Awoonga @ Awoonga

[Awoonga]

A old friend from Brissy Arrived today....Lets go fishing.... ::) ::) ::)...So off we went...Had a good day...But l had a big big barra hooked up for about 15min...Big big fish :'( :'( :'(...over 30kg plus....but..you know the story... :-/ :-/ :-/.ended up with a couple of consolation.prizes lots of rats`as well....

[Awoonga]

2ND

[Awoonga]

SMILE

[McCod]

Nice one there mate... the consioation prize is not to shabby ;)
My turn soon only 5 more sleeps and 11 weeks off .... you beauty ;D

[Col_J]

Nice fish Trevor.

I'm getting a bit edgy too, Les. Seven more days work & I'll be heading North.

[A_DIFF_PERSPECTIVE]

15 minutes is a long time to fight a fish Trevor! Seems a bit sad to lose a fish after being hooked for that long. But just think,, its only getting bigger for next time. Hopefully you atleast got to see the fish before it escaped. The fish were biting quite freely today. My girlfriend caught 4 herself up to 109cm. She was stoked. We caught 3 in 3 casts. She caught 2 of them in 2 casts. Our best was 118 cm, just before sunset.
johnny M

[McCod]

Col_J .... yep ya right there mate.... getting a bit edgy for shore.... just about had enough of work.3 weeks out in the scrub is just to long... espeically when theres no water holes :'( . And these blokes don't help much by posting up stories and photos of big silver fish ;D. Well ... Mr Awoonga.... looks like ya not the only getting stuck into em over there ;) Nice fish there Johnny [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
Sounds like there on the prod there and i guess there would of been a lot of fish caught there over the weekend.... 60 + boats on the dam ? Sounds fairly busy.

Cheers Les

[Bazzmundi]

Fishing has been great. me and the lad caught 23 barra over the week end. with 7 fish over the meter mark with 1 going 127cm and aprox 70lb.
catch ya Bazz

[SULLY73]

GREAT FISH AND PHOTOS AWOONGA!CAN'T PICK THE ENGULFED LURE,IS IT A RICHO'S EXTRACTA??GOING FOR A LOOK ON THE DAM TODAY. HOPEFULLY LESS TRAFFIC AND STILL SOME FISH.

[A_DIFF_PERSPECTIVE]

Les,
bet you can't wait to get out of there mate. 11 weeks offff????????? crikey!! seems we may meet up at awoonga i imagine????? those who work hard reap the rewards! 11 weeks should be enough time to enjoy yourself, bulk up your casting arm, wear an inch off your prop, burn a million litres of petrol, swim lures a thousand kilometres, wind a million metres of braid back on to your reel, listen to your drag work as barra pull line, enjoy the qld sun, catch multitudes of big bad barramundi, and SMILE because your not at work!
Enjoy yourself mate,
hope to catch up
Johnny M

Bazzamundi,,,,,,, you got a photo of that 127cm big barra, sounds like a rip snorter. you keep or release it????
cheers
Johnny M

[bosso]

hi every1. ive been fishin at awoonga for 8months now and havent hooked up yet :( :( does any1 have any tips that would help me out. and does any1 do any tours out there????

[elephrez1]

congrates mate,

the lure looks link the size of a guppie to the size of the barra

[McCod]

hi every1. ive been fishin at awoonga for 8months now and havent hooked up yet :( :( does any1 have any tips that would help me out. and does any1 do any tours out there????

bosso.... mate there are a heap of posts regarding catching Barra @ Awoonga....have a look back thru the archives.... and ask around at the dam itself.... most fishos are willing to share some info ;) get in contact with Johnny Mitchell Ausfiso A_DIF_PERSPECTIVE 0429723757 as he has started a charter up at Awoonga... can not put up the business dam as Ausfish has a filter on it.

Cheers Les

[bosso]

thanks 4 da info. im real keen to get out and try to catch on of those awoonga dam barra.

cheers

[Bazzmundi]

Bazzamundi,,,,,,, you got a photo of that 127cm big barra, sounds like a rip snorter. you keep or release it????
cheers
Johnny M[/quote]

John! we let it go along with the rest. did not weigh it but think it was close to the guess and as you know being a local there are bigger one in there. Have no photo and if a did get one? Buggers me how to post it as i only have a normal camera .

Bazz

[McCod]

[quote author=A_DIFF_PERSPECTIVE link=1127046763/0#9 date=1127077954]Les,
bet you can't wait to get out of there mate. 11 weeks offff????????? crikey!! seems we may meet up at awoonga i imagine????? those who work hard reap the rewards! 11 weeks should be enough time to enjoy yourself, bulk up your casting arm, wear an inch off your prop, burn a million litres of petrol, swim lures a thousand kilometres, wind a million metres of braid back on to your reel, listen to your drag work as barra pull line, enjoy the qld sun, catch multitudes of big bad barramundi, and SMILE because your not at work!
Enjoy yourself mate,
hope to catch up
Johnny M

Yeah Johnny.... I got 1 more night shift and thats it .... on that big red and white bird heading back to home ... be up that way in a few days to test the water. and will be drifting in and out of Awoonga over next 11 weeks.
Will catch ya up for shore.

Cheers Les

[A_DIFF_PERSPECTIVE]

BAZZMUNDI, pitty that! would love to see a photo of that barra. Sounds like a ball tearer! I'm a photoaholic if there is such a thing. i love looking at photos and video. Mad keen i am. I can't move in my room for video equipment, cameras, tripods, camo gear, heat in motion sensing equipment, etc etc. Addicted to film i think!
You will have to one day buy a digital camera. prices are dropping and pixel count is on the rise! They are great tools for happy snapping! But stick to your film camera if you want best results. A 100 speed film's negative is made up of approx 12 megapixel, while most common digital cameras are around 4 megapixel. digital is easy and has its place , while film is for the best results. Most professional photographers quickly jumped into digital, and the majority are now swapping back to film!

Les, catch you on the water! You will be easy to pick i think as you will be fishing fast to catch up for lost time!!
Johnny M

[Col_J]

Yeah Johnny.... I got 1 more night shift and thats it .... on that big red and white bird heading back to home ... be up that way in a few days to test the water. and will be drifting in and out of Awoonga over next 11 weeks.
Will catch ya up for shore.

Cheers Les


Les, you better have a few days at home with mum before you head out fishing,....give me a chance to catch up. :) I've got 6 shifts to go. Can't wait!!

[McCod]

Yeah Johnny.... I got 1 more night shift and thats it .... on that big red and white bird heading back to home ... be up that way in a few days to test the water. and will be drifting in and out of Awoonga over next 11 weeks.
Will catch ya up for shore.

Cheers Les


Les, you better have a few days at home with mum before you head out fishing,....give me a chance to catch up. :) I've got 6 shifts to go. Can't wait!!

Col.... do i have to... LOL [smiley=grin.gif] Yeah guess i better be an [smiley=angel.gif] and stay at home for a few days..... but hang on [smiley=idea.gif] i could take the girl with me.... as she is a top deckie and enjoys a fish as well... see what goes mate. C ya when ya get up this way.

Cheers Les