Kylie Henderson with a Bynoe Harbour jewfish Matt Flynn's
Northern Territory Tom Kontis of King Kontis Fishing Tours says harbour fishing has been outstanding in recent days. He has put customers onto a 12kg tuna, a crayfish and numerous big jewfish. Snapper to 4kg have also been biting in the harbour. "The tuna took a small bait on the top dropper above a hooked stripie,'' he said. "It took a long time to get the tuna in. The big tuna seemed to be on its own as we did not see a school. "Ever since I have been using its flesh for bait and catching loads of jewfish. "I caught a crayfish on a piece of squid, and the hook was actually stuck in the crayfish's mouth. "It's not the first time a crayfish has been caught on a squid bait - tropical crays are supposed to be herbivores but they are quite often caught on flesh baits. "I have talked to a few people about it, and several have caught crays on a rod and line.'' Tom said he cut the cray in half and grilled it. "It was beautiful,'' he said. |
