One Day Barra Fishing Charters
One Day Fishing Charters
Our One Day Barra Fishing Charters operate year-round. Depending on the time of year, you’ll be fishing in a variety of iconic Top End locations, including billabongs, river systems, or coastal harbours.
The Northern Territory offers four distinct fishing seasons — the Runoff, Dry, Buildup, and Wet — and each season provides unique opportunities to catch the legendary barramundi.
From trolling river mouths or lillies along a billabong, to casting around mangroves and coastal creeks, landing a barra is an unforgettable experience and a must-do when visiting the Top End.
Specialising in barra fishing charters since 2005, we know the river systems of the Top End inside and out, giving you the best possible chance of hooking the barra of a lifetime
What’s Included in Your Barra Fishing Adventure
Your day on the water is designed to be relaxed, comfortable, and all about chasing that prized Top End barramundi.
- Convenient door-to-door transfers from your Darwin accommodation in a modern, air-conditioned 4WD, so you can sit back and relax, the way it is supposed to be on holiday!
- Delicious catering throughout the day, including morning tea, lunch, snacks, and light refreshments while on board.
- Quality lures and tackle provided, supplied on a replace if lost or broken basis so you can focus on fishing. (Fly anglers are welcome but will need to bring their own gear.)
- A knowledgeable and friendly local guide. Jarrod has been guiding anglers through the rivers and billabongs of the Top End since 2005. He has a wealth of experience of the Top End waters.
- Sunscreen and insect repellent supplied to help keep you comfortable while enjoying the great outdoors.
Everything is taken care of so you can simply relax, enjoy the stunning Top End scenery, and experience the thrill of hooking a barramundi.
What To Bring
- broad brimmed hat
- sunglasses. Polarised are great for looking into the water as it cuts the glare out.
- Sunsmart clothes.
- Camera/video camera
Places We Fish
- Darwin Harbour
- Vernon Islands
- Shady Camp
- Corroboree Billabong
- Hardies Lagoon
- Shoal Bay
- Gunn Point
- Inshore Coastal Areas
Coroborree Billabong / Hardies
Corroboree is approximately one hour out of Darwin, while fishing on this picturesque waterway you may have a crocodile cruise past or getting some rays on the bank.
Not only a fishing charter where you can fish for Barramundi or Saratoga it is a wildlife tour as well with the birdlife all through the Corroboree Billabong system.
Shady Camp
A bit further down the Arnhem Highway is Shady Camp. It is said to have the world’s most densest population of crocodiles in the world.
At Shady Camp you can fish fresh and salt water sides of the barrage. Depending on tides and season, Charters are either Fresh or Salt Water Exclusively or both.
Shady Camp is a Mecca for Fishing and wildlife.
Leaders Creek / Vernon Islands
One of the most diverse fishing locations within an hour of Darwin is Leaders Creek and the Vernon Islands. In certain seasons and on the right tide you are able to fish for a barra and jewfish in one session.
Offshore at the Vernon Islands you are able to fish for bluewater sport fish including Mackeral, Tuna, Queenfish and Giant Trevally.