00:02From beef to barra.
00:04We're definitely claiming the barramundi capital of Australia.
00:07We're reeling them in here.
00:08The Fitzroy River has seen a spike in trophy sized barramundi more than one metre long
00:14and tourism is thriving.
00:17I'm booked out for 12 to 18 months.
00:19I've got some people coming from the UK in the next month
00:23and they'll be coming for five days.
00:24Last year we had some Hawaiians out on the two boats.
00:28Nathan Johnston is expanding his charter business.
00:31Last year we took on a second boat and two guides
00:36and this year just in the next week or so we're going to commission our third boat.
00:42Sun tag figures show about 600 more barramundi were tagged last year than five years prior.
00:49The fish that we've had there in that system that were 800, 900 and a metre long
00:53well they're the ones that are now a metre, a metre 20 and a metre 30
00:56and I think this year we'll see a metre 40 so it's pretty exciting.
01:00The annual Barra Bash competition has soared from 50 to more than 100 teams.
01:05Last year's results were outstanding.
01:07We saw 764 barracourt over the two and a half days.
01:11273 of those were over a metre long so that's your trophy sized fish.
01:15The fisheries success is being attributed to a net free zone
01:18which was introduced by the state government more than a decade ago
01:22to support recreational fishing and tourism.
01:26Advancements in sonar technology including live sounders have also transformed the industry.
01:32They can go out there and actually see the fish in real time
01:35and when they're fishing for them that's important because they're not getting bored,
01:39they're not driving up and down the river looking for a stick to throw a lure at.
01:41Anglers are hopeful for a bumper season which runs until November.
01:45The armies are much more peaceful for a male country like 나올 fish in the iguana.
01:47So come back to theرifer base dropping off the road,
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