Barra

Pic looks very much like a barra to me, but I don't know much about Nile Perch (barra are from perch family).

One time at Lake Awoonga I saw 3 blokes carrying the one barra up the road from the old boat ramp. The person in the middle couldn't come close to getting his arm around the fishes girth and they had to stop frequently to rest the weight on bollards beside the road.

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

If that's a barra, I own a Cruiser. :D:D:D

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what model cruiser do you have??;)
Impoundment fish over 1.2m and 50-60 pounds are becoming reasonably common catches and they typically dont eat well compared to their wild estuarine cousins. Cant remember the exact size, but at around the metre mark all barra become female, hence in Queensland we have a minimum and maximum legal size you can keep.

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Originally Posted by crump

what model cruiser do you have??;)
Impoundment fish over 1.2m and 50-60 pounds are becoming reasonably common catches and they typically dont eat well compared to their wild estuarine cousins. Cant remember the exact size, but at around the metre mark all barra become female, hence in Queensland we have a minimum and maximum legal size you can keep.

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FJ 55 :(

The report in the NT News seems pretty conclusive to me (see Mike reels in 27kg, 125cm monster | Northern Territory News | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia | ntnews.com.au). You can see behind the fella a partial web address which is consistent with www.obsessionfishing.com.au which the News article refers to, confirming to me the authenticity of the claim.

Yes it looks like an Impoundment barra not that good to eat, thay should release them in rivers so they may breed, they would lay lots of eggs:eek:

I like FJ55's - my dad had one of the first in the country.:)

I like Barra too.:):)

Geez, I lose out twice.:(

But then again I like Flathead too. :(:(

There is no hope for me.

I know what a wild barra is......whats an impoundment barra?
We caught a 38lb barra at yellow waters around 1977, seemed to be about the size of the one featured here.

baby Barra released into man made freshwater dams in QLD for sportfishing, like Tinaroo, Awoonga, Monduran, Moondarra etc..

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Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

I know what a wild barra is......whats an impoundment barra?
We caught a 38lb barra at yellow waters around 1977, seemed to be about the size of the one featured here.

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Further to what Crump said, they are barra that can't migrate to salt water in order to breed - thus impounded.

Interestingly, I caught a show a while back that stated there is more "Barra" sold in restaurants and pubs than is caught annually :eek: