Fishing near Katherine, Northern Territory

Katherine sits on the Katherine River in the Northern Territory, roughly 300 km south of Darwin, and serves as a gateway to some of the Top End's most productive fishing country. The Katherine River itself holds barramundi and sooty grunter with several accessible spots right near town, while the broader region puts anglers within reach of the legendary Daly River to the north-west, the Victoria River region to the west, Kakadu to the north-east, and the Roper River and Borroloola country to the south-east.