The first Rocky Barra Bounty was due to be held in 1998 however flooding in the Fitzroy River in September that year saw the event cancelled and it did not start until 1999. It has been held every year since then during September/October with the exception of 2010 where flooding forced the organisers to hold a limited off river event.

This is the fourth year the Barra Bounty has run app based, with this being the official app of the event for 2019.