Wildcat Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Due to work COVID travel restrictions I thankfully moved back to Darwin 4 months ago. After enduring a freezing wet NSW winter with very minimal fishing activity I arrived in the NT to a exceptional wet season. This year’s runoff is producing superb Barra fishing in all the hot spots smashing our keep every session. As you have to religiously up here, studying the tides (+7 meters), weather conditions and winds is crucial to safely launching and retrieving your craft, not to mention the crocs wanting to eat you at the ramps & box jelly fish stings getting caught in your trebles. The above conditions were perfect for a trip to the mouth of Sampan creek launching at Shady camp barrage. With a 40min scenic trip out to the mouth, dodging logs, crocs and swirling currents we arrived to perfect conditions. After an hour or so on the sounder locked on down scan & setting my trolling lines, I sunk the trebles into this 105cm chromey. Thanks big girl, hope to see you again, enjoy another day 😀. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildcat Posted March 11, 2021 Author Share Posted March 11, 2021 Shady camp barrage, where run off fresh meets the salt. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildcat Posted March 11, 2021 Author Share Posted March 11, 2021 Litchfield national park Florence falls wet season.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackfish Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Thats a Cracker of a Salt water Barra Wildcat, great photos as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingie chaser Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Fish of lifetime. Nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Shady camp is an epic spot and that’s a cracking fish! I was blown away how the tide works there. On low tide the sea side looks like a baron wasteland. Thanks for the report and keep them coming. I love the NT! cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterfisho7 Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 That,s some Barra well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croydon Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 My favourite part of the world, cracking fish! Very jealous................ Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Great report. Super photos. Super Barra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildcat Posted March 12, 2021 Author Share Posted March 12, 2021 Bit off fun guys..... This is a picture of the Arsenal I used on the day, guess which lure I landed the big girl on and why ??? from left 1-5. Will reveal on Sunday night 14th with some reason of choice !!! 😀 Tip: 3 meters of water under the boat....🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croydon Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Green bomber?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rey05 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 its always been a bucket list item to tick off for me..... one day ill get up to the NT and smash a Barra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsswordfisherman Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 @swordfishermansays number 2 Very good fish We were just having coffee with friends and planning the trip again (Covid made us turn back for home) up to the gulf and across. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Very nice fish. N.T weather and scenery is different for those from the south who have never visited there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildcat Posted March 12, 2021 Author Share Posted March 12, 2021 2 hours ago, Croydon said: Green bomber?? Mmmmm 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildcat Posted March 12, 2021 Author Share Posted March 12, 2021 1 hour ago, mrsswordfisherman said: @swordfishermansays number 2 Very good fish We were just having coffee with friends and planning the trip again (Covid made us turn back for home) up to the gulf and across. No 2 Good choice.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smobaby Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Amazing fish and location living the dream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little_Flatty Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Amazing fish, and amazing part of the world. I’ll never forget swimming in the crystal clear water with the jungle perch and sooty grunter in Litchfield. Truly magical. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hucho hucho Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 No. 5. Great report! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildcat Posted March 13, 2021 Author Share Posted March 13, 2021 19 hours ago, hucho hucho said: No. 5. Great report! Yeh another Good choice No5 he’s notched up a few..... Any reason to your choice??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordoRetired Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 That is a stonker of a Barra, well done. Only been fishing up there once and would love to get up there again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hucho hucho Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 3 hours ago, Wildcat said: Yeh another Good choice No5 he’s notched up a few..... Any reason to your choice??? Never fished up there so it would be my choice based just on my feeling. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunc333 Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 no 5 the gold bomber cheers dunc333 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsswordfisherman Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 5 hours ago, Wildcat said: Yeh another Good choice No5 he’s notched up a few..... Any reason to your choice??? @swordfisherman says no. 5 is a deep diver- your tip stated 3m water under the boat 👍 On 3/12/2021 at 2:45 PM, Wildcat said: No 2 Good choice.... staying with no. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
61 crusher Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 Great Barra, write up & photos I’ll go no.5 because of the dirty water as that bomber would stand out nicely in those conditions, depth can be varied by speed, height of rod tip & length of line fed out. Mind you no.2 has some good battle scars & would also suit conditions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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