RV TRAVEL
Spida Everitt didn't come away empty handed.
Whose life-long dream isn't to
catch a barra in the Top End?
It's mine and it's still former
Biggest Loser trainer Shannon
Ponton’s..
Fishing is one thing but
fishing for a barra is another.
And fishing for a barra worth
a million dollars? That’s right,
every year from October
through to February, Tourism
NT releases 101 different
species of fish all over the NT.
One has a tag worth $1 million
and the other 100 are tagged
with $10,000 prizes.
Filming an episode of the
show in the Top End.
Is Shannon Ponton a better fisherman?
DARWIN FREESPIRIT
HOLIDAY PARK
Departing the Darwin
FreeSpirit Holiday Park,
Shannon, who was
accompanying me on this
expedition, and I headed to
Bynoe Harbour, a couple of
hours’ drive from Darwin.
We dropped into the Berry
Springs Pub for a quick look
and, of course, that much-
needed rehydration.
Arriving at our accomodation
and first fishing location, we
checked into Crab Claw Island
Resort at Bynoe Harbour. This
is a superb place to stay, a
real hidden gem. We parked
up our New Age van and
Isuzu – in a shady spot – and
unloaded all our fishing gear.
We fished for a few hours
straight off the beach, right in
front of the bar area, catching
plenty of fish – and, yes, I
have to admit it, the tally
was Spida 0, Shannan 5.
But no barra!
We had a nice selection
of salmon and we traded a
few mud crabs with another
traveller, so we had dinner
sorted. While it was no no
million-dollar fish, the salmon
still tasted very, very good.
Spida and Shannon about
to set off with the crew
from River and Reef.
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