Fishing Report 24-04-2014

FISHING REPORT   –   24-04-2014

BASS

Cressbrook Dam has again produced some quality Bass this past week, however, they are getting a bit harder to catch and a few smaller fish are starting to show up,  using soft plastics and blades near the Eagles Nest and Deer Island, and using bait in the Bull Creek arm have all been effective methods. Boondooma Dam has produced reasonable amounts of Bass, working blades, trolling hard bodies or using live Shrimp around the points throughout the dam and also around the timber in the Stuart and Boyne arms has been very effective and using Ice Jigs on schooled fish in deeper water, around the junction and in the main basin, has been quite good as well. Bjelke Peterson has produced a few fish around the points, while working lures or using live shrimp around the timber has been good also, Moogerah has produced again, with good numbers of Bass being landed over the past week, targeting suspended fish in the main basin, and working plastics and blades through them, has given the best results and Maroon has again seen good numbers landed, working crank baits and blades along the weed edges will give the best results.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cooby Dam is still producing plenty of Yellowbelly at the moment, looking in 30-40ft of water, out from the main point opposite the boat ramp, and also out from the pontoon has been productive again, vertically worked blades and frozen saltwater yabbies have provided the best results. Boondooma Dam has again produced good numbers of quality Yellowbelly throughout the dam, similar tactics as used for the Bass will give you success, while at Bjelke Peterson, trolling hard bodies or using bait around the points, drop-offs and also in the timber has proven successful. Coolmunda Dam produced again this week, with a few Yellowbelly taking frozen saltwater yabbies and trolled lures, working the old creek bed at the southern end of the dam has been a good spot to target, the upper reaches of the dam have produced some quality Cod as well. Leslie Dam has continued to fish well over the past week, with some quality Yellowbelly landed, working in 40ft of water out from Washpool Reserve has been popular, there was also some nice fish caught up around the Black Boys and frozen saltwater yabbies have been the pick of the baits, there has also been a few Cod caught on trolled hard bodies. Glenlyon has again produced good numbers of Yellowbelly, frozen saltwater yabbies, live shrimp and trolled hard bodies have all been effective, there’s been a few Cod about and they have mainly been around the 70-75cm mark. As for the rivers, the Dumeresq at Texas has seen a few Yellowbelly and the odd undersize Cod taking black and red or black and purple spinnerbaits; and locally, the Condamine has continued to produce some decent catches, with most of the weirs and popular holes producing fish on bait and lures.

COASTAL FISHING

Offshore fishing at the Gold Coast has continued to produce Spanish Mackerel, on trolled lures at 1 Mile and Mermaid Reefs, Pearl Perch on the northern 36’s and a few Mahi Mahi out wider, on the 50’s. Inshore fishing has seen quite a few Jewies around the pipeline, at the spit; the weed beds throughout the Broadwater are producing plenty of Squid and Gar, Bream are starting to show up around the rock walls, Flathead at Kalinga Bank and a few Muddies around the creek mouths. While at the Sunshine Coast, Spanish and Spotty Mackerel are still about in big numbers on most of the reefs, Currumundi Reef has produced Long Tail and Yellowfin Tuna, as well as a mixed bag of reef fish, while inshore fishing at Caloundra has seen big Flathead at the bar entrance, some good quality Bream starting to show up in the passage, quality Whiting at night on the sand banks, Jacks and Trevally are biting on live bait throughout the canals, and the Noosa River is fishing consistently for Bream, Whiting and Flathead throughout, with some bigger Flathead around the Frying Pan, and there’s been a few reports of big Jewies up to 10kg, taken off the northern beaches.

