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[the_matrix]

anyone out there no how the dam will fish short term with the rising water had plans to come up for a fish sun/mon weather looks ok except for the wind forecast...fish the runoff in the NT at least twice a year...dirty water and rain dont seem to be an issue with BARRA...maybe temp and winds ????
Is it better to give it a miss for awhile..dont they still have to eat ????

Hey Decka,
Depends on where you fish mate. I'd expect the inflows to be low on oxygen, high silt and cool water but the dam fringes and freshly flooded grass would be less affected.
Some readings I took with a dissolved oxygen probe yesterday on Awoonga support this.
Awoonga fringes are fishing very well, but inflows are colder and do not seem to be supporting life.
Use your eyes and ears on this one, if there is bait flicking around, Barra will be there!

In regards to Barra having to eat, yes they do but they can also support themselves easily on reserves as required.
Small fish will be readily more hungry as they carry less body mass, those big metreys have plenty to keep 'em low key for extended preiods of time.

I'd be getting amongst the fishing as soon as you can, who knows what tommorow will bring?
Cheers and good luck
Jas

[moggy1]

Thanks for the photos foxie. They are better than a 1000 words.
Cheers Moggy

[Magella]

Monduran water heights
Friday 8/2/08 61.747
Thursday 9.00am 64.947
Thursday 4.00pm 65.206
Friday 9.00am 65.840

4.093 metre rise in a week

Cheers Foxie

[black_sheep]

That's awesome Foxy. Even if the rain eases a bit, should have good run-off.

Downside - I did have awesome spots that I was keen to fish if it ever got back down to 3%. Years ago we got busted up big time along a particular stretch when fishing a lot lighter. Now that our tackle is more up to the challenge, I was somewhat hoping to get another crack at that stretch.

Upside is that I have been marking a spots over the last few months in case you got good rain so will be keen to get back up there when it settles and flog a few of these spots I now know have great structure beneath the surface.

[NAGG]

Monduran water heights
Friday 8/2/08 61.747
Thursday 9.00am 64.947
Thursday 4.00pm 65.206
Friday 9.00am 65.840

4.093 metre rise in a week

Cheers Foxie

Bugger ...... That means it will be like a whole new impoundment for me. I guess the cattleyards would now be under

Nagg

[BLOOEY]

Wow.Looks pretty different from when i was there 2 weeks ago.Thanks Ben

[nipsta]

Hey Peter4

No reports from upstream except for a lot of weed.

Cheers Foxie

any word on catches in h area or c foxie also are they still catching in main bassin

[Magella]

Catching fish in main basin trolling, Casting in Bird Bay Wiggle Bay and all the way up to about white rocks. It gets fairly dirty after that, Yea the Cattle yards are under.

Cheers Foxie

[nipsta]

Catching fish in main basin trolling, Casting in Bird Bay Wiggle Bay and all the way up to about white rocks. It gets fairly dirty after that, Yea the Cattle yards are under.

Cheers Foxie

no worries foxie i call in and see ya on the way up and see what and where its happening cheers

[shaneoo]

hey nipsta mate i will be back at the dam at easter if you are going up let me no, so we can catch up for a rumbo
cheers shaneoo