The
Barramundi is the most sought after sportfish in the north of Australia.
It jumps, fights hard, looks great and of course it tastes superb. These
fish are caught in the tidal rivers and estuaries on lures and live baits.
The holy grail of Barra fishing is to catch a 40 pounder, no mean feat!
There are plenty of places in the Kimberley to catch Barra and the prime time is
October to May.
Queenfish are a roving fish which are known as
Pelagics.
They inhabit coastal waters around reefs,
coral bommies and estuaries.
They are a fantastic light tackle sportfish that spend just as much time in the
air as in the water doing somersaults when hooked up. Queenies love lures and
are a sucker for saltwater fly. We encounter many Queenies and at times
they are a pest when trying for other species.
If any fish pound for pound is a fighter, its the
Mangrove Jack. Don't let the name 
fool
you, Jacks are found on offshore reefs and that is where the big boys hang out.
The estuaries hold large numbers of jacks up to 3kg and are hard to land unless
you lock your drag and hang on, they head straight for the nearest snag or
oyster encrusted rock to bust you off.
The
Spanish Mackerel is a very speedy fish that will pull line off your reel in a
blistering run. They are a very sought after fish for their fighting and
table qualities and Jim cooks a top class dish which is called 'MacNuggets'.
Spaniards grow quite large with bigger fish getting up to 40kg+
There are many species of Trevally in the
Kimberley, the main sort
encountered are the Goldspot, Golden and Giant Trevallys. The meanest by
far are the Giants which are known as GT's. They are the streetfighter of
all fish with many more lost than caught, they wrote the book on being tough.
Trevallys are found mainly along coastal reefs and are caught on cast and
trolled lures and they also love flies. GT's grow very large and we
encounter fish up to 30kgs+ regularly.
A
close relative of the Mangrove Jack, the Fingermark is a hard fighter,
especially when they get to their largest size which is about 10kg. They
are a brilliant golden colour and it would be hard to find a better eating fish.
They love lures and livebaits and inhabit estuaries and deep offshore reefs.
In May the waters are alive with schools of
Longtail Tuna and they hang around until
September. They grow up to 10 kg and they are a hard fighter. They
love trolled and cast jigs and are great fresh on the barbie in the form of
steaks or as sashimi with wasabi sauce.. Tuna are also easily caught on saltwater fly and the fight is
clean and fair being out in the open water far away from any rocks to bust you
up on.
Here is a full list of species that are on offer
PELAGICS
Bluefin Trevally
Bigeye Trevally
Giant Trevally
Diamond Trevally
Black Trevally
Golden Trevally
Goldspot Trevally
Bludger Trevally
Brassy Trevally
Queenfish
Needleskin Queenfish
Spanish Mackerel
Broadbar Mackerel
School Mackerel
Yellowfin Tuna
Longtail Tuna
Mack Tuna
Finny Scad
Barracuda
Wahoo
Marlin
Sailfish
Dogtooth Tuna
Cobia
Estuary Species
Barramundi
Mangrove Jack
Fingermark
Moses Perch
Maroon Seaperch
Malabar Cod
Estuary Cod
Honeycomb Cod
Slippery Cod
Smalltooth Cod
Flowery Cod
Yellow Spot Cod
Brown Cod
Mullet
Black Jew
Catfish
Giant Salmon Catfish
Threadfin Salmon
Bluenose Salmon
Sand Bass
Slatey Bream
Pikey Bream
Archer Fish
REEF SPECIES
Bluebone (Black spot Tuskfish)
Brown Spot Tuskfish
Coral Trout
Coral Cod
Flag Tail Cod
Scarlet Breasted Maori Wrasse
Barcheek Trout
Saddletail Seaperch
Paddletail Seaperch
Crimson Seaperch
Bluelined Emperor
Spangled Emperor
Red Throat Emperor
Longnose Emperor
Monacled Seabream
Robinsons Seabream
Charlie Court
Spanish Flag
Fusiler
Red Bass
Jawfish
Frogfish
Flathead
Sharks
Tawny Nurse
Blacktip
Bronze Whaler
Lemon
Spinner
Whitetip
Tiger
Leopard
Hammerhead
AND MUCH MORE!!!!
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