Welcome to Barra Madness, the ultimate Barramundi fishing experience!

Based in Gladstone central Queensland, Barra Madness Sportsfishing Charters has to rate as the most exciting impoundment Barra fishing in the country! With your guide Jason Wilhelm the aim is to get you up to speed so you can get amongst those huge Metre plus Barra in no time. Regardless of experience Barra Madness Sportsfishing offers full tuition and refinement of skills & techniques on your charter to ensure the best possible chance of landing that monster barra.

Why use a guide?

A common misconception at these two awesome Barra Dams is that the fishing is easy. It is not. There are times when the fishing is easy and red hot, but those days are few and far between.

Fast tracks your skills and knowledge as a barra angler and cash in on Jason's knowledge, from the basics to those special tricks that can make all the difference in your fishing endeavors.

On top of that you can expect the most comfortable soft dry ride on board our surveyed and fully purpose equipped Barra Skeeter.

Then go and apply what you have learned with your mates.

What you'll learn.

Barra Madness is much more than “just a fishing trip”.

Apart from fishing for Barramundi, a strong emphasis is placed on casting techniques, finding Barra, luring methods, how to fight barra, waterway etiquette, knots and rigs, strategies, strike methods, rod angles, fishing attitude, release methods, impoundment dynamics, weather effects and Barramundi habits. Learning how to use your sounder, locate fish in deep and shallow water, as well as bait schools all forms part of the day.

The follow on effects after a day on Awoonga will be far reaching, and its Jason's aim to improve your overall skills as an angler and fish conservationist.

If you're after tournament techniques, then a focus on strategies and winning formulas will be integrated into your day, as well as proven methods in catching Barra during tough weather conditions and high waterway usage.