58cm Barramundi #1210 52cm Barramundi #1211 Threadfinsalmon #1-2 Goldensnapper #23

I had fan fishing for the first time in four months in Channel Island.
I caught in a traffic accident in March.
I had been in bed for three weeks because of that.
I went to Japan after that.
I resumed my land based fishing starting from May 8 in Darwin.
During the next two months, it was very difficult to access to the fishing spot in Channel Island in the day time depending on the tidal level.
A land based fishing for the first time in a while at Channel Island was good.
The water was cold.
It was windy.
I fished at the lee of small island because the winds were contrary.
Saturday's results:
58cm Barramundi
Threadfin salmon
Sunday's results:
Golden snapper
52cm Barramundi
Threadfin salmon
I used a Halco Catch Scent as a fish-attracting.
I could confirm that it has the result.
Barramundi would take lures even at a low water temperature.
I have caught several blue salmon for many years but this was first time I caught threadfin salmon on lure in this shallow water.

58cm Barramundi and Threadfin salmon

Squidgy Pro Mongrel 90mm Drop Bear

Golden snapper

Zerek Flat Shad 85mm

52cm Barramundi

Threadfin salmon

Squidgies Fish 70mm

Halco Catch Scent

Lure: Squidgy Pro Mongrel 90mm
Lure: Zerek Flat Shad 85mm
Lure: Squidgies Fish 70mm
Where: Shallow water 50cm - 70cm deep
Water: Clear - Murky / Outgoing
Line: Surfix 832 30lb
Line: Toray Super Strong PE Nage F4 11kg
Leader: Black Magic 50lb
Knot: The Albright Knot
Reel: Shiman Stella 4000XG
Reel: Shimano Antares DC MDXG
Rod: Samurai fishing rods Refraction RFB351-266 6'6" Very Fast 10-17lb
Rod: Redington Model CPX868C2 8'6" Medium Action 1/4-3/4oz 3-5kg
Clip: Force ten Stainless Duo Lock Snaps #2
Lure action: Steady retrieve/a single pause

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52cm Barramundi #1209 Yo-zuri Pin's Minnow 90F

The seawater was very cold on June 29.
Still, the sea-barramundi returned to the shallow water again.
The shallow water was colder than the deep water a week ago.
Therefore, they wouldn't come into the shallow water at that time.
Now, not only the shallow water, but also the deep water was very cold.
There is no temperature difference between the shallow water and the deep water.
They must eat to live even when it gets very cold.
That's why they will take lures in a very cold water in our dry season.
The tide times on June 29 as follows.
03:31 - 5.47m
09:13 - 3.40m
15:02 - 5.39m
22:01 - 2.09m
When I considered the above tide times, the seawater wouldn't move very much.
I thought that barramundi wouldn't come into the shallow water at Myilly point rocks.
A slightly wavy water is at least better than a very calm water is in my land based barramundi fishing.
I decided to go fishing at East point rocks.
According to my expectation, the seawater was slightly wavy there.
I chose a Yo-zuri Min's Minnow 90F.
The white-silver has been in good result lately.
The Yo-zuri Pin's Minnow 90mm Floating can produce a tight wiggling action that attracts a barramundi to strike.
I use this lure when barramundi are up feeding in the shallows.
As a result, I caught and released a 52cm barramundi.

52cm Barramundi

Lure: Yo-zuri Pin's Minnow 90F 
Where: Shallow water 50cm deep
Water: Murky / Incoming
Line: Sufix 832 20lb
Leader: Black Magic 50lb
Knot: The Albright Knot
Reel: Shimano Stella 2500FE
Rod: Shimano Raider Kayak 601 Spin 1-3kg 2-8gm
Clip: Force ten Stainless Duo Lock Snaps #2
Lure action: Steady triple twitches/a single pause retrieve

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How to slice the sea-barramundi's fillets

It got cold in Darwin recently.
The tides were very slow around that time.
That suddenly lowered the seawater temperature in shallow waters around Mindil beach.
As a result, sea-barramundi would't dare to come into the shallow water.
That is, it resulted in a phenomenon that the shallow water is colder than the deep water.
If the water-temperature difference between the shallow-water temperature and the deep-water temperature is moderated, sea-barramundi will come into the shallow water again.
Regardless of the cold-water temperature, however, they will come into the shallow water again.
That is the reason why I couldn't catch any barramundi on the week end.
I think, it is a good opportunity to let Darwin people know how to slice the sea-barramundi's fillets for the sashimi.
I sometimes eat a sea-barramundi which measures 55cm-79cn in overall length.
The 55cm-79cm sized sea-barramundi normally have no parasite in their bodies.
The fish fillets must be hygienically processed.
However, you shouldn't wash the filleted fish with water as much as possible.
It will spoil the taste.
Please chill the fillet in the refrigerator before slicing.
These are how I do it.

