Where and when to catch Barramundi in Queensland: the QLD season, the spots in our guide that hold them, and where to find QLD's current size and possession limits.
QLD limits for Barramundi are set by Fisheries Queensland and change from time to time, so we link them rather than copy them.
Check Fisheries Queensland's limits before you fish.
Western Australian limits don't apply in Queensland.
Live mullet, prawn, herring, fresh strip baits, mud crab
Lures
Suspending hardbodies (Reidy's B52, Jackall Squirrel, Rapala X-Rap), 4–5" soft plastics on weedless jigheads, surface walkers and fizzers at first light, soft vibes worked along snags
Rigs
Heavy estuarine spin gear — 30–50lb braid, 30–50lb fluorocarbon leader, single inline hook on lures. For bait, a 5/0–7/0 circle hook on a running sinker rig pegged at the leader knot. Lock the drag and check knots between fish; barra inhale lures and test every connection.
From the Boyne River and Tannum Sands north, including Gladstone, the Calliope and Fitzroy rivers and the Capricorn Coast creeks, this is crocodile country: stay back from the water's edge, don't wade, and clean fish away from the water. Be Crocwise.
Identification
Also known asBarra, silver barramundi, giant perch