Fishing Report 27-08-15

FISHING REPORT   – 27-08-2015

COD CLOSED SEASON APPROACHING

A closed season applies to Murray cod from 1 September to 30 November in all Queensland waters contained in the Murray Darling Drainage Division; this applies to the Condamine, Macintyre, Dumeresq, Weir, Moonie, Balonne, Warrego and Paroo Rivers. DURING THIS TIME MURRAY COD MUST NOT BE TAKEN OR TARGETED IN THESE WATERWAYS. An exception to this closed season applies to Beardmore, Connolly, Cooby, Coolmunda, Glenlyon, Leslie and Storm King Dams, where the fish are actually stocked.

BASS
Cressbrook produced some quality Bass this week, using live shrimp up near the eagles nest provided the best results. Still good shows of fish at Somerset, which have again produced some good quality Bass on Soft Plastics, tailspinners and live shrimp, while the flats on the big house side of Pelican Point and also Queen Street have been the spots to target. Ice jigs and vertically jigged blades, worked in 25-35ft of water have been the most productive at Boondooma this week, Pelican Point and throughout the Stuart arm have been the pick of the spots and live shrimp have picked up the odd Bass off the steeper points in Bjelke Peterson.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cooby Dam is still producing the odd Yellowbelly on trolled shallow diving hard bodies, working them near the weed beds, working them along the steeper banks in the northern arm has worked the best and the land based anglers have picked up the odd fish on frozen saltwater yabbies. Glenlyon has seen a few Yellowbelly taken on frozen saltwater yabbies and the afternoons have been productive for Cod, with some nice fish up to 80cm taken on trolled lures. Coolmunda has been hit and miss, some people are catching plenty, while others have struggled. For those that were there at the right time, blades and soft vibes picked up some quality Yellowbelly to 55cm, while some cracking Cod, up to a metre were also landed. Leslie Dam has fished quite well again this past week, the bait anglers managed to land some quality fish on shrimps and saltwater yabbies in the main basin, in about 30ft of water, the odd fish was taken on trolled hard body lures along the Washpool bank, while ZX Blades and soft vibes accounted for some nice fish in various spots around the dam. Bjelke Peterson Dam produced a few Yellowbelly on live shrimp, just off Bass Point, and Somerset has produced good quality Yellowbelly again, trolling hard bodies through schooled fish has been effective. As for the rivers, the Macintyre river at Goondi has dirtied up a bit, which has seen only the odd Yellowbelly biting on frozen saltwater yabbies, the Dumeresq been quiet, with only a few fish taking bait and not a lot has changed here locally, with the upper reaches of the Condamine River, from Cecil Plains to Warwick still producing a few Cod and Yellowbelly on spinnerbaits, hard bodies and frozen saltwater yabbies.

COASTAL FISHING

Offshore fishing has produced again at the Gold Coast, with plenty of Snapper and Cobia taken on the 24’s and 36’s and the 50’s have fished really well for Kingies and Amberjack, while inshore has seen the Seaway fishing well for Trevally and Kingies along the northern wall, quality Flathead and Bream on soft plastics throughout the Jumpinpin area and also around Wavebreak Island. At the Sunny Coast, offshore fishing has seen the Barwon Banks producing Snapper, Pearl Perch and the odd Cobia, North and Sunshine Reef have produced big Snapper, mainly at dawn and dusk, while inshore fishing at Caloundra has produced Bream and Luderick off the Boardwalk, soft plastics have worked well for Flathead throughout the passage and the Maroochy River, while the Noosa River has produced good numbers of quality Bream and Flathead, Jewies along the ski run on live bait and most of the river mouths have produced big Whiting up to 43cm.

FRASER ISLAND

till fairly good reports coming from Fraser this week, with most gutters along the eastern beaches producing good numbers of Tailor, Dart and Whiting and the odd bigger Flathead.

