Barra on fly
Well I think everyone enjoyed there evening at the fly fishing film festival, I will put a report up when the photos come in. More importantly! I haven't cracked the answer but I was a little bit closer to catching barramundi on fly in the salt. I went to my normal morning kayak spot for a short fish on the way to church. I was very happy looking at the water and as I paddled closer I saw some nervous water near the area I fish. This always looks good and suggested that there was either trevally or sea pike around. Cool! After laying the anchor I let the fly out and a couple of casts later the fly came up hard, then a surge and then a leap! I did not want to get to excited but I thought cool, then another leap! This was looking good, then the line went tight to the bottom and I thought not so good. As I eased the kayak closer, by letting o
ut rode, the line starting moving and another leap and we were away. Finally the fish was beside the kayak and I realised my landing net was too small! So I played the fish out and pulled him into the kayak by his mouth, this was a keeper! Nice fish and very happy. The details, 8wt Sage with a Lamson waterworks reel, intermediate line and leader going to a 5kg tippet, no bite tippet, and a 1/0 white clouser. The fish 82cm and weighed 5.4kg gutted and gilled.
ut rode, the line starting moving and another leap and we were away. Finally the fish was beside the kayak and I realised my landing net was too small! So I played the fish out and pulled him into the kayak by his mouth, this was a keeper! Nice fish and very happy. The details, 8wt Sage with a Lamson waterworks reel, intermediate line and leader going to a 5kg tippet, no bite tippet, and a 1/0 white clouser. The fish 82cm and weighed 5.4kg gutted and gilled.