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58cm Barramundi #1207 55cm Barramundi 55cm #1208Yo-zuri Pin's Minnow 90F

When I'll decide where and when to go fishing, I determine the direction of the wind at different tides and then drive my scooter in the direction I want to go.
I think that barramundi aren't active in the chill of early morning in our dry season.
After all, I came to Myilly point rocks on Saturday of June 15 again.
The water was slightly murky.
The water was so shallow 30cm deep.
There were many rocks covered with many small oysters.
I decided to use the lures in my lure box in rotation.
I used several lures but had no fish bite.
Last Saturday, I caught a 61cm barramundi after sunset on Yo-zuri Pin's Minnow 90mm Floating having a white-silver colour.
By effectively using a fishing-line slack, I used my fishing rod.
That's why it's important to know in how the fishing rod is selected.
As a result, the same lure did work this time again.
I caught 58cm and 55cm barramundi.
I decided to take a 58cm one home and release a 55cm one into the water.
There is a certain time when a certain lure is popular among barramundi.
That is like to last for about three weeks.
There are, indeed, exceptions.
After all, barramundi fishing is a game that has an element of chance.

58cm Barramundi

58cm Barramundi

55cm Barramundi

Lure box on June 15

Lure: Yo-zuri Pin's Minnow 90F
Where: Shallow water 30cm deep
Water: Murky / Incoming
Line: Surfix 832 20lb
Leader:  Black Magic 50lb
Knot: The Albright Knot
Reel: Shimano Stella 2500FE
Rod: Shimano Raider Kayak 601 Spin 1-3kg 2-8gm
Clip: Force ten Stainless Duo Lock Snaps #2
Lure action: Steady triple twitches/a single pause retrieve

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54cm and 52cm Barramundi #1199-1200 Reidy's Junior B52 Zerek Flat shad

I went fishing at Mindil beach rocks by my 50cc scooter on May 19. It was windy but the sea surface was not wavy in the dry season here.  That is different from the wet season.  The water was very clear.  I came to the edge of the retreating water, and wading a little way in, I saw many stingrays swimming in the knee deep water.  I walked in sliding steps so that I would not step on the stingray with foot.  I was stung by a stingray while walking in this shallow water in the night before.  I feared I should die at that time.  The water was colder than I had expected.  It was not too much to say that the water was a first-rate-clear water.  A colour called Kryptonite of Reidy's lures is a natural for the first-rate-clear water.  I used Reidy's lures Junior B52.  A good-quality fishing reel having a high-gear ratio has a good command of Reidy's lures Junior B52 in a knee deep water.  I used Shimano Antares DC (Digital Control) MDXG (Monster Drive Tuned High-gear ratio 7.8) as a fishing reel.  As a result, I caught and released a 54cm barramundi.  In addition, I caught and released a 52cm barramundi on Zerek Flatshad 85mm.

54cm Barramundi

Reidy's lures Junior B52 Kryptonite 110mm

52cm Barramundi

Zerek Flatshad 85mm

Lure: Reidy's Lures Junior B52
Size: 110mm
Colour: Kryptonite
Where: Shallow water 50-70cm deep
Water: Very clear / Outgoing
Line: Surfix 832 30lb
Leader: Black Magic 50lb
Knot: The Albright Knot
Reel: Shimano Antares DC MDXG
Rod: Samurai fishing rods Refraction RFB351-266 6'6" Very Fast 10-17lb
Clip: Force ten Stainless Duo Lock Snaps #2
Lure action: Steady triple twitches/a single pause retrieve

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52cm Barramundi #1148 Barramundi #1149-1150

Sunday of July 22, there was a pretty big bush fire near my place.
I stopped and gazed at those fires.
I remembered that there was not a moment to waste.
If I didn't hurry, I would miss the productive fishing window at Myilly Point rocks.
The best tide shifts with the best fishing point every hour.
There were many rocks covered with oysters in the seawater at Myilly Point.
The seawater was very clear.

Firstly, I used a Rapala XR8 / Glass Ghost colour with upgraded hooks.
It may seem surprising that this small lure is very barramundi.
I used a lot of twitching in my lure action.
As a result, I caught and released a small barramundi.

Rapala XR8

Secondly, I used a Reidy's Lures Junior B52 / Kryptonite colour.
Reidy's Lures Junior B52 is a lure that any boat-angler who want to catch barramundi knows about.
The hooks were refitted to the light weight one from a heavy weight one for the shallow water.
I used a lot of twitching in my lure action again.
As a result, I caught and released a small barramundi.

Reidy's Lures Junior B52

I wished to go fishing at Mindil Beach, but I went to Vesteys Beach because the festival was taking place at Mindil Beach.

Finally, I waded in the knee deep water.
The seawater was murky.
I used a Squidgy Pro Mongrel 90mm / Aussie Herring colour.
All I had to do was wind the fishing line on a reel steadily not to catch the rocks covered oysters with my lure in the shallow water.
The lure could be guided to swim to under the water surface.
As a result, I caught and released a 52cm barramundi.

