NT GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES WATERFOWL HUNTING SEASON 2019
This year’s 15 week Waterfowl Hunting Season has a daily bag limit of seven magpie geese and 10 ducks per person. All waterfowl hunters...
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ALEX'S WEEKLY SCRIBE 2019
Dec 26, 20193 min read
Alex's Fishing Column 26 December 2019
Unbelievably, Darwin’s four brand-new artificial reefs are already producing fish. I’ve heard reports of big bait balls hanging around...
Dec 19, 20193 min read
Alex's Fishing Column 19 December 2019
n what is wonderful news for the Top End angling community, it’s now official that the iconic Kakadu Klash barra tournament will be on...
Dec 12, 20194 min read
Alex's Fishing Column 12 December 2019
t was a sad loss to the Northern Territory and in particular the Top End angling community last week with the passing of Garry Simpson....
Dec 5, 20194 min read
Alex's Fishing Column 5 December 2019
Today is a three-tide day and, as always seems to be the case on these occasions, there are two low tides and one high tide, and there’s...
Nov 28, 20193 min read
Alex's Fishing Column 28 November 2019
It seems weird to be writing that I just returned from a barra fishing trip in PNG. I mean, why would you fly to Cairns, then fly to...
Nov 21, 20193 min read
Alex's Fishing Column 21 November 2019
I do fancy the tides this weekend for a shot at a quality saltwater barra or two. For starters, you could certainly do worse than plan a...
Nov 14, 20193 min read
Alex's Fishing Column 14 November 2019
We’re now into Season 5 of Million Dollar Fish (MDF), and it’s interesting that there have only been two tagged barra caught that were ...
Nov 7, 20193 min read
Alex's Fishing Column 7 November 2019
It was one of those special Top End October days when waters offshore were so smooth you could ski across them. Plus you couldn’t pick a...
Oct 31, 20194 min read
Alex's Fishing Column 31 October 2019
Last week’s NT Billfish Classic produced mixed results for the 14 teams that competed. Given how regularly the Dundee billfish grounds...
Oct 22, 20193 min read
Fishing With Alex Julius 22nd October 2019
It’s always great to catch a metrey, but to do it in an iconic fishing competition is real icing on the cake. That’s exactly what Lucas...
Oct 17, 20193 min read
Fishing With Alex Julius 17th October 2019
There were certainly a couple of surprises in last weekend’s Corroboree Park Challenge. This 32-year-old Palmerston Game Fishing Club...
Oct 10, 20193 min read
Fishing With Alex Julius 10th October 2019
It seems the legacy of a poor wet season has continued to haunt competitors in this year’s Top End Barra Series (TEBS). This wonderful...
Oct 4, 20193 min read
Fishing With Alex Julius 4th October 2019
When you are thinking about memorable barra sessions, you are usually thinking about the Runoff. However, at more remote locations,...
Oct 3, 20193 min read
Fishing With Alex Julius 3rd October 2019
Top End anglers and visiting fishos are getting organised for a shot at Million Dollar Fish Season 5 which gets under way after midnight...
Sep 19, 20193 min read
Fishing With Alex Julius 19/09/19
Just when you thought the easterlies were a thing of the dry season just passed, last week, and particularly the weekend, was more than...
Sep 5, 20193 min read
Fishing With Alex Julius 5/9/19
Last weekend was a day to remember for a whole bunch of anglers who were part of the billfish action off Dundee Beach. The number of...
Sep 3, 20193 min read
Fishing With Alex Julius 2/9/19
The NT’s premier women-only fishing competition was another ripper for the host Palmerston Game Fishing Club last weekend. This was the...
Aug 29, 20193 min read
Fishing With Alex Julius 29/08/2019
It seems last week’s round 4 of the Top End Barra Series (TEBS) was anything but a walk in the park for most of the competitors. This was...
Aug 22, 20193 min read
Fishing With Alex Julius 22/8/19
The old adage “he was like a kid in a candy shop” certainly applied to me last week down at the annual Australian Fishing Trade Show on...
Aug 14, 20194 min read
Fishing With Alex Julius 14/8/19
After a dry season with favourable breezes for much of the time, we’ve had a fair bit of windy weather over the past month, and it’s only...
Aug 8, 20193 min read
Fishing with Alex Julius 8/08/2019
In Top End fishing circles, there’s been a fair bit of chat about sharks in recent times. Many believe there are more sharks around now...
