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.
| 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 with another good catch |
G'day There !
Ok, about me. Well I've been addicted to fishing since I could walk, I guess you could say I caught the angling bug off my Ole Man. Jason (on right) with a happy group & their catch. |
We have just returned from our first ever "barra experience" & can't wait to do it again!!!! Jason was our guide for the day & was fantastic at getting both of us onto our first barra. He worked every inch of the billabong to give us the best chance to catch as many fish as possible.
Thanks Jason for a fantasic day that we will always remember.
John & Allyson
Hi,
My name is Nathan Litjens and I am an experienced fisherman and guide.
I've been fishing since I was able to walk. Since then, I have travelled and fished many exotic and amazing places.


A Longtail Tuna on fly

A Golden Trevally taken
on fly in the Whitsundays.
My speciality is fly fishing. I have written for a couple of issues of Flylife magazine and have a massive amount of experience with the flyrod. Among the over 100 species I have been successful with on fly are some of the most elusive and prized. I am possibly the first to have worked on, and succeeded with sight-cast Bonefish on the flats of the East Coast. Also I have caught Permit on fly and a heap of Golden Trevally, Barramundi, Saratoga and others.

A Slatey Bream on fly from the flats

Sailfish from Dundee.
Lure fishing is also a speciality with a wide variety of experience with everything from tiny mountain trout to bluewater heavyweights such as GTs, Tuna and Mackerel. I can also put you onto Barramundi with a variety of techniques from soft plastics to surface lures and deep divers.

A 94cm Barra

My 111cm Barramundi
My other interests include basically any outdoor pursuit, photography and travel.
So how about booking with Darwin's Barra Base for the trip of a lifetime.
See you soon,
-Nathan Litjens
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August 14, 2009
Booking seats now will avoid missing a place on a 2010 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...
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..
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March 30th 2010
The ultimate Barra Fishing Safari, based on a Mothership at the mouth of the Mary River, provides 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.