It’s serious flood time now. Right across the Top End, every river is experiencing significant flooding, and perhaps no more so than our iconic Daly River. The Bureau of Metreology issued the following lower Daly River flood warning on Tuesday: “Major flooding is possible at Daly River Police Station. Significant river level rises have been recorded in the last few days with elevated river levels at Mount Nancar, Beeboom Crossing and Dorisvale Crossing. The Daly River at Daly

Most Darwin anglers would be pleased with all the rain we’ve had this last few weeks. Everything is pointing to a great wet season and subsequent Runoff. Notwithstanding, there might be a window of fishing opportunity this weekend. By my reading, the heavy monsoonal rain is forecast to be over by then, and there won’t be as much wind about. The tides will be moving into the springs, so both Darwin and Bynoe Harbours will be worth investigating for a feed of saltwater barra. S

All this rain we’ve been getting certainly has the Top End angling scene buzzing with excitement. First there was the earliest cyclone Darwin has ever experienced when Fina passed by just a whisker from our door in early December. It blew a few trees down but its primary legacy was to dump a huge volume of water across the western Top End. That really stirred the possum and had anglers prophesising just how good the coming Runoff fishing season would be, and when it would sta

There’s now been plenty of rain out Kakadu way, although not as much as closer to Darwin. Kakadu, of course, is home to one of the Top End’s most-iconic tidal rivers – the South Alligator – and is sure to turn on some good barra fishing in the near future. The South, as it is colloquially referred to, is an easy-access waterway via the sealed Arnhem Highway, and is well suited to day trips. During breaks in the wet season and the Runoff, it can fish well for its whole length,

With all the rain over the past week, it’s no surprise that at least a few of the Top End’s big tidal rivers are rising and the floodplains are holding good water. Take the Adelaide River, for example. Upstream from Goat Island last weekend, some feeder creeks were running inland and not into the river. Surprisingly, that hasn’t stopped the barra from biting at the creek mouths. Against all popular theory, some terrific barra were caught at these creeks when normally they don