2012 Club Marine Insurance Barra Nationals

21 Apr, 2012 - 28 Apr, 2012

Expressions of Interest for the 2012 Club Marine Insurance Barra Nationals are now open... Get your form in now!!!

Dates for this Competition are have been set. More information will be supplied soon....

2011 Club Marine Insurance Barra Nationals

20 May, 2011 - 27 May, 2011

Simply the best ever....

Well the Barra Nationals have been run and won for another year, but the 2011 event will long be remembered as the 'Smashionals..." when every previous record was smashed by an eager field of anglers drawn from across Australia. This year's scores will certainly take some beating and will likely remain in the record books for some years to come.

Originally scheduled for April, the event was moved to May due to the flooding rains of the big wet in the Territory this year, and this decision proved to be vital in allowing the elements to combine to deliver perfect Barramundi fishing conditions, and didn't the competitors cash in! A few weeks prior and Noah would have struggled to ...

2010 XXXX Gold Barra Nationals

2 May, 2010 - 9 May, 2010

Well the 2010 XXXX Gold Barra Nationals has been run and won for another year! I am sure that all of you have returned home with a smile on your face and memories that will stay with you for a lifetime. As the Coordinator for this year's event, I was rapt to see everyone enjoying the fun, hospitality, nightlife and of course the fishing, and I hope that you have all marked next year's event in your diaries.

Fishing the Barra Nationals this year was tough by normal standards. You had to work long and hard to catch a fish, but were generally rewarded with a good sized Barra when you did hook up. Things looked promising when Team Top End Tackle, who would eventually win the 2010 competition, landed a whopping 1.17m Barra on the first day, and a number of 80-90cm fish were al...

2009 XXXX Gold Barra Nationals

17 Apr, 2010 - 24 Apr, 2010

As co-ordinator and on behalf of the Barra Nationals Committee and the Palmerston Game Fishing Club
I welcome you to the 2009 Barra Nationals, a truly national competition with competitors from all around
Australia.

Mother Nature has done her best the Daly has been in flood since December and stayed there until April.
I have seen a lot of trees washed down the river so skippers will need to keep a keen eye on the water.
The new look Barra National Committee has worked very hard over the last 9 months and we have met
many challengers this year. We have kept the most popular entertainment and introduced some new
ideas this year. We also have a new compare team - Amanda will partner Pete up on the stage.

Our major sponsors XXXX Gold, Pure Fishing, Bombardier Recreational Products,...