Barramundi #1140 Barracuda #17 Cold water

It has been windy in Darwin.
However, the waves are relatively fewer than those in the wet season.
The dry season has by far the largest number of the day when I can go fishing.
I went fishing at Channel Island on Saturday of May 19.
The seawater was cold and murky.
The sea surface was slightly wavy.
The wind was against me.
I needed a heavier lure.
I cast it at a rock hidden by murky water.
I had a strong fish bite while I was twitching my lure.
For a moment, I thought I hooked a barramundi.
As I caught some barracuda before, I recognized him at once.

65cm Barracuda

Lucky Craft Pointer 100SP

I have had a small sized barracuda broiled with salt before.
It was a pretty good dish.
I was afraid of getting food poisoning this time.
So I didn't keep this barracuda.

I went fishing at Mindil Beach before the market on Sunday.
The seawater was very clear and cold.
Barramundi have not come back to the shallow water from the deeper water yet.    They will be accustomed to a cold water soon.

I went fishing at Myilly Point rocks after work on Monday of May 21.
I used a very nice Polish hard body lure.
It was a 7cm small sized shallow diver.
The seawater was very clear.
A small barramundi took this small Polish hard body lure.
Barramundi took it even in the time when I was winding very slowly.

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Attaching an w-hook as an assist hook to the tail of Zerek Live Shrimp, I could obtain a good fishing result even from cautious barramundi. Zrek Live Shrimp Barramundi # 1056-1058

We had a very good rainy season.
Continual heavy rain mainly between the end of December and the beginning of March partly washed away sand and mud that have settled at bottom of the small creeks and shoaly waters.

The small creeks and shoaly waters became shallower in recent years because of the poor rainy seasons.
Many rocks that fish were using as a refuge were buried in the sand on the bottom during that time.

Now it increased about a 15cm water depth at least.
That should be welcomed.
So small barramundi are increasing in my usual fishing locations.
They are easily caught on lures when the productive fishing window is opened.

Barramundi #1056 / Maria MJ-1 110F / East Point
April 23, 2017

Barramundi #1057 / Lucky Craft Sammy 115mm
Mindil Beach / April 24, 2017

Wednesday, I went fishing to Midil creek.
There's no moon.
The tide was 7.20m at that moment.
The tide water was going out.
The water was very clear.
Attaching an w-hook as an assist hook to the tail of Zerek Live Shrimp 127mm, I could obtain a good fishing result even from very cautious barramundi.

This revolutionary idea and lure were given by Mr. Mark Jagla.
Anyone can verify the effectiveness of this improvement.

Barramundi #1058 / Zerek Live Shrimp 127mm
Mindil Creek

Zerek Live Shrimp 

Size: 127mm

Colour: 03

Where: Shallow water 30cm - 50cm

Water: Very clear Outgoing

Assist hook: W-hook with an assist cord

Line: Fins 30LB

Leader line: Sunline FC Rock Fluorocarbon 40LB

Knot: The Slim Beauty

Reel: Shimano Calcutta 200D

Rod: ST. CROIX Triumph TRC60MF 6'
MEDIUM POWER FAST ACTION 10-17LB 1/4-3/4oz.

Clip: Force ten Stainless Duo Lock Snaps #2

Action: Steady retrieving

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Queenfish #28 Lucky Craft B'Freeze 78

The rain last night was unexpected.
The badly undernourished land water came from the city into the sea.

It looked clean but barramundi didn't like it.

Lucky Craft Pointer78mm ( B'Freeze78) is very good for the strong water current.

May 22, 2016 Queenfish
Land based in Darwin

Lucky Craft B'Freeze 78


Colour:  Black / Gold

Size: 78mm.

Where: Shallow water 50cm - 70cm

Water: Clear Outgoing

Line: Sufix 15LB braid

Leader line:  Schneider 45LB

Knot: The Slim Beauty Knot

Reel: Shimano Stella 2500FE

Rod: Daiwa IM-6 Coastal Tournament 701MFS Inshore Spetial

Clip: Force ten Stainless Duo Lock Snaps #2

Action: Twitch and Jerk

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A real season has just started! 63cm, 62cm and 56cm Urban saltwater barramundi #974-976 Lucky Craft Sammy 115 Maria MJ-1 S110F

I really had the feeling of having had a exciting time in fishing for the first time in a long while.
Also unique is the fact that I caught three keeper-size, 63cm, 62cm and 56cm barramundi by land based a day.
Especially I caught a 62cm barramundi on a top-water lure.
The sea surface was calm and flat but the water was very murky.
I chose a top-water lure without hesitating.
Catching a barramundi on a top-water lure, it's very, very fun.
This fact is known only to those who have had firsthand experience.

