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Written by Matthew Planck   
Friday, 24 October 2008 12:05

Noosa: Spotty mackerel from little hauls reef. Tailor up around the 4kg mark at dawn and dusk north of Teewah on mullet fillets and pilchards. Bream and flathead from the ferry crossing. Soapies between the ferry crossing and the 1st lake. Whiting along the Noosaville Stretch. Giant trevally up to 3kg in Woods Bay and from Munna Point.

 

Maroochydore: School mackerel and plenty mac tuna on small metal lures between Old Women Island and Point Cartwright. Chopper tailor in the cod hole on high tide. Mangrove jack in the creeks and around Bli Bli bridge over night. Whiting to 38cm from twin waters and cotton tree. Flathead to 69cm and golden trevally to 2kg in the cod hole.

Mooloolaba: Sweetlip and parrot on the Gneerings. Quality grass sweetlip out from Coolum. School mackerel at dawn and a few sweetlip from Currimundi Reef. Snapper, sweetlip, parrot and yellowtail king fish from Murphy's Reef.  Dart and bream at Kawana pocket. Whiting above McKenzie's bridge and in Mountain Creek. Flathead and mangrove jack in Kawana waters. Trevally and bream from La Balsa park on the making tide in the afternoon.

Caloundra: Mangrove jack, trevally and flathead in Coochin Creek. Quiet a few elbow slapper whiting between Golden Beach and the power boat club. Flathead and golden trevally off the boardwalk. Bream, small snapper and tailor off moffat heads.

nataliecole38cmwhitingcodhole 

Whiting like this 38cm solid elbow slapper golden lined whiting being held by Natalie Cole are commonly caught during whiting season in the Maroochy River. This quality fish took a large fresh prawn on the mud flats just above the motorway bridge.

johnharry38cmwhitingrivermouth 

John Harry has been enjoying the sunny weather and good numbers of whiting in the lower reaches of the Maroochy River while on holidays from Brisbane. John fished on the yabby banks surrounding Goat Island using live blood worm for these golden lined whiting between 36 and 39cm.

raymichael485gwhitingabovemckenziesbridge 

The sand banks in the stretch of river above McKenzies Bridge in the Mooloolah River has accounted for a few quality elbow slapper whiting like those being held up by Ray and Michael.

robertwhitinggolden69cmflatheadcodhole 

Robert Whiting had a good session in the Maroochy River Cod Hole this week catching another 2kg golden trevally and a nice 69cm dusky flathead.