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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

“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...

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

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...

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,...

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,...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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....

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,...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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