October 6, 2015
Here’s the fishing report for Boondooma and Bjelke-Petersen dams for the week ending Monday, October 12:
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Boondooma Dam
- Dam Level = 63 per cent
Hot Bites tail spinners are now available. The tail spinners are working really well on both Bass and Golden Perch.
We are getting good reports of Golden Perch up to 55cm, and with good weights, also.
Bass schools are harder to find but when you do the fishing is fun.
There are a lot of undersized fish but there are also some really big Bass amongst them.
Spinner baits and hard body lures also worked well this week.
And – finally – we are getting reports about redclaw. We have had some people getting them, with a good size ones, too.
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Cindy and Billy Schloss, from Team Whitewater Marine, were named the inaugural Bluefin B.A.S.S. Australia Nation Teams Champions at Boondooma Dam on Sunday.
The couple won a $32,000 Bluefin Boat powered by a Evinrude E-tec 50hp motor.
In second place were current Australian champion Steve Kanowski and Craig Simmons, from team Toray Tennessee.
Patrick Conduit and Brett Renz, from Team In A Spin, were third.
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Bjelke-Petersen Dam (Yallakool)
- Dam Level = 44.1 per cent
Another great week for fishing! The fish have been on the bite for another solid week with reports of Golden Perch and Bass biting within the same areas.
Some eel-tailed catties have been caught and one undersized Murray Cod was caught over the long weekend with a size of 45cm!
Redclaw are slowly coming back on with a report of several being caught in people’s pots overnight. They’re not in huge numbers yet, but possibly soon.
