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38 Run-off 2004 — AJ’s Top 15 Feeder
Creeks
Following a bumper wet season, the 2004 Top
End Run-off promises some incredible barra
fishing in the big tidal rivers. AJ reveals his top 15

feeder creeks to get you right into the action.

54 Bassing the Big Dry
With drought conditions, southern bass fishers
have been doing it hard but, as Dave Rae
explains, there are things you can do to help
catch a bass more easily during the Big Dry.

58 The 2003 Tinaroo Barra Bash
Unseasonable south east trade winds put a bit
of a dampener on the 2003 Bash, but the size of
fish caught was still amazing.

60 Breaking the Duck
Ken Stien reckons that, if you’re going to give a
brand new fly outfit a test run, tangling with a
93 cm impoundment barra is a pretty good way
to do it.

62 AFC Bream Pro Summer Series
Chris Wright triumphed over a hand-picked field
of bream fishing stalwarts to take out the exciting
AFC Bream tournament series earlier this year.

64 Cruising Corroboree Billabong
Alistair McGlashan found that few destinations
offer such exciting fishing, magnificent scenery
and prolific wildlife as Corroboree in the Top End.

68 Mind Games
Steve Starling with some thoughts on the
psychology of successful tournament fishing
where a well thought-out game plan can spell the
difference between success and failure.

74 Kimberley Style Barra Bashing
Dick Eussen visits the Kimberley coast with its
spectacular scenery and equally spectacular
barra fishing action.

78 Senator Catches the Barra Bug
In town for the 62nd anniversary of the Bombing of
Darwin, Minister for Defence, Senator Robert Hill,
called time out to catch his first barra. AJ reports.

80 Leftover Bass
Peter Horrobin explains that hard-fished bass
rivers can still produce good fish for those
prepared to vary fishing times and work the less
obvious locations.

84 Cape Barra Options
Cape York holds a special place in many barra
anglers’ hearts. Leeann Payne explains why.

89 The Wilderness Coast
Micah Adams is hooked on the bass and estuary
perch fly fishing action in the pristine streams
along the stretch of coast near the NSW/Victoria
border.

94 Alligator Billabong
There are several billabongs along the black soil
floodplains at the top of the South Alligator River.
AJ’s pictorial of one of his favourites.

100 Mothership Breaming
As Dave Seaman found, it doesn’t matter if
you’re chasing marlin, barra, or bream, using a
mothership is a comfortable way to maximise
your fishing time in the hotspots.

104 Munro’s Barra Odyssey
Dick Eussen found that the sooties and saratoga
of the Wenlock River can make it tough when
you’re trying to get someone a first barra.

108 Breaming Over the Top
Battling Aussie bream are great fun on surface
lures and, as Kim Bain explains, with the right
tools and techniques, it’s not too hard to start
scoring from the topwater.

Thru The Wake

Barra & Bass Rigs
112 Ocean Pearl Dollarfish
— Andrew McEwen
114 The Rosco Bass Catcher Xtream
— Warren Steptoe
116 Full Boar 5.0 and 6.1 Sportfishers
— Steve Starling
118 Ocean Master 651
— Glen Booth
120 Quintrex 475 Hornet Trophy
— Warren Steptoe
122 Panther Airboats
— Dick Eussen

Regular Snags as usual