Get ready to cast your line into the heart of barramundi fishing excitement at the 2024 Fitzroy River Barra Bash! As one of Australia's premier Barramundi fishing tournaments, this event promises more than just the thrill of the catch. Picture this: $80,000 in cash, prizes, and giveaways, with a sleek boat awaiting its new captain. Mark your calendars for October 9th to 12th, as the Net-Free zones of the Fitzroy River Delta transforms into the battleground for anglers seeking glory.
2023 competitors, gear up! Early bird registrations will open in March 2024 for any previous competitors of the tournament.
Dive into the Fitzroy River Barra Bash, where legends are made, and the river's secrets are unveiled!
For any inquiries or information regarding the tournament, please contact fitzroyriverbarrabash@fsports.com.au.
Wednesday 9 October 2024
4.00 pm: Registration: Frenchville Sports Club
5.00 pm: Compulsory Briefing: Frenchville Sports Club
Thursday 10 October 2024
5.00 am - 5.00 pm - Day 1 Fishing
5.00 pm - 7.00 pm - Daily Tally sheet to be provided & collection of Day 2 token
Friday 11 October 2024
5.00 am - 5.00 pm - Day 2 Fishing
5.00 pm - 7.00 pm - Daily Tally sheet to be provided & collection of Day 2 token
Saturday 12 October 2024
5.00 am - 1.00pm - Day 3 Fishing
12.00 pm - 3.00 pm - Daily Tally sheet to be provided
5.30pm: Boat Draw: Frenchville Sports Club (winner does not need to be present)
6.00pm - Presentation Dinner & Prizes at the Frenchville Sports Club
*Dinner and a selection of drinks will be provided at the presentation
Biggest Barramundi
1st Place - $1,000 cash / 2nd Place - $500 cash
Most Metres Barramundi
1st Place - $6,000 cash / 2nd Place - $3,000 cash
3rd Place - $1,500 cash / 4th Place - $1,000 cash
5th Place - $800 cash / 6th Place - $500 cash
7th Place - $400 cash / 8th Place - $300 cash
9th Place - $200 cash / 10th Place - $100 cash
Biggest Threadfin Salmon
1st Place - $500 cash / 2nd Place - $250 cash
Most Metres of Threadfin Salmon
1st Place - $1,000 cash / 2nd Place - $500 cash
After positive feedback in 2024, the scoring system will continue as below.
Most Meters Barramundi (Team Total)
Points will be scored per centimeter of Barramundi registered, for the top 30 Barramundi captures recorded during the entirety of the 2024 tournament (not per day).
Biggest Barramundi (Individual)
The largest Barramundi (by length) registered (per angler) will determine the prize winner for this category. This is an individual angler category, not a team.
Most Meters Threadfin Salmon (Team Total)
Points will be scored per centimeter of Threadfin Salmon registered, for the top 10 catches of Threadfin Salmon per day.
Biggest Threadfin Salmon (Individual)
The largest Threadfin Salmon (by length) registered will determine the prize winner for this category. This is an individual angler category, not a team.
Any catches that do not meet the recording requirements will not be allocated in scoring total.
In the event of a tie, a count back will be conducted, whereby the first angler to record their catch will be deemed the winner. Photo verification will be required.
Please see Terms and Conditions for more information, including how to record a catch.
The team from Bluefin Sports, Humminbird & Minn Kota are putting together a stellar boating package, perfect for the keen angler!
Raffle tickets will be on sale July, with the draw being Saturday 12 October at 5:30pm.
Watch this space for more updates!
The multi-draw raffle is available only to competitors of the 2024 Fitzroy River Barra Bash. With an impressive pool of over $25,000 in prizes, attending the presentation dinner is a definite must!
Competitors are to fish within the tidal reaches of the Fitzroy Delta Net Free Zones that extend through Rockhampton Regional Council & Livingstone Shire Councils.
See below for some great fishing locations.
Named by European colonial settlers and pastoralists, Charles and William Archer, on 4 May 1853 in honour of Sir Charles Fitzroy (the Governor of the Colony of New South Wales at the time), the river is famous for housing the most diverse range of freshwater fish in Australia, including the prized Australian Barramundi. Most often utilised as a recreation spot by locals and visitors alike; the Fitzroy River offers the perfect setting for a range of activities. From sunset picnics and insta-perfect photo moments to dragon boat racing, rowing and of course fishing, this beautiful natural landscape is where we will meet you!
The locality was named after its former railway station on the Emu Park branch line, which in turn took its name from the creek, which is believed to be an Aboriginal word coorawan meaning kangaroo. The system consists of three main separate creeks that share a common mouth. Coorooman Creek itself is the southernmost of these three creeks.
This broad, shallow and mostly sandy estuary 20km north of Yeppoon is the mutual mouth of Waterpark and Fishing Creeks. The bay mostly dries at low tide, leaving shallow shifting channels, that finally run to sea past a rocky headland. Careful trip planning and navigation is required. Corio Bay has good yabbie banks and a broad spread of species, one of which Barramundi which can be found in the low-tide holes and along rocky edges, or where baitfish gather.
Port Alma is a coastal town, locality and port in the Rockhampton Region and is 60 kilometres from the town Rockhampton, at the south end of the Fitzroy Delta. The town was named by hydrographer, Commander J. Jeffrey of HM Colonial Schooner Pearl, in 1864 after a battle site of the Crimean War. Launch your boat at the Port Alma boat ramp and enter a diverse fish habitat at the Fitzroy River delta. Port Alma, is quite a big system with thousands of likely places to catch a Barramundi or Threadfin Salmon.
