Species
Over time I have come to understand that there are two distinct classes of Barramundi in Lake Awoonga and other similar freshwater impoundments … "residents" and "travelers". Residents Barra are released into Lake Awoonga generally at a range of sizes from fingerlings to grown on fish of around…
Last Updated: March 2026We are lucky enough to have two of the Lutjanus family of fish endemic to Central Queensland, Fingermark (L.johnii) and Mangrove Jack (L.argentimaculatus). Mangrove jack Fingermark They are both very solid fish that have powerful teeth (hence the Jack is often referred to as 'dog' or 'dog…
Last Updated: March 2026Flathead are definitely one of the easier species of estuary fish to catch on fly. They will respond to a wide range of traditional and specialist flies and you will catch them as a by catch when your fishing small flies (from a flathead's perspective) to species such as bream and whiting and…
Last Updated: March 2026Classification Animalia (animals) > Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Sparidae (porgies) > Acanthopagrus In the Acanthopagrus family we have quite a few members in Australian waters. From both a commercial and recreational fishing point of view the main members of the Acanthopagrus…
Last Updated: March 2026Over time I have come to understand that there are two distinct classes of Barramundi in Lake Awoonga and other similar impoundments … "residents" and "travellers". ADDING PHOTOS WITH TEXT BOX BELOW photo1 photo2 photo3 Residents Barra are released into Lake Awoonga generally at a range of sizes…
Last Updated: May 2024There is no doubt about it … lures catch more fishos than fish. If you walk into any fishing shop these days you can expect to find a wall or walls of all sorts of lures … wow, where to start. I have mates that have boxes and boxes of lures and it's common to see them sorting through those…
Last Updated: May 2024