Barra Trip Recommendation
Submitted by Belly Fish on Mon, 2022-05-09 21:20
Hi all
I'm keen on doing a fishing trip up north WA or NT with my two boys.
The 2 objectives are to get amongst some Barra and to land a Black Jew....anything else is a bonus.
I've seen a few...Shady Camp, One Tree Beach, Barra Camp, Kimberley Coastal Camp etc. Some live aboard, others stay in a lodge of sorts. Probably looking at around 5 days/nights. Looks like Feb-May is the "season".
Has anyone done a trip like this that they would recommend?
Cheers
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Mick C
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Trip
Terry,
I'd have a chat with Paul Hillary as he might be able to give you a few pointers. I believe Paul's family have done many trips over the years and, as usual, have done pretty well.
Cheers.
Mick
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NORUN NOFUN
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Geez, so many variables.
Geez, so many variables.
One Tree Beach and Kimberley Coastal Camp would be alot of fun and are on my bucket list as they offer more of a wilderness trip compared to Darwin and the surrounds. ( Shady, Daly, Adelaide etc)
I tended to do the whole self sufficient, drive-camp-own boat-car thing in the Kimberley so not a lot of help to you unfortunately.
Certainly be a proud moment to do a wilderness trip with the kids though.
sunshine
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Seven Spirit Bay
Great guides, huge variety of fish and just a brilliant place to stay. Food exquisite but it isn't cheap
Uluabuster
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Try Ultimate Adventures in
Try Ultimate Adventures in Kununurra. Mostly Barra though no black Jews. Lots of wildlife to keep your boys amused too.
COASTALJOY
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Shady camp
If you want to do it yourself with a hire boat at shady camp you can PM me, i have been doing it for 14 years heading up from Busselton in march and hiring a boat and car, accomodation is 20km from ramp. i can give you tips where to try for the barra and jew and what to use, less than the cost of guided trips per person
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Belly Fish
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Thanks for all the tips
...will assess and see what works best