Fishing near Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory
Nhulunbuy sits on the remote Gove Peninsula in northeast Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, surrounded by the tidal estuaries, mangrove-lined creeks, rocky headlands, and open waters of Melville Bay and the Arafura Sea. The region is widely regarded as among the best tropical sportfishing in Australia, with both land-based and charter fishing available across inshore and offshore grounds.
Species & education
Learn what type of fish are in Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory and what's needed to catch them.
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Barramundi
Lates calcarifer
Cobia
Rachycentron canadum
Coral Trout
Plectropomus leopardus
Estuary Cod
Epinephelus coioides
Fingermark
Lutjanus johnii
Giant Trevally
Caranx ignobilis
Mangrove Jack
Lutjanus argentimaculatus
Mulloway
Argyrosomus japonicus
Narrow-barred Spanish Mackerel
Scomberomorus commerson
Red Emperor
Lutjanus sebae
Redthroat Emperor
Lethrinus miniatus
King Threadfin
Polydactylus macrochir
Queenfish
Scomberoides commersonnianus
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