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Spoilt for choice on the Sunshine Coast
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to find pearl perch,
of golden trevally, giant trevally and chopper tai- lor reaching up to 60cm.
head to the current line and have a shot at the golden trevally and flat- head.
bream up to 40cm have been caught on the top of the tide around Pere- gian, Castaways and Sunshine Beach.
well, with afternoon the prime time for bass.
sweetlip, amberjack, longnose trevally, jew- fish and cobia in the deeper areas north of Noosa.
When the south or southeast wind blows, Woods Bay is one of my favourite places to fish early morning from the boat.
These fish will take a wide range of lures, with 3” grub style soft plastics and small micro jigs such as the Major Craft Jigpara in 7 and 10g sizes proving the most popular.
Fresh mullet and small pilchards rigged on small sets of fine wire gangs work well.
Locating bass with your sounder is impor- tant, so pay close at- tention because they do tend to sit deep down during cooler months.
It is possible to stop these fish on light- er PE2-4 gear, but the fight time is extended and any sharks in the area could rob you of your prized catch.
A northeasterly wind is best if land-based fishing here.
Tailor have been com- ing from the gutters and mouths of the Noo- sa and Maroochy riv- ers with fast retrieved slugs – whole pilchard or bonito fillet on a set of gangs being the best methods.
This is the time of year where we often see heavy rainfall with ma- jor catchments, particu- larly Lake MacDonald, reaching over 100 per- cent capacity.
Mack and longtail tuna are still around, so hav- ing a 30g Arma Radico lure rigged and ready could see you hook up.
Surface lures have to beonetotryasthesun comes up, with MMD Splash Prawn 95mm a great option.
Be sure to up leaders to 12-14lb if targeting flatties, and strike the slightest bump on your braid as they often come off the bottom to hit a falling lure.
Taking a range of spinnerbaits, vibes, jigs, blades, smaller grub and paddle tail soft plastics all help on schooled up fish close to the bottom.
The Noosa River is holding solid schools
The Bassday Sugapen 95mm is another big- ger option sure to get smashed at your feet.
This area holds fish way in excess of 75cm and landing nets should be a mandatory piece of kit regardless of how you fish.
If you are suffering bite offs then look at Tru Turn Strip Bait rigs, which have differ- ent sized hooks to help present your bait in the best possible way.
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For those working the edges, suspending hard-bodies similar to the smaller Sam- aki Redic DS, Jackall Squirrel and Bassday Suga Deep are some op- tions sure to get nailed on the pause.
Scored on the first day of winter, Ryder Worth was happy with his 43cm mangrove jack.
Adam Clinch with a monster 12kg jewfish.
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This is not for the faint-hearted or the land-based angler be- cause they know how to take line and quickly!
A reminder too that there is a closed sea- son on Australian bass from June 1 to August 31 which applies to all Queensland tidal water- ways.
Trying to pull in 7kg of big lizard on 12lb leader will see you with a tale of “it was this big” and no photo to prove it.
Come and check out the new range of Alvey reels and Gary Howard surf rods, sure to match up and get you into se- rious surf fishing this season.
If chasing after a gold- en trevally and the water is clear several anglers will drop to a 4lb leader.
For best results on big tailor, try fishing around the full moon because they are known to come in to feed with the light making it easier for them to hunt potential prey.
Don’t forget, if you’re planning a trip to the dams, you will need a Stocked Impoundment Permit – available on- line or call into Davo’s and the team will help youout.
Last month we saw a great run in the river of solid queenfish.
During this time, you can expect to find a big jewie or two.
The ski run and to- ward the mouth of Lake Cooroibah are great places to target them, along with jewies, tre- vally and flatties, espe- cially around the mouth of the lake.
These fish – thought to feed in the black of night – are often caught intheleaduptoafull moon too.
This means the Noosa Everglades will be a no fish area.
Mangrove jack will still be about, and live baits are best when fished around any de- cent rock bar or jetty.
If you do hook the big one at night and are us- ing mono, make sure you hook set multiple times as many fish are lost to poorly set hooks.
For all the latest infor- mation, visit fishingnoo sa.com.auforup-to-date bar and fishing reports.
Around the river mouth, Frying Pan es- tuary and along Gympie Terrace smaller bread and butter species can be found, and are great areas to fish when wind blows from the south- east.
For a great jewie hook, you can’t look past the Mustad Penetrator, which is a strong fine wire hook specifical- ly designed for hard- mouthed fish such as jewfish.
Don’t forget to drop in- to Davo’s Tackle World, Davo’s Boating and Outdoors in Noosa and Davo’s Northshore Bait and Tackle in Marcoola for all the right equip- ment, bait and advice to get you catching.
Off the beaches, solid
Lastly, Lake Mac- donald and Borumba Dam are still fishing
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