Fresh Australia Fishing Reports

Today we caught a really nice feed of pinkies and panies, there is still plenty of snapper around, great eating size fish to be caught

The offshore reef fishing is at its best May through to October when snapper, red emperor and other mixed reef species are in season. The size and species range when deep sea fishing off the sunshine coast is HUGE!, its always the season for an impressive catch. Grab some mates, family or even work colleagues, what could be better then starting your day on the crystal clear waters off Noosa on the sunshine coast. Imagine getting on boards a 1/2 day , 3/4 day or full day offshore fishing charter on the exquisite waterways off the Noosa River heading out through the Noosa Bar to the local reefs, ice cold beer in hand , watching the sun glistening off the water, with a fishing rod in hand. Deep sea fishing co Noosa have 2 vessels , Deep sea 7 carry a maximum of 12 passengers and Catch 22 carry a maximum of 10 passengers. Deep sea fishing co Noosa provide everything there is nothing you need to bring, soft drink, bottled water, packaged snacks, lunch and all quality rods, reels bait, tackle , fishing tips and tuition. Feel free to to bring some beer, wine, sit back relax and enjoy. Deep sea fishing co Noosa in Noosa on the Sunshine Coast are here to help all fisherman / women of all abilities. We know all the local hotspots you can be assured you won’t go hungry. Book your charter today join a group on a shared charter or book the boat as a private exclusive with Deep sea fishing co Noosa and put some sparkle in your day. Call **hidden content** for a offshore fishing charter or simply book online **hidden content**

Our snapper charters have neen producing the goods and some happy customers in the process

The 6hr Exclusive charter is coming up trumps, this charter gives us enough time to catch whiting and then hit the calamari, which allows us time to catch a good feed of fish, this trip we caught whiting, calamari, and flathead, customs going home with a great feed of fish.

The Peter Goadby Tournament was certainly held on an interesting week-end. Saturday saw seventeen boats head out into what were ideal conditions. There had been reports of Yellowfin a little South of us, Blue Marlin were evident, Striped Marlin were apparent having pack attacked a couple of boats including mine, there was a Black Marlin speared at Long Reef and to top it off the FAD’s were loaded with Mahi Mahi. In the past this tournament has produced big Blue Marlin and Yellowfin so anticipation was high. Sadly, the fish just weren’t there. The water was good, over 24 degrees at the shelf. There was bird and bait activity to be found out wide though you did have to cover some ground to find it. Trouble was, to the detriment of a couple of boats, that were the birds and bait were there were no predators. There was, however, bait on the shelf and as Little Audrey and Greyhound found it did produce some Striped Marlin. Little Audrey tagging three and Greyhound one. Most other boats found Mahi Mahi many of which were in the middle of nowhere, shame was there were none of the usual bigger ones. I started trolling just inside the shelf and found patches of bait then worked my way out to the thousand fathom line. On the way out the water was cooling and the birds and bait thinned out. By then both Little Audrey and Greyhound had each tagged a Marlin so I started coming back in. I was around the two hundred fathoms area, no bait nor birds, when the rigger went off. The fish didn’t jump just screamed off, so thoughts were of a Yellowfin. Those thoughts were however soon dispelled by a Blue Marlin charging straight at us. It was a very strange fish, it was Black…not a Black Marlin but a very dark coloured Blue Marlin, unlike anything I have ever seen before. It put up a solid fight certainly making Mark work for it, but we did eventually tag it. It was then that we heard Little Audrey had tagged another two Striped Marlin, tomorrow has got to be good. Sunday’s weather wasn’t looking too good but you have to be in it to win it so I headed off to the club in high spirits only to have them dashed as a Gale warning had been issued for waters South of Port Hacking meaning we could not go fishing. NSWGFA rules stipulate that if there is a Gale warning in your zone fishing is cancelled. The decision was made to wait for the 10:00 am. weather update and see if the Gale warning is lifted. On the one hand the news was good, the Gale warning was lifted, we could go out. Going out was interesting in itself. The wider we went the bigger the swell got and near the shelf it got even steeper but it wasn’t too bad and was dropping off. As it was only seven boats ended up going out and only one Marlin, a Stripy and several Mahi Mahi were caught. It was an interesting two days, sadly the fish weren’t there but there is always next time. Tight lines, Ivan

As you can see in the photos, fishing is great this time of the year.Photos are from the weekend and Anzac day