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ALEX'S WEEKLY SCRIBE 2022

Jan 3, 20233 min read

Alex's Column 29/12/2022

It’s no surprise that I am writing about the weather at this time of year; it’s an annual event really because the quality of the...

Dec 23, 20223 min read

Alex's Column 22/12/2022

I’m sure many of you reading this will be taking time off between Christmas and New Year. This festive period coincides with a beautiful...

Dec 16, 20222 min read

Alex's Column 15/12/2022

You’ve just got to love those dead neap tides this coming weekend. On the last set of neaps, the mouth of Shady at both Sampan Creek and...

Dec 9, 20222 min read

Alex's Column 8/12/2022

If Million Dollar Fish Season 8 is anything to go by, barramundi are getting easier to catch. So far there have been 16 Sportsbet...

Dec 2, 20223 min read

Alex's Column 01/12/2022

It wasn’t surprising that most boats in Darwin Game Fishing Club’s recent annual NT Billfish Classic fished the Dundee grounds. However,...

Nov 25, 20222 min read

Alex's Column 24/11/2022

If you’re looking for an inland barra fishing option before the wet season gets going properly, there are plenty choices inside Kakadu...

Nov 18, 20223 min read

Alex's Fishing Column 17/11/22

There are some major issues impacting on recreational fishing that will be part of the agenda at tonight’s AFANT AGM. AFANT will be...

Nov 11, 20222 min read

Alex's Column 10/11/2022

We are now halfway through what you would have to describe as a pretty good Build-up season. With it have come humidity increases, some...

Nov 4, 20222 min read

Alex's Column 03/11/2022

The Territory Saltwater Fly Fishing Challenge is easily the most-different annual fishing competition held in the Top End. Convened by...

Oct 28, 20223 min read

Alex's Column 27/10/2022

Season 8 of Million Dollar Fish is still in its first month and Sportsbet tagged barra are hitting the deck thick and fast. After a...

Oct 21, 20223 min read

ALex's Column 20/10/2022

Last weekend’s sixth and final round of the Top End Barra Series (TEBS) further validated the presence of quality barra in Corroboree...

Oct 14, 20222 min read

Alex's Column 13/10/2022

By all accounts, Darwin’s premier family fishing event, Humminbird Corroboree Park Challenge, was a great success. Hosted by Palmerston...

Oct 7, 20222 min read

Alex's Column 06/10/2022

If you’re after a barra this weekend – preferably one with a Sportsbet tag – pack your gear, fuel up the boat and head for Darwin’s...

Sep 30, 20223 min read

Alex's Column 29/09/2022

Million Dollar Fish Season 8 is up and running from midnight tomorrow night, and I’ll bet there’ll be hundreds – if not thousands – of...

Sep 23, 20222 min read

Alex's Column 22/09/2022

September is definitely one of the best months of the year to chase barra in Darwin Harbour. That point was definitely proven by a few of...

Sep 16, 20222 min read

Alex's Column 14/09/2022

“No plan whatsoever!” That was the explanation Emma Harbrow gave for her Team Angry Bird’s stunning victory in last week’s Secret Women’s...

Sep 9, 20223 min read

Alex's Column 08/09/2022

Could this be the year? Will someone finally catch a tagged barra worth $1 million? The odds just keep getting shorter that this will...

Sep 1, 20222 min read

Alex's Column 01/09/2022

By all accounts, last week’s fourth round of the 2022 Top End Barra Series was a good one. The area fished encompassed the lower Adelaide...

Aug 26, 20222 min read

Alex's Column 25/08/2022

The ferocity of the easterlies has been hard to ignore so far this dry season. The good news is that this weekend should be just dandy,...

Aug 22, 20222 min read

Alex's Column 18th August 2022

There’s minimal tidal movement this weekend as we move right into the neap-tide phase. That’s not the best for estuary barra fishing,...

Aug 12, 20223 min read

Alex's Column 11/08/2022

It’s been three years since the last one, but the Australian Fishing Trade Show held on the Gold Coast last week was most definitely a...

Aug 5, 20223 min read

Alex's Column 04/08/2022

August is one of my favourite fishing months of the year. That’s because it generally marks the change from the coolest dry season time...

Jul 29, 20223 min read

Alex's Column 28/07/2022

Finally, after the blustery conditions over the last few weeks, the long weekend just past coincided with some calmer days. All the boat...

Jul 22, 20222 min read

Alex's Column 21/07/2022

Most anglers would agree that one of the greatest thrills in sportfishing is to see a fish take you lure right on the surface? In barra...

Jul 15, 20222 min read

Alex's Column 14/07/2022

It seems the ongoing strong dry season winds we have been experiencing have taken their toll on the recent Top End Barra Series Bynoe...

