Tales From The Tinny

Into the deep blue on a five day remote charter, over to North East Arnhem Land and meter barra still to be found in Darwin Harbour

Toga in the bongs, beers on the boat and baby barra fail to breed on the Daly

It's all about the Sailfish this weekend with a huge upsurge in numbers off Dundee, and some of the stats are mind blowing.

Billabong blues, bonza billfishing tips...and bluewater biceps. The build-up approaches...

How to target barra on Darwin harbour flats, billfish resurgence off Dundee and how being wheel chair bound doesn't stop one man from fishing the Territory - hard!

Trevor poppin', squid jiggin', midnight metery boofin', mackie drag screamin'...and why a knife got taped to a gaff on the South Alligator.

Dry season continues to produce good barra, don't forget the humble NT squid...and why weld when you can use a tree trunk?

Numerous reports of harbour flats barra, with dozens sighted and numerous boated. And blue water reefies and sail fish show up for fishos in the calm windows.

All the action, in and out of the (lure testing) pool.

A comprehensive two part rundown on catching Mackerel off Lee Point, billabong dry season horses and competitors go head to head for the best lure at the Royal Darwin Show.

A mid-year hiatus of self-reflection (read: chance to go fishing), looking back on some of the year's top fisho yarns. The characters, the disasters...and a tackle box of stuff we just thought was pretty funny.

Billabongs are slow. But blue is still firing, Mackerel are still attacking, fishos are still getting married, and Paki Andy is still complaining.

"I did wonder why there was fibreglass in the bed."

Barra from Shoal in 23 degrees, a daughter exacts fishing revenge on her mother and how fishing helps recovery from open heart surgery

Tales from the Tinny is a fishing show - sort of.

Progress on Blue Mud Bay negotiations that could see fishing access to more of the Top End coast. Crabs are plentiful through the harbour, and blue water conditions remain the best bet for a feed.

Dundee continues to produce quality reefies, coastal areas turning up barra for the persistent and beware the razor sharp teeth of the Spanish Mackerel.

"Just goes to show - you can make a lure out of almost anything."

The nude jewie pose returns! Plus the future of NT fishing protection areas... and high school lure making at its best.

Goliath tripletail (again), stacks of shady threadies (again), new artificial reefs on the way...plus tuna, chooks...and what it's like to spend 21 hours clinging to your upturned hull.