Squidgy Pro Mongrel 90mm

I used a fishing reel having a very high gear ratio 8.2:1 this time.
The very high gear ratio improved the twitching action of the hard body lure during reeling.

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The lure to express the movement of an injured and weakened fish

I went fishing at Channel Island on the weekend.
This was the first time in awhile that we had such big tides for came to my usual fishing locations.
The seawater for barramundi's habitation is circulated and activated.
There were four guys fishing in the same water.
One of them was my good fishing friend, Cookie.
He caught two barramundi.

Cookie's 1st barramundi

Cookie's 2nd barramundi

Cookie's successful soft plastic lure.

Craigo is a friend of Cookie.
He caught a barramundi too.

Craigo's successful soft plastic lure.

Cookie and Craigo had some more barramundi's bites on their soft plastic lures.
By contrast, I had no barramundi's bite on my lures.
My pride forbids my acknowledging my defeat, though.
They were better than I was in fishing a barramundi at that time.
The truth was that I have figured out what was happening.
The situation at that time is recorded in a video movie.
From the movie it can be confirmed that the retrieving speed of my lure was slightly faster than their retrieving speed of their lures.
You can see the situation at that time on a new video in my Youtube channel 'charlietomato'.

As you know, I should have produced the irregular floating of the lure to express the movement of an injured and weakened fish.
To realize that, I schedule to use a fishing reel using a low gear ratio next time.

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51cm Barramundi #1147 Trevally #48 Golden Snapper #20 Savage Gear 3D Minnow Twitch 80 Squidgies Fish 80mm

There are a lot windy days lately.
So on windy days, it is not easy to find a fishing location which is suitable for the lure fishing.
The force of the wind was weakened on Saturday morning.
I decided to go fishing to Channel Island by my 150cc scooter depending on the tidal level.
Any tidal level over 2.8m has too much water to access to my usual fishing location there.
By the way, you should always be aware of the risk of a saltwater crocodile attack in all Top End waterways. 
It is never 100% safe to enter the water. 
Your personal safety is your responsibility.

SAVAGE GEAR provides a hard-body lure to be swum little by little like a small mullet.
This was my first time using a Svage Gear 3D Minnow Twitch 80.

First, an approximately 50cm trevally took its lure in an 1m-deep clear water.

The force in this size trevally is always very strong.

Second, a 51cm barramundi took the same lure at a depth of about 20cm in a murky water.

The sizes being equal, trevally would be more aggressive than barramundi.
I like these fish, but I prefer barramundi as game fish in shallow water.

I changed the lure.
And I caught and released a small golden snapper on Squidgies Fish 80mm Drop Bear colour.

This is about how I spend my Saturday morning in Darwin.

Lure: Savage Gear 3D Minnow Twitch 80 Suspending

Size: 80mm

Colour: like Mullet

Where: Shallow water 20cm - 100cm deep

Water: Clear and Murky / Outgoing

Line: Surfix 832 30lb

Leader: Black Magic 40lb mono

Knot: The Albright Knot

Reel: Shimano Chronarch G 150HG

Rod: Redington Model CPX868C2 8'6" Medium Action 8-15lb 1/8-1/2oz

Clip: Force ten Stainless Duo Lock Snaps #2

Lure action: Twitch and roll

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Not easy to catch barramundi at the neap tide in a cold-water season.

The difference between high and low tides are becoming small in June every year.
Even so, I normally can catch some barramundi in my usual fishing locations in June.
Even if the seawater is cold and clear, I will be able to catch some barramundi.
If it were usual, I can probably catch some barramundi in June
I felt something was wrong with that this weekend.
As a result, I couldn't catch any barramundi.
Major reasons for this include the neap tide in a cold-water season.
The generating quantity of micro baits for small baits is reduced in a shallow water at the neap tide in a cold-water season.
On the other hand, it's easy to catch some barramundi at the neap tide in the wet season.
Because the difference between high and low tides becomes great in the wet season.
However, I went fishing at Mindil Beach and Fannie Bay on the weekend.
According to expectation, I didn't have any fish-bites on my lures.
I have repeatedly wrote, I don't think that the cold water is as big a problem as you think in the barramundi fishing in the dry season.
Some people caught and released many small and middle sized barramundi in billabongs now.
Some people caught some nice sized barramundi and mangrovejack in Darwin Harbour now.

My very good fishing friend, Mr. Callum Gumball caught a nice sized mangrovejack in the harbour in the morning on June 26.
Callum knows where to go fishing mangrovejack very well even in a cold-water season.
Barramundi and mangrovejack are always moving about in search of their baits.
An angler for the land based barramundi fishing should move about in search of a place where the generating of micro baits for small baits possibly occurs.
It requires the boat in this case.
However, it is not at Mindil Beach.

I don't know who they are.
Their efforts would come to nothing at Mindil Beach.

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