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Kununurra fishing report written by Matt Cox, a barra enthusiast who will be bringing you the latest from the mind blowing country and incredible barra fishing that the East Kimberley has to offer. *Please note, this is not a weekly location update, but an important edition to improve your fishing reports.
Picture: Please welcome our newest fishing report writer, coming to you from the tropical waters of the Kimberley, Matt Cox.
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Broome Catches
Picture: Threadfin salmon caught by the ladies from the Broome Girls Gone Fishing group. If you’re in Broome and love to fish why not check out their facebook page? (Photo courtesy of Alyssa Faulkner).
Several metre-plus barramundi were caught during the recent Inter-Club Barra Classic. Derby took out the annual event by a few centimetres with the fish caught on baits and lures in the Fitzroy River. While many parts of the river produced catches, the most reliable area seemed to be around Langis Crossing.
More barra are expected to be caught in the local creeks during the upcoming set of neaps. Roebuck Bay continues to fish well for threadfin and bluenose salmon. Shore-based fishers have been enjoying some entertaining light line sessions on queenfish, trevally and salmon along Roebuck Bay and Cable Beach.
Kununurra Catches
Picture: Good numbers of barramundi are firing up inside the freshwater reserves around Kununurra (Photo courtesy of @northboundcharters).
Well the Build Up is officially upon us with temps averaging from 38-41 degrees everyday making fishing during the day quite uncomfortable, although those who have braved the elements and headed out of Wyndham have been rewarded with some great fingermark fishing. Some of the best reports have come from boats anchored in tight to a coastal cliff or drop off and jigging plastics down deep has been raising a few scales.
Closer to Kununurra there has been some excellent surface fishing after dark in the Lower Ord with reports of 90cm plus Barramundi being caught on a regular basis and in good numbers. Mainly taken on the ever trusty Bills Bug Fizzer. For anyone venturing down that way take extreme caution when fishing at night on the bank as the saltwater crocs are extremely active at the moment.
Lake Kununurra has also been fishing strongly, barramundi have been found in the shallower faster water and falling victim to the Classic Barra lures.
