Bag a Barra — 15 January 2021

It's time to head to the Top End and Baga Barra. With Glenn Watty Watts, thanks to Shimano. Remember to buy local and fish local. visit Shimanofish.com.au.

Well, before we get out of here, we better have a quick catch up with Watty. He's back in the Top End. Whatdy, g'day. G'day, Doc.

are you? Mate, I'm going, all right. You survive farm life, back down on the family farm, but you're back home. Up the tops are wet.

Oh, yeah, it's pretty wet for sure. Oh, yeah, little creeks are flowing constantly, afternoon storms and some big ones here and there. So yeah, as we flew in. over the floodplains the other day, they were all full and birds and stuff everywhere, so very spectacular and exactly what the doctor ordered.

Yeah, absolutely, mate. It must look fantastic from the air. um flying in there. Mate, email on what's been happening up there, the locals been out trying to throw a line and anything doing?

Yeah, there has been a fair bit. Everyone still goes fishing every day after your mate, of course. So there's been fair bit going on. They're catching fish already out at Shady Camp on the right sort of tied little windows, some really good ones.

Actually, so, couple of the blokes who did my online barrack course, um, Recently got a couple of bar, over a metre. One of them was a great big slob of a thing, metre 11. So, awesome to see that, it's happening early, and it's only going to get better. So very exciting.

No, absolutely mate. And that is fantastic. You're going to hold a couple of all those courses too, aren't you? Those online courses this year?

Yeah, that's right. Yeah, I'm actually just working through, putting it, um, getting another one together now, um, and yeah, I mean, some of the results these guys are getting uh, uh, spectacular, making me wishing I was going out fishing with them. Um, so yeah, it's, it's great that they've been able to get something out of it and then go and um, putting into practice in the fields. So, um, you know, it'll be, it's good going forwards for everyone who, who sort of is interested in this scene because it's pretty small sort of simple changes you can make to get a great benefit out of, out of your fishing, you know?

Um, yeah, it's gonna be something that we'll do on an ongoing basis. Yep, absolutely. And we'll keep people posted on that and tell them how they too can sign up and do that course. You certainly won't regret doing that.

All right, mate. Well, you're back from the farm. You're back up there in the real world on the Top End, and getting yourself ready for what will be a bumper, a bumper fishing season this year. And mate, we'll get all the latest from you again next week, eh?

Yeah, mate, no worries. hopefully I'll get out on the water myself between now and then. Yeah, that'll be great. You can let us know how you go.

Send us through. Don't forget to. You can also jump onto the Barefoot Fishing Safaris, Facebook page and check out what his video is there, or you can also jump on the website, Barefoot Fishing Safaris.com.au. And like I said, we will keep you posted on what is happening with those online courses.

They're very popular, very informative. Lots of tips, lots of good advice. He's a good man, Watty, and we're very lucky to have him for a game for 2021 on the camping and off-road radio show as our Top End fishing guru.