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During daylight hours, that's when it pays to match the hatch and use a small lure with colours and patterns resembling what the barra are feeding on.

In that regard, there's plenty to choose from in the F18 Mini range.

Paul Grosvenor battled the mossies at the mouth of Browns Creek on Saturday night, and caught barra to 82 cm.

Paul did best on surface lures, particularly Bills Bugs and Tango Prop fizzers in chartreuse and white glitter.

Apparently, one crew fishing Bamboo Creek had a barra smash a fizzer so hard that the lure flew out of the water and lodged in a tree.

Matt West from Fishing and Outdoor World fished Saltwater Arm and Wilshires Creek at the mouth of the Adelaide River on the weekend, but reports it was hard work for the few barra he caught.

Up towards the top of the Adelaide some freshwater has started to flow in, and barra are being caught by those heading upstream.

Other fishos have been seeking shelter from the wind inside creeks running into Darwin Harbour, and at the top of the harbour arms.

Both the harbour and Shoal Bay are packed with prawns at the moment, and all sorts of predators are taking advantage of the abundant tucker.

It's not surprising then that prawn imitations are producing in this situation,.

The Squidgy Stealth Prawn and DOA Prawns are catching their fair share of barra and pan-sized goldies, with the best fishing a couple of hours either side of low tide.

Lures in pearl and white colours have been the best choice.

If you haven't got a boat, Buffalo Creek should be worth a go over the long weekend, particularly if you can catch some live bait and toss it out with a small running sinker during the first half of the incoming tide.

Some large trevally are being taken on Marabou jigs around the Cullen Bay rockwalls.

A report I received which really surprised involved a chap who jigged plastics at night around the Dinah Beach rockwall and bagged a couple of nice mangrove jacks.

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If you’re heading down to the Daly towing a boat on the weekend, take care on the road.

Dick Perry from Perrys on the Daly reports that the narrow section of road between Reynolds River and the Daly is breaking up around the shoulders, with some drop-offs getting quite deep and hazardous.

He advises road users to drive carefully, and be prepared to slow down and move to the side of the road when traffic is encountered.

“The volume of traffic is increasing each year. We will now have the roadtrains working on the gas pipeline to Port Keats, as well as local and visitor traffic. As soon as the crossing opens, it is expected up to two hundred roadtrains, plus contractors, will be using the Daly River road this year.

“If you use the Daly River road, and are worried about road safety, please show your concern by emailing or ringing your local member, requesting the government widen the road before the season gets underway. This is a potential death trap, and it could be you or me”, Dick said.