FISHING REPORT   – 16-07-2015

BASS

Simon Saint landed this cracker of a
Saratoga at Boondooma Dam recently.

Cressbrook Dam fished well last week and into Saturday with some decent numbers of fish landed out from the point off the camp ground and across towards the yellow buoy, live shrimp provided the best results, but there was also a couple landed on soft plastics. A few fish are starting to show up at Somerset Dam, Pelican Point, Eagles Nest, Queen Street and the start of the timber at Kirkleigh are the better spots, with live shrimp also working the best at this dam. At Boondooma, the fish have moved from the edges and into the deeper water, try soft plastics and mask vibes around Pelican Point for the best results and at Maroon, the Bass have mainly been around the edges and weed pockets, with soft plastics and small suspending minnows proving to be the most effective.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Not a lot happening at Glenlyon this week, with only a couple of Yellowbelly taken on live shrimp. Coolmunda saw only a few Yellowbelly taken on bait around the timber. Leslie Dam didn’t see too much fishing in the latter part of the weekend and into the start of the week; angers who fished on Saturday landed some quality Yellowbelly on lures, in approximately 50ft of water, blades and soft vibes worked the best for the lure anglers, while shrimp worked the best for the bait anglers. There were also a couple of legal sized Murray Cod landed on trolled hard body lures in the main basin and the most successful spots were opposite the dam wall and near the Ski Club. Boondooma Dam has seen a few Yellowbelly and Silver Perch taken on live shrimp, Jackals and Spinnerbaits in the timbered areas of both arms of the dam. Bjelke Peterson produced low numbers of Yellowbelly on frozen saltwater yabbies around the timbered parts. As for the rivers, the Macintyre at Goondi has produced Yellowbelly on frozen saltwater yabbies and a few Cod up to 70cm on cray tails, and the upper reaches of the Condamine River have produced a few Cod and Yellowbelly on spinnerbaits, hard bodies and frozen saltwater yabbies.

COASTAL FISHING

Offshore fishing has been pretty good again, with Snapper, Cobia and Trag Jew taken on the 18’s and 24’s, and for anyone who has ventured out further, there has been a few Kingies, Amberjack and Pearl Perch on the 50’s, while inshore, has seen the Seaway fishing well for Jewies at night, Tailor, Trevally and Kingfish early morning, on the run in tide, quality Flathead at Kalinga Bank, Jewies and Tailor inside the Jumpinpin Bar and Squid and Gar are plentiful around the weed banks throughout the Broadwater, while at the Sunny Coast, offshore fishing has seen the northern grounds producing some quality Sweetlip, Caloundra 12 mile has produced some good Snapper and the Barwon Banks and Caloundra Wide have been the places to go for a few Pearl Perch and Cobia. Inshore fishing has seen Gar starting to show up in the Mooloolah River, the entrance to Lake Weyba has been producing a few Flathead, the Woods Bay area has been good for a few Trevally and Tailor, the Passage and Pelican Waters have produced Bream and Flathead and on the beaches, Tailor have started to show up in reasonable size and numbers, Bream have also been worth chasing with some good quality fish being caught.

FRASER ISLAND

Dart and Whiting in the gutters at low tide and Chopper Tailor and Mulloway in the deeper holes along the eastern beaches.

 

 

FISHING REPORT   – 09-07-2015

BASS

Will Collins caught this 71cm Murray Cod at Bowenville
recently. It was released after the photo was taken.

