Could be a bit of chop around this afternoon with southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the morning. Winds turning easterly in the late evening. Seas 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre around midday. Yesterday Massoud’s Reef produced quality pearl perch and Maori cod. Good snapper, sweetlip and parrot from the Blinker. Snapper, Spanish mackerel and tusk fish from Sunshine Beach. Tusk fish, snapper, Maori Cod from the Caloundra 9 mile.
Noosa: Jew feeding around the headlands in the national park and along Teewah Beach. Good catches of bream, flathead, whiting and trevally at the Noosa River mouth. Whiting along the Noosaville stretch. Quality bream from the Marina, in the channel at Tewantin and in Lake Cooroibah.
Maroochydore: Sand crabs are moving in the big tides in the lower river. Whiting to 35cm from the black banks, Chambers Island and plenty of bream 25 to 30 cm throughout. Bream and small dusky flathead in Petie Creek. Trevally to 55cm from the cod hole. Mud crabs still in the middle river and the bottom end of Chambers Island.
Kawana: Big bream to 37cm around the mooring on the incoming tide over night. Bream and a few tailor around the high tide from the rock wall. Whiting and flathead in sand basin. Sand crabs in the lower river and mud crabs in the canals and around Kawana Way.
Caloundra: Squid off the rocky headland at Moffat and Kings Beaches. A few trevally on the high tide in Pelican Waters. Bream and whiting on the banks opposite Golden Beach. Flathead and whiting in Bells Creek. Bream and whiting in the lower end of Currimundi Lake.
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Joelene Hoskins got into several bream to 33cm at the Noosa River Mouth yesterday on pilchards.
Another great day for offshore fishing with 10 knot easterly winds, sea and swell under 1m. Amberjack to 19kg on the Hards. Good snapper, sweetlip and parrot from the Blinker. Snapper, Spanish mackerel and tusk fish from Sunshine Beach. Tusk fish, snapper, Maori Cod from the Caloundra 9 mile.
Noosa: Good catches of bream, flathead, whiting and trevally at the Noosa River mouth. Whiting along the Noosaville stretch. Quality bream from the Marina, in the channel at Tewantin and in Lake Cooroibah. School jew from the ski run at Tewantin.
Maroochydore: Sand crabs are moving in the big tides in the lower river. Whiting to 35cm from the black banks and Chambers Island. Bream and small dusky flathead in Petie Creek. Trevally to 55cm from the cod hole. Mud crabs still in the middle river and the bottom end of Chambers Island.
Kawana: Big bream around the mooring on the incoming tide over night. Bream and a few tailor around the high tide from the rock wall. Whiting and flathead in sand basin. Sand crabs in the lower river and mud crabs in the canals and around Kawana Way.
Caloundra: Squid off the rocky headland at Moffat and Kings Beaches. A few trevally on the high tide in Pelican Waters. Bream and whiting on the banks opposite Golden Beach. Flathead and whiting in Bells Creek. Bream and whiting in the lower end of Currimundi Lake.
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Bailey Watt with a nice clean dusky flathead caught and released in the canals.
Stick closer in today with the westerly influence. Wind will be W/NW 10-15 knots, reaching 20 knots in offshore waters. Seas and swell are decreasing below 1m in the morning. Amberjack to 19kg on the Hards. Good snapper, sweetlip and parrot from the Blinker. Snapper, Spanish mackerel and tusk fish from Sunshine Beach. Tusk fish, snapper, Maori Cod from the Caloundra 9 mile.
Noosa: Good catches of bream, flathead, whiting and trevally at the Noosa River mouth. Whiting along the Noosaville stretch. Quality bream from the Marina, in the channel at Tewantin and in Lake Cooroibah. School jew from the ski run at Tewantin.
Maroochydore: There's heaps of sand crabs in the lower river at present. Whiting to 35cm from the black banks and Chambers Island. Bream and small dusky flathead in Petie Creek. Trevally to 55cm from the cod hole on surface lures. Mud crabs still in the middle river and the bottom end of Chambers Island.
Kawana: Whiting and bream in the gutters south of Kawana. Big bream around the mooring on the incoming tide over night. Bream and a few tailor around the high tide from the rock wall. Whiting and flathead in sand basin. Sand crabs in the lower river and mud crabs in the canals and around Kawana Way.
