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Wednesday, 11 February 2015

ORRSOME 105CM FROM THE BANK

From the Orrs, Tony and Rebecca

Been a while, apologies for lack of communication, been traveling back and forth to Qld.

Did manage to get down to the Ross River with the 9-wt during a rainy day and scored 3 barra: a 75 and a 95 cm at Black Weir in the morning,.....
95cm from Black Weir
..... then after a big midday downpour I managed a 105 cm specimen in the afternoon. Fishing from the bank amongst tight riverbank structure and overhanging paperbarks, I had to keep that afternoon fish within about 15 metres or lose him to the sunken trees.

105 cm from the bank and amoungst the paperbarks!!
 Absolutely brutal white-knuckle fly-fishing, almost straightened the 4/0 Gamakatsu!

All were taken on that flash-tail rattle-rouser that I like to tie, its a very useful dirty-water fly for barra.

Anyway, back in town for a while now so will try to keep in touch more regularly.

Cheers all
Tony (& Rebecca)


1 comment:

  1. A bloody ripper Tony, well done. Look forward to seeing your pics of the one that beats this one. Go get him!
    Have a great trip.
    Jim Churchley

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