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.