queensland River Barra?

[obone]

Hey folks. It's been a while since I've been on here! So I don't know if someone has already posted this etc

I was putting in the boat in at the Colmslie ramp about a month ago (before all the rain) and saw this big (1M+) carcase that had been pretty recently washed up. We thought it was a big jew at first, buut after a while we decided it looked a lot more like a big barra. It had very pronounced hard dorsal spikes. So I thought I'd take a shot and post it on here

Joel

Ahh what a rookie I posted it in a news category :pinch: if someone can move it that'd be great

[ellicat]

Good to hear from you Joel. Have you been studying hard or just partying hard ?

Looking at the clues in the pic I suspect a horse may have stomped on it.

Sure looks like a barra.

[tiotony]

definately a barra

[nadders]

yeah looks like a dead barra to me, nice ? mark ahah.

looks like it woulda smelled awesome

there must be a couple in there, here's a live one we caught at the end of last yr

heard of various other captures but haven't seen any photos with them

cheers

Dan

[Scope]

Looking at the dead photo, then the live one, it almost has to be a barra! Apart from the obvious it looks pretty healthy too

[eg_vtec]

its good to know their there though. hopefully the population will start growing, would be awsome!

[crazywalrus]

looks like a barra to me

[hooked_on_trout]

Barramundi in Aboriginal language means "Big scaled river fish".

Just thought I would add that since you can see their huge scales.

cheers

[webbfunk]

Wonder what happened to the poor fella.

[tiotony]

Maybe mishandled prior to release? Have dissapointingly seen a lot of big dead female barra around Cairns over the years- apparently largely due to mishandling by not using the 'comfort lift' ie: by picking up by the head without supporting the body weight, it kills them apparently.

[xxxx]

you never know what you might catch in the river

[taib]

possibly been hit by a prop?

[hooked_on_trout]

Wonder what happened to the poor fella.

Probably died mate.

[rathabfishin2]

Wonder what happened to the poor fella.

Probably died mate.

yup, life is a terminal disease

[crazywalrus]

Barramundi in Aboriginal language means "Big scaled river fish".

Just thought I would add that since you can see their huge scales.

cheers

I am pretty sure the Saratoga was what the Aboriginals called a Barramundi. Originally Barra where Saratoga and Barra where the Great Palmer Perch. I think the name was changed because Barra was a better name than Great Palmer Perch. This is what I was told as a boy when I was a young fella in north Qld.