62cm barramundi on Lucky Craft Sammy 115
September 26, 2015
Land based, Darwin, NT, Australia

Lucky Craft Sammy 115 Aurora Gold produces an attractive action to barramundi on the sea surface.

The wind has risen.
A gentle wind made ripples on the surface  of the shallow water.
That was where MJ-1 came in.
I caught a 56cm barramundi next.

56cm barramundi on Maria MJ-1 S110F

MJ-1 continued to have a good result.
I caught a 63cm barramundi.

63cm barramundi on Maria MJ-1 S110F

Maria MJ-1 S110F is a very effective lure for the land based barramundi fishing.

It's just as well I caught some fish because I was not a rich man at that day.

Regulation: 55cm minimum overall length NT-wide.  79cm maximum size limit for myself because 80cm or larger barramundi should be a mother fish.


Lucky Craft Sammy 115 for 62cm barramundi

Colour: Aurora Gold 

Size: 115mm

Where: Shallow water 30cm - 50cm

Water: Murky Outgoing

Line: Fins 30LB Braid

Leader: TRIUMPH SUPER SHOCK LEADER 40LB Fluorocarbon

Knot: The Slim Beauty Knot

Reel: SHIMANO SCORPION 1500XT

Rod: ST. CROIX 6' MEDIUM POWER FAST ACTION
10-17LB 1/4-3/4oz USA

Clip: FORCE TEN STAINLESS DUO LOCK SNAPS #3

Action: Walk the dog

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Where did urban saltwater barramundi go from my usual fishing locations recently? Flathead #58-60

I only caught some flathead these days but I didn't catch any barramundi from the 15th of August.
I only saw my friend caught a small barramundi on Squidgies Fish Drop-Bear on the night of the 23rd of August at the East Point.
I think that urban saltwater barramundi in my usual fishing locations on shore return or go to the estuaries, rivers or creeks at this time of the year.
During this period, from the middle of August to the beginning of October, I rarely catch urban saltwater barramundi by land based in my usual fishing locations on shore.
As you know, spawning of barramundi occurs around river mouths and marine bays early in the wet season.  If that is so, we will be able to catch barramundi there.
We can't go there without the boat to fish after all.
Mature fish are gathering in marine bays and river mouths to spawn.
Young male urban saltwater barramundi probably go there too.
On the other hand, I think that those young male urban saltwater barramundi who go to urban creeks or rivers are not few.
In any case, those young male urban saltwater barramundi will become female in future.
When the sea water temperature starts to rise, young male urban saltwater barramundi may move to the rivers or creeks potentially.  They may practice something for their future performance

During this period, I know that some people still catch saltwater barramundi in a harbor.
I have been looking for an ideal example of the life cycle of those young male urban saltwater barramundi.
I heard that Mr. Matthew Butler caught 5 young male urban saltwater barramundi with 64cm to 40cm in length at the Blackmore river in a harbor recently.

Don't make any mistake, I have never said that I cannot catch any barramundi during this period.
I just say that I can't expect to get many good chances.  In additions, there are inequalities in level of the fishing result within fishing locations.

There are the results that I caught young male urban saltwater barramundi by land based in my usual fishing locations in September in the past as follows,
September 2014
62cm Sep-21, 70cm Sep-27 and 1 small barramundi
September 2013
51cm Sep-11, 70cm Sep-21, 53cm Sep-22, 58cm Sep-28, 57cm Sep-30 and 5 small barramundi
September 2012
2 small barramundi
September 2011
9 small barramundi

I comparatively caught some better sized barramundi in the late September.

On the other hand, Mr. Alex Patasaldies and Mr. George Voukolos Jr sometimes caught very nice metery barramundi by land based in the Daly river in September.

It is not difficult to catch flathead during this period every year.
They love glittering lures in the daytime. 

August 22, 2015 Flathead #58

Gladiator vibration

Flathead #59

Flathead #60

Lucky Craft vibration

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45cm Flathead #56-57 Rockcod #334 Lucky Craft Babyshad Squidgy pro Mongrel The quietest season for the land based fishing

It might seem hard to believe.
From the middle of August to the beginning of October, it's the quietest season for the land based barramundi fishing in my fishing locations every year without an exception.
Some people believe that barramundi will be taking lures from the middle of August because the water temperature is getting warmer.

That's an information regarding the land based fishing in my fishing locations.

You still can fish many Spanish-mackerel in a blue  water.
You still can fish some nice sized Thredfin-salmon  and really big catfish in an estuary of the big river.
If you have a boat, you will be able to catch many fish from the middle of August to the beginning of October.

