You can catch a barramundi out of any boat. The barramundi do not know the difference. It is more enjoyable however to fish from a boat that is designed for the purpose. You will be casting, trolling or bait fishing. When casting for barramundi, crews of two or three fishermen […]
Barramundi live in fresh and salt water and can be caught in rivers, lagoons and along the coast, but these spots fish best at different times of the year. Even so, studies have shown they don’t all march to the same drum. The rivers barramundi prefer are turbid for most […]
The Northern Territory is the best place to catch wild barramundi. That is because the Top End has the right habitat, and lots of it. The NT has seen little impact from agriculture, mining and the like, although that is changing. Generally, the bigger the floodplain catchment, the better a […]
Barramundi live in a range of fresh and saltwater habitats and therefore fishing methods are varied. Most fishing for wild barramundi in the Far North takes place in the salt and the tides have to be taken into account. On the East Coast a great deal of barramundi fishing is […]
Many people like to catch barramundi using bait. Mullet are the top livebait for barramundi. Mullet can be caught in a cast net. Herring, garfish and sardines are also good baits. Barramundi only occasionally take dead baits. In the freshwater, cherabin (giant prawns) are the best bait. They are caught […]
A good echo sounder can help you locate barramundi, although it is not an essential item. A GPS unit is handy when you are in unfamiliar waters as local fishing maps generally provide useful GPS data for rockbars and the like, and a mark for the ramp can be useful […]