Anglers still finding good yellowbelly despite wind
THE windy weather and less than ideal conditions haven’t stopped hauling some good catches at Cooby this week.
There have reports of good amounts of yellowbelly and smaller cod being caught and trolling is still the most productive method.
Tn60s and shallow hard bodies like the Cooby Cobba have worked well during the low light periods.
As the day gets the warmer the fish are moving deeper but still biting reasonably well.
Zx Blades and soft Jackalls have been the lures of choice and the bait anglers are enjoying success with saltwater yabbies and worms.
CRESSBROOK DAM
There has been better fishing this past week with a few anglers getting onto some bass and the odd yellowbelly.
Most of the fish are reacting well to a hopped blade or heavy spoons like the Palms Slow Blatt and Gang Banger G2.
Once again the main lake points in the basin are holding the numbers of fish.
Trolling anglers are also enjoying good success during the day as the fish get a little harder to tempt.
LESLIE DAM
The dam is still consistent with some great yellowbelly being caught.
Jigging blades and soft vibes have been very productive during the day, while other anglers trolling large spinnerbaits are catching some great cod.
Saltwater yabbies have been the bait of choice for the bait anglers.
SOMERSET DAM
The fishing is slowly increasing as the hot weather settles in.
The trolling anglers are by far having the most success with most of the fish hard on the bottom.
Try trolling your lures on the
shallow flats up at Kirkliegh and Bay 13.
The are still numbers around Pelican Point – targeting these fish with Tailspinners is your best bet.
GLENLYON
The Fish ‘N’ Bits crew fished Glenlyon for a few days during the week and had some great success.
This lake is shaping up to fish very well for the school holidays in a few weeks time.
Quite a few anglers had success on a variety of lures with either casting or trolling proving productive.
Large spinnerbaits and mumblers fished slow around the standing timber while trolling deep hard bodies around the deeper rockier edges are another good techniques to try.
CONDAMINE RIVER
With cod season up and running the weekend saw great fish landed thanks to a slow flow in the river that has really fired up the fish.
Surface lures fished in the early morning worked very well, while larger spinnerbaits casting towards the sunken structure accumulated good numbers of fish.
LAKE MONDURAN
Last weekend there was some great reports coming in from the dam with a few locals getting up to 13 fish in a session.
The Jackall Hanktune was by far the successful lure over that time.
A good fish finder is key on this lake with its massive body of water and finding where the fish are feeding.
Bird Bay and the main points up the river arm produced the most fish.
GOLD COAST
A few anglers went out while the wind was down and caught some good fish – a few small black marlin was caught trolling skirts close in on the 36s.
With colder mornings the snapper have still been on the bite on the 54 fathom reefs with the odd pearl perch and trag jew also caught.
The dolphin fish haven't been seen in massive numbers this week but there still good signs of them being around.
Live baits on the FAD north of the Tweed Bar has produced the most catches.