Palmerston Game Fishing Club Inc.

14/06/2026

AFTER MUCH ANTICIPATION… THE 2026 BARRA NATIONALS CHAMPIONS ARE HERE!

What an incredible week on the Daly River, with memories that will last a lifetime. From first fish to final presentations, every angler, team and volunteer helped make the 30th Anniversary Barra Nationals one to remember.

A massive congratulations to all of our 2026 Champions and award recipients:

📸 Best Photo/Video of the Tournament: Jess Mann – Team THS
🎣 First Barra of the Competition: Seb Jones – Team Quality Garden Services NT
🐟 Last Barra of the Competition: Peter Laughton – Team NTF
🥄 Last Team (Wooden Spooners): Team Barbashers
🐠 Overall Smallest Barra: Kaile Robbe (23cm) – Team Done Somethin
🌟 Overall Champion Rookie: Jacob Rawlings (4,310 points / 65 fish) – Team Sniper Screens
🪨 Harey's Rockbar Biggest Barra: Dylan O'Donnell – Team No Mundi's
👑 Overall Biggest Barra: Dylan O'Donnell (115cm) – Team No Mundi's

🏅 Champion Anglers
🥉 3rd Place: David Green (3,755 points / 67 fish) – Team Dead Fishy
🥈 2nd Place: Jacob Rawlings (4,310 points / 65 fish) – Team Sniper Screens
🥇 Overall Champion Angler: Tristan Christie (6,109 points / 92 fish)

🏆 Champion Teams
🥉 3rd Place: Flat Maggot (1,998 points / 25 fish) – Jordan, Ben & Kai
🥈 2nd Place: No Mundi's (2,022 points / 25 fish) – Errol, Tommy & Dylan
🥇 2026 BARRA NATIONALS CHAMPION TEAM: Metery Maniacs (2,036 points / 25 fish) – Shaun, Will & Sam

Congratulations to every winner and every competitor who made this year's event so special. The determination, camaraderie and sportsmanship displayed across the week embodied everything the Barra Nationals stands for.

📸 Check out the Champion photos below and help us celebrate these amazing achievements by tagging your mates and sharing the memories!

A special thanks to all our incredible sponsors who donated prizes for the Champion Awards.
Bass To Barra Outdoors
Anaconda Stores
Transducer Poles Australia
Quality Garden Services NT
NT Fasteners
ATC/ BONE Fishing World
Fishing & Outdoor World
Reidy's Lures Australia
Tristar Industries & Ostojic
Triple C crocodile catching contractors
The Hat Bar -NT/Valley Photography NT
Tonic Eyewear
Hard Hat Watches
Sniper Screens
Pro Lure Australia
ECOXGEAR
Rod Street Cabinetmakers
Tackle Tactics
Swastiastu Retreat
Taming the Untamed

13/06/2026

🎣 June Monthly Outing | Biggest Barra

June is all about Barramundi for the monthly prize.

Running from 1–30 June, this outing will be based on the combined length of your best five barra.

It’s also your final chance to secure Annual Points, with your best five fish counting toward your tally, limited to a maximum of two fish per species.

Your required photo item for June is a PGFC item. This can be in your measure photo or glory photo, including a PGFC measure board, fishing shirt, or merch from one of our major events such as CPC, JAEC, SWB or Barra Nat’s.

Get out there, have a crack and finish the season strong.

Register here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=HEDA79sW3EytgN-oXvOwjpC15Uas61JAkVK-yL6N6EpUMUswNDlDVEJUTUozSFYwVTlaSzRWUDczSy4u&route=shorturl

10/06/2026

🎣 May Junior Angler Winner

A big congratulations to William Power, our May Junior Angler prize winner!

William is taking home this month’s junior prize, proudly sponsored by Hook’Em Up Tackle.

We love seeing our junior members getting out, having a go and sending in their catches. Any species, any size — it all counts towards the monthly draw.

