By JACK MANGROVE
WITH the wind still blowing, offshore anglers opted for the river last week.
The Noosa River is a consistent performer and has again come up with the goods. The mouth of the river has been productive with some great reports of trevally, bream, tailor and school jew.
Woods Bays has had good sized giant trevally, golden trevally and the odd golden have all been accounted for over the last week. The back of the sound and the area up from the Tewantin boat ramp have also seen a far bit of trevally action.
If flathead are what you are chasing, Weyba Creek has produced some nice sized lizards on the run-out tide. Soft plastic worked slowly across the bottom has been most successful.
Up river, Johns landing continues to produce quality jacks – live baits and suspending lures are doing most of the damage. The dog beach and the frying pan has been very productive for quality whiting and flathead. Live bloodworms, pealed prawns and yabbies have all been doing the job.
For sand lovers, the beaches have been fishing a treat, whiting, dart and bream have all been inhabiting the closer gutters, a fish first thing in the morning has been the go. For those chasing the larger fish like jew and tailor, that bigger evening tide has been perfect.
Doing a bit of recon is worth the effort when it comes to spotting gutters, heading up the beach on the low tide not only makes it easier to spot those gutters, it also gives you the opportunity to pull a few worms and collect some pippies.
The southern beaches have also been coming up with the goods, in fact a nice jew was taken on worms down that way last weekend.
With the wind being up for most of the last week, offshore reports have been mostly from the larger charter vessels. Even with the sloppy conditions and winds to 20 knots, the anglers that were on board got some great results.
North Reef was the main destination with good results – pearl perch, snapper, traglin jew, venus tusk fish, moses perch and spangled emperor all made their way onto the boats.
Smaller boat tended to hang on the closer reefs with some quality long tail tuna coming from Sunshine reef on floater baits.
So on behalf of Jack Mangrove, best of luck on your fishing adventures.
