Unlucky Million Dollar Fish catch for passionate Top End fisho George Voukolos

Avid Top End fisherman George Voukolos was fishing at the East Alligator Crossing when he reeled in a tagged $10,000 barra in the Million Dollar Fish competition. So why is he feeling so unlucky today?

George Voukolos from Darwin's Fishing and Outdoor World caught an ineligible $10,000 tagged fish. Picture: Justin Kennedy

AVID fisherman George Voukolos was fishing at the East Alligator Crossing when he reeled in a tagged $10,000 barra in the Million Dollar Fish competition. So why is he feeling so unlucky today?

Well, it turns out his fish was inelgible for this year’s competition.

For Mr Voukolos, who works at Fishing and Outdoor World, fishing has been a lifelong passion.

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He was the first to reel in an eligible catch in both the 2016 and 2017 seasons, and has now snagged out-of-season tagged barras in 2018 and now 2021.

“I didn’t see at first. We had caught 10-15 barras that night and that was the last one and only when I went to clean it did I see the tag,” Mr Voukolos said of the 72cm tagged barra.

“It was disappointing it was ineligible as it’s the second time for me.

“Everyone was saying that the $10,000 fish should stay active. That would make someone’s day.”