Fishing Report 26-03-2015

FISHING REPORT   –   26-03-2015

BASS

Robert Young caught this Saratoga on a trolled Spinnerbait,
 at Boondooma Dam recently. Good work Robert!!! WG

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 a few fish on Spinnerbaits and Blades. Boondooma Dam has fished a bit tougher this past week, there’s plenty of undersized Bass around Leizagangs and The Junction, while Spinnerbaits and Blades accounted for some better fish around Pelican Point. 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 produced some quality Bass over the past week, working soft plastics through suspended fish, in 40ft of water, at Pelican Point has been good, 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, mainly in the Boyne arm, on bait, TN60 Jackalls and Spinnerbaits, while at Bjelke Peterson, the bottom end of the dam has provided the best catches, with Spinnerbaits and trolled hard bodies working the best. Coolmunda Dam fished well over the weekend, with anglers having success around the timber on TN60 Jackalls and Imakatsu Piranhas, live shrimp worked the best for the bait fishermen. Leslie Dam didn’t break any records over the past week; the bait anglers did manage to land a few quality Yellowbelly, as well as some reasonable sized Silver Perch and Eel Tailed Catfish, live shrimp and worms proved to be the most successful bait to use, while the lure anglers had success casting blades and soft vibes at the submerged rocks in the main basin. 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 around the timber. As for the rivers, the Macintyre River at Goondiwindi is finally starting to clear in the town reaches, which has seen Cod taking hard body lures, while lipless crankbaits have worked well for the Yellowbelly and the Dumeresq at Texas has produced reasonable numbers of Cod on Spinnerbaits and hard body lures, with a couple of Yellowbelly taken on bait.

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 the 24’s and 36’s have seen good numbers of Snapper and Trag Jew taken. The Spit pipeline has produced stacks of Jewies and Trevally 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 and Kalinga Bank has been a good area for Flathead. While at the Sunshine Coast, Spanish Mackerel and Long Tail Tuna are taking trolled lures, good numbers of Snapper on the northern reefs, while inshore fishing at Caloundra has seen plenty of Whiting on the flats and Bream in the deeper holes in the Passage, Trevally and Queenies in the Pelican Waters canals, Maroochy and Noosa Rivers have seen some quality Jacks getting about, plenty of Flathead and Queenies at the mouth of the Noosa River and good numbers of Jewies off the beaches at night.

 

 

Fishing Report 19-03-2015

FISHING REPORT   –   19-03-2015

MILLMERRAN CARP BUSTER COMP
I thought I would start with some stats from the Millmerran Carp Buster Comp 2 weeks ago. There was a total of 449 fish caught, adding up to an overall weight of 280kg. The biggest was 4.45kg and the most Carp caught by an adult was 50. They are hoping to make it a twice yearly event, which will probably see another event in Sept/Oct this year. Well done to everyone involved in organising the event and those of you who participated.

Bill Smith caught and released this Murray Cod at Leslie Dam

BASS

Cressbrook Dam has produced quite a few smaller Bass this week, out from the boat ramp and across to the buoy line has been a good area to target, while the Cressbrook Creek arm is still worth a look as well and working Blades and plastics through these fish has provided the best results. Boondooma Dam has again produced some decent catches of Bass; there’s still a lot of smaller fish about. Ice jigs, soft plastics and tailspinners have again worked well at Leizagangs, Pelican Point and The Junction, while bait and spinnerbaits accounted for a few in the timbered area of the Boyne and Stuart arms. Bass are still fairly active in Bjelke Peterson, casting Jackals, Blades and Spinnerbaits around the timbered edges has produced quality fish, while trolling hard bodies on the drop-offs has seen a few landed as well. Somerset Dam has produced some quality Bass over the past week, with the biggest reported at 56cm, the start of the timber at Kirkleigh and Pelican Point were the hot spots last weekend, while trolled hard bodies and live shrimp worked the best and Moogerah saw some quality Bass landed towards the back of the dam, with blades, tail spinners and plastics all working well.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cooby Dam has seen the odd Yellowbelly taking Ecogear ZX blades, just out from the dam wall buoy line; trolled lures and frozen saltwater yabbies have also produced a few decent fish along the right hand bank, 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 hard bodies 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, Jackalls and spinnerbaits, good size Silver Perch on live worms, but the Cod have been a bit quiet. Leslie Dam has seen Yellowbelly being landed on both lures and bait, most of the fish are holding close to the bottom and Blades and Mask Vibes have been working the best on these fish, there’s good numbers holding in the rocky structure across from the dam wall and frozen saltwater yabbies have accounted for some quality fish around the Black Boys. Glenlyon is still producing good numbers of Yellowbelly on frozen saltwater yabbies and live worms, the Cod have been a bit quiet, but there was a couple caught at Stockyard point on Spinnerbaits. As for the rivers, the Macintyre River at Goondi has been a bit quiet this week, with only a few Yellowbelly taken on bait in the town reaches and the Dumeresq at Texas has produced reasonable numbers of Cod on spinnerbaits, while bait accounted for a few Yellowbelly.

