Great time to angle for trip to fishing heaven

I’m just back from four magnificent days fishing near Maningrida at the Arnhemland Barramundi Lodge with my two mates Andrew Maher and Steve Bormann.

Steve Bormann with the largest barra for the trip at 95cm

I’m just back from four magnificent days fishing near Maningrida at the Arnhemland Barramundi Lodge with my two mates Andrew Maher and Steve Bormann.

We had a great time landing many species including barra, threadies, mangrove jacks, jewies and golden snapper.

We landed about 350 barra with the biggest, measuring 95cm, caught by Steve on a Reidy’s large B52.

The fishing at times was insane with triple hook-ups on barramundi common.

The best lures for the trip were Classic Warlock 80s, Spanyid Vibes, Classic Manta Rays and timber Tilsans.

Other fish landed in the creeks and rivers included giant herring, oxeye herring, estuary cod, javelin fish, blue salmon, queenfish and a 20kg Queensland groper, which gave me a bit of a workout.

We also witnessed the local mangrove worms spawning, which is quite an amazing sight – heaps of large worms floating out of various gutters being set upon by all species of fish.

We mainly fished the creeks and rivers of Junction Bay, about 40km west of Maningrida. The Goomadeer River was a standout, with about 150 barra landed there in a day, mainly coming from a small rock bar at the river mouth. Another creek in Junction Bay also fished well, with about 100 barra landed in a day and some cracking threadfin salmon.

The fishing was intense, with many barra and threadies cruising around in full sight on the various snags and gutters in the system.

I highly recommend a trip to the lodge if you can manage it, and with great deals and sensational fishing at the moment, now is a good time to inquire.

Contact Roger Sinclair on 8983 1544 for details.