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The Team at Swan Boat Hire would like to wish every one a safe and happy Easter. The full moon phase on Good Friday should have the mud crabs on the move and the fish biting on the big morning high tide. Our opening hours over the holiday period remain unchanged, we're open every day except Christmas day.
Winds will be south to southeasterly at 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon, with seas around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon. Spanish mackerel, school mackerel, long tail tuna, yellow fin tuna, grass sweetlp, tusk fish and snapper from Sunshine Reef. Spanish mackerel, yellow fin, mac and long tail tuna off Coolum Reef and out from Mooloolaba. Mac and long tail tuna from the blinker. Spanish mackerel, Long tail tuna, sweetlip, tusk fish and snapper from Caloundra 12 mile. Long tail tuna from the NW fairway beacon. Cobia, spanish mackerel, trout, red throat and pearl perch from the Banks. Pearl perch and mulloway from the Hards.
Noosa: Trevelly in Woods Bay as well as whiting, flathead and bream inside the river mouth and lower river. Mangrove jack and mud crabs in Weyba Creek. Whiting at the entrance of the lakes. The mud crabs on the move throughout the river. Bream and flathead along the Gympie Terrace stretch.
Maroochydore: A few nice dart along Mudjimba/Marcoola beaches. Mangrove jack, in Petrie Creek, flathead, bream and trevelly from the the mouth of Eudlo Creek and the Cod Hole. Few good whiting in the lower river on the incoming tide. Good mud crabs still throughout the river.
Mooloolaba: Bream, cod and trevally from around the boat moorings. Mangroveack, cod and several good flathead caught throughout the river. Muddies throughout the Mooloolah River, particularly in the Kawana and Mooloolah canals.
Caloundra: Whiting, bream, trevally and flathead along Golden Beach. Mangrove jack, flathead, grunter and mud crabs in the creeks. Queenfish and trevally in Pelican Waters. Bream and grass sweetlip from Shelly Beach.
Early start yesterday morning for keen angles Oliver Compton and Hamish Cavanagh landing plenty of dart on both Tuesday and Wednesday.
Workable conditions hopefully today as winds will be southeasterly 10 to 15 knots. Winds southerly inshore during the morning with seas around 1 metre. Tomorrow should be okay early and become choppy by the afternoon, with winds South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots reaching up to 20 knots in the afternoon and seas around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the evening. Spanish mackerel from Halls Reef and jew Shoal. Sunshine Reef, Spanish Mackerel, blue fin tuna, venus tusk fish, grass sweetlip and longtail tuna. Spanish mackerel, yellow fin, mac and long tail tuna off Coolum Reef and out from Mooloolaba. Mac and long tail tuna from the blinker. Spanish mackerel, Long tail tuna, sweetlip, tusk fish and snapper from Caloundra 12 mile. Long tail tuna from the NW fairway beacon. Cobia, spanish mackerel, trout, red throat and pearl perch from the Banks. Pearl perch and mulloway from the Hards.
Noosa: Trevelly in Woods Bay as well as whiting, flathead and bream inside the river mouth and lower river. Mangrove jack and mud crabs in Weyba Creek. Whiting at the entrance of the lakes. The mud crabs on the move throughout the river. Bream and flathead along the Gympie Terrace stretch.
Maroochydore: A few nice dart along Mudjimba/Marcoola beaches. Mangrove jack, in Petrie Creek, flathead, bream and trevelly from the the mouth of Eudlo Creek and the Cod Hole. Few good whiting in the lower river on the incoming tide. Good mud crabs still throughout the river.
Mooloolaba: Bream, cod and trevally from around the boat moorings. Mangroveack, cod and several good flathead caught throughout the river. Muddies throughout the Mooloolah River, particularly in the Kawana and Mooloolah canals.
Caloundra: Whiting, bream, trevally and flathead along Golden Beach. Mangrove jack, flathead, grunter and mud crabs in the creeks. Queenfish and trevally in Pelican Waters. Bream and grass sweetlip from Shelly Beach.
Ed Ljubicic with a nice buck crab taken off the Chambers Island Bridge over the weekend.
Workable conditions hopefully today with winds will be southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots at times. Winds southerly about 10 knots inshore during the early morning seas 1 to 1.5 metres and swell easterly around 1 metre. Tomorrow should be okay with winds southeasterly 10 to 15 knots. Winds southerly inshore during the morning and seas around 1 metre. Spanish mackerel from Halls Reef and jew Shoal. Wild Thing 2 skipper Nat Turner, ran a charter to Sunshine Reef on Sunday afternoon. Conditions were a tad lumpy but certainly fishable where we caught venus tusk fish, grass sweetlip and longtail tuna. Spanish mackerel, yellow fin, mac and long tail tuna off Coolum Reef and out from Mooloolaba. Mac and long tail tuna from the blinker. Spanish mackerel, Long tail tuna, sweetlip, tusk fish and snapper from Caloundra 12 mile. Long tail tuna from the NW fairway beacon. Cobia, spanish mackerel, trout, red throat and pearl perch from the Banks. Pearl perch and mulloway from the Hards.
Noosa: Golden trevelly in Woods Bay. Whiting, flathead and bream inside the river mouth. Mangrove jack and mud crabs in Weyba Creek. Sand whiting at the entrance of the lakes. The mud crabs on the move throughout the river. Grunter between the lakes. Bream along the Gympie Terrace stretch.
