FISHING REPORT   – 07-11-2013

BASS

Somerset Dam has again seen a few fish landed this week; they have been a bit more active, compared to last week, Bay13 and the Pelican Point area are again the best spots, soft plastics, Blades and Mask Vibes have worked well on these fish, while Blades, Jackalls and Spinnerbaits have been successful around the timber at Kirkleigh. Cressbrook has produced fairly good numbers of Bass, casting Blades and Jackalls to the edges has produced a few fish, there is also good numbers of quality fish suspended in the deeper water, in the main basin, trolled hard bodies have picked up the majority of these fish. A carbon copy of last week, at Boondooma, the upper reaches of the Stuart and Boyne arms have again produced some nice Bass on Jackalls, Spinnerbaits and trolled hard bodies. Using live shrimp and working Blades and Jackalls around Bass Point has produced some decent numbers of Bass in Bjelke Peterson. Moogerah has fished quite well again this week, particularly in the early morning and late afternoon.  There are still a few legal sized Bass being landed in the main basin, just off the bank near the camping boat ramp on live shrimps.  Lure anglers are having the most success in the western part of the dam on a variety of lures, trolling along the timbered edges has also been successfull

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Plenty of activity again, for Yellowbelly and Cod fishing this week, casting Jackalls and Spinnerbaits to the edges, around the weed and structure, has been effective at Cooby, EcoGear VX40 Blades and Ice Jigs have worked well on the deeper fishwhile frozen Saltwater Yabbies and live Shrimp have again been popular baits. Glenlyon fired this week, with plenty of Cod getting about, some decent sized fish have been hitting bigger Spinnerbaits in the timbered areas, Yellowbelly have also been quite active, trolled hard bodies, spinnerbaits, live shrimp and worms have worked well on these fish. At Coolmunda, trolling hard bodies along the drop-offs has worked well, while casting Jackalls and Spinnerbaits around the timber has been good also and using bait in these same areas has seen some decent fish landed as well. Leslie Dam has improved over the past week with reports of some nice fish being landed, mainly on lures, bright coloured TN60 Jackalls up past the Black Boys has been a popular area, while Blades, frozen Saltwater Yabbies and live Shrimp have been effective in the main basin in about 35 feet of water, the fish are certainly there you just have to locate them on using your sounder, and in the South Burnett, both Boondooma and Bjelke Peterson dams have again produced good numbers of Yellowbelly, in Boondooma, bait has been effective in the Stuart and Boyne arms and casting spinnerbaits around the timber in the upper reaches of the Stuart arm has produced some big fish as well, while at Bjelke Peterson, big Yellowbelly have been taking spinnerbaits around the timber. As for the rivers, the Macintyre at Goondiwindi and the Balonne at St. George have seen good numbers of Yellowbelly taken on frozen Saltwater Yabbies and Spinnerbaits.

GOLD COAST

Offshore fishing has improved a bit this week, the 24’s have produced good size Cobia and a few smaller Black Marlin, while on the 50’s, Pearl Perch, Kingies and Amberjack have been on the move. Inshore fishing has seen Tailor and Jewies on live bait, along the rock walls, in the Seaway, reasonable numbers of Flathead and Whiting around the Aldershots and near the Council Chambers in the Nerang River and a few Jacks have been hanging around structure in the Coomera River.

SUNSHINE COAST

Offshore fishing has again been a bit quiet this week, but there has been the odd Spotty Mackerel and Tuna getting about and a few Snapper have been landed on the closer reefs. Inshore fishing has again seen a few Flathead and Whiting taken in the Passage, Mangrove Jack in Bells Creek, the Maroochy River has seen some good action for Whiting, on poppers along the sand bars, while in the Noosa River, Queenfish and Trevally have been active at the river mouth on metal slices and larger blades, and some nice Jacks have been taken on live Mullet and Thready Buster lures.

HERVEY BAY

Quite a few School Mackerel, Tuna and small Black Marlin in amongst heaps of bait, throughout the Bay, while the Mary River system has been alive with Threadfin Salmon and  a few Barra, which have been taken on the troll.