Caloundra: Squid off the rocky headland at Moffat and Kings Beaches. A few trevally on the high tide in Pelican Waters. Bream and whiting on the banks opposite Golden Beach. Flathead and whiting in Bells Creek. Bream and whiting in the lower end of Currimundi Lake.
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Top Catch Charters have been fishing the Barwon banks recently for amberjack to 5kg, snapper to 3kg, tusk fish to 2kg and quality pearl perch.
Looks good this morning for an early fish with 10-15 knots N/NE winds tending N/NW 15-20knots in the afternoon. Seas are 1-1.5m with 1m of E/SE swell. Amberjack to 19kg on the Hards. Good snapper, sweetlip and parrot from the Blinker. Snapper, Spanish mackerel and tusk fish from Sunshine Beach. Tusk fish, snapper, Maori Cod from the Caloundra 9 mile.
Noosa: Good catches of bream, flathead, whiting and trevally at the Noosa River mouth. Whiting along the Noosaville stretch. Quality bream from the Marina, in the channel at Tewantin and in Lake Cooroibah. School jew from the ski run at Tewantin.
Maroochydore: There's heaps of sand crabs in the lower river at present. Whiting to 35cm from the black banks and Chambers Island. Bream to 30cm, quality dusky flathead around Goat & Channel Islands. Trevally to 55cm from the cod hole on surface lures. Mud crabs still in the middle river and canals.
Kawana: Whiting and bream in the gutters south of Kawana. Big bream around the mooring on the incoming tide over night. Bream and a few tailor around the high tide from the rock wall. Whiting and flathead in sand basin. Sand crabs in the lower river and mud crabs in the canals and around Kawana Way.
Caloundra: Squid off the rocky headland at Moffat and Kings Beaches. A few trevally on the high tide in Pelican Waters. Bream and whiting on the banks opposite Golden Beach. Flathead and whiting in Bells Creek. Bream and whiting in the lower end of Currimundi Lake.
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Top Catch Charters has been catching some good trag jew and pearl perch from Wide Caloundra Reef.
Winds should settle down to easterly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly below 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas are easterly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly below 10 knots in the afternoon. Amberjack to 19kg on the Hards. Good snapper, sweetlip and parrot from the Blinker. Snapper, Spanish mackerel and tusk fish from Sunshine Beach.
Noosa: Good catches of bream, flathead, whiting and trevally at the Noosa River mouth. Whiting along the Noosaville stretch. Quality bream from the Marina, in the channel at Tewantin and in Lake Cooroibah. School jew from the ski run at Tewantin.
Maroochydore: There's heaps of sand crabs in the lower river at present. Whiting to 35cm from the black banks and Chambers Island. Bream to 30cm, quality dusky flathead around Goat & Channel Islands. Trevally to 55cm from the cod hole on surface lures. Mud crabs still in the middle river and canals.
Kawana: Whiting and bream in the gutters south of Kawana. Big bream around the mooring on the incoming tide over night. Bream and a few tailor around the high tide from the rock wall. Whiting and flathead in sand basin. Sand crabs in the lower river and mud crabs in the canals and around Kawana Way.
Caloundra: Squid off the rocky headland at Moffat and Kings Beaches. A few trevally on the high tide in Pelican Waters. Bream and whiting on the banks opposite Golden Beach. Flathead and whiting in Bells Creek. Bream and whiting in the lower end of Currimundi Lake.
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A few snapper taken at Caloundra 9 Mile aboard Top Catch Charters.
Check conditions this afternoon if the winds settle down. Winds are east to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, easing to 10 to 15 knots inshore in the middle of the day. Seas are 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon. Amberjack to 19kg on the Hards. Good snapper, sweetlip and parrot from the Blinker. Snapper, Spanish mackerel and tusk fish from Sunshine Beach.
Noosa: Good catches of bream, flathead, whiting and trevally at the Noosa River mouth. Whiting along the Noosaville stretch. Quality bream from the Marina, in the channel at Tewantin and in Lake Cooroibah. School jew from the ski run at Tewantin.
Maroochydore: Whiting to 35cm from the black banks and Chambers Island. Bream to 30cm, quality dusky flathead around Goat & Channel Islands. Trevally to 55cm from the cod hole on surface lures. Mud crabs still in the middle river and canals.
Kawana: Whiting and bream in the gutters south of Kawana. Big bream around the mooring on the incoming tide over night. Bream and a few tailor around the high tide from the rock wall. Whiting and flathead in sand basin. Mud crabs in the canals and around Kawana Way.
