ESTUARY – With the river still a bit dirty fishing in the rivers has been a little difficult this week. Although a few fishos have been getting a few flathead in the lower reaches on plastics and trevally and tailor at the river mouths. A 5kg tailor was caught at the caloundra bar this week. super fish. Bream and small jew in the cod hole. Dart and whiting off the beaches on the low tide.

OFFSHORE – With conditions great for fishing this week alot of good reports came in from offshore this week. Parrot, moses perch, pearl perch, maori cod, sweetlip, coral trout off sunshine reef. Sweetlip and cobia to 15kg off the bottom of north reef. Sweetlip, snapper, parrot off the inside of the banks.  Sweetlip, parrot, pearl perch and trout off murphys reef. Spanish mackeral on lures at caloundra 10 and 12 mile. Spotty macks and long tails around old woman on small slugs.

Nick from TOP CATCH CHARTERS reports great catches of red throat, parrot and spanish mackeral to 12kg out on the banks. They also got into some pearlies and parrot on the 9 mile. For a great days fishing on top catch,  call nick on 0429013012

WEATHER -

SAT – S/SW 5/10 KNOTS early shifting s/se 10/15 later in the day

SUN – S/SE 10/15 KNOTS

Catch you next week

ben

ESTUARY – Tailor and Trevally are getting caught inside the river mouths at the top of the tide. Few Bream and Jew at night in the cod hole. Bream off the rocks at Point Cart.

OFFSHORE – Murphys reef there has been some excellent reports of Coral Trout getting caught as well as Sweetlip and Pearl Perch.  Tuna and Spottie Mackeral around old woman island. Red Throat Sweetlip and Snapper out on the banks. Spanish Mackeral, Snapper, Pearl Perch at Caloundra 12 mile.

Next week is looking great weather wise with seabreeze forecasting 5-10 knots most of the week. Full Moon is on Wednesday night.

WEATHER -

SATURDAY – 10/15 KNOTS  E/NE

SUNDAY – 5/15 KNOTS NW/NE

BEN

We have just received shipment of the new daiwa certate reels.

The new certates heralds a leap forward in design revolving around magnetic fluid. Developed by NASA this technology has been adapted by daiwa and introduced into the spinning reels. Being magnetized this lubrication system avoids any friction and prevents dust intrusion. They have also added a new magnetic oil into there crbb bearings which will eliminate water intrusion. Its got a new air rotor plus real four concept, super smooth drag, anti reverse and digigear drive. 10 B/B and a drag rating of 2kg in the 1003 up to 7kg in the 3000 size.

The models in the range are 1003, 2000, 2004 (shallow spool), 2500, 2500r ( 3000 size gear box), 2506 (shallow spool), 3000.  Daiwa are still making the 4000 size in the standard certate.

Just drop into store and check out these reels up close. If your in the market for a new up market spinning reel you cant go past one of these.

Ben

ESTUARY – Bream on small soft plastics and Jew on live bait and blades around the motorway bridge.  Tailor at night off the beaches and inside the river mouths. Also getting a few early morning. Trevally early morning inside the river mouths on poppers and prawn type plastics. Gulp 3” and 4” prawns working the best.  Small Flathead in the lower reaches on trolled lures and small squidgie soft plastics.

OFFSHORE – Conditions crap again but Caloundra 9 mile was producing good Spanish Mackeral and we are getting good reports of Squire Snapper, Parrot, Pearl Perch and Sweetlip on most of your closer reefs if you have a good spot its worth a go if the weather decides to give us a break.

FRESHWATER – Not too many reports but a few guys have been hitting the bass at borumba

till friday ill speak to you again

ben

MARLIN IN THE RIVER, PUFFERFISH HITTING POPPERS,CORAL TROUT UNDER MOTORWAY BRIDGE, REDFIN ON THE REEFS, BARRA AT BORUMBA………………………..

Well i’ve been hit with a few stupids because its April fools day today but most of you aren’t as stupid as i am. I had to start with it anyway but on a more serious note,

ESTUARY – Whiting and Flathead getting caught inside the river mouths the last few days. The river is cleaning up a bit so fishing should improve over the next few weeks. Trevally early morning under the motorway bridge on poppers.

FRESHWATER – Somerset dam fishing well for Bass on blades and spinnerbaits around the dam edges. Borumba dam is firing with Saratoga on dark Luckycraft Sammy 65s.

OFFSHORE – Sweetlip, Parrot, Snapper, Pearl Perch on most of the inner reefs if you have a good spot. Caloundra 5 mile seems to be the most popular spot this week for those species also the outer gneerings.  Red Throat, Snapper, Parrot out on the Barwon Banks. Spanish Mackeral on Caloundra 12 mile and Chardons reefs.  Longtail Tuna around old woman island on 25g slugs.

Just spoke to Nick from TOP CATCH CHARTERS, this week the crew have been getting into the Red Throat, Parrot and Spanish Mackeral out on the barwon banks an also hooking a Black Marlin on the way out that was released that went 60kg. For offshore charters with TOP CATCH ring Nick on 0429 013 012

WEATHER -

FRIDAY – S/SE 15/20 KNOTS 1.7M SEAS

SATURDAY – S/SE 15/20 INCREASING TO 20/25 WITH 2M SWELL

Till next week, have a safe and happy easter.

Ben