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Noosa River Weekly Fishing Report

Matt From England with a 45cm bulbber lip

Matt From England with a 45cm bulbber lip

Both silver and golden trevally are amongst the river mainly from the rivermouth to the Sheraton Bridge at both the early hours of the morning and the late hours of the afternoon. The best baits for trevally include mullet strips and pilchard fillets.Whiting have been showing up more in the river around the frying pan and Lake Cooriobah with live baits such as worms and yabbies being the preferred baits. Bream as always are popular in the river, mainly around deeper holes and structures. The best baits for bream include prawns and yabbies. Flathead have also been around up the river between the cable ferry crossing and the first lake. There has been several reports of nice fish being caught in Lake Cooriobah, right at the mouth of the lake is a great spot to drop a line. The crabbing has been pretty good lately with several reports of legal male mud crabs being caught. The weather is tipped to be sunny with light winds for most of this week and weekend.

Until next week good luck from the boys at O boats.

Noosa River Weekly Fishing Report

Ahn caught a ripper 65cm trevally aboard  an O Boat Hire vessel recently.

Ahn caught a ripper 65cm trevally aboard an O Boat Hire vessel recently.

With the passing of the full moon the tides are high and the fish are about. There has been lots of decent size trevally in the river caught anywhere from Munna Point all the way down to Tewantin Marina. Flathead have been amongst the river around the sand flats near the river mouth and the frying pan. The best bait for Flathead is prawns and soft plastics. Tailor have also been around the river mouth and woods bay. The best way to target tailor is with a popper at the early hours of the morning and the late afternoon. Whiting have been amongst the river near munna point and the Sound Bridge. When heading up the river there a couple of good spots to catch bream, whiting and Flathead including the ferry crossing and Lake Cooriobah.The best baits for whiting are live baits such as worms and yabbies. The weather is forecasted to be sunny with little chance of rain. Its nice and cool, there is no better time to get out on the Noosa river and wet a line.

Until next week good luck from the boys at O Boats.

Noosa River Weekly Fishing Report

Josh from New Zealand with a nice 30cm Bream!

Josh from New Zealand with a nice 30cm Bream!

The river has seen some great fish over the past week, up and around the rivermouth there has been reports of good size tailor and trevally. The best baits for trevally is pilchard fillets and mullet strips. Also around the rivermouth there has been reports of some great jewfish caught after sunset on live herring. Woods bay at the early hours of the morning is one of the best fishing spots in the river. There has also been some ripper whiting caught up at Lake Cooriobah area on live baits such as worms and yabbies. Bream are still around in numbers, mostly found amongst deeper holes and structures. The best baits for bream include prawns and mullet strips.There has also been some good flathead caught up the river between the Tewantin Marina and Makepeace island, mainly around sand flats. The most rewarding way to target flathead is using soft plastics and lures. There has been great reports of flathead and bream at munna point using prawns. The next week is forecasted to be sunny with light winds. It is a fantastic time to drop a line in the Noosa River.

Until next week good luck from the boys at O Boats.

Noosa River Weekly Fishing Report

Keith from Brisbane caught a ripper 60cm flathead aboard the Noosa Fishing and Crab Adventures.

Keith from Brisbane caught a ripper 60cm flathead aboard the Noosa Fishing and Crab Adventures.

Bream as always, are out and about around structures and sandbanks. The best baits for targeting bream include prawns and yabbies. Whiting have been caught around sandbars near the dog beach. When targeting whiting, live baits such as worms and yabbies are the best. There has been tailor caught at dawn and dusk amongst the frying pan. The best baits for tailor include mullet strips and pilchard fillets. Flathead have been biting well in the Noosa river lately. Lures such as soft plastics and prawns are the best baits. The best place to target Flathead include sand flats anywhere from the dog beach all the way to the cable ferry crossing past Tewantin. The cable ferry crossing area towards Makepeace Island has been a great spot to drop a line with rewarding reports. Around Lake Cooriobah there has been some trevally caught on live herring and prawns. The weather seems to be fairly sunny with slight chances of showers during the week. A fine weekend is forecasted. It’s a great time for getting outside and wetting a line.

Until next week good luck from the boys at O Boats.

Bream amongst the Noosa River!

Tom and Annabelle both from Brisbane with a whiting and a bream.

Tom and Annabelle both from Brisbane with a whiting and a bream.

Josh from New Zealand with a nice 30cm Bream!

Josh from New Zealand with a nice 30cm Bream!

Another ripper fish caught in the Noosa River!

Keith from Brisbane with a ripper 60cm Flathead!

Keith from Brisbane with a ripper 60cm Flathead!

Fish of the Week!

Eric from Brisbane with a ripper 60cm Flathead!

Eric from Brisbane with a ripper 60cm Flathead!

Weekly Fishing Report!

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The water has cleared up throughout the river.Bream are still amongst the river in numbers in your deeper holes of the river and around structures. The preffered baits for bream include prawns and yabbies. Flathead have been around the Munna Point area with bait fish and lures being the best forms of fishing. There has been reports of mangrove jack at the early hours of the morning around the Woods Bay area with mullet stips and live bait fish. There has been trevally and the odd yellowtail kingfish at the Noosa Sound mainly around structures such as the Sound bridge.It could be worth while dropping in a few crab pots as there are still some nice mud crabs around that are nice and full. Mud crabs have been showing up down towards the Lake Cooroibah Now that the showers have stopped and a clear weekend is forecasted there isnt a better time to get outside cook a barbeque and drop a line. Until next week good luck from the boys at O Boats.

Yesterdays Charter aboard the Noosa Fishing and Crab Adventures!

Jonah from Sydney caught a nice 48cm Flatty!

Jonah from Sydney caught a nice 48cm Flatty!

Dave from Adelaide caught and released a 76cm Shovel Nose

Dave from Adelaide caught and released a 76cm Shovel Nose

Noosa River Weekly Fishing Report

Peter from Canberra caught a ripper Golden Trevally at Lake Cooroibah

Peter from Canberra caught a ripper Golden Trevally at Lake Cooroibah

The river has seen lots of bream ranging in size up to 33cm, in several places such as the Weyba bridge, Munna point, the river mouth and Tewantin with prawns and worms being the best baits. Tailor are still appearing around the sandbags near the dog beach. The best baits for trevally include lures and bait fish. Woods bay and the mouth of Lake Cooroibah has seen some great size Golden Trevally with mullet strips and pilchards. There are still a few whiting being caught anywhere from the boathouse down to Tewantin with live baits such as worms and yabbies being the best baits. There has been reports of Jewfish caught in the ski run with prawns being the most successful bait. Up the river more, from Makepeace Island to the cable ferry crossing, flathead have been around,with lures such as soft plastics being the best form of fishing. The week ahead is forecasted to be sunny with a slim chance of light showers. Over the next week is a great time to get out on the water and drop a line.

Until next week good luck from the boys at O Boats