moogerah low water

[bdowdy]

hi everyone fished moogerah on wednesday just gone and didnt take the boat as was heading to bris vagas 4 the weekend went over near the wall and threw a few rattlers around and got 2 bass and 1 spangled perch for about 45 min fishing from bank, GEEEZZ its getting low i heard about 6 % at the moment saw 2 boats one a quinny hornet that were throwing lures and fly fishing but didnt see them catch a fish, has any one done much fishing here lately and how did you go. cheers bdowdy

[Leigh77]

Went out there on Saturday afternoon with the family. Ended up trolling aimlessly around the dam and scored 25 fish for the afternoon. My 5yo daughter caught 11 of them, including a 46cm bass. She also got a good size golden.

But the fish of the day goes to my wife (Jaime) who scored a 52cm bass.

The highlight for me though would of been being involved ina double hookup with my daughter...we even stopped half way through the battle for a quick high 5

[yellahunter]

Nice work Leigh77,
how many yellas did you get in total? any pics mate?

also which areas were you working with success? was most of the action around the gorge/wall area

[BassCowboy]

Bdowdy,

Moogerah is fishing fairly well at the moment, most of 2kg bass are on the flats near the old creek bed, there are some energetic smaller bass on the edges at the moment,

Hope this helps,

Chris Galligan

[bdowdy]

thanks guys sounds as though you did alright leigh77, bet the missis was stoked with the 52 cm, thats a nice bass and i know exactley how good it is to fish with your kids espicially when there catching fish its great. gday cowboy thanks for the info may fish moogerah again around early december sounds as though you fish here pretty regulary may have to pm you to see what your doing next time i head up. cheers bdowdy

[The_Guru]

Could have been us in the hornet, ended up with only 6 bass and one yella. Only got 1 bass casting the rest on the troll. My mates biggest bass was a 47 and my yella was 46 all released.

The water is very low and once the skiers start it quickly feels pretty cramped. Will definitely be going back and will probably camp the night.

Will attempt to attach pics.

Cheers

Justin

[Leigh77]

We were fishing in the red quintrex...

and of course there is pics!

My daughters new PB...46cm of aussie bass

The results of a double hookup

52cm of prime bass...but this isnt her PB...my wifes PB is 54cm (caught 2 @ 54 in one weekend at somerset)


I stumbled upon a plan that seemed to work well...just troll aimlessly from one side of the dam to the other...fairly simple. Though there was better patches of water than others. We found the REALLY active patch right near when we had to go...typical!

Only the one yella was caught...prefer catching bass anyways!

We were trolling around the main basin area...straight out from the boatramp.

I dont really like trolling normally...but it was working...we were having fun...so we kept going around in circles picking up fish as we went.

[BassCowboy]

Leigh77

I often troll to locate the active fish then cast at them, its a great way to cover a lot of ground and indicate what the fish prefer on the day, yeah bowdy feel free always up there I do the QFM report for Moogerah and Maroon so have to keep my finger on the pulse,

Cheers Guys

Chris Galligan

[wrip109]

If I take my 14 foot tinny - will I be able to get it in and out again by myself? I suppose the ramp is high and dry.

Skiers - your joking!

Phil

[bdowdy]

hi justin i was fishing with my family on the northern bank near the dam wall casting were you the 2 blokes fishing with fly and spinning in a greeny light blue hornet you were doing runs from the wall to the ramp up near the camping area. i caught a nice bass as you were near the wall end. hi COWBOY i hope to get that way again around december ill pm you for sure love fishing this place,and now ill have to keep an eye on your articles in QFM cheers . hi leigh77 there great pics i bet your daughter wont forget days like that good stuff weve got to get the young ones into fishing these days instead of tv and games..... cheers everyone bdowdy.... brett

[Canoedle]

Some nice fish there Leigh, I notice a few sores on the tails there, a lot like the ones I've seen on the yellas up in wivenhoe

[wrip109]

Went yesterday(Sat) and fished from about 10 am until the storm hit at 3.0 pm. Really good day's fishing; caught about 20 bass and 4 yellowbelly while trolling and casting. Took a while to find a hot spot but then it was fish after fish.

Most of the catch was up to 35 cms (including all the yellowbelly) but four fish were over 42 cms and the biggest 48 cms. Very good condition.

Used 2 kilo braid and Downunder lures(They wouldn't touch any other lures including my Jackalls.

Still smiling

Phil

[wardypig]

Same for me. I was also there yesterday from 10 to the storm just after 3. Got hammered with hail on the way out and had to stop under a tree to try and protect the ute a bit. Had a great day on the water landing at least 10 solid fish plus some rats. Highlight was my 3 year old son catching his first fish (bass) all on his own and then telling me to hold the rod while he netted it!! Great stuff. Moogerah has really come on with the warming water. Mine were all on the River2Sea twin vibe - probably because I didn't bother trying anything else. The Killalure Pack Rat produced for me last Sunday. Might try fly next time I head up.

Wardy.

[fisherman_dude2006]

aren;t you guys worried about killing the prop with the low levels?

[wrip109]

I was fishing in 15 foot of water

Phil