Kakadu dreams..A Croc, a Doc and a Barra! pt 4. click older post at foot of page to move back

On the last cast and the last snag of the morning this Barramundi decided to put in an appearance. It was a fine moment as Dr. Keith and I had started salivating hours before and had all but given up the chance of a BBQ fish lunch. After half an hour in the coals the skin peeled back to reveal perfectly cooked Barra! The river looking fine in the early evening light. This was a point of much activity during the day and even more so during the dark...

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Kakadu dreams..In search of new waters. pt 3

After the loss of the Heddon baby torpedo, I brought out the back-up lure; River 2 sea tango prop! A lovely, noisy little surface fizzer that quickly caught the attention of the river's inhabitants. This big Saratoga mistook it for something tasty. Note how unscathed the body still is!After a few days on the river I managed to hurt my right leg, probably from jumping down a bank. It meant limping was the order of the day and after the first move...

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Kakadu dreams. Saratoga madness. pt 2

The more I explored the river the more potential started to show itself and good Saratoga like this one started regularly hitting the lures! Sometimes on every cast a fish would break the surface and try its hardest to chomp the lure. A step up to the rubber frog meant only the bigger fish would have a chance to get hooked..oh and crocodiles! After a while I discovered that often a few casts would be needed to draw the fish from their snaggy retreats....

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