By Jack Mangrove
With the wind still not quite playing the game, most offshore anglers have been heading out early and heading in before the winds get up.
Quality snapper are starting to show with an 82cm model coming from the southern reefs last week.
Sunshine Reef has been fishing well with squire, sweetlip, cod and jew all claimed last week.
For those with a bigger boat that can handle the conditions. the Reefs out from Double Island have been fishing very well for quality snapper, pearlies, jew, big reds and cod.
Some local anglers headed to the Barwon Banks last week and bagged some good snapper, cod and pearl perch.
The tuna have been nuts with large schools just off shore, the schools consist of mainly Mack tuna, but there are some good longtails amongst them. Fishing slugs and fast moving soft plastics on lighter gear has been a test for anglers.
In the Noosa River, trevally have been in big numbers and seem to be travelling in small schools with dawn and sunset the prime attack times.
In Woods Bays surface presentations have been the most exciting and effective ways to target these fish. Quality tailor have also been feeding amongst these trevally.
As night falls there are still plenty of fish on offer so switch to soft plastics with larger paddle tails or grub tails.
Queenfish have also been in the mix with the early morning and around the turn of the tide the best times, working the lower stretches of the river seems to be the most productive. Again larger surface lures have been the drawcard.
Good numbers of bream are starting to show throughout the lower estuary, they provide great fun for the kids on light line with lightly weighted fresh mullet pieces or prawns as bait.
The ski run has been holding good amounts of bait. Plastics like the 2.5”- 3” grubs have been the go to lure for catching the tailor, giant trevally and diamond trevally.
Larger presentations like soft vibes and bigger plastics have been accounting for jew and large flathead in the same area.
Quality flathead have been taken from the lower reaches of the river on the run out tide, smaller fish baits like frog mouthed pilchards, hardy heads and whitebait have claimed some great fish.
On the beach, good numbers of dart, bream and whiting have all come from the gutters on Noosa’s Northshore. Live beachworms have been one of the best baits, good quality jew have also come from the deeper gutters with the night high tide getting the best results.
More and more tailor are showing up on most Sunshine Coast beaches.
So on behalf of Jack Mangrove, best of luck on your fishing adventures!
