Katrina from Cronulla had a nice bonus experience with a fresh mud crab steamed up on board in a special sauce whilst on a fishing tour on the Noosa Fishing and Crab Adventure.

This week has seen some great catches of whiting through the stretches
of Noosaville with some tipping the ruler at 40cm. You must be patient for the bigger fish though as the smaller fish are quick at attacking the bait. But with patients there are some big flathead, trevally and tailor being caught at the river mouth, Woods Bay. Best baits have been live baitfish, yabbies and live worms.
There has been some quality flathead around the river mouth on the run in tide. The most successful results have been drifting using pilchards and white bait .
Weyba creek has produced average size whiting and flathead drifting over the sandbars and up towards the bridge. Between the top lakes has been good for grunter bream and the odd mangrove jack and maybe a threadfin salmon on lures and live baits.
Until next week good luck from the boys at O Boats.

Whats On In Noosa.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Thundercats: King of Coolum Thundercats Race this Sat and Sun at Coolum’s main beach, 9am-3pm pits Aussies and Kiwi crews in an extreme version of IRB racing, with catamaran-style surf boats reaching speeds up to 90kph – see all the action from the beach

Fine jazz: Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts perform for Noosa Heads Jazz Club this Sat 12 July, The J, 60 Noosa Drive, Noosa Heads. Music from 7.30pm, budget bar. $20 (Jazz Club members), $25 guests. Ph 5447 2229

UPCOMING EVENTS

Thundercats: King of Coolum Thundercats Race this Sat and Sun at Coolum’s main beach, 9am-3pm pits Aussies and Kiwi crews in an extreme version of IRB racing, with catamaran-style surf boats reaching speeds up to 90kph – see all the action from the beach

Fine jazz: Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts perform for Noosa Heads Jazz Club this Sat 12 July, The J, 60 Noosa Drive, Noosa Heads. Music from 7.30pm, budget bar. $20 (Jazz Club members), $25 guests. Ph 5447 2229

ENTERTAINMENT

Simply the best: See Rebecca O’Connor as Tina Turner at Sunshine Beach Surf Club this Sat 12 July, $27.50, doors open 7pm – book on 5447 5491

Peregian Originals: See Benjamin James Caldwell, Beats Cartel, Younger Dryas, Ashleigh Mannix at Peregian Originals concert in the park, next to Peregian Beach Surf Club this Sun 13 July, 1-5pm

One Act: The One-Act Play Festival, Noosa Arts Theatre, Weyba Rd, Noosaville, showcases 3 finalists of the National One-Act Playwriting Comp, 11-13, 17-19 July. $29/$25/$20. Ph 5449 9343, noosaartstheatre.org.au

Live music: Check out live music in Noosa this week (11-17 July)
Phil Emmanuel is at Tewantin-Noosa RSL Fri 11 July, 8pm, $20; Joe Cocker Tribute by Mad World Band are free on Sat 8pm; Goran Sedlar is free on Thursday 17 July, 7pm
Live music, Laguna Arcade, Aroma’s courtyard, Hastings St, Sun and Thurs, 5-8pm
The Noosa Irish Session is at Halse Lodge, Halse Lane, Noosa Heads, Tues 15 July, 7pm. Meals available
Janice J Duo are at Noosa Yacht & Rowing Club on Sun 13 July, 2.30-5.30pm
The Rod Christensen Duo are at Harbour Wine Bar, Noosa Marina, Tewantin Fri 11 July, 5.30pm
At Cafe Le Monde, Hastings St, DJs Massroom and Elleyet, Fri 11 July, 8.30pm; Solafreq, Sat 8.30pm; Doc Span Blues Band Sun 3pm; Mick Lindsay, Alan Kelly, Thurs 17 July, 6.30pm
Rum Jungle are at Sunshine Beach Surf Club Sun 12 July, 3pm
Sera Loons is at Cooroy RSL this Fri 11 July
The Green Room, Imperial Hotel Eumundi has Sister C, Fri 11 July, 6.30pm; Alfanant, Sat 2pm; Terrence Boyd Thanlon, Sun 2pm
The Sunday Session at 10 Hastings St has live music, beer of the week, glass of house wine $5, 4-7pm
Noosa Beach House, Hastings St has DJ West this Fri 11 July, 8.30-11.30pm; Tall Guy With Glasses on Sun 2.30-5.30pm and again on Wed 16 July, 6.30-8.30pm

