September 3, 2011 on 3:00 pm | In Fishing Report, News | No Comments
Just spent the day on Corroboree Billabong as the Camera boat for a TV shoot for the Travel Bug who were fishing with Chris from River & Reef Fishing Charters.
Morgan the presenter for the travel bug is a bit of a jinx when it comes to fishing trips and he tells me this was the first fish he has got on film in 3 years of filming, it was also his first Barra, his biggest for the day being 61cm. Between Morgan and Chris from R&R they caught around a dozen Barra with most of this on film. The show will air sometime in 2012 so it will be interesting to see how it all comes out.
Below are a few shots from the day.
Morgan Hooked up
Morgan releasing his 61cm Barra
Morgans Barra
David Byrne & I sneaked off to chase a couple of Saratoga
June 19, 2011 on 9:46 am | In Fishing Report, News | No Comments
I’ve always read the fishing reports in the papers with a certain degree of scepticism at best they are reporting the fishing from a week ago which as a rule has little or no relevance on what is currently going on and then sometimes the reports just seem so far from the fact that they are laughable.
So after spending a day on Corroboree Billabong yesterday and on return reading Steve ‘Starlo’ Starlings report on the Barra slowing down and Saratoga being a good option and the comment under the Saratoga that reads “Saratoga help fill the void left by shut-down barra in our billabongs” all I could do was just shake me head in disbelief.
Contrary to this report what is currently being experienced at Corroboree Billabong at least is some of the best fishing in years and the cold hasn’t slowed the fishing down at all as per my post only posted a couple of days ago. I usually fish the billabongs with my mate Mick and we are the first to change tact from targeting Barra to Saratoga when the Barra are quiet but yesterday we didn’t even give the Saratoga a thought, we must of caught around 18 Barra between us with the biggest being a healthy 79cm for Mick, we fished several areas and all bar one produced fish and I know for a fact that guides are putting their clients onto good Barra on a daily Basis.
So don’t always believe what you read in the papers, ask around or better still talk to the local tackle shops or just get out there and see what’s happening, as you are not going to catch fish wrapped up in your doona.
Mick's 79cm Corroboree Billabong Barra
