Bream as always, are out and about around structures and sandbanks almost anywhere in the river. 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 produce the best results. There has been tailor caught at dawn and dusk amongst the frying pan and Noosa River mouth. The best baits for tailor include mullet strips and pilchard fillets. Flathead have been on the chew in the Noosa River lately with soft plastics and prawns being the best baits. The best place to target flathead include sand flats anywhere from the dog beach all the way up 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 Cooroibah 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 to venture out on the serene Noosa River!

Bream as always are about in deeper holes and structures such as the Noosa Sound Bridge and Woods bay. When targeting bream your best to use prawns however they are known to eat just about anything. The Noosa river mouth has been a popular spot with a range of great fish such as tailor, bream, trevally and jewfish caught on the top of the tide. Moving down the river more, whiting have been on the chew surrounding areas such as the boathouse and Tewantin. Live baits are key, with worms being the highlight bait. The stretch from Tewantin through to the ferry has been catching some great size flathead. Flathead tend to like soft plastics and prawns. The weather is tipped to be great this week, with slight to no winds and the sun out. There’s no better time to get amongst the waterways.

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

These two buck muddies were caught aboard the Noosa Fishing and Crab adventures at the entrance to the first lake earlier this week!

There have been a few reports of trevally and jewfish at the river mouth just after high tide preferably at dusk or dawn. Pilchards and mullet strips will give the best results when fishing at the river mouth. As usual, the river has seen lots of bream around structures such as the Boathouse and the Sound Bridge, with reports up to 40cm. The most common bait for bream is prawns and sand worms. There has still been many reports of cracker size flathead caught this week anywhere between Tewantin and Makepeace Island. When targeting flathead the most common form of fishing is lures such as soft plastics and hard body divers. There has been some nice size mud crabs caught in the river lately. Makepeace Island and just after the second lake have been reported to be the best spots to drop a pot. This week the weather is due to be fine with light easing winds, it’s a perfect time to get off the couch and wet a line.

Fishing has been great in the Noosa river with the water clearing up and a range of species appearing again. During the past week smaller whiting have been about in the normal shallow flats, mainly up and around the frying pan with live worms and yabbies being the preferred baits.  Tailor have been around at first light with hard body poppers and surface lures producing the best results.Bream have been around structures such as the Noosa Sound bridge ranging up to 40cm with prawns and hardy heads being the best baits.  Crabbing in the river has been alright with a range of sand crabs caught down the top end of the river and mud crabs caught surrounding the first lake.  The weather is tipped to be great over the weekend, theirs no better time to get out on the water and wet a line!

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

The fishing Noosa River this week has been good with several positive reports both in the fishing and crabbing department. There a lots of bream in the river mainly around deeper holes and structures such as the Sheraton bridge and the river mouth. Although bream are known to eat just about anything, prawns and mullet strips have been producing the best results this week. The river mouth is a ripper of a fishing spot at the moment with several reports of good size tailor and trevally surrounding the rock wall about two hours either side of the high tide. When heading up the river more, the stretch from Tewantin to the first lake has seen some great size flathead using soft plastics and prawns. When fishing for flathead, it’s best to cast just off a sandflat. The crabbing has been great in the river with several legal buck mud crabs caught aboard the Noosa Fishing and Crab Adventures over the past week. The weather is forecasted to be mostly clear with light winds. Now is a great time to get outside and wet a line.

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

There has been some reports of mangrove jack in Woods bay and Noosa Sound around the deeper holes using live such as herring.The best time to target jack is in the early hours of the morning or the late hours of the afternoon. Surrounding the jetty’s up and down the river, the bream are around in numbers. The best baits when targeting bream include yabbies and prawns. Flathead have been caught around the frying pan and Noosa river mouth mainly on soft plastics and whitebait. Flathead tend to hang around the shallow water drop offs and sand flats. Trevally have been around Tewantin on both live bait and hard body lures as well as poppers in the early hours of the morning. There are some very good size whiting about near the boathouse on yabbies and live worms. When fishing for whiting you are best to use a very light sinker and a small hook. The mouth of Lake Cooroibah has seen some good bream, whiting and trevally using mullet strips or pilchard fillets. With the light showers throughout the week the mud crabs will be about up near Lake Cooroibah. There is the odd chance of a shower or two along the river this week although mostly clear.

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

Bream as always are about around deeper holes and structures such as the sound bridge and Woods Bay. Prawns tend to produce the best results for bream Woods bay has also seen some great size mangrove jack using live bait fish and mullet strips. The best time to target mangrove jack is at the early hours of the morning or the late hours of the afternoon. Flathead have been caught around the frying pan and Noosa river mouth mainly on soft plastics and whitebait. Flathead are popular in dirty water around sand flats. There is the slight chance of a shower or two along the river although mostly clear.

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

This ripper 47cm golden trevally was caught at Tewantin, aboard the Noosa Fishing and Crab Adventures earlier this week

A steady week of fishing was reported with several bream, whiting and trevally about. The bream have been popular around structures and deeper holes such as Lake Cooroibah and the Tewantin Marina. Although bream tend to eat just about anything prawns tend to provide the best results. Flathead and whiting have been popular around sand flats and shallow water drop offs with live baits such as worms or yabbies being the best. Soft plastics are a great form of fishing when targeting trevally and flathead amongst the Noosa river. We recommended to fish at first and last light in order to achieve the best results. The crabbing has been great, with the rain dirtying the water. The best places to drop a pot include surrounding Makepeace island and the mouth of Lake Cooroibah.

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

The river has seen lots of bream ranging in size up to 40cm, around deeper holes in woods bay and structures such as the Noosa Sound Bridge. Prawns and worms are the best baits when targeting bream.There has been several reports of both golden and silver trevally amongst the waterways, mainly around Tewantin and Lake Cooriobah using prawns and mullet strips. When targeting Flathead, the highlight spots have been surrounding Makepeace Island the cable ferry crossing. Soft plastics are the best form of fishing when targeting Flathead although prawns and mullet strips have been effective also.
The river mouth about an hour after high tide has been a highlight spot with several reports of flathead, jewfish, trevally and bream caught. There has been several mud crabs caught in the river mainly around the dirtier waters such as Lake Cooroibah and the second ski run.
Until next week good luck from the boys at O Boat Hire

Whiting have been amongst the river near Munna point and the Sound Bridge, mainly being caught on your live baits such as worms and yabbies. Flathead have been amongst the river around the sand flats near the river mouth and the frying pan also. The best bait for flathead is prawns and soft plastics. The Noosa River mouth has been a highlight fishing spot, especially on the high tide at the early hours of the morning. There has been many reports of decent size trevally in the river caught anywhere from Munna Point all the way down to the Tewantin Marina. When heading down the river more, places such as Makepeace Island and Lake Cooriobah have been ripper fishing spots with reports of decent size flathead, mangrove jack, trevally and bream. Pilchard fillets and mullet strips have been producing the best results in the bottom end of the river.
The weather forecast for the next week is looking fantastic with the sun out and little to no wind about.
Until next week good luck from the boys at Noosa Fishing and Crab Adventures