Fishing Report 17-04-2014

FISHING REPORT   –   17-04-2014

BASS

Cressbrook Dam has again produced some quality Bass this past week, using soft plastics and blades near the Eagles Nest, trolling hard bodies along the buoy line and using live shrimp in the Bull Creek arm have all been effective methods. Boondooma Dam continues to produce plenty of Bass, working blades, trolling hard bodies or using live Shrimp around the points throughout the dam and also around the timber in the Stuart and Boyne arms has been very effective. Not a lot has changed at Bjelke Peterson this week, casting Blades, Jackals and Spinnerbaits to the edges has worked well, while working lures or using live shrimp around the timber has been good also, Moogerah has produced again, with good numbers of Bass being landed over the past week, targeting suspended fish in the main basin, to the east of the campground boat ramp and working plastics and blades through them, has given the best results and Maroon has seen good numbers landed this week, working crank baits and blades along the weed edges will give the best results.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cooby Dam is still producing plenty of Yellowbelly at the moment, looking in 40ft of water, out from the main point opposite the boatramp has been productive again and vertically worked blades and frozen saltwater yabbies are still the best methods. Boondooma Dam has again produced good numbers of quality Yellowbelly throughout the dam, similar tactics as used for the Bass will give you success, while at Bjelke Peterson, trolling hard bodies or using bait around the points, drop-offs and also in the timber has proven successful. Coolmunda Dam has picked up a bit this week, with a few Yellowbelly taking frozen saltwater yabbies and trolled lures, working the old creek bed at the southern end of the dam has been a good spot to target. Leslie Dam has continued to fish well over the past week, with some quality Yellowbelly landed, hopping soft vibes in about 20ft of water in the main basin has been popular, there was also some nice fish caught up around the Black Boys on frozen saltwater yabbies and live shrimp. Glenlyon has again produced good numbers of Yellowbelly, the fish are suspended at 25ft, in about 40ft of water, frozen saltwater yabbies, live shrimp and trolled hard bodies have all been effective, there’s been a few Cod about and the best for the week, was a 102cm fish, which was released to fight another day. As for the rivers, the Macintyre at Goondiwindi is still a bit dirty, but there has been a few fish taken on frozen saltwater yabbies in the town reaches, the Dumeresq at Texas has seen a few Yellowbelly taking bait downstream of the township; and locally, the Condamine has started to produce after having a good fresh go through from the recent rain and most of the weirs and popular holes are producing fish on bait and lures.

COASTAL FISHING

Offshore fishing at the Gold Coast has continued to produce Mackerel, as well as Yellowfin Tuna on trolled lures, from Jumpinpin right through to Mermaid Reef, a few Pearl Perch are starting to show up on the 50’s and the odd Snapper has been landed on the 18’s and 24’s. The Seaway is still producing Mulloway and Kingies, on the run out tide; the weed beds throughout the Broadwater are producing plenty of Squid and Gar and the southern Broadwater has seen plenty of Sand Crabs getting about. While at the Sunshine Coast, Spanish and Spotty Mackerel are still about in big numbers at 12 Mile and Chardons Reefs and Sunshine Reef has produced Long Tail and Yellowfin Tuna, as well as a mixed bag of reef fish, while inshore fishing at Caloundra has seen a few Flathead and Bream taken off the Boardwalk, quality Whiting at night around Military Jetty, Jacks and Trevally are biting on live bait throughout the canals, and the Noosa River has produced quality Jacks and Flathead on plastics, at the river mouth, a few small Whiting are taking fresh saltwater yabbies and good numbers of Mud Crabs are filling the pots throughout the river.

