By JACK MANGROVE
With the outstanding winter weather we have been seeing over the last couple of weeks, families have been out in force on the Noosa River. Bream have been the mainstay of mist junior anglers and the river is full of winter bream at the moment.
At the Fishing Gympie Terrace, kids have been getting nice fish on mullet, prawns, worms and cut pilchard baits. They are also seeing some quality flathead and trevally. Munna Point has also been a hot spot and some quality fish have come from the hole just in front off the Coast Guard Station.
Down towards the mouth the Dog Beach and the Frying Pan have also been fishing well for whiting and bream. Tailor and trevally have been in good numbers in the same area with the top of the tide the best time to plan your attack.
Luderick are also in good numbers around the River Mouth Car Park rocks, Coolum cabbage under a float has been getting the best results with some quality fish up to a kilo changelings anglers.
The deeper holes upriver have been another spot that has been attracting anglers with some nice jew on offer. Paddle vibes have been the go to lures with the Thumper Tails from Samaki a favourite of mine.
Heading offshore, anglers have again been spoilt for choice with a lot of quality fish taken on the closer reefs. Mackerel are still on offer with some larger Spanish and spotted mackerel still hanging around. This has to be put down to water temperatures still sitting around the 22- 23 degree mark. The bay and jew shoals have produced some nice fish with snapper and tuna on offer. Chardon’s Reef has fished well for snapper, pearlies, moses, gold band snapper, tuskies, flat bream, gold spot cod and a solid bluefin tuna. Fishing North Reef over the last week has also paid off with good numbers of pearlies, moses, teraglin jewfish and squire. For anglers with bigger craft making the run up to the reef off Double Island Point has also paid off with solid snapper up to 4kg, gold spot wrasse, hussar, moses, tuskies and pearl perch.
The beach has also been a great place to take the family with a lot of people making the run up the Noosa North Shore either camping or day tripping. Tailor has been on most anglers’ minds and they have not been disappointed, good schools of fish have been reported making the run up the coast with the deeper gutter and a run in tide the best options.
Bream dart and jew have also been on offer with the area north of Teewah fishing well. South of the Noosa River, reports of good jew have come from Sunshine Beach with the night tide the best time. Off the rock in the Noosa National Park snapper have been reported as well as sweetlip and some larger tailor.
So on behalf of Jack Mangrove, best of luck on your fishing adventures!
