For everyone who was lucky enough to get out in last week’s weather windows some amazing fish were caught.
Plenty of good longtail and spanish were around making it very fun for anyone chasing those pelagic fish.
Fast burning Nomad Riptides threw tuna bust ups was the most effective and fun way to catch them with them swallowing the lure nearly every time.
For the reefies front they were chewing very hard it was just a matter of getting them past the sharks.
For the people lucky enough to get them past the sharks some amazing reefies were landed.
Big reds, jewys, pearlies, cod, moses perch, tuskies, snapper, were all frequent catches out on the reefs over the weekend.
Pillies and butterflied Yakas and slimys were the best baits for getting those big fish to bite.
Noosa ways there been plenty of good trout getting caught on sunshine reef alongside them a few good mackerel and longtail tuna.
North reef has had consistent amounts of big pearlies on offer mixed in with good cod and snapper.
In the bay over the weekend heaps of fun sized school mackerel were caught around big mick.
Fast burning 20-gram slugs was the most effective method alongside floating a Pillie out back on a set of gangs.
The bluff reef and teebar ledge were also holding plenty of good-sized school mackerel and little kingys.
Also, some good reefies getting caught at both Bluff and Teebar ledge such as good squire and a few just legal largemouth nannies.
The odd longtail bust up is starting to become more common.
As the big tides flush out the dirty water and bring the clean stuff in, we should start to see more longtail tuna start getting around.
The jack fishing up the creeks has been quite productive with still plenty of big jacks getting around.
The best route to go chasing them has been live mullet or gar or fresh dead mullet and gar.
The lures front has slowed right down making the lure fishing quite tough but has been very awarding when finally getting that big red dog.
The barra and thready bite has really slowed won the last few weeks with all the fresh dropping the water temperatures coming into the colder months.
The Noosa River has been seeing plenty of bull sharks with all the fresh.
A fair few trevally and good flatty’s have been getting caught around the mouth of the Noosa river.
Jacks are a bit tough but when found they are solid.
The beaches have been amazing once again with heaps of bait right now behind the waves, there are all sorts of pelagic’s getting around.
Mackerel and tuna have been caught spinning off the beaches at Inskip with even longtail bust ups being in casting range.
On the bait side, dart and whiting are on the chew heavy eating anything that goes in the water, but as always fresh beach worms and pippies are the best baits.
In the fresh it has been tough with most creeks being quite dirty but the ones that aren’t dirty have been on fire with plenty of good bass getting around. Borumba has been amazing for toga fishing in the last two weeks with all the fresh firing them right up.
Little surface lures or jerk baits are the best bets for tricking one of those prehistoric fish into eating your lure.
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 Gympie’s Newest tackle store “The tackle Shop”, Tackle World Noosa, and Northshore Bait & Tackle in Marcoola for all the right equipment, bait and advice to get you catching.
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