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.