Alex's Column 29/12/2022
It’s no surprise that I am writing about the weather at this time of year; it’s an annual event really because the quality of the...
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ALEX'S WEEKLY SCRIBE 2022
- Dec 23, 2022
- 3 min
Alex's Column 22/12/2022
I’m sure many of you reading this will be taking time off between Christmas and New Year. This festive period coincides with a beautiful...
- Dec 16, 2022
- 2 min
Alex's Column 15/12/2022
You’ve just got to love those dead neap tides this coming weekend. On the last set of neaps, the mouth of Shady at both Sampan Creek and...
- Dec 9, 2022
- 2 min
Alex's Column 8/12/2022
If Million Dollar Fish Season 8 is anything to go by, barramundi are getting easier to catch. So far there have been 16 Sportsbet...
- Dec 2, 2022
- 3 min
Alex's Column 01/12/2022
It wasn’t surprising that most boats in Darwin Game Fishing Club’s recent annual NT Billfish Classic fished the Dundee grounds. However,...
- Nov 25, 2022
- 2 min
Alex's Column 24/11/2022
If you’re looking for an inland barra fishing option before the wet season gets going properly, there are plenty choices inside Kakadu...
- Nov 18, 2022
- 3 min
Alex's Fishing Column 17/11/22
There are some major issues impacting on recreational fishing that will be part of the agenda at tonight’s AFANT AGM. AFANT will be...
- Nov 11, 2022
- 2 min
Alex's Column 10/11/2022
We are now halfway through what you would have to describe as a pretty good Build-up season. With it have come humidity increases, some...
- Nov 4, 2022
- 2 min
Alex's Column 03/11/2022
The Territory Saltwater Fly Fishing Challenge is easily the most-different annual fishing competition held in the Top End. Convened by...
- Oct 28, 2022
- 3 min
Alex's Column 27/10/2022
Season 8 of Million Dollar Fish is still in its first month and Sportsbet tagged barra are hitting the deck thick and fast. After a...
- Oct 21, 2022
- 3 min
ALex's Column 20/10/2022
Last weekend’s sixth and final round of the Top End Barra Series (TEBS) further validated the presence of quality barra in Corroboree...
- Oct 14, 2022
- 2 min
Alex's Column 13/10/2022
By all accounts, Darwin’s premier family fishing event, Humminbird Corroboree Park Challenge, was a great success. Hosted by Palmerston...
- Oct 7, 2022
- 2 min
Alex's Column 06/10/2022
If you’re after a barra this weekend – preferably one with a Sportsbet tag – pack your gear, fuel up the boat and head for Darwin’s...
- Sep 30, 2022
- 3 min
Alex's Column 29/09/2022
Million Dollar Fish Season 8 is up and running from midnight tomorrow night, and I’ll bet there’ll be hundreds – if not thousands – of...
- Sep 23, 2022
- 2 min
Alex's Column 22/09/2022
September is definitely one of the best months of the year to chase barra in Darwin Harbour. That point was definitely proven by a few of...
- Sep 16, 2022
- 2 min
Alex's Column 14/09/2022
“No plan whatsoever!” That was the explanation Emma Harbrow gave for her Team Angry Bird’s stunning victory in last week’s Secret Women’s...
- Sep 9, 2022
- 3 min
Alex's Column 08/09/2022
Could this be the year? Will someone finally catch a tagged barra worth $1 million? The odds just keep getting shorter that this will...
- Sep 1, 2022
- 2 min
Alex's Column 01/09/2022
By all accounts, last week’s fourth round of the 2022 Top End Barra Series was a good one. The area fished encompassed the lower Adelaide...
- Aug 26, 2022
- 2 min
Alex's Column 25/08/2022
The ferocity of the easterlies has been hard to ignore so far this dry season. The good news is that this weekend should be just dandy,...
- Aug 22, 2022
- 2 min
Alex's Column 18th August 2022
There’s minimal tidal movement this weekend as we move right into the neap-tide phase. That’s not the best for estuary barra fishing,...
- Aug 12, 2022
- 3 min
Alex's Column 11/08/2022
It’s been three years since the last one, but the Australian Fishing Trade Show held on the Gold Coast last week was most definitely a...
- Aug 5, 2022
- 3 min
Alex's Column 04/08/2022
August is one of my favourite fishing months of the year. That’s because it generally marks the change from the coolest dry season time...
- Jul 29, 2022
- 3 min
Alex's Column 28/07/2022
Finally, after the blustery conditions over the last few weeks, the long weekend just past coincided with some calmer days. All the boat...
- Jul 22, 2022
- 2 min
Alex's Column 21/07/2022
Most anglers would agree that one of the greatest thrills in sportfishing is to see a fish take you lure right on the surface? In barra...
- Jul 15, 2022
- 2 min
Alex's Column 14/07/2022
It seems the ongoing strong dry season winds we have been experiencing have taken their toll on the recent Top End Barra Series Bynoe...
