FISHING & HUNTING FRONTIER 41
SUNDAY MAY 8 2016
“There are some big
crabs and they are full.
We know when they are
around because we
start selling crab pots”
late in the tide further upriver.
“There were plenty about, but not a lot of
good point scorers.
“There were many small fish, 40cm to 65cm,
and quite a few 17cm to 35cm fish.
“And of course it has been reported that
boats were hitting stumps because of the low
water. We saw stumps that looked like the top
of a 44-gallon drum.”
In other reports, Pat said mud crabs were on
the move in Darwin Harbour.
“Middle Arm and West Arm are both worth
crabbing,” he said.
“There are some big crabs and they are full.
We know when they are around because we
start selling crab pots. Crabs have been a bit
patchy so far. They didn’t come on as strong
this year as I had hoped, so we will see what
happens in the next month.
“Jewies have been pretty good, and they
have been getting goldies on the charter boats,
and also reds from not that far out.
“Two jewfish were caught during the
Nationals, one just below No Fish Creek by
tourists, and another right up the top, and they
were black jewfish, not the smaller variety.”
Craig’s Fishing Warehouse’s Mal Strong
said Mandorah wharf produced queenfish and
GTs last weekend.
“And the Bynoe Harbour jetty wreck has
had jewies to around 10kg to 12kg,” he said.
“There have been good snapper around
Quail Island and Fish Reef.
“A mate caught an 18kg spanish mackerel
on a blue and silver Mack Magnet off
Larrakeyah naval base.
“There were tuna around the Six Mile Buoy
grounds last week, and spotted mackerel at
Angler Reef. There were also barra at
Nourlangie Creek last weekend, even though
the run-off has pretty much gone.
“The Finniss River has been producing some
really good barra. Crabs have been doing well
in Woods Inlet and Shoal Bay. And there have
been jewfish coming out of Leaders Creek.
“I have not heard much from Dundee,
although there was one big sailfish posted on
Facebook.”
In the FFF Seadogs competition at
fishingterritory.com, the Jewfish + Barra round
for May is pretty much wide open, and there is
still time to enter for a chance to win a
MotorGuide Xi5 electric motor from In and
Outboard Marine, a Garmin plotter/sounder,
Berkley portable outboard, Tonic Eyewear, and
more.
I Need a HIRO
Land-based sensei Hiroaki
Nakamura shares his hard-won
knowledge on catching the mighty
barramundi without a boat
Mark Feeney with a 96cm threadfin salmon taken on a green Reidys B52 lure at Sampan Creek
Rob D’antonio with a barramundi from the Finniss River, caught with NT Barra Nationals Iron Man Jason Rogers
IT’S ONE FOR THE GIRLS TO RAISE MONEY FOR OVARIAN CANCER AUSTRALIA
A
nnie get your gun next Saturday.
NT Field and Game
Association and Sporting
Shooters Association of Australia
Darwin are holding a Ladies Day
event to raise funds for Ovarian Cancer
Australia.
Registration opens at 9am with ladies to
start shooting from 9.30am at the Micket
Creek Shooting Complex, Brandt Rd,
Berrimah. Or register early by contacting
Renee Barratt via email at
[email protected] or call 0416 726
495 and save yourself some time on the day.
For $35 ladies will get to shoot at 10 clay
targets with a shotgun and punch the paper 10
times with a pistol followed by a wine or bubbly
and other refreshments.
Shooters must wear closed-in shoes. Bring
the kids too if you can’t leave them with Dad,
as a jumping castle and activity table will be
available.
A silent auction will be held throughout the
day to raise funds for Ovarian Cancer
Australia.
The great items on offer have come from
Green Goddess Florist, Kezia Purick, Gerry
Wood, Lia Finocchiaro, Darwin Central Hotel,
Palms City Resort, Love Thy Juice, Urban
Wax, Best Lil Hair House, Darwin Castles,
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Tupperware, AutoTune & Mechanical,
Crocodylus Park, Territory Laser Clinic, Lake
Bennet Resort, Jamberry, Timeout Fitness
Darwin, Tammy’s Tarot and Healing,
Crocosaurus Cove, Cricket and Football Shop,
Woolworths, Rhonda Claymore Photography,
Palmerston Bakery, Betta Meats, I am Hair and
Spa, Top Shelf Wines, Parap Day Spa, Nyuba
Hair and Shazam Designs.
Wear your fanciest teal coloured outfit to be
in the draw for our best-dressed competition.
Visit our event page ‘Shoot for a Cure’ on
Facebook for further updates. These two clubs
successfully held a similar event in 2014 with a
great turn out of girls and raised $3500 for the
Jane McGrath Foundation.
The target this time is $4000 for Ovarian
Cancer Australia. Registering and paying early
allows you to be in one of the first squads going
out to shoot, or to nominate a time.
Ladies, gents and juniors can practice
shooting sporting clays every Friday at the
NTFGA range from 4pm. All welcome.
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— BART IRWIN
I went to East Point to fish in accordance
with the incoming tide early in the
morning.
The tides weren’t big. The currents
caused by tides were slow. In addition to
that, the sea water was very clear.
Moreover, the sea surface was flat. As
might be expected, the results were poor.
I went to Fannie Bay next. The tide was
still coming in. There were many big
oyster-rocks in the water.
A barramundi was hiding in the
structures in ambush for its bait fish in very
clear water, particularly when the sea
surface was flat. I used a Bomber Long 15A
with the same colour as the rocks in the
water that can obtain a good fishing result,
even from cautious fish.
As a result, I caught a small barramundi
at that fishing spot in Fannie Bay.
I went home. Afternoon turned into
evening. I went fishing in different clothes
to a shallow part of the sea where there
were a lot of rocks at Myilly Point.
The tide was slowly coming in. The wind
had risen and the sea surface became
wavy. The water became murky in colour.
The productive fishing window opened
for an hour at that spot without moving to
other fishing spots.
For the same reason as in the morning I
used a Bomber Long 15A with the same
colour as the rocks. The lure action was
done by jerking my fishing rod because the
sea surface was wavy.
THE LOWDOWN
Bomber Long 15A in Chartreuse Flash/
Black Back/Orange Belly
Size: 120mm
Where: Shallow water 30-50cm
Water: Murky incoming
Line: Sufix 15LB braid
Leader line: Schneider 45LB
Knot: The Slim Beauty Knot
Reel: Shimano Stella 2500FE
Rod: Wilson Live Fibre Sportfishing Series
Blade ‘N’ Tails Light
Clip: Force 10 Stainless Duo Lock Snaps #2
Check out Hiro’s blog:
secretbarramundi.blogspot.com.au
Join Ladies Day for a good cause