Fishing Report 24-09-15

FISHING REPORT   – 24-09-2015

BASS

Chris Hudynski with a healthy
Wivenhoe Yellowbelly.

Cressbrook Dam produced low numbers this past week, but there were some good quality fish landed. Working soft plastics through suspended fish in 40ft of water produced the best results. Somerset Dam saw reasonable numbers of Bass caught this week, most of the fish landed were around the 40cm mark, with soft plastics, tailspinners and ice jigs working the best and Pelican Point through to Kirkleigh has been the best area to target. Boondooma has again seen some decent Bass getting about throughout the dam, mask vibes, tailspinners and soft plastics are working well on the flats, trolled hard bodies are accounting for a few through the Stuart and Boyne arms and using spinnerbaits around the timbered parts has been effective as well and Bjelke Peterson has really fired this week as well, targeting the gently sloping banks throughout the dam, with soft plastics, TN60 Jackalls and compact spinnerbaits has produced plenty of fish. Moogerah Dam is currently closed to all water based activities, due to water quality issues, so if you were thinking of heading there, you will have to look at other options.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cooby Dam has produced some good quality Yellowbelly this week, the fish are hanging just out from the weed edges and trolling shallow diving hard bodies or casting blades in tight to the weed has been effective, while frozen saltwater yabbies and jigged blades have been effective in the deeper parts of the dam. Glenlyon has picked up a bit this week, with a few Cod up to 80cm hitting bigger spinnerbaits and trolled hard bodies, while live shrimp and blades are working the best on the Yellowbelly. Working the bottom end of Coolmunda has been good this week, particularly around the timber, Jackalls, Spinnerbaits and soft vibes have worked well for both Cod and Yellowbelly. Leslie Dam has been steady, although the eastern banks have produced some nice Silver Perch and Eel-tailed Catfish on worms, while frozen saltwater yabbies and trolled hard bodies have picked up the odd Yellowbelly in the main basin. As for the rivers, the Macintyre River has produced good numbers of Yellowbelly on spinnerbaits, hard bodies and bait, Yellowbelly have been active in the Dumeresq River, downstream of Texas, with live shrimp and frozen saltwater yabbies working the best and the Condamine River is fishing well for Yellowbelly, with most of the weirs and popular holes, throughout the system proving to be quite productive.

COASTAL FISHING

Offshore fishing at the Gold Coast this past week has seen Snapper and Amberjack on the 18’s and 24’s, a few Kingies on the 36’s and out wider, trolling skirted lures has worked well for Yellowfin Tuna. Inshore fishing has seen Bream and Jewies in the Seaway and good quality Flathead have been prominent around Crab Island, Tipplers Passage and just inside the Pin Bar. At the Sunny Coast, offshore fishing has seen Snapper on 8 Mile Reef, and there’s also been the odd Mackerel getting about, while inshore fishing has seen plenty of Whiting in the lower parts of the Maroochy River, Bream and Trevally at the mouth of Bells Creek, Flathead throughout the passage on live baits; and in the Noosa River, the upper reaches are producing good numbers of smaller Mangrove Jack, while Trevally and Flathead, have been taking live bait in Woods Bay, on the incoming tide.

FRASER ISLAND

Fraser has continued to produce good numbers of Tailor, Dart, Whiting and Flathead along the eastern beaches.

FISHING REPORT   – 10-09-2015

CHANGE TO OPENING HOURS FOR TOOWOOMBA DAMS

A good example of a quality Somerset Bass. These bigger
fish generally come out to play in the early stages of spring.

I forgot to mention this last week, so for those of you who don’t already know, our local Toowoomba dams have a change to their opening hours from 1^st September to 30^th April. The hours at Cooby Dam are; Loveday Cove from 7am to 8 pm, the Dam Wall Picnic Area is open 7am to 7.30pm and Cressbrook Dam is open from 6am to 8.00pm, water based activities are not permitted on the dams outside of these times. For more information regarding the dams and all other recreational facilities go to the TRC website, which is; www.toowoombarc.qld.gov.au

BASS

Bass fishing has been pretty good again this week, with Cressbrook Dam producing some decent fish; looking in the usual haunts, such as The Eagles Nest, out from the boat ramp, Deer Island and the points in the Bull creek arm are all good options, while soft plastics, blades and live shrimp have been effective. Somerset has produced some quality fish this week, with Pelican Point through to Kirkleigh being the best area of the dam to target, soft plastics, tailspinners and blades have all worked well, but trolling crank baits tight to the bottom picked up the better quality fish. It was a bit tougher at Boondooma this week, but for those that know their way around the dam, picked up some quality fish up to 50cm; plastics, blades and trolled hard bodies worked well, while the Stuart arm, from the Junction through to the timber has been a fairly productive area. Bjelke Peterson ramped up this week, with plenty of Bass hitting blades and hard bodies, worked in 15-20ft of water throughout the dam and Moogerah has been a little slow, with most of the fish hanging around the timber,  soft plastics and live shrimp have accounted for the majority of these fish.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cooby Dam has produced decent numbers of Yellowbelly, the fish seem to be hanging just out from the weed edges and trolling shallow diving hard bodies or casting spinnerbaits in tight to the weed has been effective, while using bait or jigging blades in the deeper parts has produced a few fish as well. Glenlyon is a bit quiet at the moment, but there have been a few Yellowbelly taken on live shrimp, frozen saltwater yabbies and hard bodies in about 12-15ft of water, Cod have proven to be little bit harder to catch, although this should improve over the coming weeks, providing the weather stays kind to us. The fishing is still good at Coolmunda; if your targeting Yellowbelly, jigging blades and trolling hard bodies in the deeper water has been good, while working Jakall Transams around the timber has picked up the better quality fish and green coloured hard bodies have gone well for Cod. Leslie Dam saw a few Yellowbelly and Silver perch landed on worms, in about 10 foot of water, in front of the Washpool Reserve, there have also been some nice Yellowbelly caught, working the banks with Jackals, while opposite the dam wall in about 30 foot of water, has been a pretty good spot for the bait anglers. As for the rivers, the Macintyre at Goondiwindi has produced good sized Yellowbelly on bait and hard bodies, the Balonne at St.George is fishing well, with brighter coloured lures working the best, and the Condamine River continues to fish well, with most of the weirs and popular holes, throughout the system proving to be quite productive.

