THURSDAY 4 FEBRUARY, 2010
The recent rain will be a boost for fishing in some areas
locally and for coastal salt-water estuaries.
LESLIE DAM
Leslie Dam has continued to produce plenty of yellowbelly
with one local angler landing and releasing eleven yellowbelly
while trolling a Bolt Hero lure last weekend. There have
been a few silver perch taken on live worms and lures.
A couple of under-size were released.
TEXAS
A few nice yellowbelly have been taken downstream of the
Bonshaw Weir. There has also been a few small cod taken
upstream of the Bonshaw Weir, mainly casting spinnerbaits
around the snags.
CRESSBROOK
Working the edges has been productive at Cressbrook Dam
using blades, soft plastics and Hero lures. Poppers have
also achieved good results around the edges in the late
afternoons and on overcast days.
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BOONDOOMA DAM
A few reasonable bass up to 45cm have been taken trolling
the deep-diving 50mm Viking lures. A few have also been
taken on blades in the deep-water schools while some quality
yellowbelly have been caught on live shrimp.
ST GEORGE
There have been a few yellowbelly caught both up and downstream
on live bait but you have to work for them. Quite a few
under-size cod have also been caught and released so make
sure you check the minimum length for Murray cod which
is 60cm.
COOBY DAM
Cooby has been producing some nice yellowbelly in the overcast
conditions (when it was not too windy) on both live bait
and trolling black and white Oar-Gee lures. A few have
also been taken casting spinnerbaits around the weed banks
and rock wall.
GOONDIWINDI
A few yellowbelly (nothing big) have been taken in the
town reaches on live bait, but you have to work for them.
There have been no reports of any cod this week.
GLENLYON DAM
Glenlyon has produced a few nice cod up to 19lb (9kg) on
spinnerbaits (red and black, also purple and black). A
few yellowbelly have been caught, mainly on live shrimp
with the odd one on lures.
STANTHORPE
Quart Pot Creek which runs through Stanthorpe has seen
a few yellowbelly taken on live worms. A few yellowbelly
have been caught at Storm king Dam.
SOMERSET DAM
Working the edges at Somerset has produced the best bass
up to 45cm on both spinnerbaits and soft plastics.
OFFSHORE
Offshore fishing has been a non-event this week due to
the rough, windy conditions along both the north and south
coast.
CALOUNDRA
Caloundra has produced a mixed bag this week with mud crabs
out from Bells Creek, whiting out from the Power Boat Club
and flathead throughout the passage. A couple of mangrove
jack have been caught on live bait off Military Jetty.
SOUTHPORT
Plenty of flathead have been around the Seaway, Broadwater
and Pin. Whiting have been taken on the centre banks and
in the Nerang River. Mud crabs have also been about at
Jacob’s Well, the Pin and Broadwater.
NOOSA
The Noosa River has seen some nice mud crabs taken in Wyber
Creek. Trevally has also been caught at Munna Point and
Woods bays. Flathead have been around the mouth and in
Wyber Creek. Bream are being taken at night off the rock
walls.
TWEED
Quality mud crabs have been taken in the upper reaches
of the Tweed River. A mixed bag of whiting and flathead
have been throughout the river. A few tailor have also
been around Hastings and Kingscliff.
MAROOCHY
The recent rain has flushed quite a few flathead out around
the mouth on the last of the run in tide. Some nice whiting
have been caught in the same area with mangrove jack around
the motorway bridge.
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