Barramundi Fishing NT

By MATT FLYNN of North Australian FISH FINDER TM

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So you want to go barramundi fishing? We suggest you go to the Northern Territory, which has the best barramundi habitat in Australia.

The "best habitat" means tidal rivers with vast floodplains, and a strong annual wet season. The huge fertility of these rivers provides enough fodder fish for the voracious barramundi to thrive in large numbers.

There’s a few ways you can go barramundi fishing.

You might wish to take your own boat north, or you can fly or drive in and hire a professional fishing guide. The second option is simpler, usually more successful, and often cheaper when you take into account time spent exploring and learning when you do it yourself.

Either way, a little knowledge and planning will vastly improve your chances, and this website will help you with that.

"ruti79" posted this 111cm Adelaide River barra at The Metre Barra Club

If you haven’t seen this site, you should, it is The Metre Barra club at www.FishingTerritory.com (FFF) … seven pages of mouth-watering metre-long barramundi. Or “horses” to use the Territory term. Click here.

Rob Cunningham with a cracker of a barramundi

The big barramundi came thick and fast at Easter, which coincided with huge tides and good floodplain run-off.

Here’s just one fish, caught by Rob Cunningham near Shady Camp, fishing with champion angler Justin Jones of Obsession Fishing Safaris.

Shady Camp fished well at the mouths of Tommycut and Sampan Creeks. The Roper River region has produced the biggest fish, with at least three over 1.3m taken.

The Daly River is the place to be now, with the greenwater running and good trolling expected.

See all the latest reports here.

The biggest fish for the 2012 Kakadu Klash barramundi fishing competition was 106cm, pictured here, caught by Matt Rawlinson of Team Rapala.

Full Kakadu Klash 2012 results and discsussion here.

Matt Rawlinson of Team Rapala with his 106cm barramundi at the 2012 Kakadu Klash barramundi fishing competition

A 131cm barramundi from the Roper River

They don’t get much better than this, caught by Brendan de With, at a coastal creek out of the Roper River.

Picture sent in by Warren de With of Katherine Rod and Rifle.

Discussion here … here.

Apologies for the long gap in posts, we have been moving house.

Shane Doevy's mangrove jack

Shane Doevy went to Saltwater Arm, which is usually a great destination near Darwin at this time of year. Did he get a few? Read his report here.

Swoffa's blue mud crab

Something a little different here. This blue mud crab came from a spot near the NT’s Gunn Point, called The Blue Holes.

The odd colour is a quirk that mud crabs sometimes display.

If the crab nips, you could swear blue murder … then sing the blues. Sorry.

More about “Swoffa’s” crab here …