Maroochydore: Mangrove jack, in Petrie Creek, flathead, bream, grunter bream and trevelly from the the mouth of Eudlo Creek and the Cod Hole. Few good whiting in the lower river on the incoming tide. Good mud crabs throughout the river.
Mooloolaba: Bream, cod and trevally from around the boat moorings. Jacks, grunter and flathead at the entrance to Mountain Creek. Jack, cod and several good flathead caught throughout the river. Muddies throughout the Mooloolah River, particularly in the Kawana and Mooloolah canals.
Caloundra: Whiting, bream, trevally and flathead along Golden Beach. Mangrove jack, grunter and mud crabs in the creeks. Queenfish and trevally in Pelican Waters. Bream and grass sweetlip from Shelly Beach.
Ed Ljubicic with a nice buck crab taken off the Chambers Island Bridge over the weekend.
Winds will be South to Southeasterly at 10 to 15 knots. Winds southerly inshore during the early morning, with 1 -1.5m seas and 1m of Easterly swell. Spanish mackerel from Halls Reef and jew Shoal. Sunshine Reef, has had pearl perch, tusk fish, grass emperor, Moses perch, painted sweetlip, gold spot cod, snapper, coral trout, as well as schools of long tail tuna and Spanish mackerel. Spanish mackerel, yellow fin, mac and long tail tuna off Coolum Reef and out from Mooloolaba. Mac and long tail tuna from the blinker. Spanish mackerel, Long tail tuna, sweetlip, tusk fish and snapper from Caloundra 12 mile. Long tail tuna from the NW fairway beacon. Cobia, spanish mackerel, trout, red throat and pearl perch from the Banks. Pearl perch and mulloway from the Hards.
Noosa: Golden trevelly in Woods Bay. Whiting, flathead and bream inside the river mouth. Mangrove jack and mud crabs in Weyba Creek. Sand whiting at the entrance of the lakes. The mud crabs on the move throughout the river. Grunter between the lakes. Bream along the Gympie Terrace stretch.
Maroochydore: Mangrove jack, in Petrie Creek, flathead, bream, grunter bream and trevelly from the the mouth of Eudlo Creek and the Cod Hole. Few good whiting in the lower river on the incoming tide. Good mud crabs throughout the river.
Mooloolaba: Bream, cod and trevally from around the boat moorings. Jacks, grunter and flathead at the entrance to Mountain Creek. Jack, cod and several good flathead caught throughout the river. Muddies throughout the Mooloolah River, particularly in the Kawana and Mooloolah canals.
Caloundra: Whiting, bream, trevally and flathead along Golden Beach. Mangrove jack, grunter and mud crabs in the creeks. Queenfish and trevally in Pelican Waters. Bream and grass sweetlip from Shelly Beach.
Check out Shane's solid 25kg Maroochy River Barramundi, caught over the weekend in the Cod Hole and measured in at 1.3m even after having the end of it's tail bitten off by a shark. Well done mate.
Today's conditions will ease slightly and be choppy and unworkable so probably best to stay in sheltered waters, with winds southeasterly 15 to 20 knots and seas 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore north of Maroochydore. Tomorrow conditions are similar with winds southeasterly 15 to 20 knots and seas 1 to 1.5 metres. So when conditions improve be ready to go for a few good catches as follows: On Halls Reef there have been Spanish mackerel to 19kg. Double Island Point has had catches venus tusk fish, hussar and gold spot cod, big gold spot wrasse, quality snapper, spotty and Spanish mackeral and a few long tail tuna. Sunshine Reef, has had pearl perch, tusk fish, grass emperor, Moses perch, painted sweetlip, gold spot cod, snapper, coral trout, and as well as schools of long tail tuna and Spanish mackerel. Wild Thing 2 skipper Nat Turner's crew fished North Reef on Tuesday morning's five hour charter. We had 5 knots of wind from the south and no current making for pleasant conditions. We caught venus tusk fish, pearl perch, small snapper, moses perch, grass sweetlip in good numbers and spotted mackerel. Spanish mackerel, yellow fin and long tail tuna, plenty of cobia, and snapper off Coolum Reef and out from Mooloolaba. Spanish and spotty mackerel, long tail tuna and cobia from Caloundra 12 mile.
Noosa: A few good trevelly and plenty of good whiting in the lower river and in the Woods Bay. Cod, jack and trevally in Weyba Creek. Mangrove jack and flathead between the lakes, round the Noosa Marina and Lake Cooroibah with the odd whiting and bream. The mud crabs on the move throughout the river.
Maroochydore: Mangrove jack, in Petrie Creek, flathead, bream, grunter bream and trevelly from the the mouth of Eudlo Creek and the Cod Hole. Few good whiting in the lower river on the incoming tide. Good mud crabs throughout the river.
Mooloolaba: Bream and trevally from around the boat moorings. Jacks and flathead in Mountain Creek. Jack, cod and several good flathead caught throughout the river. Muddies throughout the Mooloolah River, particularly in the Kawana and Mooloolah canals.
Caloundra: Whiting, bream, a few solid trevally and flathead along Golden Beach flats and throughout th passage. There still getting Mangrove jack in the creeks that feed the Passage. Still woth putting the pots in for a few crabs.
Ben Forgan, off Mooloolaba recently, with two things he loves, a good snapper and a beautiful sunrise.
