Kayak + mack = snack

We love Darwin Harbour. Of course, you must look out for crocodile, shark, giant cod and deadly box jellyfish while you are fishing, especially if you are fishing by kayak.

Aaron Geier's Spanish mackerel for Hiro Nakamura fishing column

We love Darwin Harbour. Of course, you must look out for crocodile, shark, giant cod and deadly box jellyfish while you are fishing, especially if you are fishing by kayak.

In addition, the tidal range is very great (more than 7m) in the Darwin Harbour.

Introducing Mr Aaron Geier. He is, so far as I know, a good guy.

I know that he sometimes fights for liberty, justice, love and peace for his country.

Recently, he is well known as an intrepid pioneer of kayak fishing in our Darwin waters.

And he is always fishing cheek by jowl with the aforementioned dangers.

From my experience, it should be a very good season for catching spanish mackerel in September around Darwin.

So I asked Aaron to send me his fishing information.

I received his reply as follows: “Big tides this week brought in some hot action close to Darwin.

“Close enough for some kayak fishos to get some quality fish along the foreshore.

“A group of kayak fishos targeted the spring hight tide, early in the morning at first light. Trolling and casting classics, gold bombers, marabou jigs, and metal slices around birds and reef drop-offs.

“Everyone hooked up, with all sorts of fish species – queenfish, brassy trevally, and grey and spotted mackerel.

“But secretly we all wanted that big mack.

“I got lucky when I watched a nice mack engulf my albino classic within in a few metres of my kayak.

“Which produced one of the more memorable fights I have had from the ’yak. After two hours of fishing I dragged my kayak back to the car park with a nice feed of spanish mackerel for my family.”