Darwin - Million Dollar Fish
Submitted by Ricko19 on Mon, 2015-08-24 14:22
G'day all
Myself and my Dad have signed up for the NT Million Dollar fishing competition. Having never been to Darwin before thought I'd see if anyone here knows a thing or two. We are heading up at end of October - anyone recommend accommodation Darwin central? mum is coming up too so we need a 2 bedroom apartment, is it best to stay in Darwin CBD, out of town etc? We are planning on 3 days of fishing, 2 for Barra and 1 ocean going for reef fish. Any recommendations on fishing charters? Don't want to go with 12 others on a boat prefer small.
Any help appreciated.
Cheers
uncle
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Good
Luck ha ha
all aggressive fish love bigjohnsjigs
EL SYD
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You are booking things a bit
You are booking things a bit late..... get onto Mike from "Fish the NT"
He can sort out charter options if he is still doing it....
Daisy
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Good onya mate, gotta be in
Good onya mate, gotta be in it to win it, you'll have a great trip too, most of the operators run 6m vessels so 4 people is about standard, be warned they are not cheap at $600 to $800 per person per day, you may have some issues accessing some areas depending on the wet (you are there on the buildup) but it is a well renowned time of year for big saltwater girls. I fished with Darren's Barra safaris a few years ago and they were good.
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Paul H
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I was up there in May and
I was up there in May and went out with Angler's Choice Fishing Safari's at Dundee beach for a couple of days (same as you didn't want to go on a party boat), They do a hotel transfer if required. only had two others on board both days and price was very reasonable.
We stayed at the Palms City Resort which was central and good - not sure on their room setups
see link below for you tube clip of the fishing. - only regret - not taking the fly rod
Youtube Channel - FishOnLine Productions
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbUVNa-ViyGm_FTDSv4Nqzg/videos
Ricko19
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Cheers for the input guys
Never caught a Barra before so any will be great.
Jody
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Accom
Few on here ...
https://www.airbnb.com.au/
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pale ale
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A local tells me the million
A local tells me the million dollar fish is in Darwin Harbour. Makes sense to put it there, and not single out one specific river...
Dale
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Yeah I'm pretty sure that's what they were saying on the TV ads up there as well.
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