OUR local dams might be a little bit quieter for anglers, but the rivers are the place to be.

Anglers report Leslie and Connolly Dams are both quiet, while Moogerah and Maroon have been fishing well.

Closer to home, creeks and rivers both east and west of Warwick have landed a few good catches for keen fisherman.

LESLIE DAM:

Leslie Dam remains quiet with not too many anglers having success.

We received reports of a few silver perch and catfish being landed off the bank near the boat ramps on worms.

There was also the odd golden perch landed on shrimps.

Trolling hard body lures around the Black Boys accounted for a few golden perch but overall things were quiet.

CONNOLLY DAM:

Anglers have reported on Connolly being quiet also.

There were a few golden and silver perch landed on bait over the weekend.

There were also a catfish landed on worms.

MOOGERAH DAM / MAROON DAM:

Moogerah and Maroon are fishing well with good numbers of bass being landed at both dams.

Moogerah is fishing well on both lures and bait.

Anglers using shrimps had the best success just off the timber.

There were several schools in the open water.

Soft plastics, tailspinners and mask vibes worked well.

Anglers also had success on soft plastics when fished in weed pockets.

RIVERS AND CREEKS:

The local rivers and creek systems have fish quite well during the past week, with several anglers landing some nice golden perch and Murray cod.

There were several legal sized golden perch landed to the east of Warwick, with several fish measuring over 50cm.

There were also a few Murray cod landed to the east and west of Warwick on surface and diving lures.

Anglers in town had success in various spots, with the Mill Hole fishing quite well.

One family managed to land four nice golden perch on Sunday afternoon while using shrimps and crays.

PRODUCT REVIEW OF THE WEEK

ALVEY PRODUCTS

As in all fishing, the right rod and reel combination will improve your success.

The golden rule is to fish as light as possible - the lightest line, sinker and rod/reel that conditions will allow.

Try not to anchor your bait to the bottom with a big sinker.

A bait that is moving with the surge of waves and tide action will find a lot more fish.

A beach rod capable of casting a heavy sinker or lure but still with a tip light enough to cast lightly-weighted baits and to "feel" the bite is best.

The tip action will also enable you to hook and play a fish without placing too much pressure on the line.

The rod can be made of hollow fibreglass or carbon composite and must be 3.5-4m long.

For an Alvey reel, the design of the rod is important.

The reel should sit about 20cm from the butt and the first or stripping runner should be half way along the rod.

Any closer will restrict the cast.

To bring the line closer to the finger guiding the line on to the reel, an Alvey open runner can be bound to the rod above where the rod is normally held with the left hand.

The open runner serves the same purpose as an ordinary runner by controlling the line when fishing and also prevents the line cutting your fingers when playing a fish.

When you are ready to cast, slip the line out of the open runner.

Place it back in for the retrieve or fighting a fish.