Barra Itch!
Well my Barra itch has been bad for some time and to make things worse my good mate Steve Palumbo who now lives in Broome sent me a pic of a descent Barra and said i've lost a few over a metre "your missing out". Mmhhhh okay i said next time they're happening i'll come up. After just settling in after my Exmouth trip i got the call "Fitzroy is looking great and the fish hungry come up"......mmhhhh short notice>....... bugger it so i booked my flight.
The plan was to head to Broome, stay with Steve & his good lady Jules and get a few barra sessions on the Fitzroy. The river water has slowed down after the wet and soon some of the better spots will be hard to reach as the water drops and the fish landlocked so we had to act soon. I've fished the Lower Fitzroy but that was mud stuff and not much scenery but still enjoyable.
This trip however I got to see the other side of the Fitrroy and thats the greener more lush side with big arse snags everywhere & pandana's etc. We had plans to use the ever reliable Rob Gadens F18 Pro Alternative +12 lures with one very load rattle to wake up the barra. This trip was awesome,we landed plenty of barra from small to large(ish) and no meter plus fish but some goodens none the less. We managed barra,mangrove jack and a sooty grunter with plenty of "pain in da arse" catfish....gook gook's :)
Here's a few pic's;
The launching ramp, drop the dinghy off and slide it down a steep embankment and when you wanna go home just snatch it back up.......close your eyes stuff but when in Rome;
The scenery made the whole experience even that much better, nice back drop!
Plenty of sunken timber making every cast a possibility!
Steve Palumbo's Barra;
Mangrove Jack;
One of my bigger Barra;
** Thanks again Steve & Jules for opening up ya house & Steve for unselfishly putting me onto some great fish.....you made that trip awesome mate....Thanks again!
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Nice
Sounds like a good trip Ryan with plenty of fish.
Got to love the North West.
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Nice fish
Some nice fish there ..well taken pics as well. Get any Cherbin mate??
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Tim, we fished Roebuck Bay/Willie creek/Barred Creek and got a mix of other species also including some fly captures....yep its a great lifestyle up there!
Wade, love the scenery so was a pleasure to take pic's, we had plans to get Cherabin from a local spot Steve fishes but time was our enemy unfortunaly.....next trip mate for sure!
Cheers fella's!
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damn ryan you one lucky bugger!
the scenery up there is absolutely beautiful! any ideas how far inland you where? did a trip up past camballin awhile back. top quality pics too mate! love the jack photo thats classy and a lovely fish! just outta intrest did u pull that outta fresh or salt? those gadens are a top barra lure thats for sure
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Nice..
Well done Ryan and Steve, great place, great fish and great pics. Worth the trip I would say..
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Great report and pics Ryan.
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Top stuff Ryan
Cheers
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Nice work Ryan that pic of
Nice work Ryan that pic of the Jack is a cracker!
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agree looks like fun
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great report again ryan,
great report again ryan, them pics are awsome. the scenery up there looks fantastic. some top fish as well. as andy said, live that dream m8.
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Great pics
looks like a good trip and the Jack is a ripper.
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Awesome Stuff Ryan!
Beautiful spot, and incredible fish! I'm jealous..
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Nice fish fellas, top report.
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barra!
Poddy, we were approx 30-35km up from Willums. That area is full fresh and with the water drop virtually hard to get back up even with a punt until next wet!
Andy, going back to Exxy next month and will continue on with my sportfish/flatfish recon i'm doing up there.....cant wait!
Steve takes a great picture and was a great pic for sure....we ate that fish also....fresh feed.....pardon the pun!
Simo GFY GFY GFY GFY GFY GFY GFY GFY GFY GFY GFY GFY GFY GFY GFY GFY....ha ha....
i'll giva ya a call mate when i get into the metro salmon....we'll catch up!
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Awesome stuff Ryse. Some great pics and memories.
Where was the employment add for the FIFO fishing position again?
Cheers Pete
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cracking
Cracking pics as usual mate, you certainly get the best of WA quite regularly.
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great trip Ryan
Great way to spend a holiday Ryan. Nice Barra and jack.Stve certainly is living the dream. Even gets down to the Montes.....How good is up North!
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Lifestyle!
Cheers fella's, a great coastline we have in WA and yes i like to be apart of it Adam. The journey & the destination makes the whole package that much better. Yeh Rosco Steve's living the dream also, nice lifestyle up there....was tempting to stay....very
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