A fisherman at Cahills Crossing almost pulled into croc-infested river

The moment a daring fisho almost became croc bait after taking a tumble on the banks of a croc-infested river has been caught on camera. Watch the scary footage.

Jody Chisholm likes to “watch crocs in action”.

But recently she inadvertently caught the moment a fisherman almost became their dinner.

While visiting popular Cahills Crossing last Saturday, she filmed a fisherman almost falling into the crocodile-infested waters.

The video shows the close call for the fisho, who staggers backwards on the rocks of the river bank while struggling to reel in a fish.

Ms Chisholm, who works for Never Never Safari Tours alongside her father Sean, regularly goes to Cahills Crossing in Kakadu National Park to watch the crocodiles feed.

Jody Chisholm caught a fisherman on video snagging a fish at Cahills Crossing. Picture: Jody Chisholm

The fisherman loses his footing while trying to reel in his catch. Picture: Jody Chisholm

He staggers backwards almost falling into the croc-infested water but manages to turn himself around. Picture: Jody Chisholm

“It is a very popular spot to go fishing,” Ms Chisholm said.

“I’m assuming he was well aware of his surroundings and fishing at his own risk.

“He was just a random bloke, seen him fishing, then thought he had snagged something.

“Just lucky he was fishing off the rocks, guess you could say, but unfortunately he fell after being unsnagged.”

Ms Chisholm said on her days off she liked to spend time at Cahills Crossing hoping to catch “a feeding frenzy”.

Just a few weeks ago she caught another fisherman dipping his toes into the crossing to secure a catch.

Located on the western bank of the East Alligator River, Cahills Crossing is a popular viewing area considered a safe place to watch saltwater crocodiles in the wild.

According to Parks Australia, “estuarine crocodiles gather in large numbers around this causeway to feed on mullet and barramundi”.

The “feeding frenzy” is a seasonal phenomenon, which occurs in the later part of the dry season.

“The best months to watch this world-class crocodile spectacular is from July to October and November, reaching its peak from September onwards until the wet season commences,” according to Parks Australia.

“Crocodile density increases dramatically during this time, all relative to the fish or prey biomass.

“Large tides push muddy water and plenty of mullet upstream and over the causeway.

“50 crocodiles or more have been counted in the 400m stretch of river between Cahills Crossing and the East Alligator River upstream boat ramp.

“Normally the crocodile density is about 5 to 9 crocodiles per kilometre.

Once the rainfall sets in, the river starts to flow again and crocodiles disperse, dropping the density to about four or five crocodiles.