By the way, I went fishing to the Channel Island.
Darren caught a barramundi Mitsutoshi hooked a barramundi but I didn't hook and catch any barramundi.
I caught a 45cm nice local flathead on a suspending lure.
The instant I stopped twitching a suspending lure, this flathead took it.

August 8, 2015 45cm Flathead #56
Land based, Darwin, NT, Australia

I also caught a rockcod #334 on the same suspending lure.

Suspending Lucky Craft Babyshad with a fine adjustment.

I caught an another flathead on a Squidgy Pro Mongrel 90mm/Rainbowfish.

Squidgy Pro Mongrel 90mm rainbowfish


Lucky Craft Babyshad

Colour: Black/Gold

Size: 78mm

Where: Shallow water 30cm - 50cm

Water: Clear Outgoing

Line: Fins 30LB Braid

Leader: TRIUMPH SUPER SHOCK LEADER 40LB Fluorocarbon

Knot: The Slim Beauty Knot

Reel: SHIMANO SCORPION 1500XT

Rod: ST. CROIX 6' MEDIUM POWER FAST ACTION
10-17LB 1/4-3/4oz USA

Clip: FORCE TEN STAINLESS DUO LOCK SNAPS #3

Action: Twitching

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54cm Barramundi #966 on Sebile Swingtail Queenfish #26 on Lucky Craft Babyshad Flathead #55 on Lucky Craft Beefreeze

Today's tides were very big.
It's very difficult to catch a barramundi by land based because the productive fishing windows were very short.
My good friend, Chonga took me to the Channel Island to fish by his car this morning.
First I caught a queenfish on a suspending Lucky Craft Babyshad with a fine adjustment.
Second I caught a flathead on a suspending Lucky Craft Beefreeze with a fine adjustment. Finally I caught a 54cm urban saltwater barramundi on Sebile Swingtail.

August 3, 2015 Queenfish #26
Land based, Darwin, NT, Australia

Lucky Craft Babyshad 75mm Black/Gold

The factory made suspending lures will rise slowly or sink slowly.
I need a true suspending lure for our cold waterfishing.
What's a true suspending lure?
When you stop reeling, the lure stops at the depth that the lure was at that point.
The lure just hovers in place.

The buoyancy of sea water is different from the buoyancy of fresh water.
Using a saltwater having a salt concentration of sea water, after several experiments, I finally succeeded in making an effective suspending lure for our cold water fishing.

This lure was originally a suspending lure for fresh water.
I added or reduced the sprit rings.
I changed the sizes of the treble hooks.

Flathead #55

Lucky Craft Beefreeze 78mm Black/Gold

This lure was originally a suspending lure for fresh water.
I added or reduced the sprit rings.
I changed the sizes of the treble hooks.

54cm Barramundi #966

Sebile Swingtail Minnow 83mm
This lure is already like a standard lure for the mud flat.


Where: Shallow water 30cm -50cm

Water: Clear - Murky Outgoing

Line: Sufix 832 15LB Braid

Leader: TRIUMPH SUPER SHOCK LEADER 30LB Fluorocarbon
 
Knot: The Slim Beauty Knot

Reel: SHIMANO STELLA 2500FE

Rod: ECODA Black Hawk BH-702SML7'0" Fast Action 1/4-3/4oz 3-5kg

Clip: No clip

Action: Steady retrieving

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Barramundi #963 Rockcod #330 and Trevally The fishing was pleasant in the dry season in Darwin.

The fishing was pleasant in the dry season in Darwin.
The water was very clear and cold.
In addition, the scenery is good around here.

I went to the East Point to fish.
The tide was going out.
I caught trevally, rockcod and barramundi.
I could enjoy seeing the tug of those fish after hooking.
I was feeling at ease there.

July 24, 2015 Barramundi
Land based, Darwin, NT, Australia

Trevally

Bomber Long 14A

Rockcod on Lucky Craft Beefreeze


Bomber Long14A

Colour: Black/Silver/Orange

Size: 90mm

Where: Shallow water 70cm

Water: Clear Outgoing

Line: Fins 30LB Braid

Leader: TRIUMPH SUPER SHOCK LEADER 40LB Fluorocarbon

Knot: The Slim Beauty Knot

Reel: SHIMANO SCORPION 1500XT

Rod: ST. CROIX 6' MEDIUM POWER FAST ACTION
10-17LB 1/4-3/4oz USA

Clip: FORCE TEN STAINLESS DUO LOCK SNAPS #3

Action: Twitching

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