There’s still some good shows of fish at Cressbrook Dam at the moment; although they have been a bit harder to catch, particularly for the lure anglers, the steeper points in the main basin and around the Eagles Nest area have been the best places to look, while live shrimp, soft plastics and tail spinners will give the best chance of landing a couple. Nothing much has changed at Somerset, with live shrimp picking up a few fish around the timber at Kirkleigh. Plenty of quality Bass up to 50cm plus at Boondooma this week, with spinnerbaits and Jackalls cast to the edges picking up a lot of the fish, while Blades and Tailspinners have worked well around Pelican Point, at Bjelke Peterson, blades cast to the edges around Bass Point and spinnerbaits worked around the start of the timber have produced good numbers. Moogerah is still producing good numbers of Bass on soft plastics, throughout the main basin, as well as in the timber to the west of the day use boat ramp, 25-35ft of water still seems to be a good depth to work in, it’s also worth trying around the weed edges early morning and late afternoon with spinnerbaits and crank baits and Maroon Dam has produced a few fish again this week, with anglers picking up some decent Bass around the weed pockets, soft plastics and crank baits are still working well, and blades have also accounted for a few fish.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Not a lot has changed at Cooby Dam this week, there has been a few Yellowbelly taking blades and frozen saltwater yabbies in the deeper parts of the dam, while blades and soft vibes have again produced a few fish around the weed edges, early morning and late afternoon. Reasonable numbers of Yellowbelly at Coolmunda Dam again this week, the drop-offs to the old creek beds, around the timber and also along the rock wall have been good spots to target; frozen saltwater yabbies and live worms have worked the best, while trolled hard bodies picked up a few smaller Cod. Not a lot has changed at Glenlyon this week, frozen saltwater yabbies and live worms have again been effective for Yellowbelly, with some nice Cod up to 80cm taken on trolled hard bodies. A bit quiet at Leslie Dam again this week, with low numbers of Yellowbelly and the odd Cod taking frozen saltwater yabbies in the main basin and trolled hard bodies accounted for a few Cod as well. Boondooma has seen good quality Yellowbelly taking frozen saltwater yabbies and live shrimp, around the timber, in both arms and also in the deeper parts of the main basin. As for the rivers, the Macintyre at Goondiwindi has again seen a few Cod hitting surface lures and bigger spinnerbaits, while frozen saltwater yabbies have worked well for Yellowbelly and Silver Perch, the Dumeresq at Texas has seen spinnerbaits picking up a few Cod, while frozen saltwater yabbies have picked up good numbers of Yellowbelly and the Condamine River from Warwick through to Dalby has produced some good quality Cod and Yellowbelly on spinnerbaits, hard bodies and frozen saltwater yabbies.

COASTAL FISHING

Offshore fishing has been fairly good again at the Gold Coast this week, with the 50’s southeast of the Seaway producing good numbers of Amberjack, Pearl Perch, Tusk Fish and Kingies. Inshore fishing has seen the Southport Seaway producing a few Kingies along the northern wall; quality Flathead and Bream around Wavebreak Island and throughout the Jumpinpin area and Squid have been prominent on the weed beds at night, throughout the broadwater. While at the Sunny Coast, offshore fishing has been pretty good again; plenty of Snapper and Grassy Sweetlip on 12 Mile Reef and the wider reefs have all produced plenty of Pearl Perch, Yellowfin Tuna and Jewies. Inshore fishing has seen Bream throughout the Passage, Whiting on the sand flats around the Power Boat Club; and plenty of Bream, Flathead and Jewies throughout the Maroochy and Noosa Rivers.

 

 

 

FISHING REPORT   – 02-07-2015

BASS

Chris Green landed this quality Wivenhoe Yellowbelly
on a trip earlier in the year. Well done Chris!!

