EmmaLou Fishing

Someone sent me a NT News article about Saratoga, and I sat there nodding the whole way through. Everything in it, the fight, the surface strikes, the fact that so many anglers secretly hope the next strike is a toga and not a barra, is exactly what I have been saying for years.

We run a tagging program built around this fish because we believe it deserves more than the label most people give it.

It is a strange thing, watching the rest of the fishing world slowly catch up to something you already knew.

Six weeks of no heavy lifting doesn't mean six weeks of nothing. This week I finally got our June Saratoga tagging numbers updated for Geofish.

It's not as exciting as being out on the water, but it matters just as much. Every fish tagged and logged adds to a bigger picture of how our Saratoga population is tracking across the Territory, and that data only means something if it actually gets recorded properly.

Job done!

Last week I got to volunteer at the Palmerston Game Fishing Club Junior Angler Education Clinic, and it's exactly the kind of day that reminds me why mentorship matters so much in this sport.

Kids casting for the first time, a hundred questions a minute, and lighting up every time a line went tight. A few of them will remember that day for the rest of their lives, the same way I remember mine on a mudbank as a ten year old.

Huge thanks to PGFC for having me along.

Barra Nationals update.

Both teams have their boat numbers! The tension is palpable… and our girls look SWEEEET in their team kit 🙂

Join us in wishing them the best… Post your best messages for today in the comments here. We’ll ensure they get them 🤗

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Kendl Emma-Louise Rose Patricia Donna

The day before a 9 hour surgery, I did the only thing that made sense. Went to the billabong. 🎣💛

One week into six weeks of no heavy lifting and I already know what I'll be missing most.

Out with the old, in with the new!

This prop has seen better days thanks to the might Daly River, so it was time for an upgrade. Bit of boat maintenance never looks glamorous but it's all part of keeping her ready for the next trip out.