Big Camp barra no cert

Shady Camp is a land-based barramundi fishing mecca located in Mary River National Park, just 60 minutes’ drive from Darwin.

Mykey Cambell shows off the metery barra he snagged at Shady Camp.

Shady Camp is a land-based barramundi fishing mecca located in Mary River National Park, just 60 minutes’ drive from Darwin.

Many anglers apply their individual skills to catch a metery barramundi there.

However, it’s by no means easy to catch a metre-sized barramundi there.

I heard that Mr Mykey Cambell caught a metery barramundi recently there and so asked him to send some information to me.

He readily complied with my request.

I received an email from Mr Mykey Cambell.

“Hi Hiro. This is the 103 barra I caught at Shady Camp last week.

“She was caught land-based from the saltwater side of the barrage itself at 11.30pm on a weedless soft plastic towards the bottom of a dropping tide.

“When she struck she ran hard taking out nearly all of my line before I was able to turn her. She jumped four times and fought very hard. After 15 minutes I was able to land her and after a quick couple of photos I released her back into the river.

“I am very excited about this capture which is my biggest barra to date.

“When fishing the barrage at night fishermen should remain vigilant as crocs are plentiful and unpredictable.

“Many thanks and kind regards – Mike”

Place: The barrage of Shady Camp

Water: The saltwater side

Time: 11:30pm

Tide: Outgoing

Lure: Weedless soft plastic