We often have unusual weather these days.
We had no usual monsoon rains last December.
The temperature of the shore became 40℃.
This 40℃ temperature and small tides made the uncomfortable water with less oxygen for salt water bait fish on our shallow water.
Our seasonal monsoon rains bring following factors to our land based fishing.
#1. Cloudy conditions
#2. Very wavy conditions (for making a good level of oxygen)
#3. Strongly big rains
These above factors will make cooler water conditions in the hottest season.
And so the sea water will keep
a good level of the oxygen.
#3. Strongly big rains also will wash out huge quantity of mud on the shore into the sea water.
The sea water will be very muddy in colour.
Warmer water simply can not absorb as much as oxygen as colder water.
Slow water current can't keep much oxygen in the hottest season.
As water lose oxygen, this will reduce habitat for many organisms.
These above factors are very good for making a good water of our land based fishing on the shallow water because salt water bait fish will come to our shallow water after the strongly big rains. (
Barramundi won't take lures under the condition of very wavy sea.)
On the other hand, #3. Strongly big rains bring
too much fresh water to our salt water environment.
And so salt water bait fish will go to the deep water during and just after the strongly big rains.
That's why the best time for catching many good size salt water Barramundi from the
shore in the rainy season is when we have had no rain for 24 hours.
It is thought that our usual salt water environment will come back after around 24 hours after strongly big rains on the shore.
And
Not too fast tide,
Not too slow tide,
Not very wavy water,
Not very flat water,
these above conditions should be very good for our land based fishing between Monsoon rains and Monsoon rains.
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Since we are in the rainy season anglers obviously have to contend with plenty of rain.
It's very hard to find fishes, crabs and aquatic insects living inshore saltwater habitats after a big rain on the land.
Such
decomposing vegetation as black leaves, dead branches and dead grass
washed in with rain run-off disturb our barramundi fishing very much.
The
low salinity levels and dirty water put off the bait and the predators,
and drive them away from where they can be easily targeted on foot.
That means it's very hard to catch barramundi on the shore around Darwin city straight after a big rain.
However, barramundi can live in both fresh and salt water.
Therefore we can catch barramundi after a big rain in purely freshwater environments.
This is because we can find bait fishes, shrimp and crayfish that live in most freshwater habitats even after rain.
It's very hard to find such a freshwater environment in the region of Darwin City.
I still fish the shore when it is rainy, but it is not the ideal time.
In
my experience, the best time for catching many good-size saltwater
barramundi from the shore in the rainy season is when we have had no
rainy for 24 hours.
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