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The author’s new fishing platform from BCF.
Just what was needed for the Weber.
Alex and Lochlan with a few nice fish speared at Sunshine.
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and those dreams of travelling Australia soon became a reali- ty, our minds running wild with thoughts of our new adventures.
ate swell hit the coast- line, so there was no shortage of waves.
but also suspend at depth.
COVID-19 certainly put those plans on hold, but every cloud has a silver lining.
Talk about falling on your feet – I was often left with the decision of picking between ei- ther the surfboard or the fishing kayak.
Perfect for fishing with a finesse approach in mind, using light 4-6lb leaders.
Being considered persons with no fixed address and essential travellers, we were per- mitted to set up our new On The Move car- avan in the beautiful Noosa River Holiday Park.
Both have been equally productive and to tell the truth both needs have been met on a daily basis.
An important factor in fishing any loca- tion, especially in the shallow clear waters of the Noosa River mouth area.
Due to our van being totally self-contained, we were allowed to join a small number of other privileged folk stranded by the virus.
It didn’t take long to identify a number of features such as sand- banks, drop offs, bridg- es and structures around the area to target for various species such as bream, flathead, tailor and trevally.
When fishing new ground such as this, I tend to slow troll from the kayak, covering a fair distance, and be- fore you know it pat- terns emerge as to the most productive target areas.
I believe this was a once in a lifetime op- portunity to stay at this particular park.
Areas I can then po- sition the kayak to fan cast and increase my success rate.
Tonia enjoyed the fantastic Noosa weather.
HOn the move in isolation
I all, well our Kandanga property sold
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The Noosa River has been fishing extreme- ly well, with a varie- ty of species available right on our doorstep and paddling distance around Munna Point.
I’ve concentrated on lures that suspend or dive in that 0.8-1.2m range.
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Usually a busy packed-out destination, we were given a choice of site, each with two or so spaces between to assist with social iso- lation.
Flathead have been the most prominent target and quick to take lures such as Jackall Squirrels and any sim- ilar lures in the Atomic Hardz range, including the 50mm Shad Deep Rattle Diver.
I’ve targeted the deeper areas around Munna Point with plas- tics and found the local bream population ea- ger to play.
We chose our location 10m from the sandy beach of the Noosa River, with spectacular uninterrupted views of the Noosa River Bar.
Both lures offer a tight vibration action
The majority of bream here seem to be around the 28-33cm range and in excellent condition.
We arrived about the same time as a moder-
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