By JACK MANGROVE
THE fishing offshore is definitely on the improve; with good-sized fish on the wider reefs, water depths to the 60m mark are where the better snapper and pearlies will be sitting.
The Barwon Banks, the Hards and Double Island are the places to head for a big knobby snapper or a nice feed of pearlies.
Sunshine Reef is again the place to be for the smaller craft, a berley and a good tide you will still pick up some nice pan-sized snapper, sweetlip, and the odd coral trout.
Light gear and plastics also work great in these shallow waters, with the Zman scented Jerk Shads in the five inch a particular favourite with anglers.
North reef is also a great place to head with a great mix bag coming from the reef, snapper pearl perch, jewies and cod have all been taken over the past week.
Pelagics are still around in good numbers, mackerel both spotted and spanish have been on most reefs in the Noosa area.
Schools of tuna continue to round up schools of bait just offshore.
On the beaches, the bream are about in the deeper holes and gutters, tailor are also starting to show up on the Noosa’s North Shore, best baits have been salted bonito strips or large pilchards on a set of ganged 4/0 hooks.
When targeting tailor, the more anglers the better, with more baits in the water the better likelihood of the schools hanging around.
Jew are also on the cards with some nice fish coming from the southern beaches around Coolum.
Whiting are also in the gutters as well as dart.
In the river the trevally are still on the chew, cale cale golden and giant trevally are in the river at the moment and soft plastics like the Keitech Easy Shiners are perfect for the job.
There has also been some quality tailor in the river at the moment. Both the trevally and the tailor have been most active in the low light periods.
At the river mouth we are seeing the odd nice sized school jew, try the squidgy pro range in the 100mm with a heavier jig head to get you to the bottom.
Whiting have also been in good numbers around the Frying Pan and the Dog Beach. Worms, pealed prawns, and yabbies have all been perfect baits.
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 Davo’s Tackle World in Noosa or Davo’s Northshore Bait and Tackle at Marcoola to find out where the fish are biting, and remember Tight Lines and Bent Spines!