Well done, William! 👏

Junior members can send their catch photos and details to:
📧 [email protected]

05/06/2026

Friday Open Night had all the good bits — food on the grill, cold drinks, meat tray winners and plenty of cheers around the club.

Thanks to everyone who came down and made it a great night.

See you at the next one 🍻🎣

04/06/2026

Friday night sorted.
Cold drinks, good company, and your chance to take home the meat tray.

Open Night this Friday at PGFC. Members and non-members welcome.

03/06/2026

Great news! The public boat ramp at Daly River is now open! Just in time for the Barra Nationals 🎣

𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐃𝐚𝐥𝐲 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐭 𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲
Last night at the Darwin Game Fishing Club monthly catch up, Minister for Infrastructure Bill Yan MLA - Member for Namatjira updated members present (including the AFANT team) that the public boat ramp at Wooliana is expected to open today from midday.

This is great news, not only for the Barra Nationals but also for everyone making plans for upcoming long weekend.

Please note that the region is still in the middle of recovery from very significant flood damage. This means that accommodation and services are limited compared to normal. It is also important to recognise that as we celebrate access to the river returning, this is tempered by the fact that many local people have still not been able to return home.

Please take care on the river, as much has changed after the floods, with shallow sandbars and snags in new places. We encourage all visitors to be as safe as possible and to slow down as you learn about the new river conditions.

Fishing the Daly River is made possible thanks to an agreement between Traditional Owners and the Northern Territory Government. The official Fishing the Daly River Guide states:

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘬 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘬 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘖𝘸𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘛𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘎𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘬 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘬 𝘈𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘢𝘭𝘺 𝘙𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳.

Link to the Code of Conduct for Fishing the Daly River is located in the comments of this post.

We will share more info as it becomes available.

02/06/2026

🎣 June Monthly Outing | Biggest Barra

There’s been plenty of barra talk around town lately, with more fish being released into Top End waterways and a renewed focus on getting people fishing close to home.

So really, what better excuse do you need?

Our June Monthly Outing is all about Barramundi, and there’s still time to register and get amongst it.

Running from 1 June to 30 June, this month’s challenge is based on the combined length of your best five barra, so make every fish count.

It’s also your final chance to secure Annual Points, with your best five fish counting toward your tally, limited to a maximum of two fish per species.

Boat, bank, local creek, lagoon or wherever you usually chase them — get out there, have a crack and finish the season strong.

Once registered, check your email for the item you’ll need to pack in your tacklebox and photograph with your catch.

Register here:
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=HEDA79sW3EytgN-oXvOwjpC15Uas61JAkVK-yL6N6EpUMUswNDlDVEJUTUozSFYwVTlaSzRWUDczSy4u&route=shorturl

01/06/2026

Check out the action, the sore heads from Day 0 of the 30th Anniversary - 2026 Barra Nationals. Let's Go!

01/06/2026

Can’t be bothered cooking Friday night?

Don’t worry about throwing a steak on at home — come down to PGFC instead. Rob and Nicole have got you covered!

The kitchen will be open, the bar will be running, and everyone’s welcome. Bring the family, bring a mate, or just come down for an easy Friday night feed.

📅 This Friday
📍 Palmerston Game Fishing Club
🍽️ Kitchen open
🍻 Bar open

No dishes. No drama. Just dinner at the club.

29/05/2026

Hooked on Palmerston is back, with a free catch and release barra competition running across participating Palmerston lakes.

If your junior angler gets out and has a go, don’t forget PGFC junior members can also send their catch photos through to us for the monthly Junior Angler prize draw, proudly sponsored by Hook’Em Up Tackle.

Any species. Any size. We just love seeing juniors getting involved.

Send catch pics and details to:
[email protected]

Register for Hooked on Palmerston through the City of Palmerston post below 👇

🎣 Ready to cast a line.

Hooked on Palmerston is back with a free, family friendly catch and release barramundi fishing competition.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Open to all ages

📅 30 May 2026 to 31 January 2027

🏆 Two winners each month receive a $200 BCF gift card

Register now🔗
palmerston.nt.gov.au/hooked-on-palmerston