aussie fishing park (barra park)

[Jords]

watching clips of barra fishing from last years afc today, im looking at heading up to bli bli sumtime after ny's. i was wondering if anyone knew the rules there regarding catching your own bait? Ive been there before when the staff have walked around with a cast net and caught bait for people but would it be possible to catch some herring on miniscule hooks with pellet crumbs/bread?

also prices etc?

cheers

[MichaelJ]

cost $20 for kids for the whole day $30 for adults

and just cast net at the boat ramp for livies

[yakinspace]

with regards to the barra i think its $20/kilo if u want to keep them

[werewolf]

Can you cast net anywhere there? Is the boat ramp inside the park? I'm supposed to be going there later this month.

[webbfunk]

Nah....you have to cast net at the public boat ramp behind the park.

[werewolf]

webbfunk wrote:

Nah....you have to cast net at the public boat ramp behind the park.

cheers thanks bro

[wesfish]

if i was you , I would use the pellets supplied , as thats what they are fed every night, i done a trip there a few years back and i tried lures livies (silver biddies and poddy mullet) and pilchards and got nothing yet the blokes that used the pellets cleaned up some big barra in the big boys pond, the lady on shift felt sorry for me and my mates and let us stay back and have a go on feeding time , we hooked 2 within 5 mins but dropped both of em...She just said it wasnt our day with a chuckle,, still some good fun , and i allways said if i go back i would stick to the pellets!!!

[Jords]

yeh i've been there several times, each with different results.

first time i went like 3 yrs ago the staff cast netted herring for everyone and the barra in the big-boys went offf on them.then the 2nd time a fella was using mullet strips and caught 6 or 7 in an hour. 3rd time a bloke was using live yabbies and caught a few. another time big boys was going off on pellets and nothing else got a touch.so i guess i will just go and have a look. would it be possible to catch herring on miniscule hooks (ive got tiny size 12 or 14 hooks?? ) - i'm thinking crush some pellets and just put tiny bits on or bread - when they were cast netting they used crushed pellets to get the bait schools in close to the bank

[jeff f]

take a herring jig and use it in the park, simple

[roobs]

no go for the herring on bait. filter feeders to the extreme- a sabiki jig will set you back about three bucks and can be used for mullet or gar with a "bread fly" or a little bit of dough on the jig. the herring won't need it.

[werewolf]

what is a filter feeder? Isn't a herring jib and sabiki jig the same thing?

[jeff f]

sorry roobs but you are wrong there mate

the herring are predators i've watched them hitting

schools of tiny fish on the surface and caught them for years on size 12 hooks baited with tiny 10-20mm

fish that we caught in a fine mesh dip net back in the days before anyone bought sabiki jigs into aus

werewolf they are the same thing

herring jigs are just the smaller end of the range of sabiki jigs

[James W]

ya right jeff..i have seen herring do the same thing. ..same as hardy heads too

[Nitris]

ive caught heardy heads on hb b4..

[roobs]

well you learn something new every day...

[werewolf]

Thanks jeff:fishing:

[Jords]

alright cheers for that ill give it a shot. heading up there tomorrow morning spending the whole day there - will take a few rods and keep one out with pellets and flick a lure nearby.and will give livies a shot.

[Jords]

weather delay - now going sunday as its meant to be a clearer and warmer day - mum doesn't really wana spend the day on the beach in the rain.

[MichaelJ]

chuck some livies in the mixed species pond!

[Jords]

yeh im definetly thinking that is an option cause i'll have a few rods with me so im thinking 1 pellets, 1 lures and 1 livies...

[Taz]

I went there on monday and got 5 barra. Nothing was pulled from the big pond the whole day and they werent even bothered about pellets. Got one on a popper and the rest on floating prawns.

Price is now $35 as well

[Jords]

cheers for that.it is wierd how some days they fire some they dont

[yoyo]

Guys do you have to keep the fish you catch from the 'Barra Creek" catch'n'keep pond ?

Or can you catch and release from that pond as well as the big one??

I might be heading up there next weekend to try and catch my first ever barra !

also, what other species are there in the mixed pond ?

[jeff f]

yes you can release them yo yo

by catch and keep they mean this is the only ones you can keep if you want to pay$20+ per kg for it

[yoyo]

Should i take my bag of Marlin lures?