Ferry cruise:
See Noosa from the river on board the Noosa Ferry every day between Noosa Marina and Hastings St, with stops along the river at Noosaville. And find out about Noosa’s beautiful birds, river life and flora on the Noosa Eco Cruise – book on 5449 8442

Noosa Fishing tours:
Explore the calm, pristine waters of Noosa River while #fishing, #crabbing and sight-seeing with #NoosaFishingandCrabAdventures. Pull up a few crab pots and taste the yummy #Queensland mud crab or blue swimmer, cooked on-board. Half-day tours for up to 10 people include gourmet crab tasting and lunch, with rods, reels, bait and ice provided, all with an experienced skipper. Private #fishingcharters are also available. Phone 5449 7984 or 0407 206 062 www.noosafishingandcrabadventures.com.au

River of mirrors: Discover the Noosa Everglades, the river of mirrors, and its magnificent wildlife and pristine wilderness with guided and self-guided kayak tours, or by boat from Noosaville. Find out more at the Visitor Information Centre, Hastings St, Noosa Heads or phone 1 3000 66672

#Boating:
Lots of options to cruise and explore the #NoosaRiver, from the #river mouth near Hastings Street to the upper lakes past #Tewantin. #NoosaRiver and Canal Cruises, Cruising #Restaurant, gondola, #Noosa Dreamboats, SunsetCruise or drive yourself on a party #pontoon or #hireboat. #OBoathire has the biggest and best range of party BBQ pontoons, frontrunners, runabout, jetskis and kayaks at 222 Gympie Tce, Noosaville. 54497513 www.oboathire.com

Bike Hire:
At Liberty Noosaville Servo – 207 Gympie Tce, Noosaville they have a special where you can hire a bike for a whole day for less than the half day rate. Call 54497733

Noosa Farmers Market:
Sunday from 7am to 11am Weyba Road, Noosaville Also this #weekend is the Eumundi Markets on Saturday morning, Noosa Marina Markets on Sunday morning, Peregian Beach Markets on Sunday morning, and the Cooroy Markets on Thursday morning

Felicity from Brisbane caught this nice 48cm flathead while onboard the Noosa Fishing and Crab Adventures tour.

This week has seen a lot more quality bream  in the lower reaches with catches  averaging  the 35cm mark. Woods Bays are producing good bream and flathead on mullet strips and pilchards. The rivermouth has also produced good size chopper tailor and trevally on hard body lures and silver slugs. Tewantin has produced flathead , bream and the odd jewfish on live beach worms. Quality flathead along with grunter bream and bream were caught around the ferry crossing  up to the first lake. There are still a few sand crabs through the Noosaville stretches.

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

Over several trips during the Easter break there were lots of varieties caught and some excellent fish among them. Mac from Sydney showing off a nice bream and Lucy all the way from Hong Kong caught a big shovel nose ray and a diamond trevally.

