Jim_Tait
07-11-2007, 07:52 PM
Was in Towsville last week for some field work and it happenend to co-incide with teh last days o fteh barra season - fortunately I had brought along a couple of rods (as I tend to do) so got some mates and work collegues organised to put in dawn and dusk efforts up until the final day of season (its funny how the close of season can increased expended efforts).
Got a few fish on most days but Wednessday morning was a pearler - went to a local coastal freshwater lagoon and they were biting their heads off - caught about 18 barra plus a jack - most were small first year class fish (great nursery habitat) but got one keeper at 76cm and dropped another between 90 and a 100 - which is a big fish in small water. The lagoon was crystal clear (groundwater window) so much of the fishing was sight casting with barra swimming up to our feet and having several swipes at the lure before connecting - majic place - unlike many adjoining coastal streams the system we were fishinh has no fish passage barriers preventing recruitment from the estuary so hence the large number of barra there plus all manner of other migratory species including - jungle perch, silver biddies, giant herring, jacks, mullet, batfish, snakehed gudgeons, tarpon, milkfish... plus plus - the sad news is the State Government is in the process of devloping a major industrial areas all around the site...alas poor Yorrick -0 at least I'll hav ethe pictures to tell my kids what used to be where the lead smelter now stands:( - tight lines - Jim
Got a few fish on most days but Wednessday morning was a pearler - went to a local coastal freshwater lagoon and they were biting their heads off - caught about 18 barra plus a jack - most were small first year class fish (great nursery habitat) but got one keeper at 76cm and dropped another between 90 and a 100 - which is a big fish in small water. The lagoon was crystal clear (groundwater window) so much of the fishing was sight casting with barra swimming up to our feet and having several swipes at the lure before connecting - majic place - unlike many adjoining coastal streams the system we were fishinh has no fish passage barriers preventing recruitment from the estuary so hence the large number of barra there plus all manner of other migratory species including - jungle perch, silver biddies, giant herring, jacks, mullet, batfish, snakehed gudgeons, tarpon, milkfish... plus plus - the sad news is the State Government is in the process of devloping a major industrial areas all around the site...alas poor Yorrick -0 at least I'll hav ethe pictures to tell my kids what used to be where the lead smelter now stands:( - tight lines - Jim