BUCKET LIST BARRA
Excitement, anticipation and enthusiasm; none of these words alone describe the feeling I had as a kid prior to a fishing trip. Over the years that childhood feeling has dissipated, probably due to more regular fishing outings now. I was lucky enough to have that feeling come rushing back to me recently.
My mate and fishing “celebrity” Jason Ehrlich recently sent me a message asking if I’d be keen to tag along with him and his son Blake on a trip to Queensland’s Callide Dam to target barramundi. I jumped at the offer. There’s certainly not much that gets the juices flowing like the opportunity to tangle with a hard-fighting fish that has been on your bucket list for so long. No matter if the barra were biting or not, it was guaranteed to be an incredible learning experience.
Upfront, I admit to a serious fishing addiction. I love the process of learning how different fish live, how target methods must be changed based on weather and seasonal factors such as water temperatures or weather patterns. Barramundi have
