moogerah dam

[grotty]

Hey guys.

Just heading to Moogerah dam tomorrow for the long weekend for a bit of a relax before i start my new job and life gets hectic.

Never been to the dam before and was wondering if anyone knows what it is fishing like at the moment and what the bait gathering is like there?

Cheers

[Angus]

Mate i dont know Moogerah. But just a question, do you use lures? Being its a bass and yella dam some spinner baits and lipless cranks could be a great investment

Angus

[grotty]

Havent really used alot of lures before.

I only really have a small collection of SP's.

Was thinking of going and buying a selection of lures tonight but not sure what i should get. Any ideas?

[Angus]

Well spinnerbaits are deadly on bass and yellows. More importantly, although they look a bit odd, they are very easy to use. Just cast, let them sink and retrieve. You can try tricky retrieves but just winding in at a steady pace and letting the blades do their work is more than suffecient.

Something to consider is casting range as well. Are you using a boat. If so this doesnt really matter. If you are fishing from the bank a heavier lipless crank can be helpful as you can cast it a whole lot further. Lipless crank baits come on loads of brands and it depends what you want to spend. Jackals TN50's are considered by many to be the best. But they come with a hefty price tag. G-Vibes are good cheper option and Strike King red eye shads are about middle range.

But my other favourite fresh water lures are tassie devils. These can be used like a metal slug but with more action. Also get a good distance from them. Metal slugs in the traditional sense have also caught their fair share off bass lately.

Dont hesitate to check out the online shop as well I had good success with several lures from the strike king rangs on the weekend.

Although even with the express post if you ordered them now they would not get there till tuesday as monday is a publisc holiday. But maybe some other time!

Good luck and good fishing.

Angus

[CrayfishMates]

From memory, the dam just had a massive fish kill didnt it?

[Angus]

CrayfishMates wrote:

From memory, the dam just had a massive fish kill didnt it?

I dont know mate. For Grotty's sake i hope not

[shortie]

Yep a big fish lill. Even eels and catfish showed up dead.

You would be better off head to Maron Dam. Take the oher exit out of boona.

[CrayfishMates]

Keep going south to Maroon

You will see this sign, turn right and follow it to the end...

Gotta watch the ramp though steep as all hell and down to gravel at the bottom. I will see what pics I have of it from a month ago... [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/suncorp_stuff_108.jpg

[CrayfishMates]

The ramp - Isnt that a lovely shot?

[img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/suncorp_stuff_109.jpg

[CrayfishMates]

More of the ramp [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/suncorp_stuff_113.jpg

[CrayfishMates]

Water/gravel at end of ramp [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/suncorp_stuff_110.jpg

[CrayfishMates]

Water to the right of the ramp. The wall is to the left of the ramp but I did not get a shot of that for some reason... [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/suncorp_stuff_111.jpg

[CrayfishMates]

and some signs to read lol [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/suncorp_stuff_112.jpg

[STU]

Those shots looked like maroon not moogerah hope he does not get confused

[CrayfishMates]

They are Maroon as the first pic says. Suggesting that fishing in Moogerah would be pointless after the recent fish kill and Maroon would be the best shot if heading that way.

[Malcolm]

I'm heading to Maroon for the long weekend,water level is a lot higher now and two weeks ago I got a few Bass.

Might see you out there:)

[Liquor Box]

I was at Moroon last week and the water was above the cement of the ramp after the rain.

I did not catch anything, but got a hell of a hit in the trees with a spinner bait- just a tip, if you look about 20 feet above the water into the trees there is a free spinner bait wrapped around the tree.....it became an expensive trip:(

Good luck where ever you go