- Jul 8, 2022
- 3 min
Alex's Column 07/07/2022
Someone in the office asked me: “When is this cold weather going to stop?” I replied: “One thing I know about Top End weather is that it...
- Jul 4, 2022
- 2 min
Alex's Column 30/06/2022
Darwin’s weather has been a little bit weird this week. Yes, we’ve copped blustery conditions with winds gusting to more 45kph, but where...
- Jun 24, 2022
- 2 min
Alex's Column 23/06/2022
It’s shaping up to be a typical dry season: cool mornings, balmy days, clear blue skies and often windy conditions. We talk about good...
- Jun 17, 2022
- 3 min
Alex's Column 16/06/2022
If the forecasts are correct, the winds will have finally abated for this weekend, but hasn’t it been chilly. Of course, with the cooler...
- Jun 10, 2022
- 3 min
Alex's Column 09/06/2022
There’ll still be a bit of breeze around following the strong wind warning for coastal waters this week. However, Darwin anglers can look...
- Jun 3, 2022
- 2 min
Alex's Column 2 June 2022
By all accounts, the recent Territory Freshwater Fly Fishing Tournament was a great success in terms of fish numbers but perhaps not up...
- May 27, 2022
- 3 min
Alex's Column 26/05/2022
Last weekend’s round 2 of the Top End Bill Fish Series might well go down as an historic occasion. Co-ordinator Doug Saunders said: “In...
- May 20, 2022
- 2 min
Alex's Column 19/05/2022
From the Kimberley, across the Top End and in far north Queensland, I’ve been lucky enough to go chopper fishing at least 20 times. Every...
- May 13, 2022
- 3 min
Alex's Column 12/05/2022
Another great Barra Nationals finished down the Daly River this week. There were 66 teams of three and four anglers competing in what was...
- May 6, 2022
- 2 min
Alex's Column 04/05/2022
Last week’s NT Barra Classic certainly showed that the latest electronic fish-finding equipment – in the right hands – can be a real...
- Apr 29, 2022
- 2 min
Alex's Column 28/04/2022
The 2022 Top End Billfish Series got off to a good start with the capture, tag and release of 14 billies: 11 sailfish and 3 black marlin....
- Apr 22, 2022
- 2 min
Alex's Column 21/04/2022
There were at least 42 competitors in Round 2 of this year’s Top End Barra Series (TEBS). That’s because 42 anglers registered barra,...
- Apr 15, 2022
- 3 min
Alex's Column 15/04/2022
If there’s one thing for certain it’s that the annual Great Northern Brewing Co Girls Gone Fishin’ competition held last week shows that...
- Apr 8, 2022
- 2 min
Alex's Column 07/04/2022
Per capita, Darwin would have the largest number of boats of any city in Australia. However, not every Darwin angler owns or has access...
- Apr 1, 2022
- 2 min
Alex's Column 31/03/2022
Today is the last day of Million Dollar Fish Season 7. There were 112 10K barra released with a Sportsbet red tag, and one more which is...
- Mar 25, 2022
- 3 min
Alex' Column 24/03/2022
It was an interesting day up the South Alligator River last week. I anticipated it would be low, with minimal runoff, and that’s exactly...
- Mar 18, 2022
- 3 min
Alex's Column 17/03/2022
By all accounts, the first round of the 2022 Top End Barra Series (TEBS) was a great success. I understand the decision was taken to...
- Mar 11, 2022
- 3 min
Alex's Column 09/03/2022
It is with much sadness that I report the passing of one of the Territory’s greatest barramundi anglers and one of my closest friends for...
- Mar 4, 2022
- 3 min
Alex's Column 03/03/2022
In recent years, there has been much discussion about the allocation of Top End water resources. It is an area in which the Amateur...
- Feb 25, 2022
- 3 min
Alex's Column 24/02/2022
It’s a fact that the Holy Grail of Top End anglers is to catch metre-plus barra. Whether you’ve never caught one, you’ve only ever caught...
- Feb 18, 2022
- 3 min
Alex's Column 17/02/2022
It looks like we’re getting a window in the wet season, which means potential runoff fishing at several locations. However, one area that...
- Feb 11, 2022
- 3 min
Alex's Column 10/02/2022
We’re now into the sixth month of Million Dollar Fish Season 7, and there are just seven weeks to go. It’s been a good season for...
- Feb 4, 2022
- 2 min
Alex's Column 3/2/2022
Most Darwin anglers would be pleased with all the rain we’ve had this last couple of weeks. Everything is pointing to a great wet season...
- Jan 28, 2022
- 2 min
Alex's Column 27/01/2022
There are mixed reports from all four big tidal rivers in close proximity to Darwin. Starting with the South Alligator River, I hear last...
- Jan 21, 2022
- 3 min
Alex's Column 20/01/2022
Palmerston Game Fishing Club’s monthly competition this week at the South Alligator River brings back memories for the late 1980s through...
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