Caloundra: Squid off the rocky headland at Moffat and Kings Beaches. A few trevally on the high tide in Pelican Waters. Bream and whiting on the banks opposite Golden Beach. Flathead and whiting in Bells Creek. Bream and whiting in the lower end of Currimundi Lake.
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Very enthusiastic Seth, Ashton and Lachlan Reedy got into a good feed of whiting of Chambers Island yesterday.
Winds are Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas are 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore, with a S/SE swell 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore. Good snapper, sweetlip and parrot from the Blinker. Snapper, Spanish mackerel and tusk fish from Sunshine Beach.
Noosa: Good catches of bream, flathead, whiting, trevally and tailor at the Noosa River mouth. Whiting along the Noosaville stretch. Quality bream from the Marina, in the channel at Tewantin and in Lake Cooroibah. School jew from the ski run at Tewantin.
Maroochydore: Jew, bream and tailor off the northern beaches. Whiting to 40cm from the black banks. Bream to 30cm, quality dusky flathead around Goat & Channel Islands. Trevally to 55cm from the cod hole on surface lures. Mud crabs still in the middle river and canals.
Kawana: Whiting and bream in the gutters south of Kawana. Big bream around the mooring on the incoming tide over night. Bream and a few tailor around the high tide from the rock wall. Whiting and flathead in sand basin. Mud crabs in the canals and around Kawana Way.
Caloundra: Squid off the rocky headland at Moffat and Kings Beaches. Tailor off the NE tip of Bribie. A few trevally on the high tide in Pelican Waters. Bream and whiting on the banks opposite Golden Beach. Flathead and whiting in Bells Creek. Bream and whiting in the lower end of Currimundi Lake.
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Cooper Gardiner was fishing with worms off Chambers Island yesterday when he caught this 38cm whiting.
Unfortunately it looks like another weekend either close inshore early or in sheltered waters with winds southerly 15 to 25 knots tending southeasterly 20 to 25 knots in the evening. Seas will be around 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon. Theres been good snapper, sweetlip and parrot from the Blinker. Snapper, Spanish mackerel and tusk fish from Sunshine Beach.
Noosa: Good catches of bream, flathead, whiting, trevally and tailor at the Noosa River mouth. Whiting along the Noosaville stretch. Quality bream from the Marina. Big trevally, flathead and grunter bream in Woods Bays.
Maroochydore: Jew, bream and tailor off the northern beaches. Whiting to 40cm from the black banks. Bream to 30cm, quality dusky flathead around Goat & Channel Islands. Trevally to 55cm from the cod hole on surface lures. Mud crabs still in the middle river and canals.
Kawana: Whiting and bream in the gutters south of Kawana. Big bream around the mooring on the incoming tide over night. Bream and a few tailor around the high tide from the rock wall. Whiting and flathead in sand basin. Mud crabs in the canals and around Kawana Way.
Caloundra: Squid off the rocky headland at Moffat and Kings Beaches. A few trevally on the high tide in Pelican Waters. Bream and whiting on the banks opposite Golden Beach. Flathead and catches of big whiting throughout the northern end of the passage. Bream and whiting in the lower end of Currimundi Lake.
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Keith Paxton fished his secret spot near south of Caloundra this week for some quality whiting and Bream.
With school holidays 2 weeks away, we can expect an increase in tourist beach-goers, while local junior anglers and swimmers will also take advantage of time off school for plenty of fun in the sun. With this in mind, remember to play it safe on all waterways during the school holiday period.
The Noosa, Maroochy, Mooloolaba and Caloundra waterways are always crowded with all types of water craft and swimmers during the school holidays. So be cautious and take extra care by considering a few of the safe boating regulations:
Like they say in scouts – be prepared. Now is the time to be checking over your boat for safety and maintenance. Leaving things to the last minute can often mean not getting out on the water when you had planned. For instance – charge your marine batteries well before your trip just in case they need replacing.
The following is a pre-trip checklist of items needing to be operating soundly before you can safely take your boat on the water: bungs, safety equipment (oars, pfd's, anchor and anchor rope, first aid kit, water and sun protection. EPIRBS, flares, batteries and even lifejackets have expiry dates – so be sure to have them checked over or serviced prior. Obviously if your boat has been out of action or dry docked for more than a few months – make sure your outboard is serviced and running well.