Fishing Report 10-04-2014

FISHING REPORT   –   10-04-2014

BASS

Cressbrook Dam produced some good quality Bass this past week, using soft plastics and blades near the Eagles Nest have been effective. Boondooma Dam has again seen plenty of Bass taking Jackals, Blades and live Shrimp, working the points throughout the dam and also the timbered area of the Stuart arm have been the pick of the spots. Very similar again at Bjelke Peterson, casting Blades and Spinnerbaits to the edges and working them close to the bottom has produced a few fish and trolling hard bodies around the points has been productive as well and Moogerah has fired up again with good numbers of Bass being landed over the past week, using a sounder to locate suspended fish in the main basin, just to the east of the campground boat ramp and working plastics and blades through the fish, has given the best results.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cooby Dam has again produced good numbers of Yellowbelly, looking in 40ft of water, out from the main point opposite the boatramp has been productive and vertically worked blades and frozen saltwater yabbies have been the best methods. Boondooma Dam has again produced good numbers of quality Yellowbelly throughout the dam, similar tactics as used for the Bass will give you success, while at Bjelke Peterson, trolling hard bodies or using bait around the points, drop-offs and also in the timber has proven successful. Coolmunda Dam has been a bit quiet as far as Yellowbelly and Cod go, but there has been a few Silver and Spangled Perch getting about. Leslie Dam is fishing quite well at the moment with anglers having success on bait, as well as lures, bait has worked well in the main basin and also towards the top of the dam, and both frozen shrimp and saltwater yabbies are working well at present. The lure anglers have had success casting and trolling around the structure; one angler caught and released a healthy 97cm Cod and a few fish were also taken on Jackall Mask Vibes while fishing in about 16ft of water. Glenlyon has again produced good numbers of Yellowbelly in about 25-30ft of water, frozen saltwater yabbies, live shrimp and trolled hard bodies have all been effective. As for the rivers, the Macintyre at Goondiwindi has again been quiet due to a run in the river, but there has been a few fish taken on frozen saltwater yabbies and the Dumeresq at Texas has seen a few Yellowbelly taking bait in the town reaches; otherwise it’s been a bit quiet.

 

COASTAL FISHING

Offshore fishing at the Gold Coast has continued to produce Mackerel, as well as Yellowfin Tuna on trolled lures, from the front of the Seaway to Mermaid Reef. The Seaway is still producing plenty of Jewies, mainly along the north wall, on the incoming tide; plenty of Whiting in the Nerang River, Kalinga Bank has been good for Flathead and there’s been stacks of Banana Prawns about as well. While at the Sunshine Coast, Spanish and Spotty Mackerel are still about in big numbers at 12 Mile and Chardons Reefs and Sunshine Reef has produced Long Tail and Yellowfin Tuna, as well as a few Dolphin Fish, while inshore fishing at Caloundra has seen a few Flathead throughout the Passage, quality Bream at night around Military Jetty, Jacks in the Pelican Waters canals and Bells Creek, the Maroochy River has seen Jacks taking live Mullet, plenty of Gar around the weed edges and the Noosa River has produced good numbers of Jacks, Trevally and Flathead throughout.

Fishing Report 3-04-2014

FISHING REPORT   –   03-04-2014

DAMS RECEIVE TOPUP

All three of our local Toowoomba dams have had inflows from the rain we received last week, at the time of writing this report, Cooby, Cressbrook and Perseverance Dams were all very close to being 100% full. Most other dams west of the range, had basically no rises, apart from Coolmunda, with about a 7% rise and Beardmore Dam, which went from 9% to 99%. Below the range, Somerset is at 100% and Moogerah and Maroon both went from mid 80’s to mid 90’s.

BASS
The South Burnett Dams had no inflows and have continued to fish well, Boondooma Dam has again seen plenty of Bass taking Spinnerbaits, Blades, Soft Vibes and trolled hard bodies throughout, 25-30ft of water seems to be the best depth to work in, while Pelican Point, The Junction, Leisegang’s and the timbered area of the Stuart arm have been the pick of the spots. Very similar again at Bjelke Peterson, casting Blades and Spinnerbaits to the edges and working them close to the bottom has produced a few fish and trolling hard bodies around the points has been productive as well. Somerset fished fairly well last weekend, but with the rise in water level, it has gone a bit quiet, and Moogerah Dam produced some nice Bass on soft plastics and blades, just off the timber in the main basin.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD
Cooby Dam really fired last weekend, with good numbers of Yellowbelly taking vertically worked blades, trolled lures and frozen saltwater yabbies, out from the pontoon, the point opposite the boat ramp and the right hand side just out from the buoy line at the wall have been the best spots. Boondooma Dam has again produced good numbers of quality Yellowbelly throughout the dam, similar tactics as used for the Bass will give you success, while at Bjelke Peterson, the points and timbered areas have provided the best catches. Coolmunda Dam has again seen some good quality Yellowbelly taken throughout, on saltwater yabbies and decent sized Silver Perch on live worms. Leslie Dam again saw some quality fish landed, mainly on frozen saltwater yabbies, in about 20ft of water in the main basin, there was also a few Cod caught, and the story of the week was one particular angler who has tried for many years to catch his first Cod, he finally landed an 80cm fish on the weekend and hopefully now, there will be many more to come. Glenlyon has again produced good numbers of Yellowbelly in about 25-30ft of water, frozen saltwater yabbies, live shrimp and trolled hard bodies have all been effective, there was also some quality Cod taken on Spinnerbaits and live shrimp. As for the rivers, the Macintyre at Goondiwindi has been a bit quiet due to a rise in the river, but there has been a few fish taken on frozen saltwater yabbies and the Dumeresq at Texas has again produced reasonable numbers of Cod on Spinnerbaits and live shrimp.

