12/06/2026
๐ฃ๐ง๐ผ๐ฝ ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐ถ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐! ๐ฃ
The latest The NT News fishing column highlighted exactly why the Top End continues to produce some of Australia's most exciting barramundi action. The 2026 Top End Barra Series (TEBS) Round 3 on the Adelaide River delivered incredible fishing, memorable stories and quality fish, with competitors finding barra right throughout the system and some outstanding catches recorded.
Congratulations to John Kiers on taking out the Old School category of the round, while Kalan Matthews landed the biggest fish of the round with an impressive 120cm barramundi and also won the Open category. Young angler Michael Bates also impressed with a magnificent 99cm barra, proving the future of Top End fishing is in good hands.
At the same time, the Barra Nationals produced record-breaking results, with an incredible 2,237 barramundi caught across the competition, a remarkable achievement and a testament to the quality of fishing currently on offer in the Northern Territory.
๐ Barra Nationals Highlights
๐ Record fish tally: 2,237 barramundi
๐ Biggest fish: 115cm barra caught by Dylan O'Donnell from Team No Mundies
๐ Champion Angler: Tristan Christie from Team Chasin Tides, 92 fish, 6109cm
๐ Champion Team: Team Metery Maniacs โ Sean Stringer, Sam Chambers and Will Simpson
A huge congratulations to all competitors, volunteers, organisers, sponsors and supporters who helped make both events such outstanding successes, especially given the challenging circumstances at the Daly River post flood devastation. From family-friendly moments and junior anglers landing trophy fish, to record catches and the efforts of some of the country's most elite competitive barramundi anglers, these events continue to showcase the depth of fishing talent in the Northern Territory and reinforce why the NT is widely regarded as the barramundi fishing capital of Australia.
๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ... In just a few weeks, attention turns to one of the Territory's most iconic fishing events, the NT Barra Classic . The next generation of anglers will take centre stage at the Junior Barra Classic on 6 July, before the Barra Classic Masters, an event for anglers aged 60 years and over, runs from 7โ9 July. The spotlight then shifts to the main Barra Classic event from 7โ13 July, bringing together anglers from across the Territory and beyond for a week of competition, camaraderie and world-class barramundi fishing. With the fishing firing and momentum building across the Top End, all signs point to another outstanding celebration of Territory barra fishing.
