Feature Structures

Lakefield Barra
Lakefield National Park is a long way from anywhere but, as Dick Eussen explains, the drive is well worth it for the chance to tussle with the local barramundi.

Bream - Pinged from the Deep
We welcome Bushy and Bream to Barra & Bass. Lately, he has been firing his sonar at deep schooling bream and then dangling wriggling plastic in front of their noses with devastating results.

The ABC of EPs
Steve Starling turns the piscatorial spotlight on that lesser-known, but highly-prized, kissing cousin of the Australian bass, the enigmatic estuary perch.

Taking a Punt on the Pilbara
Col Roberts found that it was worth the risk of dodging cyclones and finding tracks across the estuary flats to tackle the Pilbara's barra and giant threadfin salmon.

Cressbrook Spring
The bass lakes of south-east Queensland all fish well as spring sets in and, as Leeann Payne found, Cressbrook is up there with the best of them.

Bensbach - Still the Barra Capital of the World
Mondora revisited the fabled fishing lodge at Bensbach in PNG and found that a five-year fishing closure in the vast wetlands which surround it has done no harm at all to the quality and quantity of its magnificent barramundi.

Diving Deep for Bass
Casting deep divers for bass used to be a hit or miss affair for the impoundment anglers of south-east Queensland but, as Kim Bain explains, crankbaiting has now developed into a very reliable fish catcher.

Jig Trolling Barra - Precisely:
The arrival of braid lines has facilitated the development of exciting new barra fishing techniques, and jig trolling may well be top of the list. In Part 2 of his highly-instructional piece, AJ delves into the finer points of this devastating new style of lure fishing for barra.

Winning Bass Techniques: Plastics V Fly
Steve Morgan looks at the techniques that are winning major bass tournaments for blokes like Gavin Dunne, Tracy Johnson, Tim Morgan and John Schofield.

Nailing Those Salties
Saltwater barra require a different approach to their freshwater cousins and, as Dave Donald explains, appreciating the effects of tidal movement and weather conditions are critical when pursuing these spectacular fish.

BASS Grand Final
Kim Bain qualified for the 2001 Humminbird BASS Grand Final on Cania Dam and fished herself into a very creditable top-10 finish.

Queensland's Hottest New Barra Lake
As far as big barra go, Tinaroo Dam has been lording it over the rest of the country for a while now but impoundment specialist, Neil Schultz, predicts a big future for Callide Dam near Rockhampton.