Fishing Report 17/7/2017

LESLIE DAM: Anglers at Leslie Dam reported on some quality Golden Perch being landed on frozen shrimps and saltwater yabbies.  Anglers fishing from the bank are landing the odd fish in the deeper water.  We received reports of a few better Golden Perch landed on Sunday on blades, with the darker colours having the most success.  We received a report of a legal sized Murray Cod being landed on a Jackall Pompadour from a kayak angler on Saturday morning.

CONNOLLY DAM: Connolly Dam saw a few Golden Perch being landed during the week, with most fish continuing to fall to bait.  Saltwater yabbies remain the most successful form of bait for the land based anglers.  We haven’t received too many reports of Golden Perch being landed on lures.  Spinnerbaits and TN50 Jackals would be worth a try if heading to Connolly.

RIVERS AND CREEKS: Anglers fishing the Condamine River landed some reasonable Golden Perch over the past week.  Anglers fishing below the Bacon Factory landed Golden Perch and some large Carp on bait.  We received a report on some legal sized Golden Perch being landed while trolling hard body lures in and upstream of the Mill Hole.  The Condamine River around the Victoria Hill and Pratten areas also saw several anglers trying their luck, with bait proving to be slightly better than lures.  However, there were some nice fish landed on darker coloured spinnerbaits.

PRODUCT REVIEW

JACKALL POMPADOUR

The Jackall Pompadour is a no brainer of a surface lure. You can fish it as simply as cast and slow retrieve or twitching it under trees or above snags. The rattling internals imitate a cicada or chattering bird. The buzz blade on the rear is for insect and bubble attractant. The wings pull the whole scenario together with their freestyle action to form possibly the coolest action and noisiest topwater lure you’ll ever use. “Cod and Bass slayer from heaven”.

Specification:

Length: 79mm

Weight: 22g