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38 Where The Twain Do Meet
The Mary and Burrum Rivers are where the ranges of barra and Aussie bass overlap. Peter Morse investigates the area’s fly fishing potential.

43 No Burgers At This Macka’s
The treacherous Ord River may well be the most-consistent big barra river in Northern Australia. AJ reports.

48 Bare Bank Bass

Steve Starling provides some vital impoundment bass fishing clues that are guaranteed to expand your still-water angling horizons.

53 Queensland Barra Lakes Roundup
Neil Schultz takes us on a guided tour of Queensland’s 17 stocked barra impoundments.

57 Surface Tension
Having a surface lure slammed by an aggressive Aussie bass is one of those great moments in fishing. Dave Seaman on the lures that get you slammed.

62 The Archer River
Dick Eussen found that the remote Archer River on Cape York is Ground Zero for run-off barra fishing.

66 Night Moves
Nocturnal bassing is exciting stuff — the fish hit hard and are generally larger. Dave Rae explains.

71 2003’s Big NT Barra Tournaments

AJ reports.

72 The Golden Oldies
When you put Jack Erskine, Laurie Woodbridge and Col Cordingley together in a tournament like the Aurora Kakadu Klash, they’re going to be very hard to beat.

75 Good As Gold
The fishing on the Daly may have been tougher than in previous years, but competitors in the 2003 XXXX Gold Barra Nationals had one wow of a time.

80 Oh For A Cherabin!
A poor wet season and barra stuffed to the eye sockets with freshwater prawn were good enough reasons to explain a belowaverage catch at the 22nd NT Barra Classic.

84 Currents, Corners, Teapots and Tactics

Peter Horrobin identifies a variety of prime bream habitats.

88 St Clair — A Lake For All Seasons
Lake St Clair in the Hunter Valley offers top-quality year-round bass fishing. Josh Batterson explains.

92 Awoonga Dam
Leeann Payne believes that there’s a big future for Awoonga’s stocked impoundment barramundi fishery.

96 Whites, Stripes and Something In Between
The striped bass and its near relatives in the USA have had a big influence on the tackle and techniques that we now see downunder. Roving report by Kim Bain.

99 You’re Never Too Old!
John Mondora’s been fishing with 79-yearsyoung Gordon McCarthy who caught barra fever from a couple 30 pounders.

102 Deep Fly
Dean Hayes shows how deep-water fly fishing techniques can be successfully adapted to target both bass and EPs in rivers like the Hawkesbury.

106 Beach Fishing…Karumba Style
Jason Jesse explains how to catch barra off the sand.

Thru The Wake Barra & Bass Rigs: 108 The Southwind Stealth, 110 Quintrex 500 Hornet and lots more

Regular Snags as usual