Wivenhoe

[leelee]

I finally got a chance to hit Wivenhoe dam today for the first time ever with a good mate Steve.


First thing was casting surface lures into these shallow grass areas. We did not get any fish from this but had 2 rises with no hookups. Things were not starting to look good. I was still confident and a change of scenery was what was in order

There was a steep bank which rose from 9m up to a big weed peak and that was all it took. My TN60 was smashed and line started to level my baitcaster at a fair pace. After a good fight the first fish made an appearance. It gave a great account of itself and was promptly place in the livewell. The fish weighed 2.49kg and measured 53cm to the fork.


We later moved over to the other side of the dam and once again I found a few fish. I quickly boated 2 fish in succession and they ranged from 35-42cm. But these 2 fish were fat and had been gorging pretty hard over the previous day or two, but were grossly out of proportion due to their high levels of feeding. Next few casts I managed a tiny Barred Grunter which I have never caught. A few casts later I hooked a fresh water GT (CATFISH).


What a great dam to fish and I had a great time in some pretty ordinary conditions.

Cheers

Lee

[rc@hinze]

Well done mate. That is a great bass at 53cm. Wish I was out there also.

cheers
Richard

[bdowdy]

nice bass congrats, cheers bdowdy..brett

[NAGG]

welllllll done on the 53 cm job ..... the biggest legit bass I've seen to date!

now .... are you the same guy that used to haunt Internet fishing sites back down south 12 months ago ????

Nagg

[leelee]

welllllll done on the 53 cm job ..... the biggest legit bass I've seen to date!

now .... are you the same guy that used to haunt Internet fishing sites back down south 12 months ago ????

Nagg

Thanks mate.

Haunting Internet sites???? Not sure what you mean????

Cheers

Lee

[NAGG]

Thanks mate.

Haunting Internet sites???? Not sure what you mean????

Cheers

Lee

Ausbream , fishnet ???? ..... ring a bell ???
Don't despair ....... I'll be soon making the move from cooler climates

Cheers

Chris

[leelee]

Fishnet nope not me.

Ausbream yes sometimes.

If you are moving soon then let me know when you get up here.

Might be able to catch up for a fish???????

Cheers

Lee

[TheSaint]

Nice bass Lee.. is that a fish in every dam in SEQ now??

[leelee]

Nice bass Lee.. is that a fish in every dam in SEQ now??

I don't know? I think it might be but i'm not sure

Still have a few more dams in SEQ to fish.

Cheers

Lee

[NAGG]

Fishnet nope not me.

Ausbream yes sometimes.

If you are moving soon then let me know when you get up here.

Might be able to catch up for a fish???????

Cheers

Lee

No doubt ..... You can show me how to catch those Brisbane River threadies
I'll be moving up ..... probably Dec/Jan

Cheers

Chris

[leelee]

No doubt ..... You can show me how to catch those Brisbane River threadies

Ha ha ha there are heaps more experienced guys to show you than me. I just think I lucked onto that one fish with a bit of help

Cheers

Lee

[1337]

That is a crackin Big W bass alright.

Where did you launch the boat from mate?

[barra_mauler001]

Awesome fish mate... A big fish usually tops off my day if theres nothing else around!

thanks for the report!
cheers barra

[mossyback08]

nice bass that is a fat fish

[Steven78]

Thats one big bass. I caught my first one today 34cm. Whats the go with powered boats on the Dam. I see bass boats sometimes around there. I have a Electric on the front