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How to Catch Barramundi in Australian Waters

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Barramundi are a prized catch in Australian waters, known for their aggressive strikes and strong fighting abilities. To increase your chances of success, it's essential to use the right gear and techniques. Here's a comprehensive guide to catching Barramundi.

Become a grunter hunter

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There are a few species of saltwater grunter, or javelin in Australia, namely the silver, blotched and barred javelin. These fish are found across most of temperate and tropical Australia in the estuaries and sometimes offshore, particularly when they get to larger sizes.

Black breaming basics

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Australia-wide, bream have to be one of, if not the most fished for species in our sunburnt landmass. This is mainly because they are available all around the country!

King George whiting secrets

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Often it’s the case that the further north you go, the bigger things get. This is true for most fish, however in the world of whiting, it’s quite the opposite. King George whiting live in most of our southern waters, including parts of Tasmania, and can be found as far north as about Gippsland in the east, and Perth in the west.

Threadies in the shallows

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In our northern estuaries there’s one fish that dominates the headlines and social media posts, and that’s the barramundi. There is one fish, however, that while offering much the same in the way of sport and eating qualities as barra, constantly flies under the radar.

Tiger squid basics

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Squid are becoming an increasingly popular target species all over the country, with several species available. One species that often fails to get a good mention is the tropical northern variety, the tiger squid, or bigfin reef squid.

Gearing up for luderick or blackfish

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Luderick or blackfish have somewhat of a cult following in their home waters, which extend from southern Queensland and right through the NSW coast to Victoria, and some parts of Tasmania. There is something about the peculiar techniques used to catch them that endears them to their most loyal followers.

Bull sharks in the rivers

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We all know bull sharks live in our rivers, and in fact, pretty much every river system from Sydney in the east, all access the top of the country and down to about Perth in Western Australia has a population of juvenile bull sharks.

Garfish for the kids

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Garfish are a very available means of bait, food and fun, especially for kids. They’re forgiving nature and shear abundance makes them a very useful species, whether you’re looking for large baits for big fish, a few butterflied fillets for the table, or a little bit of fun for younger anglers

Mangrove jacks in the city

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While urban development has been detrimental to many aquatic species, mangrove jack seem to have thrived in these concrete jungles. Artificial structures such as bridges, pontoons, retaining walls and even sunken vehicles have provided our resident red dogs with places to ambush their prey, and in the last 20 years, fishing in these urban jungles has become very popular.

Introduction to wild barramundi

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Barramundi are arguably the most sought after sportfish in the northern end of Australia, and seems that everything about them is tailor made for anglers. Their hard-hitting nature, aerial displays and potential to grow to truly jurassic sizes endears them widely to not only Australian anglers, but also those overseas who visit our shores to tangle with these fish.

Topwater bream

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Most seasoned lure anglers would agree that fishing with topwater presentations is by far the most exciting way to fish, and this also extends to bream. Watching a dozen or so contentious bream shoulder one another as they chase down your lure is as good as it gets for any bream tragic. The tell-tale ‘kissing’ sound as they attempt to slurp their next meal off the top is enough to get hairs standing on end and nerve endings tingling.

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