Still a few Bass around at Cressbrook Dam this week; it has produced a few fish on live Shrimp, off the steeper points in the main basin, while soft plastics and shrimp have been successful around the Eagles Nest area. Still quiet at Somerset, with live shrimp picking up a few fish around the timber at Kirkleigh. Plenty of quality Bass up to 50cm plus at Boondooma this week, with spinnerbaits and Jackalls cast to the edges picking up a lot of the fish, while Blades and Tailspinners have worked well on the flats, blades and live shrimp have picked up a few Bass at Bjelke Peterson, Moogerah is still producing a few Bass on soft plastics, throughout the main basin, in 25-35ft of water, it’s also worth trying around the weed edges early morning and late afternoon with spinnerbaits and crank baits and Maroon Dam has produced a few fish this week, with anglers picking up some decent Bass around the weed pockets, soft plastics and crank baits are working the best, with blades also accounting for a few fish.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cooby Dam has seen a few Yellowbelly taking blades and frozen saltwater yabbies in the deeper parts of the dam, while blades and soft vibes have produced a few fish around the weed edges, early morning and late afternoon. Reasonable numbers of Yellowbelly and Silver Perch at Coolmunda Dam this week, the drop-offs to the old creek beds and also along the rock wall have been good spots to target. Frozen saltwater yabbies and live worms have been effective for Yellowbelly at Glenlyon, with some nice Cod up to 80cm taken on trolled hard bodies. A bit quiet at Leslie Dam again this week, with low numbers of Yellowbelly taking TN60 Jackalls, cast to the edges, there’s still a few fish taking frozen saltwater yabbies in the main basin and trolled hard bodies accounted for a few Cod up to 75cm, along the rock wall, near the buoy line. Boondooma has seen good quality Yellowbelly taking frozen saltwater yabbies and live shrimp, around the timber, in the Stuart River arm of the dam and Bjelke Peterson has seen a few fish taken on bait around the timber and also on trolled hard bodies in the main basin. As for the rivers, the Macintyre River, upstream of Goondiwindi has seen good numbers of Cod hitting surface lures and bigger spinnerbaits, while frozen saltwater yabbies have worked well for Yellowbelly up to 45cm in the town reaches, much the same for the Dumeresq at Texas, surface lures have been effective for Cod, while frozen saltwater yabbies have picked up good numbers of Yellowbelly and the upper reaches of the Condamine River have produced some good quality Cod and Yellowbelly on spinnerbaits, hard bodies and frozen saltwater yabbies.

COASTAL FISHING

Offshore fishing has been good again at the Gold Coast, with the 18’s and 24’s east of the Seaway producing Snapper and Cobia and the northern 50’s have been good for Amberjack, Samson Fish and bigger Snapper. Inshore fishing saw the Southport Seaway producing a few Kingies, Tailor and Trevally on live baits, along the rock walls; quality Flathead and Bream throughout the Jumpinpin area and also throughout most of the estuaries at the Gold Coast. While at the Sunny Coast, offshore fishing has been pretty good again; plenty of Snapper and Cobia on 12 Mile Reef, Red Throat Sweetlip and Snapper at Caloundra wide and the wider reefs have all produced plenty of Pearl Perch and Trag Jew. Inshore fishing has seen Bream and Flathead off the Boardwalk, inside the bar entrance at Caloundra and also at the mouth of the Maroochy and Noosa Rivers, plenty of Trevally on surface lures and live bait throughout all of the estuaries and some decent Whiting have been caught on the sand flats around the Power Boat Club.

 

 

 

 

Fishing Report 25-06-15

FISHING REPORT   – 25-06-2015

BASS

Family Affair!! Murray Janke and his son Ben landed
these healthy Cod on a recent trip into the New England area!!

A bit quieter at Cressbrook this week, but it’s still worth a look out off Deer Island, around the steeper points throughout the main basin and also from the Eagles Nest through to the buoy line in the Cressbrook Creek arm, if you find fish, try targeting them with smaller hard bodies, soft plastics and blades and live shrimp are always a good option out there. Not a lot has changed at Somerset, using bait around the timber at Kirkleigh is still the best option. The fishing was fairly tough at Boondooma this week, however there were some decent Bass up to 2kg caught. The most productive areas were the weed edges in the Stuart and Boyne arms, while spinnerbaits, crank baits and jerk baits all worked well and there were also a few Saratoga caught in the timbered area of both arms. Moogerah Dam has continued to fish well, with anglers still landing some quality Bass throughout the dam, mainly in the afternoon, soft plastics and ice-jigs are working the best, with blades and soft vibes also accounting for a few fish, and at Maroon, there were a few quality Bass landed in the timber, to the east of the boat ramp on live shrimp, while weedless rigged soft plastics also worked well around the weed beds.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cooby Dam has seen a few Yellowbelly taken in the deeper parts of the dam, with ZX blades and frozen saltwater yabbies working the best and it’s still worth a try with hard bodies and bait around the weed edges. Glenlyon is still producing reasonable numbers of Yellowbelly; vertically worked Blades have gone well on these fish, while frozen saltwater yabbies have produced a few for the bait anglers and some decent Cod have been taken around the timber, with trolled hard bodies and Spinnerbaits working well on those fish. Frozen saltwater yabbies and live shrimp have been effective for Yellowbelly along the rock wall at Coolmunda Dam this week and trolled hard bodies have picked up a few legal sized Cod, with the biggest fish measuring 87cm. Leslie Dam has seen good results over the past week, with some quality Yellowbelly, including a few over the 50cm mark, landed in the main basin, the majority of these fish have been taken on live shrimp and frozen saltwater yabbies, while soft vibes, blades and lipless crankbaits have also been working well. There’s also been a few landed towards the back of the dam, but most of the action has been in closer to the boat ramps. Boondooma has seen good numbers of quality Yellowbelly taking spinnerbaits and Jackalls, mainly in the Boyne River arm of the dam. As for the rivers, the Macintyre at Goondiwindi has seen reasonable numbers of Cod hitting surface lures and bigger spinnerbaits and frozen saltwater yabbies have accounted for a few Yellowbelly, the Dumeresq at Texas has also seen a few Cod hitting surface lures and bigger spinnerbaits, and the Warwick and Pratten reaches of the Condamine have produced good numbers of Yellowbelly and some quality Cod on spinnerbaits, frozen saltwater yabbies and cray tails.

