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Josh with a fantastic 91.5cm fish landed on 8lb leader. Warwick from the Barra Fishing Park and the author with the results of a double hook-up.
The author with a nice fish from Big Boys Pond.
Make sure you present the hook nice and flat against the pellet.
The excitement of watching a fish sussing out your bait.
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Hot winter action at Bli IBli Barra Fishing Park
T’S been a tough time for a lot of businesses, and the
Fishing Tips
by SEAN ‘SKIP’ THOMPSON
Barra Fishing Park at Bli Bli was one of those closed for a few months due to COVID-19.
the Sunshine Motor- way.
of fishing, local knowl- edge can be critical.
So, it was great that my son Josh and I were invited for a ‘pre-fish’ before the official re-opening on June 11.
The Barra Fishing Park has been in oper- ation for 30 years now and is catch and release only.
If people turn up thinking they’ve done a lot of fishing and don’t need to listen to anyone at the park, think again.
The Barra Fishing Park is a fantastic op- tion for a few hours of fishing with some friends, a family outing during school holidays or for a winter fishing break.
While barramundi are the main fishing spe- cies stocked, you might also catch big bad old bream, mangrove jack, cod and numerous oth- er species.
I am always trying to learn more about fish and tactics no matter where I fish and am open to changing my tactics when things aren’t going to plan.
From June 11 to Au- gust 31 the park will be open for pre-bookings – you can’t just turn up – with two sessions per day, Thursday to Sun- day 11am to 1.50pm and 2pm to 4.50pm.
The park caters for all fishers, from beginners and families to the ex- perienced angler.
By listening to Dave about a few missed strikes my son Josh had and a few lost fish in the jumps I had, we fine- tuned the techniques that might have worked elsewhere but didn’t for these barra, and soon the rate of fish we landed comparedtotheoneswe lost improved.
Don’t muck around though, book in early because it’s going to be popular – especially if our results on the pre- fish weekend were any- thing to go by.
With the park closed for a few months due to COVID-19, my sus- picion was that the fish might have lost a bit of their caution, at least initially.
Tackle and tactics
Location
This certainly turned out to be the case in our pre-fish, but we had all the right gear and a plan, thanks to our growing number of trips to the park and lis- tening to Dave’s advice.
While the park has its own rods and reels available, I prefer to take our own.
The Bli Bli Water- sports complex is situ- ated at 367 David Low Way, Bli Bli – just off
You then have no ex- cuses if you’re ill pre-
Winter fishing
As per many forms
pared.
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