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hey there fellas, names scott. just moved up to darwin from south victoria. im a mad keen fishermen and hunter so keen to get out and have a crack at what the territorys got to offer. been tryin lately to get a few barra and pigs but not doin to well, i havent even seen any pigs yet and cant seem to get a legal barra.
what am i doin wrong? any help or comments would be much appreciated. cheers scott

Welcome buddy. The way I learnt a lot was just to go through old posts. Scroll down the main page and click on NT Barra (or what ever you are after). Get yourself a copy of the FFF mag. Have a chat to local tackle store owners who are more than happy to point you in the right direction. And dont worry about struggling this time of year on the barra. The fish are still there, but it takes a lot more effort and persistence to get them during the dry. Come Oct/Nov/Dec during the build up the temps are not the only thing on the rise. The barra catches will also rise as they will be gorging themselves for the upcoming wet.

And a little more persistence helps

Hi Scott

First thing is to get the basics right.

The line and lures are for the pigs and the firearm for the fish.

No pigs orbarra up here mate. It's all lies. Go back to Victoria and tell anyone & everybody that the nt is too hot, too expensive, the hunting is poo as is the fishing. And some of the locals are wan ke rs

bushie wrote:No pigs orbarra up here mate. It's all lies. Go back to Victoria and tell anyone & everybody that the nt is too hot, too expensive, the hunting is poo as is the fishing. And some of the locals are wan ke rs

Some ???

DOUG wrote:

bushie wrote:No pigs orbarra up here mate. It's all lies. Go back to Victoria and tell anyone & everybody that the nt is too hot, too expensive, the hunting is poo as is the fishing. And some of the locals are wan ke rs

Some ???

Ok, just the 2 of us

Have a talk to the guys behind the counters at the local tackle stores. If your land based and can manage a trip to Dundee try the rocks along the foreshore on a high tide. If travel is not in the plan then locally there are a number of access points in the harbour which will work. East Point and the whary area produces good fish. Not into shooting so I can't help you there.

Dex