, with quite a few quality fish landed on live shrimp, while crank baits picked up a few around the weed edges.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cooby Dam is producing a few Yellowbelly on frozen saltwater yabbies and jigged darker coloured blades, in about 40ft of water. A bit quieter at Glenlyon this week, with small numbers of Yellowbelly and Silver Perch taking worms and frozen saltwater yabbies and trolled hard bodies have accounted for a few Cod up to 80cm. Coolmunda is still producing a few Yellowbelly and Silver Perch on bait, in the deeper parts of the dam: trolling hard bodies along the drop offs to the old creek beds has also worked well. Leslie Dam saw plenty of Yellowbelly landed over the weekend and into the start of the week, frozen saltwater yabbies   worked well out from the Ski Club. Blades and mask vibes were effective for the lure anglers, in the deeper parts of the main basin. Boondooma Dam has again seen plenty of Yellowbelly taking soft vibes and ice jigs in the main basin and casting blades to the edges has been effective as well, good numbers of quality Yellowbelly at Bjelke Peterson, with deep diving hard bodies and frozen saltwater yabbies working the best and Somerset has produced good quality Yellowbelly, using silent TN60 Jackalls, cast to the edges. As for the rivers, the Dumeresq River has seen low numbers of Cod hitting surface lures, shallow diving hard bodies and bigger spinnerbaits, quality Yellowbelly are biting on frozen saltwater yabbies and smaller trolled hard bodies and the upper reaches of the Condamine River is on the improve, with a few Cod and Yellowbelly taking spinnerbaits, hard bodies and frozen saltwater yabbies.

COASTAL FISHING

Offshore fishing has been pretty good at the Gold Coast again this week, with plenty of Snapper and a few Cobia taken around the 18’s and 24’s, and out wider, Kingfish and Amberjack have been prominent on the 50’s, while inshore has seen the Seaway fishing well for Trevally and Tailor, on live bait, along the north wall, Jewies at night off the sand pumping jetty, quality Flathead on soft plastics throughout the Broadwater, Bream in the deeper holes around Crusoe Island and the beaches from Narrowneck to the Spit have been fishing well for Tailor. At the Sunny Coast, Sunshine Reef is fishing well for mixed reef fish, Barwon Banks and the Hards are holding good numbers of Pearlies; and Snapper have been firing early morning and evening on the reefs East of Double Island Point. Inshore fishing at Caloundra has produced Bream and Luderick off the Boardwalk, Flathead throughout the passage and at the mouth of the Maroochy River, Winter Whiting on the sand flats, near the Powerboat Club and the mouth of the Noosa River has produced Golden Trevally and Jewies on the incoming tide.

FRASER ISLAND

Tailor fishing is going alright at the moment, with most gutters holding fish, there’s no great size to them, but the numbers are pretty good.

Fishing Report 28-07-16

FISHING REPORT   – 28-07-2016

BASS

Pretty good fishing at Cressbrook this week, there has been the odd quality Bass hitting surface poppers early morning and late afternoon. No, this isn’t a misprint or a tall story; I witnessed it myself on Wednesday. There is a lot of smaller fish sitting around the 40ft mark and they have been falling for tailspinners, while working the steeper points, late afternoon with soft plastics has produced 40-45cm Bass. Boondooma has fished quite well this week, the area around the junction seems to be the most productive, while tailspinners, blades and live shrimp have picked up the majority of the fish. Bjelke Peterson has been pretty good again this week, with good numbers of Bass taken on soft plastics cast to the edges, plastics also accounted for a few suspended fish in the deeper water. Blades and soft plastics picked up a few Bass, around the weed banks at Moogerah Dam and Maroon has produced low numbers, mainly on live shrimp, fished around the weed.

 

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cooby Dam has been a bit patchy, but there has been the odd Yellowbelly hitting jigged, darker coloured blades, fished in the old creek bed out from the boat ramp. Coolmunda is still producing a few Yellowbelly on bait, trolled hard bodies and jigged blades in the old creek beds. There were a few Yellowbelly landed at Leslie this past week, anglers seemed to have the most success by vertically jigging blades; trolled hard bodies also accounted for a few nice fish in the main basin, while north of the Ski Club in the main basin and the drop offs in front of the Washpool Camp Reserve have been the best areas. Boondooma Dam has again seen plenty of Yellowbelly taking soft vibes and ice jigs in the main basin and also the timbered area of the Stuart arm, good numbers of Yellowbelly at Bjelke Peterson, with blades, soft vibes and frozen saltwater yabbies working the best. As for the rivers, it’s still a bit quiet in most; however the Condamine has produced a few Yellowbelly on spinnerbaits, worms and frozen saltwater yabbies

 

COASTAL FISHING

Offshore fishing has been pretty good at the Gold Coast this week, with Cobia and smaller Snapper taken around the 18’s and 24’s, Snapper and Pearl Perch on the 36’s, and out wider, Kingfish and Amberjack have been prominent on the 50’s, while inshore, has seen quality Flathead on soft plastics and small minnows, throughout the Jumpinpin area, and there’s still plenty of Bream hanging around the rock walls and pylons, throughout all of the estuaries. At the Sunny Coast, offshore fishing has seen the outer reefs fishing well for big Snapper and Pearl Perch, plenty of Squire and Tailor around Brays Rock and the inner reefs are producing smaller Snapper and the odd Tusk Fish. Inshore fishing has produced Bream and Luderick off the Boardwalk and at the mouth of the Maroochy River, Winter Whiting on the sand flats, near the Powerboat Club, some decent size Flathead in Bells Creek, the Mooloolah River and also the Noosa River and the Noosa River has also produced Jacks, Golden Trevally and Jewies on live baits.

FRASER ISLAND
Anglers are starting to pick up a few Tailor and Dart in most of the gutters, particularly on the southern end of the island.