My first ever barra came after three months of trying… many, many hours of sitting down by the river waiting for the big hit.
I caught it out at Anna Branch, on an 80-pound handline (it wasn’t breaking that!) and a 4/0 suicide hook. I had a small Spangled Perch on as live bait.
It was 67cm, and I was very proud of it! My official tally now stands at two barra – I caught one about two weeks ago, trolling up at Geikie Gorge.
With any luck, the barra fishing will get easier for me…
