Noosa By Kayak

[Phoenix]

Camped at Munna Point over night and took a 12 k paddle around a few inshore haunts on Saturday - but for no result. Did see some good bait schools being worked by Trevs - but couldn't get a strike.

Sunday am - hit the water by 5am and after a good look - decided to take on the Noosa Bar. We saw a few boats turning back, but decided if some other kayakers could manage it - then so could we.

Made it over the bar and droped in a gold bomber each - my Mrs hooked up nearly instantly on a 65 cm spotty. Didn't put up much of a fish, and we thought it may be under sized so we released it.

We trolled over to halls reef - to no result despite the number of large bait boils being worked by macks and tuna. But nothing we could do got another hook up. She decided to retire for the day - whilst I paddled on and around the bay chasing the bait boils - but got zip for a total of 15 kilometers paddled today.

Damm - 2nd time my Mrs has out fished me in 2 weeks. Last week she got a 70cm kingfish, but that was foul hooked, so we released that too. Gonna have to improve my game here.

There were about 5 jet-skiers making the return over the bar very interesting. Would like to say that there were some crap heads at the camp site trying to keep a 10cm bream despite my telling them it was against the law . I did mention to the that I have the EPA's phone number in my phone. Didn't see them with a line in after that.

Idiots like that will have the Noosa river turned into a marine park.

Still great to have paddled so far and conquered the bar.

[Fishin_Dan]

That's a lot of paddling mate Glad to hear you enjoyed it but! Bugger about the fish, but that's what keeps us comin back!

You'll just have to go again to get them

[Pistol_P]

Yeah its a sad fact that sooo many clowns still want to take undersize fish home.
The Noosa river sees enough pressure without that crap going on.
I have had the same arguments with people fishing near tewantin boat ramp trying to keep undersize bream....

On a good note mate the bait seems to have thickened up a bit offshore and the tuna are around and the odd spanish.....so I will be kayaking myself next week.

Cheers
Pete

[Chrome Dome]

Couldn't agree more - at 23cm to the tip, who'd even want to keep a legal bream (unless it well over)?

[geoff72]

You fit bugger

[shayned]

psssssst Geoff, he's not really, he has a sneaky tow rope tied on to the wifes anchor trolley, and as a result pheonix's wife covers all the best ground first which is why she outfishes him. No, really it is a big effort I paddled very slowly for almost 2 hours on sunday morning and I'm still a bit sore today buggered if I could cover 15klms.

[tunapikus]

big session there mate how was halls fishing did go out wide of it

[Phoenix]

My record is 50 kilometres in less than 7 hours. Long story - but basically the wife and I decided to paddle up the everglades from Noosa one Sunday morning, without even a serious look at the map. We left Tewantin boat ramp and made it just past the rangers hut - before deciding to turn back. GPS said 50 K's - it took a while for it to sink in.

So 15 K's is a just warm up for me.