Turn the tide on barra

We have two tides to consider when working out the best places to fish for barramundi in shallow foreshore areas.

Barra

We have two tides to consider when working out the best places to fish for barramundi in shallow foreshore areas.

1. Incoming tide

2. Outgoing tide

If you understand the sea-barramundi's behavior and how it changes with the tide, you will catch more barramundis in our urban shallows.

The outgoing tide is a safer bet than the incoming tide when you fish our shallows.

Barramundi prefer to make a surprise ambush attack from structures on the outgoing tide especially.

It's the same as bushwhacking guerrillas attacking from ambush.

So try spots on the outgoing tide that have structure as shown in diagram two.

Barramundi also likes to swim along by the under-water rock bar and rocks - on the outgoing tide especially.

This is also shown in diagram one and two.

In addition, try small channels with muddy bottom on the outgoing tide.

Try the mouth of the small creeks on the outgoing tide. The night time is better than daylight hours!

On the incoming tide in our shallows, the sea barramundi attack their bait fish more like a big eagle stooping suddenly at its prey.

It's not the same as bushwhacking guerrillas attacking from ambush.

It's more an act of forcing their way through.

They charge from off-shore to the water's edge like the Marine corps establishing a shallow beachhead in the front line.

So try a spot on the incoming tide as shown in diagram three.

In addition, try the mouth of any small creeks during the incoming tide. The night time is better!

Probably not all the time, but most of the time.

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