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Some trips are gold, and the one friends and I did recently to Davidson’s Arnhemland Safari Lodge was nothing short of 24 Karat. Located at remote Mt Borradaile in north-western Arnhem Land, Davidson's Arnhemland Safari Lodge sits on a privately-leased 700 square kilometre Aboriginal-owned wilderness area adjoining the Arnhem Land escarpment. It’s about a 50-minute light aircraft flight from Darwin, with seasonal 4WD access available during the Dry Season. However, we opted to drive to Jabiru...

Without doubt, Seven Spirit Bay is the most-remote and luxurious fishing lodge in northern Australia. Located on the Cobourg Peninsula inside Garig Gunak Barlu National Park, overlooking Coral Bay near Port Essington, it sits in one of Australia’s most isolated and biologically-rich coastal wilderness areas. There is no road access so the only way you can get there is by air or sea. The Lodge was built in 1990, primarily as a high-end, eco-adventure retreat where guests could experience the...

I went for a fish with friends down the Adelaide River last week. My intention was to try a couple of spots not far up from the river mouth. Normally, you access the bottom end of the Adelaide by launching at Saltwater Arm and heading down and out from there and then scooting across a couple of kilometres of less-sheltered water and entering the river mouth. As you enter the Adelaide, the first spot you fish is The Narrows which is aptly named. There are submerged rock-bars on either side of...