COASTAL FISHING

At the Gold Coast, offshore fishing has again seen a bit of action this week, with the 36’s and 50’s producing good numbers of Amberjack and Snapper on drift baits and jigs, and the 18’s and 24’s have seen a few Cobia and Trag Jew getting about. Inshore fishing has seen the Southport Seaway producing Tailor and Trevally on the tide changes, heaps of Gar and Squid on the weed banks throughout the Broadwater; and quality Bream and Flathead are taking bait and soft plastics throughout the Jumpinpin area, with the runout tide being the best time to target these fish. As for the Sunny Coast, offshore fishing has been pretty good again; the inner reefs have all produced Snapper, Cobia and Red Throat Sweetlip, while Sunshine and North reefs have produced the better quality Snapper. Inshore fishing has seen the Maroochy River producing Bream, Trevally and Tailor around the bridges and rock bars, Caloundra is fishing well for Luderick off the Boardwalk, Flathead and Bream throughout the passage, while at Noosa, plenty of action in the river, with Trevally and Tailor smashing surface poppers, good numbers of Flathead, with bigger fish showing up after dark, plenty of Bream around any sort of structure and a few Jewies have been taken off the beaches.

FISHING REPORT   – 18-06-2015

Overall, the fishing in our area has been a bit patchy; however most impoundments and local rivers have produced low numbers, with the odd dam going a little better than the others.

BASS

Jake Newmarch landed this quality Murray Cod
last weekend, while fishing the Severn River.

Not a lot has changed at Cressbrook Dam this week, it has produced a few Bass again, it’s still worth a look along the buoy line and out from Deer Island, in the main basin, and from Eagles Nest through to the buoy line, in the Cressbrook Creek arm, soft plastics and blades will give you the best chance of landing a fish, while live shrimp have again worked well for the bait anglers. Somerset is still pretty ordinary at the moment, again, the best option would be looking in and around the timber at Kirkleigh, and using live shrimp should give the best results. Not a lot has changed at Boondooma Dam either this week, with Bass taking soft plastics, Blades and soft vibes around the junction and Pelican Point, while bait has been the best option in the timbered areas of both arms. At Bjelke Peterson, the bass have again been a little harder to catch, with live bait only accounting for a few fish around structure and Moogerah was a little quieter this week, however, there were still pretty good numbers of Bass landed throughout the dam, using soft plastics, soft vibes and ice jigs in 25-35ft of water produced the best results.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Only low numbers of fish caught in Cooby this week, using bait or working diving hard bodies and blades fairly tight to the weed edges has worked the best. Glenlyon has gone quiet this week, with only the odd Yellowbelly taking frozen saltwater yabbies, while the Cod have been extremely quiet. Coolmunda Dam has seen a few Yellowbelly caught again this week, frozen saltwater yabbies and live worms have produced the most fish, while working along the wall and also around the timber have been the best spots to target, there were also a couple of Cod taken on trolled hard bodies. Fishing has been a bit better at Leslie over the past week; most of the Yellowbelly were landed in the main basin with frozen shrimp and saltwater yabbies working the best for the bait anglers, while the lure anglers had success on blades and soft vibes, worked tight to the bottom. The soft vibes also accounted for a couple of legal sized Cod, with several smaller Cod landed as well. Boondooma fished a bit harder for Yellowbelly, with the Boyne arm only producing small numbers on live bait, while at Bjelke Peterson, live bait picked up the majority of fish, however, running deep diving hard bodies so they were bumping the bottom or jigging blades picked up the odd one as well. As for the rivers, the Macintyre at Goondiwindi saw a few Yellowbelly taken on bait and the Dumeresq at Texas has seen Cod hitting surface lures and bigger spinnerbaits downstream of the township, and locally, the Condamine has produced decent numbers of Yellowbelly and Cod at the weirs and popular holes, upstream of Cecil Plains, with spinnerbaits, hard bodies and live bait all working well.

