Tide high for anglers

ONCE again, the building tides after the neaps have provided great conditions to target pelagic species off the coast around Darwin

Sam and Kym Errity with a couple of nice pelagics.

ONCE again, the building tides after the neaps have provided great conditions to target pelagic species off the coast around Darwin.

The harbour has been fishing well for longtail tuna and queenfish around the Six Mile buoy area and Lee Point has been producing some great Spanish mackerel.

The Vernon Islands have also been fishing well for mackerel, trevally and queen fish.

Dundee is still producing billfish with reports of several sailfish and small black marlin landed at the weekend.

The weather has been sensational with light winds experienced through most of this dry season period so far.

However, the humidity is starting to rise already and the barra are starting to stir with reports of some good fish coming from Shoal Bay and Bynoe Harbour.

September usually starts to see the capture of larger female barra as they start to gather around the mouths of rivers and creeks to spawn.

I have already heard of some big barra landed recently over the last set of neap tides with fishing guides from Point Stuart Wilderness Lodge putting their clients onto some great barra including one that measured 118cm.

So, the big girls are already starting to appear in what could be one of the best buildups for some time to target these impressive fish.

We live in a great place and the fishing opportunities are always plentiful.

We have billfish off Dundee, pelagics in the harbour and around Lee Point and of course the ever popular barra in the rivers, estuaries and billabongs.

Enjoy the last couple of weeks of the Dry and prepare for the build-up as those big girls start to stir.