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Take A Thrilling Fishing Adventure Northern Territory

Fishing being an all year round pursuit in the northern territory, visitors as well as locals are delighted and thrilled at having many great places for a fishing adventure northern territory. Besides the much sort after barramundi, anglers can look forward to catching a variety of other fish like the threadfin salmon, giant trevally and Spanish mackerel along with two blue water fish; the mighty black marlin and the sailfish. Internationally acclaimed as a great sport and game fish, the barramundi is found throughout the Top End of the territory. Available all year round, February to June being the peak period for the barramundi, they start to move down stream with the run off from the monsoon rains.

As the monsoon waters begin to recede the barramundi congregate at the mouths of creeks and run off areas, providing top lure casting action. Some very savvy anglers will troll around submerged snags and rock bars in the big rivers. The barramundi move to the territory's inland lagoons or billabongs as the seasons change further into the dry months of May to October. However, the barramundi can still be found in the estuaries, creeks and coastal headlands.

There is a range of fishing lodges and safari style camps that are set up at various exotic and remote fishing locations for those who wish to live and breathe fishing for a few days together. These locations include the Tiwi Islands, the Victoria and Daly river regions, Cobourg peninsula and Gove peninsula.

The fishing lodges are well appointed with all the trimmings as with the Seven Spirit Bay Wilderness Lodge on Cobourg peninsula. There are also the basic safari tented camps or comfortable cabins at the fishing hot spots on the Tiwi islands such as the Manupi lodge besides fishing camps on the Daly and Victoria rivers.

For those anglers interested in one day fishing trip destinations that are within reach of Darwin, there is the Mary river system which is located off Amhem highway, half the distance to Kakadu national park.

Besides the other fishing adventures northern territory, there is a fishing jetty located at Nightcliff in the northern suburbs and also the Mandorah jetty which is across the harbor, and is accessed by a ferry from Cullen Bay. For those who require information in order to set out for a fishing adventure in the northern territory, the Amateur Fisherman's Association of the northern territory has loads of useful information from competitions and events to practical advice, fishing clinics and feedback on some great fishing spots in the region.