FISHING REPORT   – 20-08-2015

BASS

Bryden Whitbrad landed this Cod
on a rcent trip to Elsmore NSW

Not a lot has changed at Cressbrook this week, there’s quite a few fish showing up, but not big numbers getting caught; out from the boat ramp, around the Eagles Nest and also out off the points in the main basin have again been the better spots to look, using soft plastics, soft vibes, tailspinners and blades will work, as always, live shrimp will work in those same areas. Still good shows of fish at Somerset, which have again produced some good quality Bass on Blades, Soft Plastics, tailspinners and live shrimp, while Pelican Point, Bay 13 and Queen Street have again been the pick of the spots. Boondooma has fished well again this week, with good numbers of quality Bass taking blades and tailspinners, cast to the edges, particularly in the timbered area of the Stuart arm, there’s also been some bigger fish taken on blades in the main basin, Moogerah is still producing a few Bass on a variety of lures, including soft plastics, soft vibes, tailspinners and blades, looking in 25-35ft of water, on the flats out from the timber should provide the best results.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cooby Dam is still producing the odd Yellowbelly on trolled shallow diving hard bodies, working them near the weed beds, in the northern arm has worked the best. Glenlyon has seen a few Yellowbelly taken on trolled hard bodies, worms and frozen saltwater yabbies are still a good option and spinnerbaits have picked up a couple of Cod. Coolmunda has produced good numbers of Yellowbelly on bait and trolled hard bodies on the drop offs and along the rock wall, there’s also been a few Cod taken on hard bodies around the timber. Leslie Dam saw reasonable numbers of Yellowbelly hitting smaller trolled hard bodies, working the narrower part of the dam, near the Black Boys, and for the bait anglers, using frozen saltwater yabbies, in the deeper parts of the main basin has produced and worms have accounted for a few nice Silver Perch, off the bank near the Washpool Reserve. Boondooma and Bjelke Peterson Dam have seen good numbers of Yellowbelly taking trolled hard bodies throughout the main basins in both dams and casting blades and spinnerbaits to the edges has been effective as well, and Somerset has produced good quality Yellowbelly again, casting reaction lures to the edges and working blades and soft vibes through schooled fish has been effective. As for the rivers, the Macintyre river at Goondi, has seen a few Cod hitting surface lures, while quality Yellowbelly are biting on frozen saltwater yabbies and smaller trolled hard bodies and the upper reaches of the Condamine River, from Cecil Plains to Warwick has again produced a few Cod and Yellowbelly on spinnerbaits, hard bodies and frozen saltwater yabbies.

COASTAL FISHING
Offshore fishing has been good again at the Gold Coast, with plenty of Snapper and Jewies taken on the 24’s and 36’s and the 50’s have fished really well for Kingfish and Amberjack, while inshore has seen the Seaway fishing well for Jewies and Bream along the rock walls, quality Flathead and Bream on soft plastics throughout the Jumpinpin area and inside the Jumpinpin Bar has been productive for Tailor. Offshore fishing at the Sunny Coast, has seen Murphys Reef, Caloundra 12 Mile and the Barwon Banks producing Snapper, Moses Perch and Jewies, while inshore fishing at Caloundra has produced Bream and Luderick off the Boardwalk, soft plastics have worked well for Flathead in the Maroochy River and the Noosa River has produced Golden Trevally along the rock walls, on metal slugs, Jewies along the ski run on live bait and the river mouth has produced decent numbers of Tailor at dawn and dusk.

FRASER ISLAND

Good reports from Fraser again this week, with most gutters along the eastern beaches producing good numbers of Tailor, Dart and Whiting.

Fishing Report 06-08-15

FISHING REPORT   – 05-08-2015

BASS

David Grainger with a typical Severn River
Murray Cod, taken on a surface lure.

At Cressbrook, some good shows of fish out from the picnic area, the Eagles Nest and also around the main point in the Bull Creek arm of the dam, using soft plastics, soft vibes, ice jigs and blades will give you a chance, it’s definitely worth a try with live shrimp in those same areas and casting smaller lures around the weed edges has picked up a few as well. A few schools and some scattered fish are starting to show at Somerset and there has been the odd quality Bass taking Blades and live shrimp, while Pelican Point, Bay 13 and Queen Street have been the best places to look. Boondooma has seen some decent catches of Bass this week; ice jigs, spinnerbaits and blades have all worked well, particularly around the junction and pelican point. Moogerah has been the pick of the dams for Bass, with reasonable numbers of fish taking a variety of lures, including soft plastics, soft vibes, ice jigs and blades, targeting schooled fish throughout the main basin has given the best results, while live shrimp have picked up a few in and around the timber. The Bass at Maroon have also been fairly active, with quite a few quality fish landed on live shrimp and crank baits picked up a few around the weed edges.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cooby Dam is still producing a few Yellowbelly on frozen saltwater yabbies, in about 40ft of water. A bit quieter at Glenlyon this week, with small numbers of Yellowbelly and Silver Perch taking worms and frozen saltwater yabbies and trolled hard bodies have accounted for a few Cod up to 80cm. Coolmunda is still producing a few Yellowbelly and Silver Perch on bait, in the deeper parts of the dam: trolling hard bodies along the drop offs to the old creek beds has also worked well and some good quality Cod have been hitting trolled hard bodies, worked through the timber. Leslie Dam saw plenty of Yellowbelly landed over the weekend and into the start of the week, frozen saltwater yabbies and live shrimp worked well near the Black Boys and out from the Ski Club. Blades, mask vibes and deeper trolled hard body lures worked very well for the lure anglers, in the deeper parts of the main basin. Boondooma Dam has again seen plenty of Yellowbelly taking soft vibes and ice jigs in the main basin and casting blades to the edges has been effective as well, good numbers of quality Yellowbelly at Bjelke Peterson, with deep diving hard bodies and frozen saltwater yabbies working the best and Somerset has produced good quality Yellowbelly, using silent TN60 Jackalls, cast to the edges. As for the rivers, the Dumeresq River has seen good numbers of Cod hitting surface lures, shallow diving hard bodies and bigger spinnerbaits, quality Yellowbelly are biting on frozen saltwater yabbies and smaller trolled hard bodies and the upper reaches of the Condamine River, from Cecil Plains to Warwick continues to produce a few Cod and Yellowbelly on spinnerbaits, hard bodies and frozen saltwater yabbies.

