Our expert Barra Fishing Guides have years of experience for your best possible chance of landing fighting barramundi, huge jewfish, spanish mackeral or other great sport fish.
Meet our team of Full Time Guides, waiting to get you to the fish.
With Allan Beale, owner & head guide (17 years fishing NT & 6 years guide), we have years of professional fishing guiding experience in our main safari guiding team.
Nathan, Jason and Hugh have many years experience and extensive fishing knowledge.
Also to support this fantastic team we have Andrew Darby as our part time fishing guide with another 6 odd years experience
Allan Beale
Allan Beale Owner/Head Guide established Darwin’s Barra Base from scratch in 2004, completely rejuvenating the Old Barra Base Business Name at Bathurst Island into a new energy vibrant Barramundi Fishing Safari Business located in Darwin.
With his lovely wife Heather, he renovated an Old 70's style double storey badly run down Aboriginal halfway house into a beautiful well appointed Bed & Breakfast Lodge in Darwin’s northern suburb of Malak. It is located only 5 minutes from the Darwin Airport and 15 minutes from Darwin CBD.
Now with 3 Fantastic Custom Built Guide Boats, Darwin’s Barra Base can cater for all corporate fishing groups, families, couples and individuals alike.
Allan (on right) with client Danny and his 129cm Barramundi.
Allan with another good catch
DOB 6/8/59 Born in Corowa NSW. Raised local mixed sheep/wheat/cattle farm near Oaklands & Daysdale - 32Klms from Corowa and 65klms from Albury/Wodonga. Loved Aussie Rules and played professionally till he was 36 years old, and my worn out knees retired me still too early. Hung up the boots with Nagambie Vic in 1993. Joined the Australian Army in April 1977, with the words still ringing in me ear from Dad. Well the Bloody Army will either break you or Make You, Best of Luck Son!
Well 21 years later I retired in Darwin as Warrant Officer Ammunition Technician in charge of the Northern Territory Explosive Ordnance Control Centre. So you better come fishing and ask about the many hilarious stories (some even true) to be told of that career.
Joined NT Government as their Senior Dangerous Goods/ Explosives/OH&S & Radio Active Ores & Concentrates Officer for 7 odd years. Great working in the public arena; and some great achievements for the NT and the Country were achieved. However, things didn’t work out and I moved on to go and complete a career that had been my passion since I caught my first Redfin Fish with Dad in the Coreen Billabong between Daysdale and Urana. Great days before the Carp infested our country’s waterways.
Fishing Experiences and History
Caught my first real memorable fish at approx 6 years old on the banks of the Billabong with dad and my older brother Crissy, first Murray Cod at 9 years old at Corowa’s Irrigation pumps towards Mulwala.
Then went on in the Army to fish NSW Coast, QLD Townsville, upper NQ around Hinchinbrook Island, great days in mates boats hooking Barra, Coral Trout, Snapper and Queenfish. Loved Scuba Diving and was one of the first to be taught under Mike Ball of Townsville. Still have the ticket and love this water arena. Then fished NT in 1983, and then again in 1988 on posting transfer to W.A, and fell in love. Fished W.A, S.A, VIC and missed NT fishing, worked hard and got back to NT in 1993 in the Army into the WOAT position. Rest is history. Have loved fishing the NT inland billabongs, coastal waterways and the tremendous saltwater rivers ever since.
Have now 16 years experience fishing these fantastic Northern Territory waterways and there is something that surprises me with every fishing adventure, every extended safari, and every One Day Fishing Trip to make the most hardened fishing person swell in heart blood pumping extreme adrenalin with every twitch of the rod could be your hook up of a lifetime.
Fish with me and or my guides and you will have a great time. But always remember even fish sometimes have bad days, but more than not in our NT Waterways they are great days. Remember to bring 5 Good Jokes per person to the trip.
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Book Now June to Nov 2010
Great Bluewater Safaris chasing Barra, Pelagics and Sailfish.
call Heather now on 1800 777 420
for the best times still available.
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Long time fisherman and media professional, Charlie Micallef is available to produce a top quality video recording of your fishing adventures in the NT. Details here...
2011 Barra Run Off Safaris
May 2010
Booking seats now will avoid missing a
place on a 2011
Barra Run Off Safari with Darwins Barra base. Now three great purpose
built boats allows more people to experience the fantastic barramundi
fishing available during the February to May Barra Run Off season in
the Northern Territory.read more...
Latest News
Barra & Sailfish Safari
Jan 31st 2010
Mark Berg Fishing TV Show to be filmed over 3 Day Safari 23-25 June 2010. This will be aired on Foxtel's Lifestyle Channel across Australia. Be part of the action, we are taking bookings now for a group of 4 persons on the second boat. Full Safari Start dates here..
Call us on (08) 89450376
Barra Mothership Safari
2011 Run Off
The ultimate Barra Fishing Safari, based on a Mothership at the mouth of the Mary River, provides 5 OR 6 days of fishing most people only dream about. Read more...
Your hosts – Heather and Allan Beale
have lived in Darwin for over two decades. They know the Territory and
pride themselves on making every visitor feel a special part of their
family.