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.