COASTAL FISHING

Offshore fishing has been pretty good at the Gold Coast again this week, with plenty of Snapper and a few Cobia taken around the 18’s and 24’s, and out wider, Kingfish and Amberjack have been prominent on the 50’s, while inshore has seen the Seaway fishing well for Trevally and Tailor, on live bait, along the north wall, Jewies at night off the sand pumping jetty, quality Flathead on soft plastics throughout the Broadwater, Bream in the deeper holes around Crusoe Island and the beaches from Narrowneck to the Spit have been fishing well for Tailor. At the Sunny Coast, Sunshine Reef is fishing well for mixed reef fish, Barwon Banks and the Hards are holding good numbers of Pearlies; and Snapper have been firing early morning and evening on the reefs East of Double Island Point. Inshore fishing at Caloundra has produced Bream and Luderick off the Boardwalk, Flathead throughout the passage and at the mouth of the Maroochy River, Winter Whiting on the sand flats, near the Powerboat Club and the mouth of the Noosa River has produced Golden Trevally and Jewies on the incoming tide.

FRASER ISLAND

Tailor fishing is going alright at the moment, with most gutters holding fish, there’s no great size to them, but the numbers are pretty good.

Fishing Report 30-07-15

FISHING REPORT   – 30-07-2015

BASS

Still a bit quiet at Cressbrook this week, look for schooled fish out from the camp ground points, the Eagles Nest and also out from Deer Island and target them with soft plastics, soft vibes, ice jigs and blades, it’s definitely worth a try with live shrimp in those same areas. Nothing has changed at Boondooma this week, with the odd bass taken on ice jigs and blades throughout the main basin, the edges are still worth a try with blades and smaller spinnerbaits, early morning and late afternoon. Bjelke Peterson has been pretty good again this week, with good numbers of Bass taken on ice jigs and blades at the bottom end of the dam and working spinnerbaits and blades to the edges, from Bass Point right through to the wall has also produced a few, still a few fish taken on blades and soft plastics at Moogerah Dam and Maroon has produced low numbers, mainly on live shrimp, around the weed edges.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cooby Dam is producing a few Yellowbelly on frozen saltwater yabbies, looking in about 40ft of water will give you the best chance. Good numbers of Cod on spinnerbaits at Glenlyon this week, 70cm has been about the biggest caught and some decent numbers of Yellowbelly and Silver Perch are taking worms and frozen saltwater yabbies. Coolmunda is still producing a few Yellowbelly on bait and Ecogear ZX Blades, in the deeper parts of the dam. There were a few Yellowbelly landed at Leslie this past week, anglers seemed to have the most success by vertically jigging blades, Jackall Mask Vibes also accounted for a few nice fish in the main basin and the bait anglers also had some success around the boulders across from the dam wall. Boondooma Dam has again seen plenty of Yellowbelly taking soft vibes and ice jigs in the main basin and also the timbered area of the Stuart arm, good numbers of Yellowbelly at Bjelke Peterson, with blades, soft vibes and frozen saltwater yabbies working the best. As for the rivers, the Macintyre River has seen good numbers of Cod hitting surface lures, shallow diving hard bodies and bigger spinnerbaits, quality Yellowbelly are still on the bite as well, the Dumeresq River, downstream of Texas has produced reasonable numbers of smaller Cod this week, spinnerbaits and surface lures have been effective there as well, and the upper reaches of the Condamine River, from Cecil Plains to Warwick have produced a few Cod and Yellowbelly on spinnerbaits, hard bodies and frozen saltwater yabbies.

