With school holidays in full swing you can expect to find things a little busier on the water and around the ramps.
With the fishing staying consistent, these spring holidays should see some opportunities to head out and enjoy a great day on the water.
With the winds have been everything from light to variable and 20 knots plus but those who watched the weather made most of the conditions at hand.
Out wide continues to be popular for the jiggers and those hunting big fish.
We can expect to see water temperatures start to rise and as such those after trophy snapper will find the Hards and the Banks the more popular options. In the 30-40km plus range from shore amberjack, jewfish, longtail tuna, pearl perch and cobia are holding on various wrecks and reef patches. These fish love soft plastics on 1oz-1/2oz jig heads and 40lb leader. Always ensure your plastic has plenty of free fall time and doesn’t sink like a stone when working it. This ensures you will get smashed on the drop. Check out the new range of Bite Science jerk minnows and get your fish on!
In closer the continued run of smaller snapper and pearl perch is keeping anglers busy with light gear and small baits.
Cobia have been picking up floated pilchards in the lighter currents and will always give a great fight. The bar crossing is the best it’s been in a long time with bigger boats making the trip in all conditions.
With the drop in swell the surf fishing has been getting better. Tailor are still present and best taken on 5/0 gang hooks and whole pilchards around the river mouth and middle rock groyne. Fishing after dark is also a productive time and with the neap times approaching you should find better weather and less run in the current.
With the warmer weather making its presence felt we can certainly expect to see fish becoming more active. With air temps hitting high 20s and winds coming from the north you can expect to see mangrove jack anglers getting excited. These predatory fish are now a deep shade of red and have changed from their winter silver colours and ready to fight. You can come in and grab a cast net and try live bait or pick up a pack of Keitech Easy shiner 3 or 4inch soft plastics and try casting the edges or head up between the lakes and cast deep in the snags with a weedless hook. No matter your method we can certainly help you out.
For other anglers the bread-and-butter fish of trevally, bream, whiting and flathead are all on offer. Be sure to fish around the turn of the tides in the river and find your favorite drop off away from heavy boat traffic. Drifting light weighted pilchard, prawn and whitebait in the current will see you hooked up. You need to keep your running sinkers to size 2 or less so your bait looks natural.
If you need help with rigging be sure to pop in and ask us how, especially if you are new to fishing the Noosa River these school holidays.
Now for all the latest information log onto 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 & 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!
