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    Barra Fishing in Darwin

    in Fishing Reports

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    A great read mate. Very good. I've been up there twice now with guides. Done the mary river and shady camp also the south alligator. It's all about the adventure for me and the stories to tell. Thanks.

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    Heading to Entrance

    in Plan a Fishing Trip

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    Hi Fellow Fishing Raider Family

    Im Heading up to the "ENTRANCE" on Friday the 18th for the weekend.. can anyone please point me in a direction where would it be good to fish please =] Target anything really just want to show the misses and the lil nephew =]

    Thank You

    Land based can be a bit difficult but some good reports on the beach for whiting using live beach worms which you can buy from the tackle shops

    There's still plenty of flathead with good catches on dusk or at night around the bridge area. Bream and whiting at night also near the caravan park on the north side. Nice beach area there now thanks to the dredge.

    Got 1 kilo of prawns Saturday night. You might get a few for bait. If so keep them alive to catch anything. Remember run out tide the best for prawns.

    South channel near boat ramp is good for the kids they will catch plenty of throw backs.

    Cheers Steve.

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    A not so prawny night

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    If you hold the tail of your net against the handle and use your net like a shovel then flick the crab into a bucket. We do this for the blue swimmers at the entrance.

    My mate put his foot on a mud crab when prawning and it bit right through his boot. Don't try that technique.

    Well done on catching something anyway.

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    Prawning Location

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    Check out the location in the daylight first. Look for danger. Holes etc

    If wading wear a belt.

    Long tail on your net.

    Schoolies like the sand

    Kingies like the weed edges.

    Take extra batteries

    Head light can be handy.

    Scoop like your playing tennis don't splash the water.

    Thing about something to put them in. A shoulder fishing bag keeps you mobile.

    Don't prawn on your own.

    Don't know the area so can't advise on where to go.

    Take a mate and have fun.

    Cheers Steve.

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    The Entrance nearly back to normal

    in Fishing Reports

    Posted

    Well done Steve nice to see a good haul after a few quieter weeks all-round.

    Had a couple of throws over the last two weeks in Lake Mac however the Phosphorus of a night has been terrible.

    Thanks mate.

    I've heard the squid up that way has been unreal.

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    The Entrance nearly back to normal

    in Fishing Reports

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    Steve one question are there any bull shark in the lake??? Was tempting to give Georges river ago but a mate said there are sharks around lol...

    Quite possible. The pros have caught a few over the years. I've only seen one small shark in 50 years. But anything is possible.

    We went right around the Entrance area on the weekend as Dwayne got a new sounder in his boat. The deepest spot was 2 metres. But there are reports of deeper holes in the top lake.

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    The Entrance nearly back to normal

    in Fishing Reports

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    Great catch mate! I just have a question for you. How do you keep your prawns in between catching and cooking them? I've heard that they should be either kept alive or put straight on ice, but not allowed to expire in a bucket of water. Is this true?

    No I don't go to too much trouble. I leave them in the bucket then drown them in fresh water as I live near the lake. If I wanted to cook them the next day I'll leave in the bucket in the fridge with no water. If I want to freeze them. Fill a container to 3/4 then fresh water ( no salt ) put a lid on.

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    If I have leftovers I'll peel them then vacuum deal with rice and sweet and sour sauce or curry for an instant meal

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    The Entrance nearly back to normal

    in Fishing Reports

    Posted

    Stapo,

    You could feed a lot of us Fishraiders, prawns as an entrée and flattie fillets for mains. I will even take a desert to your joint. :074:

    Good work. Looks like a mix of school prawns and small eastern king prawns.

    Yes well done yowie eastern King are the darker colour and school prawns the light colour. There were a few greasie backs as well. 792a363a3b690a860033f8b774a72c7a.jpg

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    The Entrance nearly back to normal

    in Fishing Reports

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    Yes the water level has dropped but it's still murky on the run out tide. Takes weeks for this to clean up after a flood.

    On the run in tide it's a lot better and depending on the size of the the tide the clean water nearly reaches Pelican Island.

    Hasn't put the fishing off though. Plenty of flathead and prawns.

    Got these prawns last week and looking forward to a good run this weekend.

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    The flathead are a good size and plenty of reports of good catches. Dwayne (pictured) and I bagged out on Sunday all with soft plastic lures.

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    Hopefully we'll get some more good weather and the fishing stays the same.

    Cheers

    Steve

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