PRODUCT AWARENESS

There’s now been plenty of rain out Kakadu way, although not as much as closer to Darwin. Kakadu, of course, is home to one of the Top End’s most-iconic tidal rivers – the South Alligator – and is sure to turn on some good barra fishing in the near future. The South, as it is colloquially referred to, is an easy-access waterway via the sealed Arnhem Highway, and is well suited to day trips. During breaks in the wet season and the Runoff, it can fish well for its whole length,

With all the rain over the past week, it’s no surprise that at least a few of the Top End’s big tidal rivers are rising and the floodplains are holding good water. Take the Adelaide River, for example. Upstream from Goat Island last weekend, some feeder creeks were running inland and not into the river. Surprisingly, that hasn’t stopped the barra from biting at the creek mouths. Against all popular theory, some terrific barra were caught at these creeks when normally they don