Biting Barra

I am reliably informed that they are always on the bite the day before you get there, and the day after you leave.

When you get there, get some to show you where the barron river enters the lake. It is the only worth while place to catch them and generally in the very early hours of the morning.
Cheers
Richo

Lochmonster, get youself onto this site:
Ausfish link

A site somewhat like this one, only dedicated to fishing. Mostly covers Qld. There are a couple of regulars who fish Tinaroo on the forum and there is a pretty good search function as well.

I have not fished Tinaroo, but have done many of the other Barra dams in Qld. I like hard bodies around 100 to 150mm in the dams. Some I like include, RMG Scorpian, Barra Classic, Halco Laser Pro and the Gold Bomber. But any lure will catch fish if it swims right and is at the right depth. I like lures with Gold in them, Gold and black is a favourite, but I've done OK on lots of colours including the Elton John (multi colours). A couple of cheapies bought on special for $5 or so have also worked OK.

Plastics like Squidgy Slick Rigs also do well.

Doesn't matter what lure you use if there are no fish in the area you fish. Area selection, depth and lure action are more important than lure selection in my view.

Having said all that. I reckon fresh water barra tasts like sh1t. Wife doesn't mind it and the smaller ones (say under 650mm) are much better than the bigger ones. In the fresh we pretty much let all the barra we catch go these days. But they a a lot of fun to catch.

If you have not fished in the dams for barra before, make sure your gear is up to it. A metre long barra is a strong beast. I replace all my trebbles with top grade Owner ones for example. A big fish will straighten out cheaper trebbles.

Hope you have a ball.

Norm C

Apparently quite hard to catch a barra there, they are usually right down deep under the snags.

Considering the amount of V8 ski boats there on the weekends im not surprised.

The best ive done is catching 9 Redclaw in 2 pots once a few years ago. Haven't caught much lately though.

Isn't the biggest barra caught in oz from Tinaroo ?

Hi Lochmonster
Don't forget to get your fishing permit as Tinaroo is part of the SIPS scheme, most tackle shops up that way sell them.
A great place and you will really enjoy it
Cheers Ray