Members can see more Boards, Topics, Picture Galleries, Videos, Games and more. Register NOW...
Recent Pictures (List All)

Rating: (None)
Views: 34
Comments (0)

Rating: (None)
Views: 37
Comments (0)

Rating: (None)
Views: 35
Comments (4)

Rating: (None)
Views: 25
Comments (0)
*

Author Topic: End of Barra season Pre 50th AWOL Trip  (Read 5103 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline Member

  • Fish Restocker
  • Hero Member
  • *
  • Thank You
  • -Given: 55
  • -Receive: 177
  • Posts: 286
  • Liked: 35
  • Karma: 183
  • Gender: Male
  • Fishin more a religion than a pastime!
  • View Gallery
  • Favourite Fishing Spot is: Barratta Ck, Burdekin North Queensland
End of Barra season Pre 50th AWOL Trip
« on: November 07, 2014, 09:42:06 AM »
I'm turning 50 in November this year - so milking the event for all its worth got my better half to agree to give me a couple of weeks AWOL with some good bros from way back before the barra season ended. We travelled from northern NSW via central Qld to my old NQ stamping ground including my home river the Burdekin, its floodplain drainages including Barratta Creek and the Herbert and also included a nice little JP creek on a property I share north of Townsville - to say we had a fat time is an understatement  :thumbsup We caught a million sooties, some nice JPs, freshwater Jacks, tarpon and barra including a 90cm fish of the trip. Its nice to see barra in a clear upper Burdekin river - though I think most fish owe their presence their to stocking rather than effective functioning of the Clare Weir fish ladder - more work to be done... in other systems catch was dominated by good numbers of small barra and finding keepers over the 58 cm mark was a challenge - but fun! Most of my mates are foodies so we tried to outdo each other in the culinary stakes which also extended to fresh wild pork! Stand out lure across species and sites were Z man 3 inch Minnowz in 'Opening Night' colour pattern


Stick to fishing instead of fighting - JC

Offline Member

  • Fish Restocker
  • Hero Member
  • *
  • Thank You
  • -Given: 55
  • -Receive: 177
  • Posts: 286
  • Liked: 35
  • Karma: 183
  • Gender: Male
  • Fishin more a religion than a pastime!
  • View Gallery
  • Favourite Fishing Spot is: Barratta Ck, Burdekin North Queensland
Re: End of Barra season Pre 50th AWOL Trip
« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2014, 09:53:57 AM »
Some more photos

Offline Member

  • Fish Restocker
  • Hero Member
  • *
  • Thank You
  • -Given: 55
  • -Receive: 177
  • Posts: 286
  • Liked: 35
  • Karma: 183
  • Gender: Male
  • Fishin more a religion than a pastime!
  • View Gallery
  • Favourite Fishing Spot is: Barratta Ck, Burdekin North Queensland
Re: End of Barra season Pre 50th AWOL Trip
« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2014, 09:59:17 AM »
some more

Offline Member

  • Fish Restocker
  • Legend Member
  • *
  • Thank You
  • -Given: 420
  • -Receive: 1212
  • Posts: 3032
  • Liked: 104
  • Karma: 1242
  • Gender: Male
  • Sweetwater Fishing Larrikan
  • View Gallery
  • Favourite Fishing Spot is: Lake Wivenhoe, where else
Re: End of Barra season Pre 50th AWOL Trip
« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2014, 10:01:01 AM »
Sounds like a great trip Jim.  Congrats on the milestone later this month mate.

Offline Member

  • Fish Restocker
  • Hero Member
  • *
  • Thank You
  • -Given: 55
  • -Receive: 177
  • Posts: 286
  • Liked: 35
  • Karma: 183
  • Gender: Male
  • Fishin more a religion than a pastime!
  • View Gallery
  • Favourite Fishing Spot is: Barratta Ck, Burdekin North Queensland
Re: End of Barra season Pre 50th AWOL Trip
« Reply #4 on: November 07, 2014, 10:06:12 AM »
Thanks Dale - couple last photos

Offline Member

  • Sweetwater Fishing Australia
  • Administrator
  • Legend Member
  • *****
  • Thank You
  • -Given: 2751
  • -Receive: 1294
  • Posts: 3628
  • Liked: 88
  • Karma: 1340
  • Gender: Male
  • Sweetwater Fishing Australia
  • View Gallery
  • Favourite Fishing Spot is: Connors River
Re: End of Barra season Pre 50th AWOL Trip
« Reply #5 on: November 29, 2014, 01:55:39 AM »
Great pictures Jim, thanks for sharing  :thumb

 

Related Topics

  Subject / Started by Replies Last post
2 Replies
3160 Views
Last post September 18, 2011, 08:58:48 PM
by Member
6 Replies
6185 Views
Last post November 03, 2011, 09:09:56 AM
by Member
0 Replies
2778 Views
Last post April 01, 2012, 03:11:16 PM
by Member
6 Replies
5878 Views
Last post November 05, 2015, 10:29:10 PM
by Member
2 Replies
4504 Views
Last post January 18, 2017, 11:37:28 AM
by Member

Upcoming Events, Fishing Competitions, Shows, Expos etc.....


Upcoming Events