Land Based Barramundi Fishing Experience
Hooked on Barra is the only guided, land-based barramundi fishing experience just outside Darwin on the way to Kakadu, set on a scenic floodplain teeming with wildlife. You’ll fish from the edge of a stocked dam. No boat? No stress! using easy-to-handle gear with help from friendly local guides. It’s designed for all ages and skill levels, making it perfect for families, first-timers, and curious travellers.
Where else can you hook a saltwater-bred barra while spotting crocs and buffalo in the distance - all in the same afternoon? Simple, safe, and wildly fun. Just cast, set the lure, and reel in your Northern Territory memory.
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Land Based Barramundi Fishing Experience
What's included in Land Based Barramundi Fishing Experience
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Your Hooked on Barra experience begins with check-in at our beautiful floodplain fishing spot, just over an hour from Darwin. After a friendly welcome, your guide will run you through a quick safety briefing and show you the ropes. You’ll learn how to set the lure, cast it like a pro, and reel it in with the right technique to entice a strike. Then it's go time. Head down to our custom-built casting zones along the stocked freshwater dam. Using lightweight rods, you’ll fish for strong, saltwater-bred barramundi ranging from 20cm to over a metre. The thrill hits when that rod bends and the barra breaks the surface. While you wait for the next bite, soak in views of the surrounding wetlands - home to wild birds, the odd buffalo, and crocodiles basking nearby. We’ll be on hand to help you land your catch, offer tips, and snap a photo of you with your best fish. Whether it's your first time fishing or your hundredth, this is an authentic, fun, and wild NT experience to remember.
Inclusions
- Fishing Tackle & Nets
- Fishing Rods
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- Hooked on Barra is just over an hour from Darwin. Head south on the Stuart Highway, then left onto the Arnhem Highway. Drive past Humpty Doo. Turn left onto Anzac Parade and follow it to the end. Turn right onto the gravel driveway signed Hooked on Barra. Follow to the river.
