Barramundi:
Barramundi, commonly known as barra, scientific name Lates calcarifer.
The barramundi is undoubtedly one of Australia 's most premier, tropical sportfish, growing to well over a metre in length.
These predatory fish are prolific in NT waters and are well known for their hard hitting strikes.
When hooked, they put up an unforgettable battle with fast runs, high leaps and head shakes as they try frantically to throw your lure.
Once you have experienced catching this spectacular sportfish you'll be hooked for life, spending many days reliving the excitement of past trips and dreaming about the next.
Barramundi live in the waters surrounding Groote Eylandt and in the various rivers and estuaries along the NT coastline and can be caught all year round.
Larger numbers of barra including the bigger female fish move to the brackish water of creek mouths and estuaries to spawn in the lead up to the wet season and are often caught through to late May before the dry season.
To target barramundi we will use soft plastics and hard bodied lures using a number of different methods and fishing different environments.
These will include, casting shallow running lures or poppers along sand flats, casting lures into gutters, casting or trolling around snags, rock bars, rocky outcrops and headlands.
Barramundi can also be targeted by jigging soft plastics or by using a slow retrieve method.
If you are an avid fly fisherman or simply keen to try an alternative fishing method then fly fishing is also an option.