COASTAL FISHING
Offshore fishing at the Gold Coast has continued to produce Mackerel on trolled lures and drift baits at Palm and Mermaid Reefs, Dolphin Fish on the 36’s and a few Pearl Perch and Snapper have been taken on the northern 50’s. The Seaway is still producing plenty of Jewies, mainly along the north wall, on the incoming tide, plenty of good size Whiting in the Nerang River, Jacks around the bridge pylons and Kalinga Bank has been good for Flathead. While at the Sunshine Coast, Spanish and Spotty Mackerel are still about in big numbers, right along the coast, trolling lures has again been the best method, while inshore fishing at Caloundra has seen plenty of Flathead, between 40 and 60cm in the Passage, plenty of Bream at night around Military Jetty, Jacks in the Pelican Waters canals and Bells Creek, the Maroochy River has seen Trevally and Bream around structure and Flathead to 65cm on soft plastics and even though the Noosa River has dirtied up a bit, there’s been some quality Flathead and Jacks taken on live bait and soft plastics.

Fishing Report 27-03-2014

FISHING REPORT   –   27-03-2014

BASS
There have been limited reports from Cressbrook Dam this week, although a few Bass were landed in the Bull Creek arm of the dam on live Shrimp and the Cressbrook Creek arm has again produced some quality fish on Spinnerbaits and Blades. Boondooma Dam has really fired this past week, with plenty of Bass taking Spinnerbaits, Blades, Soft Vibes and trolled hard bodies throughout the dam, 25-30ft of water seems to be the best depth to work in, while Pelican Point, The Junction, Leisegang’s and the timbered area of the Stuart arm have been the pick of the spots. Slightly quieter this week at Bjelke Peterson, but casting Blades and Spinnerbaits to the edges and working them close to the bottom has produced a few fish and trolling hard bodies around the points has enticed a few smaller Bass. Somerset Dam has again produced some quality Bass over the past week, working soft plastics through suspended fish, in 40ft of water, at Pelican Point has been good, and the start of the timber at Kirkleigh saw some decent catches on Soft Vibes and Spinnerbaits and Moogerah Dam has produced some nice Bass on soft plastics and blades, just off the timber in the main basin proved to be the best spot.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cooby Dam has seen pretty good numbers of Yellowbelly taking Ecogear ZX blades, trolled lures and frozen saltwater yabbies, out from the pontoon, the point opposite the boat ramp and the right hand side just out from the buoy line at the wall have been the best spots. Boondooma Dam has again produced good numbers of quality Yellowbelly throughout the dam, similar tactics as used for the Bass will give you success, while at Bjelke Peterson, the points and timbered areas have provided the best catches. Coolmunda Dam has again seen some good quality Yellowbelly taken in the timber on saltwater yabbies and decent sized Silver Perch on live worms. Leslie Dam has improved over the past week, with some quality fish landed, hopping soft vibes in about 20ft of water in the main basin has been popular, there was also some nice fish caught up around the Black Boys on blades and spinnerbaits, with a few taken on frozen saltwater yabbies and live shrimp. Glenlyon is producing good numbers of Yellowbelly, Silver Perch and Eel Tail Catfish at the moment, frozen saltwater yabbies, live shrimp and trolled hard bodies have all been effective, there were a few Cod hooked on Spinnerbaits, but the anglers were unable to land them. As for the rivers, the Macintyre River at Goondiwindi has been a bit quiet in the town reaches, but up and downstream has produced some quality Cod on Spinnerbaits and the Dumeresq at Texas has produced reasonable numbers of Cod on Spinnerbaits and hard body lures.