COASTAL FISHING

Offshore fishing has been a bit quiet at the Gold Coast, but the36’s and 50’s have produced some quality Pearl Perch, Kingies and Amberjack, while the close artificial reefs have been good for Snapper. Inshore fishing has seen Jew, Tailor and Trevally in the Seaway on the run in tide, good numbers of Flathead on soft plastics and trolled lures throughout the Broadwater and also at the Pin, quality Whiting at the Council Chambers in the Nerang River, Tailor off the beaches and a few Sand Crabs have started to show up in the southern end of the Broadwater. At the Sunny Coast, offshore fishing has produced some big Snapper on North Reef, as well as the Barwon Banks and The Hards when the weather permits a trip, some large schools of longtail tuna are getting about North Reef as well, with some yellowfin amongst them and some Parrot and Pearlies are coming from the reefs Northeast of Double Island point. Inshore fishing has seen plenty of big Whiting around the Power Boat Club, quality Flathead on soft plastics at the bar entrance, small Trevally in the Pelican Waters canals, some decent Bass in the upper reaches of the Mooloolah River; and in the Noosa River, Tailor are hitting surface poppers in Woods Bay, big Flathead and Whiting throughout, some nice Jewies to 80cm in the deeper holes and the upper reaches have seen some nice Mangrove Jack getting about.

FRASER ISLAND

Good numbers of Tailor, Whiting and Dart getting about the exposed beaches, with some good quality Tailor starting to show up.

FISHING REPORT   – 03-09-2015

BASS

A bit of an improvement on the Bass scene this week, Cressbrook Dam has produced some fish out from the boat ramp, there’s also some schools showing up from there through to the Eagles Nest, live shrimp, soft plastics, soft vibes and tailspinners have worked the best. A few more fish at Somerset as well, with Queen Street and Kirkleigh being the best places to target, soft plastics, tailspinners and soft vibes have all worked well, while live shrimp and trolling crank baits have been better options. Boondooma has again seen good numbers of Bass taken on ice jigs, soft vibes and tailspinners around Pelican Point and The Junction, trolled hard bodies have also picked up a few through the narrows. Trolling deep diving lures in the old creek beds has been effective at Bjelke Peterson and Moogerah Dam has again produced a few Bass on mask vibes and tailspinners, looking in 30 – 35ft of water, just out from the timber has been a good option.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cooby Dam has seen a few Yellowbelly taking frozen saltwater yabbies and blades in about 30ft of water, trolling smaller lures tight to the weed edges has picked up a few as well. Glenlyon has seen a few Cod between 60 and 70cm, taken on trolled and cast hard bodies, looking around structure will give the best results. At Leslie Dam, anglers managed to land some nice Yellowbelly on both lures and bait, the Black Boys produced good numbers of fish on bait, while the lure anglers also managed to land a few up past the Black Boys while casting Jackalls at the structure. Coolmunda has seen blades and soft vibes working well for Yellowbelly and there’s plenty of Cod hitting trolled hard bodies throughout the dam. Boondooma Dam has again produced good sized Yellowbelly on trolled hard bodies through the narrows and Bjelke Peterson has also produced good quality Yellowbelly again, working TN60 Jackalls around Bass Point has worked well, while spinnerbaits and hard bodies have picked up a few around the timber.  As for the rivers, the Goondiwindi area has been steady, with only low numbers of Yellowbelly taking frozen saltwater yabbies, the Balonne River at St.George has seen some decent size Yellowbelly hitting green and yellow hard bodies and the Condamine River around the Warwick area fished reasonably well for Yellowbelly on crank baits and surface lures produced a couple of Cod.

COASTAL FISHING

Offshore fishing has seen a few Snapper, Cobia and Trag Jew taken on the 18’s and 24’s and out wider, Kingfish, Amberjack and Snapper have been caught on the 50’s, while inshore has seen the sand pumping jetty fishing well for Trevally and Tailor on the incoming tide, smaller Kingies and school Jew in the Seaway on the morning tide change, Bream around the bridges in the canals, Flathead at the Aldershots and Kalinga Bank and a few Sand Crabs are showing up around Crab Island. At the Sunny Coast, offshore fishing has seen most reefs holding mixed reef fish and Snapper up to 8kg; Jigs, soft plastics and baits, like pilchards and live yakka’s fished on the bottom have worked well. There’s also been a few Yellowfin and Long Tail Tuna getting about. While inshore fishing has seen plenty of Flathead throughout the Passage and the Maroochy River, Bream and Whiting at Military Jetty, Trevally are hitting surface lures around structure in most of the canals and the Noosa River has produced a few Jacks on live bait, under the bridges at night and the river mouth has been firing for Flathead and Trevally, on the incoming tide.

FRASER ISLAND

Still getting good reports of Tailor and Dart along the eastern beaches, with the northern part of the island producing slightly better quality fish.

 

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.