Jul 8, 20223 min read

Alex's Column 07/07/2022

Someone in the office asked me: “When is this cold weather going to stop?” I replied: “One thing I know about Top End weather is that it...

Jul 4, 20222 min read

Alex's Column 30/06/2022

Darwin’s weather has been a little bit weird this week. Yes, we’ve copped blustery conditions with winds gusting to more 45kph, but where...

Jun 24, 20222 min read

Alex's Column 23/06/2022

It’s shaping up to be a typical dry season: cool mornings, balmy days, clear blue skies and often windy conditions. We talk about good...

Jun 17, 20223 min read

Alex's Column 16/06/2022

If the forecasts are correct, the winds will have finally abated for this weekend, but hasn’t it been chilly. Of course, with the cooler...

Jun 10, 20223 min read

Alex's Column 09/06/2022

There’ll still be a bit of breeze around following the strong wind warning for coastal waters this week. However, Darwin anglers can look...

Jun 3, 20222 min read

Alex's Column 2 June 2022

By all accounts, the recent Territory Freshwater Fly Fishing Tournament was a great success in terms of fish numbers but perhaps not up...

May 27, 20223 min read

Alex's Column 26/05/2022

Last weekend’s round 2 of the Top End Bill Fish Series might well go down as an historic occasion. Co-ordinator Doug Saunders said: “In...

May 20, 20222 min read

Alex's Column 19/05/2022

From the Kimberley, across the Top End and in far north Queensland, I’ve been lucky enough to go chopper fishing at least 20 times. Every...

May 13, 20223 min read

Alex's Column 12/05/2022

Another great Barra Nationals finished down the Daly River this week. There were 66 teams of three and four anglers competing in what was...

May 6, 20222 min read

Alex's Column 04/05/2022

Last week’s NT Barra Classic certainly showed that the latest electronic fish-finding equipment – in the right hands – can be a real...

Apr 29, 20222 min read

Alex's Column 28/04/2022

The 2022 Top End Billfish Series got off to a good start with the capture, tag and release of 14 billies: 11 sailfish and 3 black marlin....

Apr 22, 20222 min read

Alex's Column 21/04/2022

There were at least 42 competitors in Round 2 of this year’s Top End Barra Series (TEBS). That’s because 42 anglers registered barra,...

Apr 15, 20223 min read

Alex's Column 15/04/2022

If there’s one thing for certain it’s that the annual Great Northern Brewing Co Girls Gone Fishin’ competition held last week shows that...

Apr 8, 20222 min read

Alex's Column 07/04/2022

Per capita, Darwin would have the largest number of boats of any city in Australia. However, not every Darwin angler owns or has access...

Apr 1, 20222 min read

Alex's Column 31/03/2022

Today is the last day of Million Dollar Fish Season 7. There were 112 10K barra released with a Sportsbet red tag, and one more which is...

Mar 25, 20223 min read

Alex' Column 24/03/2022

It was an interesting day up the South Alligator River last week. I anticipated it would be low, with minimal runoff, and that’s exactly...

Mar 18, 20223 min read

Alex's Column 17/03/2022

By all accounts, the first round of the 2022 Top End Barra Series (TEBS) was a great success. I understand the decision was taken to...

Mar 11, 20223 min read

Alex's Column 09/03/2022

It is with much sadness that I report the passing of one of the Territory’s greatest barramundi anglers and one of my closest friends for...

Mar 4, 20223 min read

Alex's Column 03/03/2022

In recent years, there has been much discussion about the allocation of Top End water resources. It is an area in which the Amateur...

Feb 25, 20223 min read

Alex's Column 24/02/2022

It’s a fact that the Holy Grail of Top End anglers is to catch metre-plus barra. Whether you’ve never caught one, you’ve only ever caught...

Feb 18, 20223 min read

Alex's Column 17/02/2022

It looks like we’re getting a window in the wet season, which means potential runoff fishing at several locations. However, one area that...

Feb 11, 20223 min read

Alex's Column 10/02/2022

We’re now into the sixth month of Million Dollar Fish Season 7, and there are just seven weeks to go. It’s been a good season for...

Feb 4, 20222 min read

Alex's Column 3/2/2022

Most Darwin anglers would be pleased with all the rain we’ve had this last couple of weeks. Everything is pointing to a great wet season...

Jan 28, 20222 min read

Alex's Column 27/01/2022

There are mixed reports from all four big tidal rivers in close proximity to Darwin. Starting with the South Alligator River, I hear last...

Jan 21, 20223 min read

Alex's Column 20/01/2022

Palmerston Game Fishing Club’s monthly competition this week at the South Alligator River brings back memories for the late 1980s through...