A little closer in, Massoud's Reef yielded Maori Cod while North Reef was the spot for Spotted Mackerel and, as you can see by the photo above right, Spanish Mackerel. Local angler Chris Johnson had just started trolling a Rapala lure out there around lunchtime today when, after only 15 seconds in the water, it was slammed by the 9kg Spaniard he's posing with. He was armed with a Daiwa Sealine Powerlift rod and a Penn GLS lever drag reel loaded with 15kg line. Sunshine Reef was popular this week, producing the common species mentioned earlier plus Striped Sea Perch, Shark and Red Emperor. Laguna Bay, apart from the presence of the odd 20kg Northern Bluefin Tuna near the shark nets, was quiet.

ONSHORE: While the the dreaded 'weed' put a dampener on the surf action on the North Shore, the east side beaches were uncluttered and well patronised. Castaways Beach produced Bream, Whiting and Tarwhine, as did Sunshine Beach with the added bonus of Dart and Chopper Tailor. Other areas of note were Marcus Beach which yielded Whiting and Bream and Peregian Beach where Dart, Chopper Tailor and Bream were on the bite. In the river, Flathead were in good numbers down towards the river mouth (along with the Whiting and Estuary Cod), in the Munna Point area (on soft plastics and Whitebait), Weyba Creek (on soft plastics) and up around the Tewantin Ferry where Mangrove Jacks and Estuary Cod were also on the bite. Apart from that, Trevally and Tailor were active in the Woods Bays and there were quality Whiting on the chew near the Sheraton Bridge as Jeffery Evans from Mt. Coolum discovered yesterday morning. Jeffery used live Blood Worms as his main draw card with the elbow slapping 700gm specimen he's pictured with being his standout fish. He was armed with an Abu Garcia threadline outfit loaded with 8lb line. On the freshwater scene, the Lake MacDonald Bass were chasing gold Jackalls around 'The Gazebo' and 'Three Ways' while at Borumba Dam, most of the Saratoga and Bass action was at the Eagles Nest and in the Yabba Arm.

Oh, and don't forget to tune in to this Wednesday's ( 8.00pm, December 14th ) segment of the popular ABC TV series Surfing The Menu. This week's show is based in and around Noosa and you'll see the two larrakin chefs Curtis and Bender out in Laguna Bay with local yak anglers Bill 'Billybob' Watson and Cheryl 'Chezza' Lacey.