Barramundi in pummicestone?

[Falz87]

In one of the reports in the march issue of QFM mag they said a couple of barra were caught in glasshouse creek Elimbah one was at 77cms, its on page 26. anyone know if this is true?

[Lachie1]

Wouldn't doubt it, not a common catch i'd say but as far as i know they've been caught as far south as the Nerang river..

[randell]

one was caught in the Moololah Rv last month around 80cm
also a couple here in the last couple of years.
randell

[tunaticer]

The odd one in there. Mate caqught a 50ish cm barra castnetting for prawns in Bullock Creek about 10 yrs ago. I scored one about 40cm at Lime Pocket around the same time and one more a few years later from Ningi Creek. Mine were all on lures.
One hit the headlines about 2 yrs ago from near the Bribie Coastguard jetty that was about the 80cm mark.
A few have shown themselves in Caboolture River the past decade too.

You could not target them specifically with any degree of certainty, but are usually a welcome bycatch.

[FNQCairns]

There was 25 years ago so certainly would be today...nothings changed, I don't know how they start their lives some say Barramundi farms from floods/mistakes, I have no idea.

[Falz87]

yeah barra farms seem likely source as there is one at bli bli if im not mistaken. either way its good to hear reports of them then, would definatly add abit excitment to the day. it would be good if fisheries put them on a no take list for the pummicestone, it'd be great to see them as a targetable species in yrs down the track.

[Ben D]

I caught and tagged/released a 60 ish cm barra in Pacific harbour canals about 3 years ago. They are around thi s neck of the woods, but I think they are usually released pets that were former aquarium fish. Not sure there would be any breeding population locally at this time, though this could change as the waters get warmer.

[pickers]

one of our site members caught a hefty one under the wharfs in the brizzy river last year or the one before that...he is one of the regular plastic bashers that haunt the river at night.....and there's a pic on here to prove it too.
pickers

[poppers81]

I caught this one around pelican waters earlier this year on a xrap... hooked another much bigger but after a little tail dance had the lure flying back my way...


There are people (i wish it was me) that target and regularly (not every trip but more then just a random one here and there) and catch them upto 80cms in the coomera river............................... Of course it is kept pretty quiet. They can't all be lost pets or overflows from the dams....

Andy

[dan12345]

i live on the goldcoast have been there for 3 months already i have caught 1 barra;D at 65cm an my cousin has got 3 the biggest going 85cm an thats from spot x not that far from the seaway. have heard of others from coomera area to but like all good catches theese are kept pretty quiet regulary here of ppl dropping nice ones. ill see if i can find the pics

[loophole]

i live on the goldcoast have been there for 3 months already i have caught 1 barra;D at 65cm an my cousin has got 3 the biggest going 85cm an thats from spot x not that far from the seaway. have heard of others from coomera area to but like all good catches theese are kept pretty quiet regulary here of ppl dropping nice ones. ill see if i can find the pics

Thats pretty cool wouldnt mind seeing some pics of more then 1

[uglyfish]

I got one down at Jacobs well a couple of years back, he went 68cm, my cousin got one in the nerang about 3 weeks back it went 85..

[jayvee]

Creek Vermin replied to a similar thread on another forum saying he has encountered 2 large schools or barra in the passage and that alot more get cought than ppl hear about. he posted up photo's to prove it aswell!!

JAYVEE

[dan12345]

Thats pretty cool wouldnt mind seeing some pics of more then 1

currently in fiji till the 19th so i wont be able to post the pics till i get to my home computer but i know i have them some where,

ps. i will be blanking out anything in the backround of the pics to, would not want spot x to be well known,;D

[Fish_gutz]

I`ve heard of a whole dam full of 100 or more fish over 80cm being washed out of a dam into a river/creek north of Brissy during the last nasty downpour!I`m not too bothered about this introduced species !


Barra that is ! ;D

[brock13]

http://www.ausfish.com.au/vforum/C:%5CDocuments%20and%20Settings%5Ceverybody%5CDesk top%5CBrocks%20Filescaught one in a cast net bout 45cm in canals 30mins north from brisbane65773

[randell]

I just saw this one on Estuary reports
randell




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Re: Nerang river jacks
Very nice fish mate, well done...My cousin got a 86cm barra in the nerang 2weeks ago.