Cressbrook proves hot spot as Brisbane River stirs up
With Kris George from Fish ‘n’ Bits Bait & Tackle
CRESSBROOK DAM
CRESSBROOK has been all the talk this week with plenty of good fishing sessions taking place here.
Most of the fish have come from the deeper water in around 25ft schooling up.
Lures like blades and tailspinners have been by far the best way to catch them by either slow rolling them along the bottom or even slow trolling them over the schools.
The big schools of bass have been found at Eagles Nest, Toilet Block Point and just out from Loveday Cove.
Live shrimp have also produced the goods.
LESLIE DAM
AGAIN large numbers of fish are being landed at Leslie.
Unfortunately a lot of under-size yellowbelly and sliver perch are among them, but it’s still good fun.
Saltwater yabbies and blades have worked best in all different parts of the lake, while trolling deep divers in the main basin has seen some better fish — even some good cod over the 80cm mark.
MAROON DAM
A PLACE not often talked about, but always producing good fish is Maroon Dam.
Lately has been no exception with plenty of good bass being landed on all sorts of baits and lures the best being Jackall TN60’s cast to the edges although there is a small window in the morning for a good surface bite.
If you are fishing the weedy points then soft plastics have worked well.
MOOGERAH DAM
THE sister lake to Maroon
just down the road has also been fishing pretty well with some good schools forming out from the spit point and other main lake points.
Again blades and tailspinners have worked well while the odd bigger fish has come on Jackalls in around the timbers either casting or trolling.
For the bait fisherman live shrimp will be the bait of choice followed by worms.
COOBY DAM
MUCH of the same happening at Cooby again this week with most anglers grabbing themselves a few nice yellowbelly each session mainly using saltwater yabbies or jigging blades.
Most anglers are finding small bite windows where the fish come on and then shut off at no particular time, just random bite periods throughout the day.
If you’re there long enough one will happen.
The afternoon has been slightly better fishing.
BRISBANE RIVER
AS REPORTED on the news the rain has made the river really muddy and stirred
things up.
This along with the green water out at sea has bought
a lot of sharks into the river system with loads of bull sharks being caught
everywhere through the river from in the city vicinity, right up to Colegers Crossing.
If this type of fishing interests you, now would be a good time to chase one.
Try using whole mullet or live bait and only fish your bait in the top 6ft of the water column as this is where sharks feed.
MORETON BAY
THE snapper fishing is starting to heat up in the bay with some better-size fish being landed around the islands like Peel.
Mud fishing soft plastics and soft vibes down the edges of the reefs has worked really well while fresh squid has been the bait of choice.
There has also been some good whiting around, also eating a well presented soft plastic or a sand worm.