COASTAL FISHING

It’s been a bit windy again this past week, but offshore fishing at the Gold Coast has seen a bit of action, with the 36’s and 50’s producing a few Snapper and Amberjack. Inshore fishing has seen the Southport Seaway producing plenty of Bream, Whiting out from the Council Chambers in the Nerang River; plenty of Flathead on bait and soft plastics at the pin and the Aldershots and plenty of Tailor on the incoming tide, at the Jumpinpin bar entrance. As for the Sunny Coast, offshore fishing has been pretty good again; Currumundi, 12 Mile and North Reefs have all produced Snapper, Cobia, Red Throat Sweetlip and the odd Kingy, while inshore fishing has seen the Maroochy River producing Bream and Flathead on soft plastics throughout, Caloundra is fishing well for Bream off the Boardwalk, Flathead throughout Bells Creek and at the bar entrance,  while at Noosa, Jewies at night along the rock walls, Flathead and Bream throughout the system and Golden Trevally and Tailor at the river mouth.

FISHING REPORT   – 11-06-2015

BASS

Luke Southwell landed this Condamine
Yellowbelly last weekend, using a live shrimp.

Cressbrook Dam has produced a few Bass again this week, try along the buoy line and out from Deer Island, in the main basin, and from Eagles Nest through to the buoy line, in the Cressbrook Creek arm, soft plastics and blades will give you the best chance of landing a fish, while live shrimp have produced good numbers for the bait anglers. Somerset is still pretty ordinary at the moment, it’s a battle to even find fish, the best option would be looking in and around the timber at Kirkleigh, and using live shrimp should give the best results. Boondooma Dam has again produced some quality Bass on Tailspinners, Blades and Fly around the junction and Pelican Point, while working spinnerbaits tight to the trees in the Boyne arm has been effective as well. At Bjelke Peterson, the bass have been a little harder to catch, but working the banks around bass point with blades or plastics has produced a few and Moogerah has again seen good numbers of quality Bass landed throughout the dam, using soft plastics and soft vibes, in 25-30ft of water.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Glenlyon is still producing good numbers of Yellowbelly in around 25-30ft of water; vertically worked Blades have gone well on these fish, while live shrimp and worms have worked well for the bait anglers. Coolmunda Dam has seen a few Yellowbelly caught again this week, frozen saltwater yabbies and live worms have produced the most fish. Leslie Dam remains quiet with not too many anglers having success, there have been a few reports of Silver Perch and Eel Tail Catfish being caught off the bank near the boat ramps on worms, there was also the odd Yellowbelly landed on shrimp and trolled hard bodies around the Black Boys. Boondooma and Bjelke Peterson have produced some quality fish in the main basins, jigging blades and trolling deep diving hard bodies has been good and working spinnerbaits around the timber has produced a few fish as well. As for the rivers, the Macintyre at Goondiwindi and the Dumeresq at Texas have seen Cod hitting surface lures and bigger spinnerbaits, and locally, the Condamine has produced decent numbers of Yellowbelly and Cod at the weirs and popular holes, with spinnerbaits, hard bodies and live bait all working well.

