JIM A - The run off is typicaly classed as the best fishing. This is after the wet season has peaked and water is starting to run off the floodplains , back into the rivers. The timing varies depending on the wet seasons length and amount of rain that we have for the season. A good guestamate is April May. The lagoon or billabongs tend to fire up around Sept, and can be great fishing. Also around Sept Oct the river mouths and coastal areas can produce big breeders.
The lagoon fish tend to be a darker or golden colour with the tail being dark compared to a salt water fish which has a yellow tail and are silver. Although both colours can be caught in the fresh or salt areas, depending on the season. Wet or dry.
The run off if timed right is awesome fishing with both saltwater and lagoon fish being taken. The saltwater fsh push up with the tides and fight a lot harder than the lagoon fish. The fight is vary good with solid runs, head shakes and leaping from the water. In areas where there are a lot of trees or snags the barra will wrap you up and bust you off vary quickly.
Barra are targeted with live bait, lures, rubbers and are spectacular on fly.
the holy grail these days is a fish of a metre.
As far as eating goes they are rated as very good with the saltwater fish being the better tasting. I would rather eat a saltwater reef fish or jewie.
If you are coming over let me know and Ill take you out for a trip.heres some more pics. Mick
Wet season May landing 114cm scum frog lagoon fish.

run off East alligator 84cm rubber

110cm a long way out trying to shake lure, East alligator run off

150mm lure lagoon 65cm barra

117cm scum frog lagoon fish wet season/ May