Lenthalls Dam

[scoocer101]

Hi fellow ausfishers

It has come to my attention that people dont abide by the rules for this dam. It has a speed limit of 6 knots and to my recollection outboards no bigger than 6 hp. Lots of poeple arnt abiding by this rules. Lenthalls dam has very soft banks and erode very easly. Lenthalls dam is a very important dam not just for the water storage for maryborough and hervy bay but is a EXTREMLY important dam for the bass fishing. In my opinion Lenthalls is the best bass dam in queensland. I would hate to see the Department of fisheries close this dam because of lunitics breaking this rules for this dam.

Just want to see whats your verdict on this topic?


regards scoocer101

[castamasta]

you rite,been a few topics about this subject.the authorities seem not to mind the larger boats/motors being used,but the rat bags who speed on the dam.every visit i make to lenthalls i always witness atleast one idiot if not more,hate to see it shut down,cheers,casta.

[bomber202]

Hi Scoocer101,

Would have to agree with you on this one some of the boofheads I see on this dam exceeding speed limits is quite concerning. Then again these are the sort of cretins that have little respect for any laws .When this great little dam is closed due to this stupidity these types will have little or no concern for the reason why, they will just move on to another venue and do exactly the same things they have always done until they destroy it as well.

Regards,

THE BOMBER

[GBC]

G'day,

I fished there Saturday morning.
There was a crew of boats fishing together (either just knew each other or some small comp) - everyone's motors were above the size limit, however they all just putted around doing their own thing and having fun.
Other individuals cruised the main arm then open it up once out of sight.

I agree this is a beautiful stretch of water that I'd hate to see closed.

I fish it in a canoe with an electric motor, and leave the big boat at home.

Have a good one - ( p.s only one 63 cm barra for sat ;))

[Herby13]

I agree i think that bigger moitoers should be aloud as long as they are sticking to the speed limit. Take it slow and have a great time.

[scoocer101]

Good to see u agree with me. Thanks all for posting your opinions.

regards scoocer101

[Tropicaltrout]

year boys the bigger ones are ok but report the one the use them to there full power, no need for it, the fish are everywhere and unless they want to join them when they collect a log they should be fined and slowed down.
cheers TT

[Roo]

I can see you point about Horsepower limits but the flipside is the part that these dams play in atttracting the tourist dollar is something worth considering. By all means a fixed speed limit should be Strictly enforced but a HP limit would exclude a lot of potential dollars being spent at local businesses by people not visting. I am heading up to the area myself next week and I would like to fish lenthalls but I had read somewhere about the HP limit and changed plans to go to monduran instead :-/

next year should be no probs as I'm planning to get a canoe ;) but for this year my 4.55m poly and 50hp will head further north :-?

Cheers, Roo.

[Hairymick]

I fish lenthall's from a canoe and a kayak. there simply is no better way to enjoythis dam than that. IMHO

Up most of the arms there is lots of real skinny water with lots of structure and plenty of fish but y'all just can't get to em in a power boat.

allmost every time I go there, there is at least one half-wit trying to do 30+ knots. i hate the basterds.

[Canoedle]

Come on Mick, tell us how you really feel :P

It's not that hard though surely, why do people feel the need to do light speed, surely they miss the point in being in such a lovely place like Lenthals, slow down, enjoy the scenery.

[Kayak1]

I'd have no qualms at dobbing in offenders. Do you want the few idiots to spoil it for the many as usually happens? Who would the best authority to report to though? Local Shire? Dept of Transport? DPI and Fisheries? Maybe a cross reference check on SIP's could occur at the same time.
Just a couple of thoughts.

Cheers Steve.

[Kayak1]

Oh, by the way, I favour speed limits as apposed to horsepower limits. Pretty expensive to modify a rig for different situations. We don't all have enough $$$$ for a rig for each situation. Wish but...

Cheers,
Steve.

[Hairymick]

Qld Police are a good start. they have all of the powers of the DPI inspectors but unless they actually catch the offender in the act they will need you to provide a sworn statement ( and be prepared to back your statement in court later on, if necessary)

They will need particulars like time, date place. estimated speed of vessel and if you felt what they were doing was dangerous.Description of boat & rego No. Number & description of occupants etc is also a big help.

Karl, if I said how I really feel about em I would go on here for another 500 words, not use the same insult or swear word twice and would probably be banned from this fine site.

[shayned]

Nice photo mick, is the canoe a DYI job as well?

[Herby13]

yeh i definetly agree with Kayak1, speedlimits make so much more sense compared to horsepower limits. [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

[Hairymick]

Hi Shayned, thanks mate. yeah she's a DIY job,

Plans are available here

http://www.jemwatercraft.com/proddetail.php?prod=SG

Simple to make, great to paddle and even better to fish from
At 16ft long she's around 30% lighter than my 14foot fibreglass canadian, faster and more stable. gotta be happy with that

[hardb8]

Hi Hairymick,
That's one cool shot.Gives me the feel of being on board a Destroyer,Guns searching the port and starboard flanks 8-).Looks like nice country,Can't wait ta get there.

Cheers hardb8 ;)

[QUITCHABITCHEN]

GOING FOR A FISHING COMP THERE NEXT WEEKEND. HAVE TO FIND IT FIRST. HAVE A 3.5 METRE TINNY WHICH I WON AT CANIA THIS YEAR. 15HP MERC AND ALSO ELECTRIC MOTOR. WILL ABIDE BY ALL THE RULES. WE FISH FOR FUN,AND THE ENTERTAINMENT. COULD ANYONE PLEASE HELP US AS WE HAVE NO POINTS ON THE BOARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!. WE HAVE SQUIGGES AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

[Rob_Bartlett]

Hi there Quitchabitchen,

I've had most success over there with jackalls and white coloured sliders ripped out through the weed beds and then dead stops after two or three winds. Burn and kill most people refer to it as. The bass go fairly hard at Lenthalls too so be prepared for a good fight even on the little fellas. Don't be at all surprised if you catch more barra than bass also. If you're after the barra use jackalls and smaller barra style lures. With the smaller lures you will still get bass as well.

Good luck in the comp, I presume it's a bass comp is it?

Rob

[Toppy]

Hey guys, the blokes speeding around the dam do spoil it for everyone.

I hope it isnt closed as it looks fantastic & I have not been luck enough to go there YET!

If you own a video of some sort it would pay to get footage of the culprets in full flight, making sure you get rego & close ups of drivers if possible and be able to proove that the boat is on Lenthalls. Using Zoom on the camera!

Just a suggestion, but if it bothers you enough I think it would be worth it.
Good luck
Cheers
Toppy