fishing between Jabiru and Darwin : Northern Freshwater Fishing

ohz0ne · Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 9:59 pm Post subject: fishing between Jabiru and Darwin

Howdy All

First post on here. I'm a southerner up here for my first time and have managed to sneak my rod and reel and a few deep divers and a popper into my bag without the mrs seeing em.

Anyway I'm here in Jabiru at the moment and haven't wet a line yet but on the drive back to Darwin tomorrow I will get my chance (mrs promised I could pull up at a few spots and have a flick)

I've noticed a few guys fishing from the bridges on the highway, so guessing that may as well be a good spot as any.

Never tried culvert fishing before so am thinking I might give it a try. Saw lots of water draining into runoffs next to the highway but unsure of exactly if they are the right spots or not.

Anyway if i do get anything I'll be sure to post photos.

crocbt

Stop at any of the culverts on the way back, the sth alligator culvert has plenty to see but good luck tying to hookem , they all fish well at times hope they turn it on for you ! check out the posts on land base fishing there were a few guys out that way in the last few weeks week.

shaggs

Yep the first culvett,little bridge Darwin side of the main bridge
Have a good flick of various lures in there
Soft plastics work well

muzza2284

Culverts are very hit an miss. You have to be there at the right time. when they do fire they can fish pretty well. A good sign is when you can hear the tarpon flipping and splashing under the bridges. when i have seen that action i have usually caught barra.

Good luck with it.

Bazza94

You should pick up a few soft plastics if you get the chance or even rig a weedless it'll save you a lot of lost lures and give you more fishing time. Another thing if the water isn't really pumping you generally don't bother (Well i wouldn't) as most of the time it has to be pumping for there to be fish as they need a lot of water to swim up to the flood plains. And keep your eyes peeled for crocs and cars if your fishing from the road there are some absolute tools on the road these days... Good luck!

Mud

G'day mate...welcome to the forum

jeffish

Give em all a go ,,,just keep an eye out for snappin handbags :croc:

fitzwah82

Hey mate,

Depending how long you're here for wait till Magela goes down and hit Cahills crossing (East Alligator). Only 30mins the other way

ohz0ne

Update: We stopped at a culvert that was labelled West Alligator and the waterline was well below the bridge (about 1.5mtrs below) which I have been told is not that great. However there was tarpon everywhere! It was great fun and something i will have to come back to the NT for again.

Anyway my charter for tomorrow has been cancelled, so I'm heading to Shady Camp instead with some nice big soft plastics to try and catch my first elusive barra. Will be there around 9pm, so hopefully on the high tide I will get lucky.

luke79

Keep an eye out for crocs at shady at night..

ohz0ne

Going during the day, so hopefully will be ok. I hear you have to basically wade if you want to get in amongst the action.

Mud

Not at all. The only time you might wade is when the water is ankle deep and you are crossing to the other side. The key to fishing it is to throw your lure (single hook soft placky) to the line where the water flowing over the barrage meets the still water below.then work your lure back in along that line. If the tide is out or dropping try the fresh water side as close to the middle as u can go without the current taking yur lure over the barrage. Luck

Mud

Also don't aim to fish the high tide...be there at the first rush of the incoming..

nomad

ohz0ne wrote:

I hear you have to basically wade if you want to get in amongst the action.

Mate no, never :evil:

. Youve got the bum steer there.
Only go into water up here if you can see taps (bath) or tiles (pool)

There are nutters that do go into the water but no fish is worth getting smashed by a croc.

Camfish

shady has the highest population (density) of saltwater croc's in the world, don't go wading in. stay well back.

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