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End of winter – not the end of awesome action
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than 30 years old.
holes near the river mouth rocks and sand- bags.
tation, an eight-strand braid should be used in conjunction with a fluorocarbon leader of at least 10lb.
en performers.
At this time of year
brand new because dull points will only see hooks drop out during the fight.
As such, the eating qualities of such fish are questionable, not to mention they are an important link to the fishery’s future.
If big fish are your target, then you must carry a landing net.
you’ll regularly see tai- lor in the same area.
Away from the salt water, the freshwater impoundments have produced great fish.
To target these fish, fresh chunk baits of mullet, pilchard and small whole whitebait on simple running sink- er rigs work well.
The Berkley Catch and Release Snapper Net with a telescopic handle is the best op- tion, regardless of where you fish from.
Take a look at the Da- vo’s range of Japanese leader material from Shimano and YGK and learn how to tie an FG knot.
These fish are often on the hunt, so try medium size poppers and small stickbaits because the surface hit from a hun- gry tailor will get the heart pumping.
Bass are trying to spawn and have been found in good numbers around the dam walls.
For flathead, larger bait presentations such as a snelled whole pil- chard work well too.
A useful tip for car- rying one of these is to put a shoulder bag strap though the frame so it can be slung over your shoulder.
If surface fishing is your thing, the Frying Pan is a great location for capturing whiting, bream, trevally and even tailor.
Be sure to try a varie- ty of retrieve styles and speeds because all too often tailor will hit a slow-moving lure right at your feet.
The end of August signifies the end of the wild bass closure.
Very few fish will pass up a prawn.
You can also target big flathead with soft vibes, which big bream and trevally will hit as well.
This is great visual fun and using 1-2kg lines and ultralight rods such as the NS Amped UL makes for the per- fect casting rod.
The Woods Bays, Noosa Sound and Gym- pie Terrace have pro- duced mixed schools of trevally including gold- en, diamond, tea-leaf, big eye and giant.
Though impoundment bass are not ‘wild’, they still have an instinct to travel downstream to breed.
Using soft plastic prawns such as the LiveTarget Fleeing Shrimp and Zerek Ab- solute Shrimp along the drop-offs and deepwa- ter holes will see you connected.
Look at smaller Fish Trap lures from Zerek, especially if using lighter 2-4kg rods.
Always ensure you have at least three to four lures and look at the Bassday Sugapen 70mm, Atomic K9 and Lucky Craft Gunfish 75mm surface walkers because these are prov-
With the cool water, many big fish will be found hard on the bot- tom.
Aim to fish around rocks, sandy drop-offs, the dog beach and any
For the best presen-
Micro jigs continue to be the pick of lures for chasing trevally throughout the riv- er, with the Jigpara from MajorCraft and SeaRide Blue Blue the most popular.
Employing side and down scan settings on your sounder while un- der way will really help you find the fish.
The larger lures can be used on quality 3-5kg and 4-6kg outfits.
They’ve been feeding hard in the early morn- ings before the sun is up and boat traffic starts.
Using a slower re- trieve with lures like the Hot Bite vibration jig will help get the hook-up.
Clay Edwards scored a stonker 60cm pennant sh from Noosa.
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spines!
A good tip is to rig them with an assist hook on top and treble on the bottom for a bet- ter hook-up rate.
Lake Macdonald and Lake Borumba both require a Stocked Im- poundment Permit to fish, so be sure to get one either in person from an Australia Post outlet or online at qld. gov.au before you hit the water.
Take a look at De- coy Light Class split rings and the new Light Game single assist for the best rigging option.
For all the latest in- formation including up- to-date bar and fishing reports, jump on fish ingnoosa.com.au
Upstream, the ski run has seen school-sized jewfish of 60-70cm caught and released on prawn imitations including the Chase- baits Smash Prawn and Gladiator Prawns as well as live baits.
A nd don’t forget to drop into Davo’s Tackle World, Davo’s Boating and Outdoors in Noosa or Davo’s Northshore Bait & Tackle at Mar- coola to find out where the fish are biting.
When targeting jew- ies, you should strike hard at all bites and be sure your hooks are
Tight lines and bent
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