By Jack Mangrove
Noosa’s boat ramps were again packed with plenty of boats hitting the water.
Starting off with Offshore; the weather last weekend was perfect to head offshore and anglers were out in force with high expectations to see some good snapper.
The middle and reefs have been the best for these lovely fish with North reef producing some great catches.
Sweetlip and Pearlies are also on the chew with these hard fighting fish taking a liking to soft plastics hopped around the coral structure.
Burley has been key to getting good results so this is when leftover bait from the last trip really comes in handy!
Start your trail with cubed pillies then send down a frozen burley log and before long you’ll have them coming over the side.
On the wider grounds – like the Barwon Banks and the Hards – we have seen cobia, tusk fish, moses perch, Pearlies, amberjack and coronation trout. Sunshine has also come up with the goods with some quality sweetlip, squire, tusk fish and coral trout.
The trevally have been in great numbers in the Noosa River over the past week with fish up to 60cm being caught.
Big giant trevally are coming back into the river system on the tide with most of the activity happening around the Woods Bays area.
Slow rolling prawn profile soft plastic is a sure-fire way to come in contact with these hard fighting pelagics.
Early morning surface fishing has also been working around the Woods Bays for lure anglers with big eye trevally, queenfish and tailor taking both poppers and surface walkers.
For the bait anglers, big flathead have been active up the Weyba Creek stretch on the change of tide with live baits and also whitebait being their undoing.
Fishing after dark around the Tewantin Marina has been producing quality bream, flathead, tailor, tarpon and even the odd winter jack.
Better size school jew have been active in the stretch of water between the lakes. Try focussing your times fishing the change of tides around the deeper holes. Soft vibes and larger paddle tail soft plastics are ideal for targeting jewfish.
Whiting are still in good numbers with the usual spots all reporting good captures – worms, yabbies and soldier crabs have all been great baits for a feed of these sweet fish.
On the beaches; the weather over the past weekend was perfect for packing the gear up and heading up the beach.
Bream, dart, flathead and whiting were on the bite during the day on prawns, whitebait and worms, with the added bonus of tailor coming onto the bite around the low light periods.
When chasing tailor along the beaches, it definitely pays to put in the time and find the best gutter possible.
Jewfish have been around with the best bait to target them being mullet and bonito strips.
So on behalf of Jack Mangrove, best of luck on your fishing adventures!
