Karumba 2008 Sport – Fishing Options by Jason Jesse

Great lure and fly fishing is sure to follow the onset of the wet, especially once the rain has finished and the water has cleared. In t Fish on Parkyn his regard, Karumba will be the perfect place to call in.

FIRST QUARTER

January to March is a great time to target barramundi. This time of year can see barra at their most aggressive when they feed on the surface chasing whatever bait is plentiful. They are easily located at the mouths of the drains as the clearer water rushes off the floodplains to meet the river. For those lucky enough to find them, barra may also be targeted while fishing from the beach if the conditions are right. Big barra from the beach is one of the areas great fishing experiences. Watch out for box jellyfish if the rains haven't come and watch out for crocodiles all the time.

The best giveaway that barra are near is a loud boofing noise. Other clues may be the presence of birds at the drain mouth or even crocodiles. Where there is food the barra will not be far away. Use lures like gold Bombers and Tilsan Barras around the creek mouths. Soft plastics are also a good option flicked up into the drains and slowly bounced out. Big threadfin salmon will be a welcome by-catch in these locations.

March sees pelagics like queenfish and trevally move in around the sand island out near Karumba and there is even a chance of hooking a big fingermark or golden trevally on lures or on a fly if you can locate a school in the deeper water.