COASTAL FISHING

Offshore fishing at the Gold Coast has continued to produce Mackerel on trolled lures and drift baits at Palm and Mermaid Reefs and a few Pearl Perch and Snapper have been taken on the northern 50’s. The Seaway has produced stacks of Jewies on the incoming tide, on live bait, there’s also been a few small Snapper in amongst them, plenty of good size Whiting in the Nerang River, Sand Crabs in the Southern Broadwater and Muddies in Pimpama River. While at the Sunshine Coast, Spanish and Spotty Mackerel are still about in big numbers, right along the coast, trolling lures has again been the best method, while inshore fishing at Caloundra has seen plenty of Whiting on the flats and Bream in the deeper holes in the Passage, Trevally off the boardwalk, Jacks in the Pelican Waters canals, the Maroochy River has seen a few Threadfin Salmon getting about, plenty of Flathead, Trevally and Jewies at the mouth of the Noosa River and good numbers of Jewies off the beaches as well.

 

 

Fishing Report 20-03-2014

FISHING REPORT   –   20-03-2014

BASS
Cressbrook Dam has produced some quality Bass this week, out from the boat ramp and across to the buoy line has been good, while the Cressbrook Creek arm is still worth a look as well and working Blades and Spinnerbaits through these fish has provided the best results. Boondooma Dam has again produced some decent catches of Bass, casting towards the edges with Spinnerbaits, Soft Plastics and Blades has been effective, while live shrimp have worked well in the Stuart and Boyne arms. Bass are still fairly active in Bjelke Peterson, casting Jackals, Blades and Spinnerbaits around Bass Point has produced quality fish, while trolling hard bodies on the drop-offs has seen a few landed as well. Somerset Dam has again produced some quality Bass over the past week, with the biggest reported at 59cm, the start of the timber at Kirkleigh and Pelican Point were the hot spots last weekend, while Soft Vibes and Spinnerbaits were the pick of the lures and again, there were some quality Bass landed at Maroon, where working Spinnerbaits and Strada minnows around the weed edges were the best options.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cooby Dam has seen the odd Yellowbelly taking Ecogear ZX blades, just out from the pontoon, trolled lures and frozen saltwater yabbies have also produced a few decent fish on the right hand side of the dam, just out from the buoy line. Boondooma and Bjelke Peterson continue to produce good numbers of quality Yellowbelly, the Stuart and Boyne arms have been the spots to target the fish in Boondooma, with live shrimp and trolled Yozuri 3D Cranks picking up the best numbers, while at Bjelke Peterson, the points and timbered areas have provided the best catches. Coolmunda Dam has seen some good quality Yellowbelly taken in the timber on saltwater yabbies, good size Silver Perch on live worms, but the Cod have been a bit quiet. Things are still a little slow at Leslie Dam, Cod have been fairly quiet, there have been a few Yellowbelly taken on frozen saltwater yabbies and live worms, just out from the buoy line at the dam wall has been the most productive area. Glenlyon is still producing good numbers of Yellowbelly on frozen saltwater yabbies and Jackalls, the Cod have been a bit quiet, but there were a few caught at Stockyard point on Spinnerbaits. As for the rivers, the Macintyre River at Goondiwindi has been a bit quiet this week, with only a few Yellowbelly taken on bait and spinnerbaits in the town reaches and the Dumeresq at Texas has produced reasonable numbers on frozen saltwater yabbies and live worms, although the Cod were a bit hard to come by.