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 bit wider of the 50’s has produced heaps of Blue Marlin on trolled skirts. The Seaway has seen good numbers of Jewies on the incoming tide, on live bait, there’s also been a few Kingies in amongst them, plenty of good sized 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 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 12-03-2015

FISHING REPORT – 12-03-2015

BASS

Brent Hearne landed this 125cm Cod at Copeton Dam last weekend.
 Cracker of a fish mate!! Well done!!  WG

Cressbrook Dam is still a bit patchy, again, there has been some quality fish taking spinnerbaits and Jackalls around the edges, early morning and late afternoon, out from the boat ramp and across to the buoy line are still worth a look, the Cressbrook Creek arm has produced a few fish as well, with blades and tailspinners proving to be effective on these fish. Boondooma Dam has again produced some decent catches of Bass, although there are a lot of smaller fish about. Ice jigs and tailspinners worked well at Leizagangs, Pelican Point and The Junction, while bait accounted for a few in the timbered area of the Boyne arm. The schooled fish were shutting down fairly quickly, so the best option was to keep moving around the different locations. Heaps of fish caught at Bjelke Peterson last weekend, casting Blades and Spinnerbaits around the timbered edges and also working blades and tailspinners on the flats, near Bass Point were the best options, there were also a lot of smaller fish caught here as well.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cooby Dam has again produced a few quality Yellowbelly, near the dam wall buoy line, and along the bank in the northern arm of the dam, TN60 Jackalls, Piranhas and frozen saltwater yabbies have worked the best on these fish. Boondooma has produced good numbers of Yellowbelly again, the majority of fish are being caught on bait, with Leizagangs and the timbered areas of the Stuart and Boyne producing the majority of the fish, but trolling hard body lures from The Junction, to the timber in the Stuart arm, should pick you up a few fish as well. Coolmunda Dam has fished quite well over the past week or so, we have received several reports of quality fish being landed on lures and bait. There were good numbers of legal sized Cod and plenty of Yellowbelly landed over the weekend on spinnerbaits and larger hard body lures. There was a slight improvement on previous weeks at Leslie, with reports of some quality Yellowbelly landed in the main basin, along the western bank opposite the concrete boat ramps, these fish were landed on shrimp and frozen saltwater yabbies. The lure anglers also had more success than previous weeks, with blades and TN60 Jackalls working well around the Black Boys. Glenlyon produced a few Yellowbelly and Silver Perch on live worms and frozen saltwater yabbies, while trolled hard bodies accounted for a few Yellowbelly and some nice Cod, including a 97cm fish. As for the rivers, casting spinnerbaits around the snags has worked well on the Cod, in the Dumeresq River at Texas and the Macintyre at Goondi saw a few Cod and Yellowbelly taking worms and frozen saltwater yabbies.

COASTAL FISHING
Offshore fishing at the Gold Coast has seen plenty of Spanish Mackerel on Mermaid Reef and the 24’s, while Pearl Perch and Kingfish have been prominent on the 50’s and the closer bait grounds have produced good numbers of Tuna. Inshore fishing has seen the Southport Seaway producing good sized Jewies and Jacks along the rock walls, a few Flathead and Whiting at the Pin, Kingfish and Trevally around the Pipeline at the Spit and the Jumpinpin Bar has seen plenty of Sharks, while at the Sunny Coast, look for Mackerel on the closer reefs, while Murphy’s and Sunshine Reefs have again produced quality Snapper and Sweetlip. Inshore fishing has seen Grunter Bream off the Boardwalk, the sand banks near Bells Creek are producing plenty of Whiting, Trevally and Jacks around structure in the Maroochy and Noosa Rivers and all of the river mouths are seeing a few Tailor getting about.