COASTAL FISHING

It was a bit windy over the weekend, but offshore fishing at the Gold Coast has again seen a bit of action this week, with the outer 50’s producing Wahoo, the northern 36’s have been good for Pearl Perch and the 18’s and 24’s have seen a few Cobia and Mulloway getting about. Inshore fishing has seen the Southport Seaway producing plenty of Jewies and Tailor, heaps of Gar on the weed banks; Flathead are taking bait and soft plastics at Kalinga Bank and Jumpinpin and the rock walls in the Nerang River are producing some quality Bream. As for the Sunny Coast, offshore fishing has been pretty good again; Spanish mackerel and Snapper are prominent on most of the reefs at the moment, there’s also some good numbers of Pearl Perch and Cobia getting about as well. Inshore fishing has seen the Maroochy River producing Bream, Trevelly and Tailor around the bridges and rock bars, Caloundra is fishing well for Bream and Luderick off the Boardwalk, Flathead throughout the passage and Whiting out from the power boat club, while at Noosa, good numbers of Flathead in the river, plenty of Bream around any sort of structure and a few Trevally have been hitting surface lures around the river mouth.

FISHING REPORT   – 04-06-2015

BASS

Rory Saint landed these healthy Bass
at Cressbrook Dam last weekend.

Cressbrook Dam has been a bit quieter this week, but there’s still been some quality Bass landed, mainly on soft plastics. The Eagles Nest area has been a good spot to target and there are some fish suspended in 60ft of water in the main basin, which would be worth a try also. Somerset is still very quiet for the lure anglers, but there’s been a few Bass taking live bait in the timbered area at Kirkleigh. Boondooma Dam has produced some quality Bass on Tailspinners, Blades and Fly around the junction and Pelican Point, while working spinnerbaits tight to the trees in the Boyne arm has been effective as well. Bjelke Peterson has produced a few Bass on blades, in the deeper parts of the dam, Bass Point has also seen a few taken on trolled hard bodies. There are still several schools of Bass in the main basin at Moogerah Dam, rigging soft plastics on a 1/2oz jighead and working them slow and tight to the bottom will give the best results and ice jigs have also picked up a few.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Not much to report from Cooby Dam again this week, however Glenlyon continues to fish quite well, good numbers of Yellowbelly have been taken on frozen saltwater yabbies, 25-30ft of water seems to be the depth to look in, while bigger spinnerbaits and trolled hard bodies have produced some nice Cod around the timbered parts. Coolmunda Dam has fished alright again this week, looking in the deeper parts of the dam and around the timber has produced the most fish, live shrimp and worms have worked the best. Leslie Dam remains quiet at the moment, with only low numbers of Yellowbelly taking live shrimp, near the Black Boys, in front of the boat ramps and up at Cod Alley have been the best spots to target, it’s been a lot harder for the lure anglers, with only a couple of fish caught on trolled hard bodies. Bjelke Peterson has seen a few Yellowbelly taken on trolled lures around Bass Point; the timbered areas of both arms of Boondooma have again been productive for Yellowbelly, with live bait working the best on these fish. As for the rivers, the Macintyre at Goondiwindi has seen a few Yellowbelly taken on frozen saltwater yabbies and live worms, good numbers of quality Cod are taking bait and spinnerbaits, anywhere from the township through to Tallwood, low numbers of Yellowbelly have been taken on frozen saltwater yabbies in the Dumeresq River at Texas and the upper reaches of the Condamine River has produced some quality Yellowbelly and Cod on spinnerbaits and crays.

COASTAL FISHING

Conditions aren’t looking ideal for Coastal fishing this weekend, however offshore fishing has been productive at the Gold Coast during this week, with good numbers of Kingies, Amberjack and Snapper on the Northern 50’s and the 36’s have produced Trag Jew and Snapper. While inshore fishing has seen schools of Chopper Tailor in the Southport Seaway, Whiting and Flathead around Wavebreak Island, Jewies off the pipeline and Bream and Flathead have been prominent throughout the Jumpinpin area, while at the Sunny Coast, Snapper and Cobia have been prominent on Sunshine and Murphy’s Reefs and most of the reefs are holding a lot of Mack and Long Tail Tuna. Inshore fishing at Caloundra has seen Bream along the boardwalk, Flathead on soft plastics, along the sandbanks in the passage, Whiting and Flathead throughout most of the estuaries, poppers and metal slugs are picking up Trevally and Tailor at the mouth of the Noosa River and the beaches have been producing a few Tailor as well.