COASTAL FISHING

Offshore fishing at the Gold Coast has continued to produce Mackerel on trolled lures and drift baits from the front of the Seaway right through to Mermaid Reef and a few small black Marlin and Pearl Perch have again been landed on the 50’s. The Seaway has produced stacks of Jewies on the incoming tide, on live bait, there’s also been a few Kingies in amongst them, plenty of good size Whiting in the Broadwater, and Flathead have been taking soft plastics at Kalinga Bank. While at the Sunshine Coast, Spanish and Spotty Mackerel are still about in big numbers, right along the coast, trolling lures has again been the best method, while inshore fishing at Caloundra has seen plenty of big Whiting on the flats in the Passage and Flathead and Bream off the boardwalk, Trevally in the Pelican Waters canals, the Maroochy River has seen a few Threadfin and Blue Salmon getting about, Jacks around the bridge pylons, plenty of Flathead, Trevally and Jewies at the mouth of the Noosa River and good numbers of Jewies off the beaches as well.

Fishing Report 13-03-2014

FISHING REPORT   –   13-03-2014

BASS

Cressbrook Dam is still a bit quiet, so use your sounder to find the fish, out from the boat ramp and across to the buoy line would be worth a look, the Cressbrook Creek arm is still worth a look as well and if you find the fish, try casting blades, spinnerbaits, Jackals, and hopefully you might pick up a few.  Boondooma Dam has again produced some decent catches of Bass, with the biggest reported, being 58cm. Most of the fish have been caught around the points in the Stuart and Boyne arms of the dam, mainly on Jackals and Blades, but you could also try trolling hard bodies in about 15 - 20 feet of water. The Bass continue to be active in Bjelke Peterson, casting Jackals, Blades and Spinnerbaits around Bass Point and on the banks below the Wineries has produced quality fish, while trolling hard bodies has seen a few landed as well. Somerset Dam has produced some quality Bass over the past week, these fish have mainly been taken in deeper water on Soft Plastics and Blades and there were some quality Bass landed at Maroon over the past week, where casting Spinnerbaits and Strada minnows around the weed edges was the best option.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cooby Dam has been a little quiet also, but there is the odd Yellowbelly and Silver Perch about. Try targeting these with live Worms, and trolling lures around the rock wall area could also prove fruitful. Boondooma and Bjelke Peterson have again produced good numbers of quality Yellowbelly, the majority of fish are being caught on bait, but casting Jackalls, Blades and Spinnerbaits, or trolling hard body lures should pick you up a few fish as well. The Macintyre River at Goondiwindi has again fished well for Yellowbelly over the past week, live Shrimp and frozen Saltwater Yabbies have again produced the most fish, but trolling hard bodies and Spinnerbaits should still get you a few. Coolmunda Dam is fishing quite well for Yellowbelly with some quality Cod in amongst them. Frozen Saltwater Yabbies and live Worms seem to be the best bait, but also try casting Jackalls, Spinnerbaits and hard bodies around the timber if you want to chase Cod. Things have been fairly slow over the past week at Leslie Dam, Anglers have managed to land a few nice fish but they have had to work hard for them, there’s been reports of a few nice Yellowbelly landed in the main basin on frozen saltwater yabbies, one local angler landed a few legal sized fish, while casting soft plastics to the edges. There was also a nice 82cm Murray Cod caught and released, and  it was caught on a spinnerbait while casting the rocky structure and Glenlyon is still producing good numbers of Yellowbelly on bait and Spinnerbaits, plenty of Silver Perch on worms, the Cod have been a bit quiet, but hopefully this will improve with a full moon on Monday night.

COASTAL FISHING

Offshore fishing at the Gold Coast has continued to produce Mackerel on trolled lures and drift baits from the front of the Seaway right through to Mermaid Reef and a few small black Marlin and Paerl Perch have been landed on the 50’s. The Seaway has produced stacks of Jewies at night, on live bait, plenty of Whiting in Nerang and Coomera Rivers, Jacks around structure throughout the estuaries and the southern Broadwater has produced good numbers of Sand Crabs, while at the Sunshine Coast, if you can get out, Spanish and Spotty Mackerel are still about in big numbers, right along the coast, trolling lures has been the best method, while inshore fishing has seen plenty of Whiting on the flats and good size Bream around the pontoons in the Passage at Caloundra, plenty of Jacks in the Pelican Waters canals, and there are plenty of Flathead and Whiting throughout the Noosa River.