Fishing in the NT

Hi Steve
The jetties at Darwin Habour and the one at Nightcliff (a suburb about 20mins from the CBD) are both good fishing spots and about as safe as you’ll get in the Top End. There is also a creek mouth at the end of Lee Point Road that’s good.
Land based is a bit limited . Maybe you could give yourself, or get your son to give you an early Xmas present and hire a guide and get out to Corroboree Lagoon – a good guide will wait on you hand a foot and definitely get you onto fish! I have a couple of friends that are professional guides –if you are interested email me on alex@resultsnow.com.au.

We towed a boat all through the top end and often took out fellow travelers that were polite & friendly.Most were a delight to have onboard for a day. (There were also a couple that I could have used as berley!) –So fish (hang around) the boat ramps , smile a lot, lend a hand and just ask something like… would you like a bit of company on the water (with your best smile!) -they can only say no.

Tight lines
Alex

There is some good land based fishing around the NT but you have to wade in mud up to your knees. The best is done from boats. I was in Melville Isl for a week a month back chasing barra and it was tops, out with guides every day. I had my own gear but a lot of guides supply gear on a replacment cost basis. Best to avoid the big tides ie. full and new moons. Fish the neap tides ie first and last quarters. Use Gold Bomber lures (shallow divers) around the mud flats and Tilsen barra lures (1 - 2 meters deep) around the snags and hang on, if a Mangrov Jack hits the lure lock your thumb on the spool or you'll get done in the snags.
Rods around 6-8lb bait caster, line - Berkely fire line 20lb on a quality bait caster reel. Ask the guides what and where, they buy their gear or use there's.Carpe Diem

The creek at the end of Lee Point road is called Buffalo creek and has some good sized barra just whatch the sand flies (and crocs) after sun down.
Forget the lures, use live mullet. you cant go wrong !

Shady camp was one of my best spots for barra (2 hours south).
(lures only at Shady camp)