By JACK MANGROVE
NOOSA has again turned on the great weather. Saturday and Sunday were a couple of outstanding days to be out on the river – whether it be for fishing or water sports the weather was fantastic.
For those with a rod in their hand, Gympie Terrace was a hot place to be, with nice whiting coming from along the terrace – the dog beach and the frying pan were also a hot bite. Most anglers were on by using worms, peeled prawns and the yabbies. Flicking surface lures and small poppers have become more popular when chasing whiting – surface walkers like the Jackson Athlete in the 55mm or the Zerek Paparazzi in the 50mm size are perfect for the job.
Down around Woods Bays, the trevally have been epic with some real quality fish among them, giant trevally and tea leaf trevally have been smashing baitfish on the surface. An early morning fish with the high tide should see a result.
For those up for a night fish, mangrove jack have been hanging around structures like the Tewantin Boat Harbour and the pontoon around the Noosa sound, but getting your lure in close is essential. Live bait has also been an excellent way to target jack.
Flathead are still in good numbers throughout the river with the bigger models down towards the mouth.
Offshore, the pelagics are starting to make their way south, small school mackerel, spotted mackerel and wahoo have all been taken over the last week. North Reef has produced some quality fish with jew, snapper and trout on the chew.
Probably one of the outstanding fish to be caught in numbers has been Mahi Mahi or dolphin fish. These fish are great fun to catch and outstanding on the barbecue.
Chardons has also been firing with quality reef fish and some smaller black marlin chasing teasers. Sweetlip, pan-sized squire and smaller mack tuna have also come from Sunshine Reef.
On the beach, the Noosa Northshore has been producing – flathead have been in good numbers and have been a great by-catch for anglers targeting tailor as they make their way back from framer after spawning.
Good schools of whiting have been inhabiting the gutters with most fish in close on the high tide. Hitting the beach on the low tide and collecting some beach worms and then fishing the tide in has seen some bag limit catches of whiting over the last couple of weeks.
So on behalf of Jack Mangrove, best of luck on your fishing adventures.
