By JACK MANGROVE
Noosa has been a mecca for boaties and angler alike, the long weekend saw a great many boats and angler enjoying the fantastic spring weather. With so many anglers out there, it stands to reason there were some outstanding catches.
Starting with the river, the mouth saw some great flathead as well as tailor and trevally, and as the boat traffic increased as angler headed offshore, things got a little quiet, but the early morning and late afternoon saw the return of the bait schools and with them the predators that feed on them. Further upriver, the Gympie Terrance section of the river saw a lot of angler picking up a nice feed of whiting and bream. Up around the ski runs again, the early morning fish was the best, with large flathead and jewies on the menu. The section between the lakes again produced some quality mangrove jack.
Offshore, the inner reefs were fishing well with Sunshine Reef, Chardon’s Reef, and Victor Bailey Reef all producing quality sweetlip and squire. A little further afield, North Reef was coming up with the goods, with nice snapper up to three kilos as well as perlies and cobia.
On the North Shore, with the wind dropping the fishing off the beach has been great and whiting, dart and bream are all filling gutters up and down the beach. Good schools of tailor are making their way south; these fish are making their southern migration after spawning along the Frazer Coast.
The fish are a little leaner but are still great fun to catch with the larger schools taking pillies and mullet baits.
On behalf of Jack Mangrove, best of luck on your fishing adventures.
