January 11, 2012 on 11:27 am | In News | No Comments
Territorians are being invited to send in a copy of their favourite fishing photo to be part of an exhibition at the Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory.
The best one hundred photos will be featured on a big screen at the front of the museum and on the museum website for the duration of the exhibition.
Call for entries are now open and will close on the 30th January 2012.
Images have to be a copy of the photo.
It can be fishing lures/equipments, catch, favourite fishing spot and fishing trip.
Entries can be submitted to MAGNT via email:
museum.magnt@nt.gov.au
Postal: GPO Box 4646, Darwin NT 0801,
and at the front counter of the Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory.
November 22, 2011 on 2:06 pm | In Fishing Report, News | Comments Off
With the west season moving along nicely and the promise of a big wet from the weather bureau now is the time to start looking at booking a run off tour.
Many guide tell me that they are almost fully booked but there are still a few dates available over soem great tides.
Here are a couple of standout dates that are still available.
8-11 March, big spring tides, Kakadu & Shady Camp trips available
2-5 April, building tides at Shady Camp, a mix of trolling and casting
10-13 April, after the big Easter Tides, Kakadu, the bug tides should push fish up to the top of the Sth Alligator River
22-26 April , big spring tides, Kakadu & Shady Camp trips available
October 19, 2011 on 9:13 am | In News | 2 Comments
AMATEUR FISHERMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF THE NT INC.
MEDIA RELEASE
For immediate publication 18 October 2011
NO-GO, NO-TAKE, NO IDEA!
The real agenda of the anti-recreational fishing, anti-commercial fishing and anti-energy resource organisation, The Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS), and its international financial backers the Pew Trust, has been made clear.
“In a media release today AMCS has called for no-go no-take zones to be established in some of our most significant recreational fishing areas,” said AFANT PresidentWarren de With.
“They want to closeFogBay, the area on the other side of the Bathurst Trench, more areas around theWessellIslands, areas around theGovePeninsula, waters aroundGroote Eylandt, the Limmen Bight and a number of other areas off the Territory coast.”
“These groups are now putting pressure on Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke to step away from the recently released North Bioregional Plan which identified only one area off the NT to the north of Nhulunbuy which required protection at this level.”
“No doubt they will be stepping up pressure on the NT Government as well to try and push their anti-fishing agenda into coastal, estuary and river areas under its jurisdiction.”
“We already know that they want significant areas of Bynoe Harbour closed and that’s ironic given we have only recently had the area closed to commercial barramundi netting — just as we have with the area in Fog Bay around the Finniss and Little Finniss Rivers.”
“These groups have only one agenda and that’s no-go no-take zones covering as much water as possible and they refuse to consider the social and economic benefits of recreational fishing or the fact that recreational fishing in the NT is well managed, sustainable and does not pose a threat to the sea life they say needs protection.”
“Their agenda is contrary to all available scientific advice that shows that our NT fisheries, particularly our recreational fishery, are sustainably managed and that closures are not necessary.”
“If you want our great recreational fishing to continue you need to stand with AFANT and help us let politicians and other decision makers know that AMCS’s no-go no-take zones aren’t needed here.”
“Email us at research@afant.com.au with your views and we will pass them on to the appropriate people,” Mr de With said.
End
Media enquiries to Chris Makepeace on 0415 471 600 orWarrende Withon 8972 1589
September 3, 2011 on 3:00 pm | In Fishing Report, News | No Comments
Just spent the day on Corroboree Billabong as the Camera boat for a TV shoot for the Travel Bug who were fishing with Chris from River & Reef Fishing Charters.
Morgan the presenter for the travel bug is a bit of a jinx when it comes to fishing trips and he tells me this was the first fish he has got on film in 3 years of filming, it was also his first Barra, his biggest for the day being 61cm. Between Morgan and Chris from R&R they caught around a dozen Barra with most of this on film. The show will air sometime in 2012 so it will be interesting to see how it all comes out.
Below are a few shots from the day.
Morgan Hooked up
Morgan releasing his 61cm Barra
Morgans Barra
David Byrne & I sneaked off to chase a couple of Saratoga
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