Welcome to October and everything we love about the coming month. Although it is still quite cold in the air the water temps are on the rise. We are now starting to see some summer species coming through which means those with casting rods and metal lures can get excited.
Offshore has been a mix of glass out and windy days and those who had the time managed to pick a few days of great fishing. Sunshine and North reef along with chardons and jew shoal have all offer up snapper, pearlies, tuskies, cobia, jewfish, tuna and mackerel. There are new changes to the Spanish mackerel fishery so be sure to check these out before they arrive in big numbers. For now we are seeing broad barred or grey mackerel which often get mistaken for Spanish. They are still excellent eating and are well worth keeping for a feed.
For those using bait the pilchard floater is the consistent catcher of mackerel and snapper. For lure anglers a well cast sinking stickbait like the rightwing in Bonito colour works very well as do smaller Rapala magnum prey stick baits. If drifting you can try a variety of soft plastics or smaller jigs like the new Nomad ridgeback which is perfect for casting and working the depths for fish. For those dropping dillies for spanner crabs, now is the perfect time to get some of these fine eating critters as this is the final month before the seasonal closure kicks in. We stock all the dillies, rope and floats to get your started.
From the beaches those who managed to make the trip to Fraser Island have reported bulk tailor with fish around the 30-50cm size. These fish are well worth experiencing and if you have yet to catch a fish on a slug then you can do this with ease up here. We have a great range of surf casting gear and lines to match your reel. For those on the coast the warmer waters are seeing an influx of small whiting on the low tide and incoming tide. The warm sand heats the water and these fish love this. Try using small baits of beach worm and peeled prawn for the best success.
River fishing has seen some chunky flathead and bream from the lower estuary. Peeled prawn, whitebait and herring are proving to be the best baits. Fishing on 3-5kg spin sticks and 10lb braid or mono is getting the job done nicely with some trevally and tailor picking up baits and screaming off with them. For those running lures the smaller Keitech easy shiners are working well in the darker colours following the evening rains mid-week. Between the lakes has seen some quality fish landed including bream and smaller jewies. Small jewies must be kept in the water as long as possible before removing hooks etc. With this in mind it’s a great idea to have a landing net especially if targeting anything big.
With the school holidays almost over the Noosa River will soon return to the sleepy river it once was making the next few week’s to get back out there and enjoy some great fishing.
Now for all the latest information log onto www.fishingnoosa.com.au for up-to-date bar and fishing reports, don’t forget to drop into Tackle World Noosa, Noosa Boating and Outdoors and Northshore Bait and Tackle in Marcoola for all the right equipment, bait and advice to get you catching. Be sure to follow us on Facebook and remember Tight Lines and Bent Spines!
