I was chuffed to see him catch a great fish and it took the pressure of the trip in the first 30min, yip yah. 
We stopped in to see Luke at the Barra Botel and pay him for our stay. He gave a bit of news on how the fishing was going and we headed down to the mouth of Sampan. We got stuck into some more of our tinnies
and did some trolling and casting. Plenty of Salmon about and caught our fair share on Classics and Bombers both trolling and casting. Back to the Botel for a shower, grub and some more cans, a couple of bottles of wine and a touch of port. What a great end to a great day. 
The next day we fished both Sampan and headed across to Tommycut as well. We caught some decent Threadies over at Tommy and some good blues late in the day at the mouth of Sampan. We were catching plenty of fish and having a fat time. That night we had a good feed of fish and a few more bevies on the Botel and a good chat with Luke the owner.
ANZAC day saw us up and about with a bit of Qld fighting juice to start the day and out to the mouth of Sampan. We picked up a couple of Blue Salmon and the boat traffic was pretty high so we made the call early to head across to Tommy. There was only a couple of boats and plenty of bait around. We trolled around for some more good Threadies, cooked up a storm of Salami and fresh fish for lunch on the camp stove, 
a few more rums and a few laughs. The rains came in and boats started to disappear so we hung around for a bit. The rain got a bit heavier and we headed back to Sampan. The boats were a lot fewer, the tide was coming in and plenty of Threadies around so we decided to stick it out for a chance at a big Barra. We caught some more Threadies and Blues and then I hooked something pretty big. It felt bl..dy heavy and at first I thought it was a snag, then a couple of little headshakes, I made the call –“I don’t think it is that big mate” – then it started fight, “poop mate, it is big” then the big girl gave us a big jump – “yippee- she is a monster”. She fought beautifully and it was pouring down with rain, though the rum was keeping me warm.
My mate did a great job on the net and I could not wait to get her on the mat. 102cm of Beautiful Barra and my biggest ever and biggest in 11 years (previous was 99cm from the Harbour). 
A big beautiful heavy set fish and I was shaking heaps when I took the photo of her on the mat. I caught her on a Classic 160 +3 in Bleeding Mullet Dazzler. We fished some more, went and said G’day and thanks to Luke at the Botel and headed upstream.
We caught up with Moonman and had a quick chat then did a bit more fishing on the way to the ramp for one more Baz at 74cm and 3 dropped in quick succession. What a top trip.
We put the boat on the trailer and then headed for the South, but on getting to the Arnhem she started to pour down, and it was still pouring after we crossed the West and no sign of clearing we made the call to return to Darwin. (We will get the South next year when he comes back up). Over the nex
t few days I took him out to Saltwater to get a feed of Muddies and to the Adelaide for some more Barra. We had a top trip and he went home a Happy Farmer and plenty of photos for him show to his customers down in Dubbo at Sprayerbarn. Doors Off
great photos Congrats on the first metery 