ENTERTAINMENT

Kamikaze cabaret: International cabaret diva Meow Meow returns to Noosa for one night only this Saturday 5 April at The J Theatre, Noosa Heads, 9pm after a sell-out performance at last year’s Noosa Long Weekend Festival. Ticket $60 – phone 5455 4455 or see thej.com.au

Chamber performance: Concert Ornaments of the Earth, Cooroy Butter Factory Arts Centre, 10 Maple St, Fri 4 April, 6pm with music of Händel. Cash bar, gallery open. $25/$20/$5. Book on 5446 8128

Steve Haddan in Tigers’ den: TV sports presenter and comedian Steve Haddan is guest speaker at the first Noosa Tigers AFL Club President’s Lunch this Sat 5 April before the Tigers’ first home game of the season. $60 includes lunch and beverages. Book on 0417 171 313. The Tigers take on Kedron, Weyba Rd, Noosaville with Reserves from 11.45am and Seniors from 2pm

Live music: Check out live music in Noosa this week (4-10 April)

• Aye Candy and All Strings Attached, The Green Room, Imperial Hotel Eumundi, Sun 6 April, 2pm
• Late For Woodstock are live on the deck at Sunshine Beach Surf Club on Sun 6 April, 3pm
• DJ West is at Noosa Beach House Bar, Hastings St this Fri 4 April, 8.30-11.30pm and The Vibe are on Sun 2.30-5.30pm
• Andrew Lawson, River Lounge Bar, Sheraton Noosa, Fri and Sat 5.30-8.30pm, and Sun 4-7.30pm
• Live music in Aroma’s courtyard, Laguna Arcade, Hastings St, Thurs and Sun (Harii Bandhu), 5-8pm
• Shades play at Tewantin-Noosa RSL Fri 4 April, 8pm, $10; Orbison and Elvis Tribute, Sat, 8pm, free; One Voice, Thurs 10 April, 7pm, free
• Graham Rix, Shades Cafe & Wine Bar, Noosa Junction, Sat 5 April and Wed 9 April, 6.30-8.30pm
• At Cafe Le Monde, Hastings St, DJ Solafreq, Jasti, Elleyet, Fri 4 April, 8pm; DJ Nato, Sat 8.30pm; Dave Flower, DJ Jahzen, Sun 3.15pm; Andrew Lawson, Mia Wray, Thurs 7.30pm
• Carl Lynch is at Noosa Yacht & Rowing Club on Sun 6 April, 2.30-5.30pm
• Plan B Jazz are at Harbour Wine Bar, Noosa Marina, Tewantin Fri 4 April, 5.30pm
• Coolum Beach Surf Club this Friday has piano from 6pm and live music 9pm to midnight
• At Bohemian Bungalow, Eumundi, on Sat 5 April see Jesse John Higgins, noon-2pm and on Sun see Rachel Ritzau and Mal, 1-3pm. Meals available, book on 5442 8679
• Live Bossa, R&B, jazz with Luiz Carlos, Wed, Samba Grill Brazilian Restaurant. Book on 5449 9577
• 10 Hastings Street Cafe has live music with Flamarique on Friday and Saturday nights
• The spit roast lunch at Apollonian Hotel, Boreen Point this Sun 6 April is with Acoustic Union String Band, noon-3pm. Must book on 5485 3100

Ferry cruise: See Noosa from the river on board the Noosa Ferry every day between Noosa Marina and Hastings St, with stops along the river at Noosaville. And find out about Noosa’s beautiful birds, river life and flora on the Noosa Biosphere Cruise – book on 5449 8442

Boating: Lots of options to cruise and explore the Noosa River, from the river mouth near Hastings Street to the upper lakes past Tewantin. NoosaRiver and Canal Cruises, Cruising Restaurant, gondola, Noosa Dream boats, Sunset Cruise or drive yourself on a party pontoon or hire boat. O Boat hire has the biggest and best range of party BBQ pontoons, frontrunners, runabout, jetskis and kayaks at 222 Gympie Tce, Noosaville. 54497513 www.oboathire.com

Bike Hire: At Liberty Noosaville Servo – 207 Gympie Tce, Noosaville they have a special where you can hire a bike for a whole day for less than the half day rate. Call 54497733
Noosa Farmers Market: Sunday from 7am to 11am Weyba Road, Noosaville . Also this weekend is the Eumundi Markets on Saturday morning, Noosa Marina Markets on Sunday morning, Peregian Beach Markets on Sunday morning, and the Cooroy Markets on Thursday morning