Fishing Darwin

 Hi guys, just got to Darwin wanting to do some fishing I've got a 12ft tinny with a 25hp,keen to get some macki,or gt if Anyone can help with some fishing locations that would be great.chheers...


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 Mate you're in luck - I

Sun, 2012-07-01 12:20

 Mate you're in luck - I lived in Darwin for 32 years and fished the place like crazy!

If the wind is not too bad then launch your tinnie at Buffalo creek boat ramp at high tide, head out the mouth of the creek and turn left heading to Lee Point reef (about 5 minutes at planing speed). Spanish Macks and GT's are abundant this time of year. Troll lures/poppers at speed or anchor up on the edge of the reef and burley up. Drop some baits to the bottom on paternoster rigs and you will get small reef fish. Put these out as live baits under a float or use pilchards - live baits are better. Occasional black Jew will pick up your bottom baits too so it's worth having a bigger bait set on the bottom.

You will need a fair amount of water to get back in the mouth of Buffallo creek so check the tides.

I used to catch big spaniards and GT's off the rocks at Lee point so don't feel you need to sit wide off the reef - in tight is good

Good luck mate, I miss Darwin's door step fishing - its unreal!

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 just got the flying dutchman

Sun, 2012-07-01 13:23

 just got the flying dutchman onto some good fish today across the harbour landbase post a pic up later

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 any of the harbour arms are

Sun, 2012-07-01 17:00

 any of the harbour arms are producing crabs pan snappers cod and pikeys with schools of longtails and queenies busting up pretty much everywhere and with that sized boat you should be pretty right.

middle arm would be my pick out of the wind find a rock bar and sit on it with some bait and bounce some lures on the bottom to wake up the barra

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 Cheers guys sounds good I'll

Sun, 2012-07-01 19:09

 Cheers guys sounds good I'll get into it tomora hope to get onto too some I'll let ya's no.cheers.