Darwin Harbour Pelagics

[Salad Fingers]

Hello,
My first report on here, been lurking around for a while so thought i'd contribute something.

Did a typical run in Darwin Harbour today to christen the new spinning/jigging outfit (okuma epix 80/Starlo Dou jig rod).
Manged to find quite a few willing trevally and a few skinnies as-well.
Action was pretty hot for the 3hour window after high tide.
Only managed to get a couple of pics as we had double hookups for the most part of it.
Going back out tomorrow probably i'll try and get some better pics.

[russ81]

Hows it going mate
Welcome I just read your report on FFF lol sounds like a good trip what boat were you guys out in

Russ

[Salad Fingers]

Hows it going mate
Welcome I just read your report on FFF lol sounds like a good trip what boat were you guys out in

Russ

Out in my boat, white Stacer 469 nomad MP w/60HP 4-stroke Merc.

Thanks mate.

[russ81]

I think that might of you guys i saw from the base looked like you guys were having a ball

[Salad Fingers]

I think that might of you guys i saw from the base looked like you guys were having a ball

Probably mate, we hung around the base rockwall from about 9 till 12.
Were you working there? and yes we sure were having a ball, afterall thats what fishing is all about!

[tenzing]

Mate , what a great first report. Things dont look too tough in NT at the moment. Great pics. Keep them coming.
Brendan

[nuggstar]

awsome catch. was that near larrakia

[Salad Fingers]

Yeah mate at larrakeyah navy base, as you can see from the photos below quite close to the shore too. Returned there today to get some footage on the video camera but the batteries were flat, oops.
Caught another couple though, including a slightly larger queeny.

Lost a couple of lures to large GT's. Going out wide tomorrow - gotta get away from these damm ineddible fish - although they are awesome fun.

[Salad Fingers]

Just put up a quick YouTuba vid of another one caught today for a laugh.
Check it out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9l7O1HX0g94

Caught on 20lb flurocarbon leader, Sahara 4000FB and on a starlo squidgy spin rod.

Sorry for the crappy commentary but I couldn't be bothered doing anything about it.

[nuggstar]

next time ya around that area, go have a cast around iron ore wharf for me, if its still there. we use to get so many queenies, cod, gt and the odd barra there. i use to have so much fun there catching the big bat fish and hords of pikey bream and painted sweetlip. even get the odd coral trout, golden snapper and trickys there to but we allways had a hard time keeping them away from the big groppers or sharks that live there. great spot to fish. do you fish cullen bay much. there is heaps of gt, queenies and barra in the marina too

[Salad Fingers]

next time ya around that area, go have a cast around iron ore wharf for me, if its still there. we use to get so many queenies, cod, gt and the odd barra there. i use to have so much fun there catching the big bat fish and hords of pikey bream and painted sweetlip. even get the odd coral trout, golden snapper and trickys there to but we allways had a hard time keeping them away from the big groppers or sharks that live there. great spot to fish. do you fish cullen bay much. there is heaps of gt, queenies and barra in the marina too

The iron ore wharf is being dismantled as we speak, making way for the waterfront/wharf re-development but yes I used to fish it a bit, still lots of fish there. I used to fish cullen bay alot landbased but now that I have a boat I wouldn't bother with it - mostly only small tackers in there (except for the barra plenty of 1m+ fish roaming around in there)

[maztez]

Ahh memories !!! Darwin Harbour ,Iron ore wharf ,Middle Arm , Main wharf it goes on . When a lot younger ( and silly )early 70's , a mate of mine and myself used to fish these places in my 10 foot deep V Brooker with a 5 hp Mariner .
What a machine ,we even tripped across the harbour to fish Mandora in it . Plenty of fish caught too .Good to see the old place still looking after the angler .

[Chuckmeister]

Salad Fingers, nice fish but don't tell me you watch that truly disturbing cartoon.