Rising temperatures firing up Somerset bass numbers
SOMERSET DAM
SOME of the best fishing you will ever get is at Somerset right now.
This heatwave is really firing up the schooled bass.
Pelican Point is holding huge numbers of big bass, also Queen St and The Spit have a few good schools.
The fish are mostly suspended at about 27ft in areas of 35ft.
Fishing most sinking lures has worked well but the spoons are definitely the lure of choice for most.
Even the normal Halco Twistys have been having great success.
Trolling has also worked well using ultra deep divers like the Poltergeist lures but locating the schools on your fish finder and jigging or casting will give best results.
COOBY DAM
COOBY continues to produce some nice yellowbelly in many parts of the dam.
The best success has been trolling shallow diving lures or Jackall TN60’s along the edges of the weed beds. (Tip: check the wind direction and avoid wind blown banks although usually wind blown banks are good places to fish at Cooby it creats a lot of surface weed and makes trolling difficult).
Other anglers are using saltwater yabbies and Ecogear ZX blades in the deeper water out from points and along the buoy line and also having some good success on the yellowbelly and smaller cod.
LESLIE DAM
THE water levels continue to drop at Leslie but the fish are still biting.
Again, nothing huge reported but good numbers of legal yellowbelly and plenty of under-size cod are being landed.
Most fish have been caught in the old creek bed.
As soon as you see it drop off the fish are stacked on the edge of the drop off usually in around 27ft of water.
Saltwater yabbies and ZX blades have again dominated the fishing although this could be because that’s all anyone is using.
Soft vibes and spinnerbaits could also be a great option to mix it up or trolling deep diving lures through the creek bed.
GOLD COAST FISHING
IT LOOKS like we are in for another bumper year on the marlin off the gold coast.
Already lots of small blacks and striped marlin are being landed close in off the Gold Coast a few nice ones were landed this week in 25 metres of water just out from the Jumpinpin Bar.
Trolling a spread of 6-8 inch skirted lures at around
seven knots is a great start or brideling live baits has great success for the more advanced angler.
For more info on marlin fishing pop in and have a chat.
Inshore there has been a big spike in the inshore fishing from many species including flathead, bream and whiting but the stand out is definitely the flathead with plenty of good size fish caught up on the sand flats on both bait and lures.
Plenty have been around the 70-centimetre mark.
It looks like a great time to get out and fish north of the broadwater and through the Pin Kalinga Bank seems to
be a hot spot right now.
COOLMUNDA DAM
UNFORTUNATELY the good cod bite has slowed off at Coolmunda, most likely from the low pressure and weather.
Keep a watch on Coolmunda, remember 1020 fish are plenty when it comes to the barometric
pressure and if it gets back up this is the place you want to be.
For now the yellowbelly are still on the bite out on the flats in front of the boat ramp and there are a few small school down near the dam wall. Using your fish finder is key.
Once found blades and vibes work well along with saltwater yabbies.
COPETON DAM
GETTING into summer now Copeton becomes a manageable place to go as it get freezing there during winter and even spring.
This is generally the time to get the night time bite. Fishing the late afternoon and into the night can produce some fantastic fishing.
The water still needs some time to warm up but with a solid heat wave there this week I would suggest packing your cod gear up and looking for a trip to Copeton and take advantage of the swimbait/topwater bite that is available.