Deep Sea Fishing

Given that my man has a thing for fishing, it was inevitable that we would head out on a deep sea fishing adventure sooner or later.

After a bit if Internet research, we headed out one sunny Monday on board Wild Thing with Noosa Charters after an early drive to get there.

On the day we headed out, there were only a couple of other keen anglers which meant there was heaps of room – something I need so I don’t tangle my line with anyone else’s!

We picked a full 9-hour trip because, according to people who love to fish, the time really flies and I can honestly say it did.

As we sped out of Noosa Heads, a whale sighting was a good omen for fish-catching…

We bounced along for a bit and enjoyed some cheese and bacon pull apart before dropping some lines on an offshore reef somewhere along the Noosa North Shore. Almost immediately, small, but pretty, red emperor were being bought on board the boat.

The crew have obviously been fishing around here for a while, because not only do they know where to fish, they can tell almost at a glance if the catch is a legal keeping size.

I couldn’t keep up with everything being hauled in which made for a pretty exciting experience.

I did stop my own fishing when someone else managed to snag an octopus who was sent on his way as soon as he was free of the line and hook.

When the frenzy died down, it was rods away and up with the anchor to find a new spot where the fish were biting.

Aside from the red emperor, moses perch were being caught left, right and centre.

On our way north toward Double Island Point, we headed out into much deeper water – up to 60 metres – to try and catch something much bigger. Unfortunately, it wasn’t our day for it.

After a late lunch of ham and salad rolls and some chips, - all supplied - we were losing some daylight so the trip back to Noosa was swift but entertaining as we bounced along and even saw some more whales.

Nine hours really did fly by and the final moments of the trip were exciting as we crossed the Noosa bar at almost low tide – something only for the experienced boat captain to attempt.

The sun was setting as we pulled back into the pier and took our weary bodies home – along with a few fish to have for dinner of course!