By JACK MANGROVE
THE offshore scene has been great over the past week.
With the lighter winds and morning tides, anglers have been making an early start and it has been paying off.
The popular reefs like Sunshine, Chardon’s and North have all had good mackerel with both spotted and Spanish hitting the decks. Trolled hard-body lures, skirts and floated baits have all done the job.
On the bottom, Sunshine has given up some wonderful trout as well as sweetlip and squire. Micro jigs are the new rage and fished hard to the bottom with a lift and drop motion they flutter back down and resemble a wounded bait fish; an easy meal for a hungry reef fish.
On the river, thing have been equally good, tailor have been beating up baitfish schools as they come in on the tide, so the river mouth and Woods Bay have been prime areas to target a tailor. There is nothing better than fresh tailor with a little lemon for breakfast.
Upriver, the ski runs have been producing some great flathead, brightly colored soft plastic and paddle vibes have been working a treat.
The area between the lakes has also been firing for jacks with live bait and trolled hard-bodied lures accounting for some nice jacks.
The fresh water has been very interesting with most reports from Lake MacDonald saying trolled lures are the go, however a few fish have still been caught on the edges on soft plastics and spinnerbaits.
On the beaches, there have been some cracker tailor caught, the odd jewie has been in the mix as well as dart in plague proportions.
The Noosa North Shore has been firing, with the area north of Teewah very productive, and the southern beaches around Peregian have also proved to be worthwhile.
The beach first thing in the morning has too be one of the best places to be – add a fishing rod and some bait, Heaven.
On behalf of Jack Mangrove, best of luck on your fishing adventures.
