Barramundi Fishing North Queensland

[twoutes]

Just a short report from a fresh water fishing trip up at Kinchant Dam in North Queensland over last weekend.




This is typical of the baramundi rigs used up in North Queensland with casting decks and rod lockers.Electric motors on the front are a must to sneak up on the fish.



A group of friends and l caught up at the dam, and it sure made finding the larger barramundi around the weed easier, with some of the locals to point the way.The first night was the most productive for our group taking advantage of the moonlight and the feeding barra


The first session produced a 115cm, 60cm, 119cm and a 100cm barra all to be released in good condition

Soft plastics was the preferred lure with a slow retrieve and an occasional twitch mixed in the roll, hard bodied bibed lures also did some damage, and l also managed a couple of small fish on artificial frogs retrieved on the surface and also mid water.

The temperature was a beautiful 30 degrees over he 3 days, with wind down to a minimum...thank goodness, as they seemed to have shut down when the surface of the water was rippling.


As you can see from these shots its not only the fishing that attracts me up to North Queensland, but also a very good bunch of friends who provide the information and after fishing fun. Sharing information is the key for everyone to get onto some fish....plenty there for everybody

The large barramundi have an ample supply of boney bream and also sooties to feed on in the impoudment, and we also had some fun catching some sooties.


The above photo shows a gutsy sooty taking on a large lure. Its also good to see the next generation of fishermen being shown the way. Releasing fish is the key to ensure that there is a good fishery for them and their children to enjoy in the future

The key to success was to find the food source, and work our lures on the edges, and over the top of the weed where the baramundi where waiting to ambush their quarry, but as l mention earlier the first night was the most productive before other holiday makers moved in with jet skis and speed boats...but hey the dam is there for everybody to enjoy.

Hope you liked my report.

[twoutes]

.....mean while on the other side of the word in the Nile River, this related species grows much bigger. Both members of the perch family, but l'm yet to see a barumandi grow that big in Australia.




I suppose it will only be a matter of time