Fishing Report 05-03-2015

FISHING REPORT – 05-03-2015

MILLMERRAN GEARS UP FOR ITS SECOND CARP BUSTER COMP

Organisers of Millmerran’s Carp Buster Fishing Competition on March 7 and 8 are hoping the Condamine’s banks will be slapping with European Carp when anglers join the fight against this pest fish for a second year. The weekend-long event at Yarramalong Weir is again being hosted by Millmerran Landcare after 70 anglers caught more than 260 carp at Millmerran’s first carp buster in late 2013. Registration for the Millmerran Carp Buster and breakfast kicks off at 7am on Saturday, March 7, and anglers are able to cast their lines along waterways across the Millmerran district.

Entry is $10 for adults, $5 for kids or $25 for families. Final lines are reeled in at 11am on Sunday, March 8, with prizes on offer for mystery weights. The weekend includes raffles, barbecues and camping is available.

For details on the Millmerran Carp Buster, phone Rebecca Kirby on 0427 952 336 or Lisa Sutton on 0427 376 281 or visit www.qmdc.org.au.

BASS

Cressbrook Dam is still a bit patchy, although there has been some quality fish taking spinnerbaits and Jackalls around the edges, early morning and late afternoon, out from the boat ramp and across to the buoy line would be worth a look, the Cressbrook Creek arm is worth a look as well and if you find the fish, try working blades and tailspinners through these fish and you should pick up a couple. Boondooma Dam has again produced some decent catches of Bass. Most of the fish have been caught around the points or timbered areas of the Stuart arm, mainly on Spinnerbaits and trolled hard bodies in about 15 - 20 feet of water. It’s still not easy at Bjelke Peterson, however casting Blades and Spinnerbaits around the points and edges has produced a few fish, while trolling hard bodies has seen a few landed as well. Moogerah Dam fished quite well over the weekend despite the heavy boating traffic; there were some decent 40cm plus Bass taken on soft plastics and Tail Spinners and Maroon also produced some good Bass, with most fish holding tight to the weed edges. Spinnerbaits, blades and plastics all worked well.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD
Cooby Dam has produced quite a few quality Yellowbelly, near the dam wall buoy line, TN60 Jackalls and frozen saltwater yabbies have worked the best on these fish. Boondooma and Bjelke Peterson have again produced good numbers of Yellowbelly, the majority of fish are being caught on Jackalls, Blades and Spinnerbaits, but trolling hard body lures should pick you up a few fish as well. Not a lot has changed at Coolmunda Dam this week; there have been reports of reasonable numbers of Yellowbelly with some quality Cod as well. 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 the Cod. Things have picked up this week at Leslie Dam, Leslie Dam anglers had more success this week than in previous weeks, trolling TN60 Jackalls up near the “Black Boys”, saw some good quality Yellowbelly landed, there were some nice Silver Perch landed off the bank on worms and there were also a couple 70+cm Cod landed on Sunday afternoon on hard bodies and Glenlyon is still producing good numbers of Yellowbelly and a few smaller Cod, mainly on live shrimp and trolled hard bodies.

COASTAL FISHING

With the improved conditions, anglers have finally been able to venture offshore, at the Gold Coast, the 18’s and 24’s have produced good numbers of Spanish Mackerel, while Pearl Perch and Kingfish have been prominent on the 50’s and  inshore fishing has seen the Southport Seaway producing good sized Jewies along the north wall, around the tide changes, a few Flathead around the Aldershots, Crab Island and Kalinga Bank and the Jumpinpin Bar has seen plenty of Jewies and Dart getting about, while at the Sunny Coast, look for Mackerel along the dirty water line, about 6 mile out, while Murphy’s and Sunshine Reefs have produced quality Snapper and Sweetlip. Inshore fishing has seen Grunter Bream off the Boardwalk, Jewies at Military Jetty, plenty of Jacks and Flathead in the Noosa River and most of the estuaries are producing good numbers of Whiting and Bream.

