When to go?

One of the great benefits of impoundment barra fishing is that these fish can be caught every day of the year, not just the warmer months.

Yes, this includes winter time and often winter impoundment barra fishing can be the best fishing you will ever experience. Both Monduran and Awoonga are 365 days a year viable.

The weather in Central Queensland through the winter months is generally the best time of year as far as stability is concerned. Ambient air temps in the mid 20’s are the norm, clear skies and light winds provide a spectacular, clear blue sky days on end. In short, its awesome weather and the fishing can be sensational!

There are some important factors at play during the winter months, your guide will pass on valuable knowledge on your charter, explain what it is to look for, and also detail why the fish are there.

It’s not just about fishing shallow water; there is lots of shallow water on the fringes of Lake Awoonga and Lake Monduran. You could fish these area’s all day but if those important elements are not right you could fish there all week without a hook up. Trained eyes can find these areas quickly and adapt to the current conditions. This is where your guide’s experience is all important.

Sometimes the best winter fishing can occur in deeper water because that is where those factors have aligned and have made great conditions for barra to feed.  

Your guide has caught Barra in water temps as low as 15.8 degree’s (winter 07, coldest winter in recordable history) in Lake Awoonga, and waters as cool as 18 degree’s in Lake Monduran. Fishing this time of year can be highly visual, extremely exciting and often fish over 110cm are encountered.

For more information please contact your guide of check out the “Fishing DVD edition 6” where Jason shows viewers what can be caught fishing in water temps around 18 degree’s during the winter months. Contact John Haenke or Peta Walter for information regarding the “Fishing DVD” Ph 07 54556400 or PO Box 990 Tewantin QLD 4565.

Other editions where Jason has impoundment barra stories include edition # 4 edition (summer barra on hard bodies)  # 11 (surface fishing on frogs) and two upcoming editions, one a fly fishing segment with Peter Morse, the other a Monduran Dam special on big fish in the timber.

Lake Awoonga is the jewel on the Central Coast of Queensland. This is one place that you can catch barramundi both night and day 365 days a year.