FRIDAY DECEMBER 24TH – 8.00AM TILL 5.00PM

SATURDAY DECEMBER 25TH – CLOSED

SUNDAY DECEMBER 26TH – 9.00AM TILL 4.00PM

MONDAY DECEMBER 27TH – 8.00AM TILL 5.00PM

TUESDAY DECEMBER 28TH – 8.00AM TILL 5.00PM

NORMAL OPENING TIMES OTHER THAN THAT

SATURDAY JANUARY 1ST – CLOSED

SUNDAY JAN 2ND – 9.00AM TILL 4.00PM

SOMERSET DAM – Before the recent deluge of water on the Sunshine Coast, Somerset Dam was fishing really well with excellent catches of Bass and Yellowbelly.  The area known as Poly Point or Reliable Ridge was the pick of the positions (6 – 10m of water) on the dam with many sessions netting up to and well over 50 fish. In one trip to the dam one boat caught 40 bass and a big yellowbelly, another boat lost count over 50 fish and another boat caught plenty including a 63cm bass.  That is a dirty big bass in anyone’s calculations. While casting, the use of blades (1/4 oz), glassie vibs and soft jackals just hopping and slow rolling across the bottom proved effective.

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Hooray we finally got our internet back up and running since we got zapped by the lighting last thursday afternoon in that wild storm. so thats the reason for no report last week i couldnt log in to our computer.

OFFSHORE – Mackeral everywhere well it seemed that way last friday till monday this week. from noosa in the bay, sunshine reef, coolum reef, out 100m off pt cartwright and down off caloundra there were spotty mackeral everywhere. they were taking small metal slugs in the 15-25g range cast into and around the schools. some of the boys were casting fizzers and poppers and picking them up.

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The long awaited daiwa saltiga lever drags have arrived. there are 5 sizes in the range from a 20 to a 50 size.

Full aluminium frame, spool and side plates

massive stainless steel gears optimal power and smooth cranking

offset handle with soft touch grip

ultimate tournament drag with 12kg in the 20 and 30 size and 19kg in the 3 bigger sizes 35/40/50

6 corrosion resistant bearings

all reels are lever drag with 2 speed gears 6.3:1 in high and 3.1:1 in low

these reels are perfect for all types of offshore fishing

come down to barra jacks to feel these awsome machines. we have all bought one. we cant help ourselves

ben

OFFSHORE – Still blustery conditions this week so not too many reports but a few got out to the banks and got into some mixed bags of red throat, parrot, sweetlip, squire and cobia. also there has been some mackeral getting around off coolum not in huge numbers but school macks and the odd small spotty were caught.

ESTUARY – In coming tide is the time to fish down towards the river mouths with the clean water meeting the dirty water. most of your bread and butter fish love feeding around the dirty water lines into the cleaner water. mouth of noosa river theres been flathead, bream, whiting, trevally and the odd chopper tailor. mouth of marrochy theres been whiting and trevally. mouth of mooloolah fair few flathead, bream and trevally. also good trevally and bream in the pelican waters canals and muddies are on the march in the upper reaches of the rivers.

till next week……….. ben

SOMERSET DAM – This dam is still fishing consistently with good catches of solid fish being recorded.  The bass schools have now dispersed so finding large concentrations of fish can be more difficult but if you sound around in 5-6m of water off the points scattered throughout the dam you will come across small schools that will give you some fun.  On the plus side the fish are more active and therefore more likely to take a well presented lure such as a blade, soft jackal or icejigs.  The new Rapala Jiggin’ Raps works really well with red and gold being the most successful colours.  The boys at Barra Jacks now stock these lures so get a couple in your tackle box as they are proving well worth the money.

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OFFSHORE – No report this week too windy

ESTUARY – Few bream in the canals along the rock walls on surface lures. look for the clean water if you can. david low way bridge at bli bli on the incoming tide drifting around that area theres been school jew and some good flathead being caught. the odd jack up mooloolah river on livies and there getting some good mud crabs in the upper reaches of the rivers. whiting around chambers island but arent there always. also look to fish the incoming/making tide as the cleaner water will be pushing in. pretty windy again this weekend but early next week it looks to drop out so offshore could be option.

talk next week …      ben

LADIES

THE BARRA JACKS NO BLOKES FISHING COMPETITION IS APPROACHING;

18^TH 19^TH AND 20^TH OF FEBUARY 2011

DO YOU;

• Want to fish in a friendly and fun environment
• Want a chance to win 1 of 50 lucky door prizes
• Catch and release Barra and catfish category’s with the opportunity to win great prizes
• Meet other ladies with a passion for fishing
• Want to enter a comp with low entry costs
• Receive a nomination kit which will automatically refund your cost of entry

Teams of 1, 2, 3 and 4.

Male captains can drive teams of 1, 2 and 3

FOR FUTHER INFORMATION OR TO RECEIVE AN INVITATION CALL

AMY ON 0401182476 or 49 340541 – (AH)