COASTAL FISHING

Offshore fishing has been pretty good at the Gold Coast this week, with Cobia and smaller Snapper taken around the 18’s and 24’s, Snapper and Pearl Perch on the 36’s, and out wider, Kingfish and Amberjack have been prominent on the 50’s, while inshore, has seen the Seaway fishing well for Trevally and Tailor, quality Flathead on soft plastics and small minnows, throughout the Jumpinpin area, and there’s still plenty of Bream hanging around the rock walls and pylons, throughout all of the estuaries.
At the Sunny Coast, offshore fishing has seen the outer reefs fishing well for big Snapper and Pearl Perch, plenty of Squire and Tailor around Brays Rock, the inner reefs are producing smaller Snapper and the odd Tusk Fish and there’s still a few Spotty Mackerel getting about. Inshore fishing has produced Bream and Luderick off the Boardwalk and at the mouth of the Maroochy River, Winter Whiting on the sand flats, near the Powerboat Club, some decent size Flathead in Bells Creek, the Mooloolah River and also the Noosa River and the Noosa River has also produced Jacks, Golden Trevally and Jewies on live baits.

FRASER ISLAND

Anglers are starting to pick up a few Tailor and Dart in most of the gutters, particularly on the southern end of the island.

 

Fishing Report 23-07-15

FISHING REPORT   – 23-07-2015

BASS

Cressbrook has seen a few Bass taken on white tailspinners and soft plastics around Deer Island, there’s also been the odd larger fish taking blades in the Eagles Nest area. At Boondooma, the odd bass has been caught on ice jigs and blades throughout the main basin, the weed edges have produced fish early mornings on blades, while live shrimp have worked well at the start of the timber in the Boyne arm. Bjelke Peterson had a big improvement this week, with good numbers of Bass taken on ice jigs and blades at the bottom end of the dam and working spinnerbaits and blades to the edges, from Bass Point right through to the wall has also produced a few and Moogerah Dam saw a few fish taking soft plastics and soft vibes

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

A few Cod taken on spinnerbaits around The Caves at Glenlyon this week, but no big fish to report and a few Yellowbelly are taking worms and frozen saltwater yabbies. Coolmunda is still producing a few Yellowbelly on live shrimp around the timber and trolling hard bodies and spinnerbaits in the old creek bed has also worked quite well. Fishing at Leslie Dam has improved over the past week, with fairly good numbers of Yellowbelly being caught, live shrimp and frozen saltwater yabbies worked the best for the bait anglers, while the lure anglers experienced the best results using blades and mask vibes, out from the Ski Club, the Washpool, Cod Alley and opposite the dam wall were the pick of the spot. There were also a couple of legal size Murray Cod landed on spinnerbaits. Boondooma Dam has seen plenty of Yellowbelly taking soft vibes and ice jigs in the main basin and also the timbered area of the Stuart arm, plenty of Yellowbelly at Bjelke Peterson as well, with blades, soft vibes and frozen saltwater yabbies working the best. As for the rivers, the Dumeresq River at Texas has produced reasonable numbers of Cod this week on surface lures, and the Condamine River has produced a few Cod and Yellowbelly on spinnerbaits and frozen saltwater yabbies.

COASTAL FISHING
At the Gold Coast, offshore fishing has improved as the week progressed, with Snapper and Trag Jew taken on the 36’s, and out wider, Pearl Perch have been prominent on the 50’s, while inshore, has seen the Seaway fishing well for Bream and Flathead, early morning on the run in tide has been the best time and plenty of good quality Flathead and big Bream throughout the Jumpinpin and Bay Islands areas. While at the Sunny Coast, offshore fishing has seen the outer reefs fishing well for Amberjack and Sweetlip and Snapper have been prominent in a bit closer. Inshore fishing has produced Bream off the Boardwalk and Flathead just inside the bar entrance at Caloundra, Bream, Trevally and School Jew in the upper reaches of the Maroochy River, the Noosa River has produced big Tailor and Trevally on metal lures, on the incoming tide and quality Flathead are taking soft plastics on the sand flats.

FRASER ISLAND

Much the same this week, with Dart and Whiting in the gutters at low tide and Chopper Tailor and Mulloway in the deeper holes along the eastern beaches.

 

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.