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.