On the day, whether you are staying in the river or heading offshore, have a pre-departure plan to make sure you are prepared for whatever the weather has to offer.
With these rules in mind and consideration of our fellow boaties and recreational anglers – everyone should have a relaxing and enjoyable time on our beautiful waterways! The team at Swan Boat Hire will be on deck throughout the Summer School Holidays to offer fishing tips, local information and supply all your tackle needs.
Maritime Safety officers will be on patrol all school holidays to assist boaties with safety and promote an awareness of the rules on the water.
Tyson Watkins was fishing from twin waters off the bank when he caught this 39.5cm sand whiting.
Finally we have got some good weather so make the most of it while it lasts. Winds will be variable about 10 knots becoming south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning, reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the late evening. Seas will be around 1m increasing in the evening with a 2-3m swell. Snapper, sweetlip and parrot from the Blinker. Snapper, Spanish mackerel and tusk fish from Sunshine Beach.
Noosa: Good catches of bream, flathead, whiting, trevally and tailor at the Noosa River mouth. Whiting along the Noosaville stretch. Quality bream from the Marina. Big trevally, flathead and grunter bream in Woods Bays.
Maroochydore: Jew, bream and tailor off the northern beaches. Whiting to 40cm from the black banks. Bream to 30cm, quality dusky flathead around Goat & Channel Islands. Trevally to 55cm from the cod hole on surface lures. Mud crabs still in the middle river and canals.
Kawana: Whiting and bream in the gutters south of Kawana. Big bream around the mooring on the incoming tide over night. Bream and a few tailor around the high tide from the rock wall. Whiting and flathead in sand basin. Mud crabs in the canals and around Kawana Way.
Caloundra: Squid off the rocky headland at Moffat and Kings Beaches. A few trevally on the high tide in Pelican Waters. Bream and whiting on the banks opposite Golden Beach. Flathead throughout the northern end of the passage. Bream and whiting in the lower end of Currimundi Lake.
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Luke McCombe with a 68cm snapper taken using soft plastics on the gneerings.
Winds will be Southwesterly at 15 to 25 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the afternoon with inshore northeasterly 10 to 15 knot seabreezes. Seas are 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning, then decreasing below 1 metre around midday. Southerly swell at 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres offshore.
Noosa: Good catches of bream, flathead, whiting, trevally and tailor at the Noosa River mouth. Whiting along the Noosaville stretch. Quality bream from the Marina. Big trevally, flathead and grunter bream in Woods Bays.
Maroochydore: Bream to 30cm, quality dusky flathead and whiting to 37cm in the lower river, mainly around Goat & channel Islands. Flathead from Eudlo & Petrie Creek mouths and Picnic Point. Mud crabs still in the middle river and canals.
Kawana: Whiting and bream in the gutters south of Kawana. Big bream around the mooring on the incoming tide over night. Bream and a few tailor around the high tide from the rock wall. Whiting and flathead in sand basin. Mud crabs in the canals and around Kawana Way.
Caloundra: Squid off the rocky headland at Moffat and Kings Beaches. A few trevally on the high tide in Pelican Waters. Bream and whiting on the banks opposite Golden Beach. Flathead throughout the northern end of the passage. Bream and whiting in the lower end of Currimundi Lake.
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Malakai French with a solid summer whiting caught from a hire boat around Goat Island.
Unsafe offshore boating conditions today, stick to the rivers.
Noosa: Good catches of bream, flathead, whiting, trevally and tailor at the Noosa River mouth. Bream, whiting, flathead and moses perch in Weyba Creek. Trevally and flathead in Woods Bays. Grunter, school jew and flathead from the Tewantin stretch.
Maroochydore: Bream to 30cm, quality dusky flathead and whiting to 37cm in the lower river, mainly around Goat & channel Islands. Flathead from Eudlo & Petrie Creek mouths and Picnic Point. Mud crabs still in the middle and lower river at present.
Kawana: Big bream around the mooring on the incoming tide over night. Bream and a few tailor around the high tide from the rock wall. Whiting and flathead in sand basin. Mud crabs in the canals and around Kawana Way.
Caloundra: Bream and whiting on the banks opposite Golden Beach. Whiting opposite the power boat club, at Bells Creek mouth and near Military Jetty. Flathead are taking lures on most of the banks throughout the northern end of the passage. Grunter bream at the mouth of Coochin Creek.
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Ben French was fishing around Goat Island when he caught several good flathead.
