Plenty of yellows and cod about for holiday anglers
COOBY DAM
There have been some good yellows hitting the decks from Cooby over the last few days.
Anglers have still been using the trusty Ecogear ZX40 after locating schools on their sounders.
The buoy line is always a great place to look.
Cooby Cooba’s have also done some great work along the edges slow trolled.
The afternoons have also seen a couple of small cod picked up in the weedy section, again slow trolling Cooby Cobba’s.
Saltwater yabbies have been doing well for the bait fishos.
From the banks has produced some good jewies as well as some smaller yellow belly.
CRESSBROOK DAM
CRESSBROOK hasn’t been fishing well for some time.
This week has been no exception as it’s still reported to be going very slow.
People have been saying they can find the schools of bass out from Deer Island boat ramp/buoys and the toilet block, however, getting them to bite is another story.
Try all new spots and techniques as a new lure or different retrieve pattern that they have never seen before that might be enough of a change for them to have a bite.
Don’t be afraid to try anything.
Just keep in mind what the fish might be feeding on and try to imitate it the best you can.
No matter how tough the fishing is you are sure to get something with perseverance and constant
trial and error.
LESLIE DAM
THERE has still been good fish coming from Leslie the past week.
The Black Boys and washpool have been reported to be some sure fire places for trolling hard bodies.
There’s some reports of anglers catching up to 37 yellows in an afternoon session.
Saltwater yabbies are still doing their magic with yellows and small cod taking them fairly quickly once they get down to the right depths.
Several medium cod have been landed this week as well.
Jackall TNs, masked Vibs as well as Transams cast along Cod Ally have done the trick.
A few trolled spinnerbaits have also provided the cods as well in the same region.
COOLMUNDA DAM
PLENTY of good-size yellowbelly and legal cod being are being landed at Coolmunda.
The yellowbelly have been on the bite on live shrimp, frozen saltwater yabbies and trolling hard bodies with good cod being taken on spinnerbaits as well as trolling the TN60 along the old river bed all the way up into the timbers.
Another lure that has been doing extremely well at Coolmunda is the Bassman Spinnerbaits.
Either casting into the timbers or slow trolling along the old river bed, these lures have constantly rewarded anglers with great fish.
GLENLYON/COPETON
BOTH these dams are still firing full guns.
THERE are many good reports of quality-size cod as well as yellowbelly and silver perch being taken all around the shallows.
Shallow hard-body lures along the drop offs as well as along weed banks and points have been the most productive methods for cod.
Lures such as Southern Cross, Kezza, Gazza and Stump Jumper’s to just name a few have given the best results.
Bare in mind, it’s always beneficial to all of us if you limit your catch and put back what you won’t eat.
Because of the great effort for the many different stocking clubs the cod have started to come back in good numbers.
However just continually re-stocking will not guarantee a full recovery of the cod.
It’s up to all of us to take an active part in protecting our dams and waterway to hopefully guarantee great fishing for the next generation of anglers to come.