Media Centre
Watty, on the record
The podcast, the sessions, the radio spots — and everything he knows about barra.
Media Centre
The podcast, the sessions, the radio spots — and everything he knows about barra.
The library
Radio segments, podcast appearances and the long-form stuff Watty teaches on the water — every one of them transcribed in full. Filter it however suits.
Bottlenecks, saddles and choke points — how to find them, and when to be there.
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Why points out-produce almost everything else, and how to read the ones nobody else bothers with.
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Rock bars, isolated rocks and rocky points — how to time them and how to fish them.
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Which snags hold barra, where in them the big fish sit, and how to fish them without burning the spot.
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The framework Watty uses to plan every session — Where & When, Wind & Weather, Time & Tide, Techniques & Tactics.
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A season-by-season guide — run-off, dry and build-up — and how to pick the trip that suits you.
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The one-page planner Watty uses to line up the best sessions of the year — tides, seasons and timing at a glance.
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Watty’s weekly Bag a Barra segment on Oz Off Road Radio — 229 of them, back to 2019, every one with a full transcript.
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The Fishing on Arvos spots with Liz Trevaskis on ABC Radio Darwin — audio and full transcripts.
Listen & read →Every radio segment is transcribed in full — browse the whole archive, or jump straight to what Watty says about a subject.
Watch
Sessions and appearances filmed by Starlo, Peachy and a few others. Used with each channel’s permission — if you like what you see, go and subscribe to them.
More on the Barefoot channel.
ABC Radio Darwin
Wednesday afternoons with Liz Trevaskis and Rocky Edwards.
Every Friday, for years
Watty’s weekly spot on Oz Off-Road Radio — the full show archive lives over there. Pick a year below for the Barefoot segments, each one transcribed.
As seen & heard on
The rest of it you learn standing on the bow with someone who's been doing it since 2011.
