July is much better than September.

July is the coolest season in Darwin.
Many people believe that the warmer season is better than the cold season for our barramundi fishing.
The answer is 'yes' and 'no'.

The water temperature starts rising around the middle of August here.
It's the start of the quiet season of my land based barramundi fishing.
Normally, the quiet season lasts to the beginning of October in my experience.

July is not bad.
It's much better than you had expected.

Mr. Stephen Rigney had caught 102cm and 116cm barramundis at the Daly river in July.
Mr. Dave Krantz and his friends had caught 80 or 90 barramundis a day at the 4 mile hole in July.
Mr. Stephen Lew had caught a 95cm urban barramundi by land based in Darwin in July.
Mr. Sam Lew had caught a 77cm urban barramundi by land based in Darwin in July.
Mr. Allan Warchot had caught a 72cm urban barramundi by land based in Darwin in July.
Mr. Edmond Fong had caught a 82cm urban barramundi by land based in Darwin in July.

I had caught some following nice barramundis by land based in Darwin in July too.

74cm very nice shaped urban barramundi
Lure: SQUIDGY FISH 70mm SILVER FOX

70cm urban barramundi
Lure: SQUIDGY FISH 80mm SILVER FOX

On the other hand, I had caught some nice sized barracudas, 70cm - 75cm, by land based in Darwin in July.

And we had had crocs in our water in July too.

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57cm Saratoga on fly Corroboree billabong Mr. Liam Hatcher

I'm taking a short break from my fishing activities now.
And I'm waiting for an operation for my legs.
Treatment of varicose veins and other problems with veins
It's not serious at all.
I'm 52 years old now.
It can not be helped.

By the way,
I received an e-mail from an able young angler last night.
Actually, I know him very well.

g'day hiro,

this afternoon dad and i went out to corroboree billabong for a fish. we fished the whole afternoon with success right at the end. at first we worked a patch of lillies with a weedless black and orange thing and had a take of a saratoga and lost him not long after the take. fishing wasn't as successful as it seemed so we moved to another spot. again with no luck there but there was a lot of tarpon rolling around just out the front of a patch of lillies and i changed my fly to a small crazy charlie. with the amount of tarpon there, only one took my fly but got off soon after. we decided to go back to the same spot where we tried first but this time i put on a 2/0 orange and black surface popper. the popper (that i made myself) had two strands of 45lb schneider line as weed guards on the hook but the fly still worked really well. i worked the popper through the lillies with a short sharp strip and a small pause in between to let the popper rise up back to the surface. several casts were made before a spectacular ariel take from a beautiful saratoga. i struck as hard as i could and pulled it away from the weeds. not the longest fight that i've had but it was good seeing that toga come up through the water and dad there with the net. a few photos were taking and the toga measured 57cm in length, a very nice toga in my book. not long after that dad hooked and landed a very nice 61cm toga. as soon as that was released i cast my fly into a nice patch of weeds and one pop of the popper and another toga of 41cm was landed. attached is my 57cm toga!

cheers liam

☆⌒(*＾-ﾟ)v Thanks!! Liam.

June 9, 2013
57cm Saratoga was caught on fly by Mr. Liam hatcher.
Corroboree billabong, NT, Australia

It has been a while since I last seen him, but.........
How you have grown.....?
It's very quick!
Liam has already become a very, very experienced and skilled angler. v(*'-^*)-☆

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Tuesday night Rockcod #296 YO-ZURI SS MINNOW

It's late night.
I thought that I could fish 30 minutes here tonight.
The tide just started coming.

Overhead the moon was shining.
It's very good!

The surface of the sea was flat.
The water was very clear.
Barramundi is very cautious.
Normally, barramundi won't take lures under the above conditions in the day time.

It's no problem!
Because it's in the night time.
Night time began at last to obliterate the freshness of barramundis' alarm.

But I had the other problem tonight.
The water was very, very clear.
Too clear.
Very sensitive lure actions were needed.
I should have brought a spinning rod.

As a result, I couldn't catch barramundi tonight.

May 21, 2013 Rockcod
Land based, Darwin, NT, Australia

YO-ZURI SS MINNOW

Colour: FIRE TIGER

Size: 90mm

Where: Shallow water 30cm - 50cm

Water: Very clear Incoming

Line: FINS 30LB Braid

Leader : Black Magic 40LB

Knot: The Kaneit Knot

Tune: OWNER Berkley NITRO DOUBLE HOOK #1

Reel: SHIMANO SCORPION 1500XT

Rod: ST.CROIX

Action: Steady retrieving

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Monday night Barramundi #779-#780 RAPALA FLATRAP 8

The surface of the sea was flat tonight.
Normally, the flat surface is not so good for catching barramundi in the day time.
But there are more chances to catch barramundi under the condition of the flat surface in the night time.

Overhead the moon was shining.
This is a very good factor.

RAPALA FLATRAP 8 / FIRE TIGER is very effective for the night fishing.
But I wouldn't keep using it for a long time.
Probably, 5-7 casts per 1 lure and then the next lure.

Barramundi #779

Barramundi #780
May 20, 2013
Land based, Darwin, NT, Australia

RAPALA FLATRAP 8

Colour: FIRE TIGER

Size: 80mm

Where: Shallow water 30cm - 50cm

Water: Very clear Incoming

Line: FIRE LINE CRYSTAL 14LB

Leader: BLACK MAGIC 40LB

Knot: The Kaneit Knot

Reel: SHIMANO STELLA 2500FE

Rod: SHIMANO TCURVE FLIGHT 1-4kg/1-9g

Clip: FORCE TEN STAINLESS DUO LOCK SNAPS #2

Action: Steady retrieving and pump

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Monday night Barramundi #778 SQUIDGY FISH

The tide was not so bad.
The surface of the sea was flat.
Normally, the flat surface isn't very good for catching barramundi on the shore.
But if it's in the night time, the flat surface shouldn't be bad for my land based barramundi fishing.

May 20, 2013 Barramundi
Land based, Darwin, NT, Australia

SQUIDGY FISH

Colour: MINT JELLY

Size: 70mm

Where: Shallow water 30cm - 50cm

Water: Very clear Incoming

Line: FIRE LINE CRYSTAL 14LB

Leader: BLACK MAGIC 40LB

Knot: The Kaneit Knot

Jighead: OWNER Berklay NITRO 1/8oz. 3.5g #1/o

Reel: SHIMANO STELLA 2500FE

Rod: SHIMANO TCURVE FLIGHT 1-4kg/1-9g

Clip: FORCE TEN STAINLESS DUO LOCK SNAPS #2

Action: Steady retrieving

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Saturday morning Barramundi #777 Rockcod #295 Yo-ZURI SS-MINNOW K-O TACKLE TAIL BAIT

The tides were small.
The movement of the water was small.
The water was very clear.
I couldn't expect to catch a nice sized barramundi.

May 18, 2013 Barramundi #777
Land based, Darwin, NT, Australia

YO-ZURI SS-MINNOW 65mm / VANFOOK DOUBLE HOOK #1

Rockcod #295

K-O TACKLE TAIL BAIT 41/2" Weedless


Where: Shallow water 50cm - 70cm

Water: Clear Incoming

Line: FIRE LINE CRYSTAL 14LB

Leader: BLACK MAGIC 40LB

Knot: The Kaneit Knot

Reel: SHIMANO STELLA 2500FE

Rod: WILSON LIVE FIBRE Sportfishing SERIES BLADE 'N' TAILS LIGHT

Clip: FORCE TEN STAINLESS DUO LOCK SNAPS #2

Action: Steady retrieving

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