 

Fishing Report 26-02-2015

FISHING REPORT – 26-02-2015

Dylon Perrin landed this quality Murray Cod
 in the Glenn Innes area last weekend,
 it was released after taking the photo.
Well done Mobro!! Happy Birthday!! WG

Last weekends predicted weather didn’t happen as expected, so there has been little or no impact on the impoundments, apart from Somerset receiving plenty of water. This has resulted in water being released into Wivenhoe, which has seen the water level go from 80% to 95%. All impoundments within our local area that were closed were all reopened at the start of the week.

BASS

Cressbrook Dam is a bit patchy at the moment, 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 worth a look as well and if you find the fish, try casting blades, spinnerbaits, Jackals, and hopefully you might pick up a few. There has been quite a few smaller fish landed here in the past month, so remember the minimum length for Bass is 30cm. Boondooma Dam has again produced some decent catches of Bass. Most of the fish have been caught around the points or timbered areas of the Stuart and Boyne arms, mainly on Spinnerbaits and Blades, but you could also try trolling hard bodies in about 15 - 20 feet of water. It’s not easy at Bjelke Peterson at the moment, however casting Jackals, Blades and Spinnerbaits around Bass Point and on the banks below the Wineries has produced a few fish, while trolling hard bodies has seen a few landed as well and at Maroon, there were plenty of smaller Bass caught on Jackalls, Piranhas, Blades and Soft Plastics, most of the fish were landed along the weed edges.

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. Cressbrook has seen a few quality Yellowbelly hitting spinnerbaits around the Eagles Nest area, 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. Coolmunda Dam has improved over the past week as the water clears up; there have been reports of reasonable numbers of Yellowbelly with some quality Cod as well. 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 the 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 spinnerbaits around structure and Glenlyon is still producing good numbers of Yellowbelly on bait and Spinnerbaits, as well as plenty of Silver Perch on worms.

COASTAL FISHING

Very limited opportunities offshore this week due to the weather, however inshore fishing has seen the Southport Seaway producing good sized Jewies on the incoming tide and a few Flathead around the Aldershots and Kalinga Bank, while at the Sunny Coast, the Passage has produced a lot of smaller Bream and Whiting and a few Flathead around the mouth of Bells Creek and the rock walls at the entrance to the Noosa River have produced fairly good numbers of Trevally and Flathead at the top of the run in tide.

 

 

Fishing Report 19-02-2015

FISHING REPORT – 19-02-2015

 

The weather outlook isn't great for this weekend, so it may be a weekend for getting the gear ready for the next trip!!!

BASS

Dave Green with a quality Somerset Bass
caught last week on a spinnerbait.

The South Burnett dams have continued to produce reasonable numbers, even with the windy conditions, the fish are quite scattered throughout Boondooma, but there are still good size Bass being landed, with quite a few smaller fish in amongst them, casting Blades, Soft Plastics and Jackalls, as well as trolling hard bodies between 15 and 20 feet have proven to be the most successful methods. There are quite a few smaller Bass coming out of Bjelke Peterson; trolling hard bodies around Bass Point and the banks opposite have been the most successful. Somerset has again produced reasonable catches of Bass over the past week, Pelican Point, Queen Street and around the timber at Kirkleigh have been the pick of the spots, while casting Blades, Jackalls and Spinnerbaits, or trolling hard bodies have been the best methods and Moogerah Dam produced decent numbers of Bass on the weekend, with slow rolled soft plastics working the best down there.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cooby Dam has seen a few fish holding in deeper water and trolled hard bodies, vertically worked blades or frozen saltwater yabbies have been effective. Boondooma and Bjelke Peterson have both produced pretty good numbers of Yellowbelly, the majority of fish are being caught on bait, however, casting Jackalls and Spinnerbaits, and trolling hard bodies is working well. Glenlyon has fished well over the past week, with some nice Cod around the mid 70cm to 80cm mark, these have been caught on Spinnerbaits, trolled hard bodies and bait, Yellowbelly and Silver Perch have been plentiful, but they have mainly been coming on bait. Coolmunda has seen the odd fish taking frozen saltwater yabbies and trolled hard bodies, on the drop offs to the old creek beds and also along the wall area. Leslie Dam has produced a few Yellowbelly on frozen Saltwater Yabbies, in front of the Washpool camping area, good size Silver Perch on live worms and there were a couple of Cod taken on Jackalls near the boulders, just out from the buoy line. As for the rivers, the upper reaches of the Condamine have produced a few fish on bait and lures, the Dumeresq at Texas is still producing reasonable numbers downstream of the township, the Macintyre at Goondiwindi is still fairly quiet at the moment, with only the odd Yellowbelly falling for frozen saltwater yabbies and finally, the Goondiwindi Fish Restockers released 90,000 Yellowbelly into the river during January and February, all of the funds are raised by raffles conducted at the Railway Hotel on Friday nights.

