Winter Barra blues? Getting a few inboxes regarding the Barra being tough in regional Barramundi rich locations because of the cooler waters.Heres some food for thought, so to speak. The onset of winter is gradual and in turn the fish respond accordingly through necessity. Their behaviours change as the days get shorter the nights crisper and the water temps cooler. Cool westerly air flows clear water colour and in turn clear the skies of warmth holding cloud cover which in turn affect the surface and subsurface world. Barramundi cope with this year in, year out and have done for an age. For many, finding them is the easy part, getting them to bite is another story. Consider that your techniques and presentations along with boat positioning, stealth and attitude to what you are seeing on your sounder have to follow suite, highly skilled Barramundi anglers follow the patterns of seasonal change with precise approach and will catch Barra in both wild and impoundment environs in water temps that plummet into the low to mid teens. Its not for everyone but anglers passionate about the species or do so for a living know that through necessity they too have to change their approach (in fact they follow gradually) over the seasonal change with the onset of cooler months. Catching Barra throughout the entire year in all seasons is both challenging and highly rewarding for those prepared to work at it without the blinkers on and a completely open mind. Winter has not hit with earnest and 19 degrees is not arctic for Barra ( you will wish you had 19 deg when its 15 deg) and when you get two or three weeks of ice cold SW winds directed from the southern parts of Australia and jet streams and pressure systems coming into play with delivery, this will have a profound effect on Barramundi fishing as daytime air temps struggle to get out of the teens and the nights are single figures. Taking advantage of natural bite window indicators with sharp eyes and a solid understanding, along with sound approach and technique, these fish CAN be caught, and will be by those who have followed the season into the depths of winter and tuned themselves in accordingly with the right presentations and approach. Its not rocket science, its a basic understanding of how weather and seasonal change mould the feeding and instinctive behaviours of our iconic fish and the subsurface world. There is nothing new about catching Barra right through the winter season, and there is also nothing new about good Barra anglers struggling with shut down fish. The first step in changing poor winter Barra results is removing the words shut down from your vocabulary and replacing it with I am not good enough YET! Get about the business of changing that, it will be one of your most rewarding achievements in your Barra fishing career. Theres no short cuts to it, it is NOT easy, just maximum time plying the trade working hard with open eyes and equally important, an open mind. Hard earned knowledge is never given out freely, hence why the anglers who have put the effort in will keep the most valuable info close to their chest. Success will not be a given, but it will add to your growing repertoire of techniques and knowledge, and you will be astounded at what is still yet undiscovered about the mighty Barramundi. They truly are an amazing, and at times incredibly challenging adversary but the rewards are there for those prepared to put in the hard work to learn more. Hope this helps guys.
Posted on: Fri, 04 Jul 2014 23:11:38 +0000
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