Big GTs at Noosa?

[Mark lynch]

Hi guys, just wondering if there are any of you who target big GTs up around Noosa? Or should I just pack the boat and keep heading north? I've seen really old photos (1920s - 1930s) containing some good GTs  in some of the local restaurants that have got me thinking about fishing closer to home. Any tips or stories much appreciated. Cheers

[Matt Born]

also curious - gonna be in Noosa around begining of may and curious to know if there are any options?

[Travis Heaps]

Back when I was into kayak fishing a local guru who used to slay the spano's from his yak once picked up a GT of around 13kg or so I think it was. I remember reading at that time that it was considered big for the area.  That said I haven't popped for them there or heard of anyone else that has.  The headlands around the national park would have to have a spot or two worth trying and if the get decent ones down Brisbane then you'd think you could be in with a chance.

[Peter Morris]

Keep going North.

The very very odd fish gets caught and around here a 15kg fish is considered really big.
Bill watson caught that GT you are referring too and I have to say it was an absolute fluke.....
He was simply trolling some squid lure behind his yak when that GT committed suicide.......I have never seen a decent GT caught around here since.
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The reality is you will need to work extremely hard to find GT's here.

Pete

[Travis Heaps]

Bill watson caught that GT you are referring too and I have to say it was an absolute fluke.....
He was simply trolling some squid lure behind his yak when that GT committed suicide.......I have never seen a decent GT caught around here since.

That's the one

[Duncan O'Connell]

You would expect there to be a few decent GTs around Noosa, especially the headland, but the results really don't seem to reflect how good the place looks (at least from a distance).
Pete, do have any theorys on what is missing, is there no structure out there? there's certainly no shortage of little tackers in the river.

Cheers

Duncan

[Mark lynch]

I'm all ears. My theory is the noosa bar keeps the pressure down off the local offshore fish. Yet to prove the theory cause the bar keeps me from doing that. What's the staple diet of bigger GTs?

[Ian Young]

Hey Mark, are you referring to the GT photos in Maisie's restaurant in Noosaville? If so, I asked a waiter there about the pics a few years ago and he reckoned they were caught (maybe in the 1920s??) off Fraser Island. Breaksea Spit maybe?

[Mark lynch]

Hey Mark, are you referring to the GT photos in Maisie's restaurant in Noosaville? If so, I asked a waiter there about the pics a few years ago and he reckoned they were caught (maybe in the 1920s??) off Fraser Island. Breaksea Spit maybe?

Yeah there's some good fish in those photos hey? I thinks there's some more in one of the pubs near the beach too. I heard the same I think from the guys at maisies.
In a line across the water Fraser isn't that far away though maybe so. Not really sure why you'd kill so many big ones but I guess you killed what you caught back then. No master chef tv shows to tell you that coral trout are way better eating.
I figure we can catch most other fish in the area on a semi regular basis. At this stage I'm gonna look like a fool throwing big poppers around though by the sounds of it!

[Peter Morris]

You would expect there to be a few decent GTs around Noosa, especially the headland, but the results really don't seem to reflect how good the place looks (at least from a distance).
Pete, do have any theorys on what is missing, is there no structure out there? there's certainly no shortage of little tackers in the river.

Cheers

Duncan

Hi Duncan,

I have spent an enormous amount of time spinning the headlands and throwing poppers.
I have caught mackeral & Tuna but Never once seen a GT of any size. When you compare the headlands to those further North or even South the pelagic action is really inconsistent in close.
I think Water depth is a big factor as its not untill you reach the fairy pools and Hells Gates you start to see some depth.
Bait is also a problem around the headlands and can be very lean most of the time.

I think if I was to seriously chase GT's and pop for them here 'Jew Shoal'would be the pick of the spots in close.
Its a great bit of structure easily found on any maps of the region.

Pete

[Peter Morris]

I'm all ears. My theory is the noosa bar keeps the pressure down off the local offshore fish. Yet to prove the theory cause the bar keeps me from doing that. What's the staple diet of bigger GTs?

Noosa Still sees a huge amount of trailer boat action.
The bar is quite easily managed providing you cross it on or around the high tide with very minimal swell.
Its still well within reach for the bigger boats from Mooloolaba also.
Plenty come up here chasing Marlin in season.....

Stable diet of the Bigger GT's would be pretty much anything they can scoff down.....reefies,yakkas,Slimies,Gar and even small mackeral will be eaten.

Pete

[dean dibeler]

Forget the popping around there, head out wider and jig plenty of kings and ambos

[Mark lynch]

Sounds like it might be the thing to do. Jigging is fun but nothing like a good surface strike to rock your socks.