Local fisho keeps eyes on the prize and strikes while the iron’s hot

ONE of the tagged barra released by Tourism Minister Natasha Fyles at Nightcliff jetty has already been caught

• Alex Julius reveals secrets to fishing success in Kakadu
• Girlfriend’s holiday, boat, helps fisho reel in $10k
• Fourth winning barra in Million Dollar Fish comp caught

ONE of the $10,000 tagged barra released by Tourism Minister Natasha Fyles at Nightcliff jetty has already been caught, with local Will Riddick quick to get to the fish before it got too far.

Mr Riddick said while his homework on where to catch the winning fish paid off, half the battle was reeling it in.

MORE MILLION DOLLAR FISH

Multiple fish have been caught on the first weekend of Million Dollar Fish

Seventh Million Dollar barra released for more for fishos to strike it big

NT fishos keen to cash in on expanded Million Dollar Fish comp this season

“I saw the video on TV and I thought ‘I’m pretty sure I know where this is’, so I went down there, the girlfriend went to work and I thought ‘here’s my chance, I’m going’,” he said.

Will Riddick who caught a Million Dollar Fish off the Nightcliff Jetty was one of three winning fishos on the first weekend. Photograph: Che Chorley

“I was very fortunate to get it because just as I got it up on the rocks the hooks pulled and it bounced back into the water, I had to jump on it and just managed to get the fish.”

Mr Riddick said he noticed the tag before he’d properly caught it.

LIMITED TIME: New NT News subscription offer: $1 a week for the first 12 weeks

“It moved pretty quickly, I had to scramble down the rocks and get down real low because I knew the hook would straighten and it did,” he said. “

There were a few yahoos, that’s for sure. I went home and had a few celebratory beers over the weekend.”