Jul 25, 20193 min read
Fishing With Alex Julius 25/07/2019
Last week I made my annual pilgrimage to Four Mile Hole in Kakadu National Park. I’ll get onto the fishing later in the column but...
Jul 11, 20193 min read
Fishing With Alex Julius 11/07/19
It’s been a while between rounds but number three round of the Top End Barra Series (TEBS) took place last weekend. The fishing grounds...
Jul 1, 20193 min read
PRODUCT AWARENESS OUTDOORS -NT GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES WATERFOWL HUNTING SEASON 2019
NT GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES WATERFOWL HUNTING SEASON 2019 This year’s 15 week Waterfowl Hunting Season has a daily bag limit of seven magpie...
Jun 27, 20193 min read
Fishing With Alex Julius 27/06/19
Talk about brass monkey weather this week – by golly it’s been cold. I reckon Tuesday was the coldest, something that was quite...
Jun 20, 20193 min read
Fishing With Alex Julius 20/06/19
We’re sliding right into the neap tides this weekend, and this will provide the ideal opportunity to target bluewater fish. Sunday is the...
Jun 13, 20194 min read
Fishing With Alex Julius 13/06/19
I find it difficult not to buy into the discussion on whether Darwin should have its own iconic “Big Thing” and, if so, what that should...
Jun 6, 20193 min read
Fishing With Alex Julius 6/6/19
I’m in Cairns as you read this, fishing day trips with an old mate, Kim Andersen, at Copperlode Dam. Copperlode is about 30 minutes out...
May 24, 20193 min read
Fishing With Alex Julius 24/05/19
In what was widely discussed as the toughest Club Marine Insurance Barra Nationals ever, this great tournament is done and dusted for ...
May 17, 20193 min read
Fishing With Alex Julius 17/05/2019
I can’t tell you how the Club Marine Insurance Barra Nationals is going because I’m down on the Daly River myself, hopefully catching ...
May 8, 20193 min read
Fishing With Alex Julius 8/5/2019
Judging by how tough the fishing was on the Daly River for competitors in the annual NT Barra Classic last week, it’s a fair bet that...
Apr 30, 20193 min read
Fishing With Alex Julius 30/04/2019
As you read this, the NT Barra Classic will be well under way. Yesterday was the first day of competition and it will be interesting to...
Apr 26, 20194 min read
Fishing With Alex Julius 26/04/19
You could do worse than spend Easter at Seven Spirit Bay Wilderness Lodge. It’s on the western side of Port Essington in the Garig Gunat...
Apr 19, 20193 min read
Fishing With Alex Julius 19/04/19
Easter is here, and the Easter Bunny has brought anglers excellent fishing conditions to help us enjoy our extra-long weekend. Big spring...
Apr 15, 20194 min read
Fishing With Alex Julius 15/04/19
The only real expectation for this year’s Aurora Kakadu Klash was that the fishing would be tough. After all, we’ve just had one of the...
Mar 28, 20193 min read
Fishing With Alex Julius 28/03/19
With a low pressure system potentially forming over the Arafura Sea early next week, the eyes of about 120 anglers competing in the...
Mar 23, 20193 min read
Fishing With Alex Julius 22/3/2019
If you’re wondering when this year’s Amateur Fishermen’s Association NT (AFANT) annual general meeting will be held, I can tell you it...
Mar 14, 20193 min read
Fishing with Alex Julius 14/3/19
It seems that everyone’s given up hope of getting any sort of a rain drenching before the official dry season. However, it was...
Mar 6, 20193 min read
Fishing With Alex Julius 6/03/2019
Neap tides, calm waters and a great deal of angling enthusiasm combined to ensure last weekend’s opening round of the Top End Barra ...
Mar 1, 20193 min read
Fishing with Alex Julius 1/03/2019
I was chatting with a mate the other day who had just recently undertaken a trip going right down the South Alligator River, across to ...
Feb 21, 20193 min read
Fishing With Alex Julius 21/02/2019
Unless it buckets down at some time over the next 9 days – and we are assured that it won’t – the annual Top End Barra Series (TEBS) will...
Jan 25, 20193 min read
Alex's Fishing Report 25/1/19
There’s no choice but to talk about the weather this week; that’s because finally we’re getting some. It’s only a weak monsoon trough,...
Jan 16, 20194 min read
FISHING With Alex Julius 16/01/19
I’m not going to bang on about the weather – or lack of a wet season – this week, except that it’s not looking good. According to the...
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