COAST FISHING
In trying conditions recently the jewfish have been on the prowl with many anglers picking up nice catches.
THE holy grail for any Barramundi fisherman is to land a barra over a metre. Some spend years trying to achieve their goal and still have no success. That is why Nicholas Fludder made such an impact on social median through the week after this photo of a massive barra was posted that was apparently caught in Gold Coast waters.
And while some barra fisherman here on the Gold Coast will spend thousands on reels and lures, and even more on fancy fishing lodges up north, what makes this catch even more impressive is it was landed using a $40 rod and reel combo. While Nicholas hasn’t said exactly where on the Gold Coast the fish was caught or when, and he has blurred details in the background of the photo that may give the location away, many have speculated where the location may be. According to the comments of the most popular destination seems to be the Nerang boat ramp. Given the fish looks very brown indicating it is a freshwater fish the Nerang boat ramp is a location that makes sense. Those targeting barramundi here on the Gold Coast regularly fish the water where the salt water meets the fresh and up stream from the Nerang boat ramp would be great place to launch your boat for a barra session.
Barra fishing here on the Gold Coast has become increasingly more popular with a select few targeting them over the summer months instead of more popular species like mangrove jacks. Targeting them is a very similar technique to jack fishing with the angler casting lures in towards structure. There is still a debate about how barra have ended up so far south here on the Gold Coast. Some go so far to claim it is a sign of global warming while most others claim the fish we get here are discarded pets that were released from owners once they grew too big for their tanks. For those targeting barra the most popular locations here on the coast are the upper reaches of the Coomera and Nerang rivers but they have also been caught in Currumbin creek too.