COASTAL FISHING

Very limited opportunities offshore at the moment, however prior to the current weather system, the Southport Seaway was producing good numbers of Jewies and Jacks on strip baits, plenty of Whiting around the river mouths, Flathead around Gold Bank and Crusoe Island at the Pin and the creek mouths have seen good numbers of muddies filling the crab pots.

Fishing Report 12-02-2015

FISHING REPORT – 12-02-2015

BASS

Les Werribone taking fish releasing to the next level.
Love the commitment Les!!!!

Somerset Dam has produced good quality Bass this week; Pelican Point, Queen Street and Kirkleigh have been the areas to target, working spinnerbaits and blades slow and tight to the bottom in 28-40ft of water has picked up the majority of the fish. The South Burnett dams have fished well again, at Boondooma, trolling hard bodies in 30-35ft of water from the main basin through to Pelican Point has produced good sized fish, while working 5/8oz spinnerbaits around the timber in the Stuart arm, has been good also. At Bjelke Peterson, working Blades, mask vibes and plastics in 15-25ft of water, around the points and drop-offs in the main basin has been good, while trolling dark coloured hard bodies in the same areas has produced decent numbers as well. Cressbrook Dam was a bit quieter this week, working the weedy edges with spinnerbaits early morning/late afternoon has again produced a few fish, also look for fish suspended off the steeper points in the main bay and around the Eagles Nest area, hopping soft vibes or blades, trolling smaller profile hard bodies, or working spinnerbaits tight to the bottom will give the best chance of picking up a few of these fish, and  Maroon Dam produced good numbers of Bass along the southern bank, just off the weed edges, using spinnerbaits, beetle spins and soft plastics.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cooby has fished quite well this week, with some quality Yellowbelly taking TN60 Jackalls, cast to the edges. Boondooma and Bjelke Peterson have continued to produce good numbers of Yellowbelly, working the same areas as with the Bass, will see you pick up some quality Yellowbelly also, and these fish will fall for the same tactics as used for the Bass. Glenlyon is a bit quiet at the moment, there has been the odd Yellowbelly taken on trolled hard bodies, live shrimp and frozen saltwater yabbies, there’s only been a couple of Cod about, with spinnerbaits working the best on these. Coolmunda is still quiet due to the dirty water from the recent inflow, there has been the odd fish taking frozen saltwater yabbies on the drop offs to the old creek beds, the water is starting to clear, so hopefully in the next few weeks the fish will become a bit more active. Leslie Dam has been a bit quiet again this week, but anglers did pick up the odd Yellowbelly on frozen Saltwater Yabbies, blades and trolled hard bodies in the main basin and also around the Black Boys, there was a 10kg Cod caught on a Predatek up near the dam wall. As for the rivers, the Macintyre at Goondiwindi is still a bit quiet, with only the odd Yellowbelly caught; the Dumaresq River from Texas downstream to Yelarbon has fished alright again for Yellowbelly, with spinnerbaits and hard bodies proving to be effective.

COASTAL FISHING

Offshore fishing has been almost non-existent this week, due to the windy conditions, however, getting out early morning, before the wind really picked up, saw a few Spanish Mackerel taking trolled diving lures on the 24’s, as well as Palm and Mermaid Reefs, the Seaway has again produced School Jew and Kingies on live bait, good quality Jacks, up to 70cm in the Nerang and Coomera Rivers on soft plastics and Flathead at the Pin, while at the Sunshine Coast, Sunshine Reef produced mixed bags of reef fish, Spotty and Spanish Mackerel are getting about also, but again, the conditions haven’t been favorable for offshore fishing and inshore has seen the passage at Caloundra fishing well for Flathead, Jacks throughout most of the estuaries, Trevally in the upper reaches of the Noosa River and the beaches have been a popular spot for Whiting.