Your 1st King Ash Bay Fishing Trip NT (with maps)

[@atmm89]

Thank you, went fishing with Ash on his big boat a few years ago, great man

[@devlinracing3553]

Great video, a world of super fishing within reach and a good explanation of what King Ash Bay offers as a base location 👍

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Thanks for watching mate. Hope the video gave you some useful info.

[@ourcountryaustralia8549]

Mate info was awesome heading up there soon thanks Mikey

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

You’ll love it mate.

[@garywestland2619]

Great share....thankyou

[@albertomusca4796]

Champion! Thanks for info!

[@calsfishing2620]

Great info mate, very handy for those planning a trip up that way.

[@cymbalvalley]

Thanks heaps, very much appreciated

[@TheMonstercookiee]

Thanks Mickey I may be heading up this year helps heaps

[@Cards36555]

The Map aspect is awesome 👏

[@barrymurphy3554]

Hi Mike Thanks Mate, I would love to get up there before I am dead & buried .. Awesome Mate thanks again cheers

[@ricknikolic2133]

Love this video very helpfull , went there fishing once back in 2013 in July was told we were to early and there was no wet season that year so the fishing was very poor ,Talked my fishing buddies to return back there middle of September 2022 so hope it’s a bit warmer so I can finally catch my first Barra ,I think I have watched most of your videos and enjoyed them

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

I hope you have a great trip in September mate. 🤠👍🏼

[@Mitchell-Stein]

cool cheers for this vid mate. Want to get up there one day and check out this crabbing scene. Understand the gist of the place now. Legend

[@brendanwilkie7598]

Yeah Mikey, brilliant vid. I reckon some trips'll be planned on that alone.

[@AriffAffendi]

thanks for the info, mate... this helps me heaps...

[@craighuxley3803]

Thanks Mikey

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

No dramas mate. 👍🏼🤠

[@Vanningtheland]

Hey mate loved king ash bay (BAR) when we there in 2018 on our trip from down south I could hide there for months can’t wait to get back up there keep the awesome videos coming mate 👌👍

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Cheers mate. Thanks heaps for watching..

[@andeeaye]

This is perfect! I'm heading to King Ash Bay tomorrow for 10 days fishing :)

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Glad I could help mate. Have a great trip. 👍🏼🤠

[@jarrodbates7023]

Excellent info. I live in Katherine and have never been to King Ash. Probably time to plan a trip! 👍🏻

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Mate, you’re only like 7 hours drive away. Less if you’re not towing. I love it there, but you probably already knew that. Haha.

[@HUNTINGNT375]

Yeah mate I’ll have to do it one-day

[@Vanningtheland]

You won’t regret it mate

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Yea man. It's the best. Make sure you take your 2 wheeler too. There are millions of acres of land to explore around there.

[@TinnyAdventures]

Thanks for the run down of the place , gold information for 1st timer to get started … planning for a trip next year with a few boys .. what tides are best for barra fishing up there mate , neaps? … we’re not sure wether to house boat it or camp ..

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Both mate. Do both. Haha. Stay a few nights at camp at King Ash Bay then do the houseboat for a week. 👍🏼

[@TinnyAdventures]

@@MikeyCunninghamFishing the bonus of going in the houseboat is we don’t have to bring trailer loads of camping gear ..we normally do cape York trips each year but next year we coming up there 🤠 .. another question mate ,we want to come in the build up -oct-November… how are the roads to king ash after some build up storms … still passable?

[@Chrissy112CY]

Well done clip. very informative. I was just telling a mate about the area and came across your channel. Subscribed 👍

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Thanks mate. 🤠👍🏼

[@leemunslow9068]

thx for that Mikey, heading there on a boys trip middle of September hopefully wen this cover-19 buggers off anyway.

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Fingers crossed mate. I really hope to get down there by then too.

[@builderboyd]

Thanks Mike👍

[@stevepierce3509]

That's an awesome insight Mikey into the massive system. As a new comer that's not fished this country being based in now Darwin. What is the best time for the big Barra to achieve my dream of a metery with perfect sea conditions and stay at Ashes King Ash Bay Lodge Please ?

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Best chance for a metery... I'm not the best person to ask that. Haha. I'm not exactly qualified. Best chance would be the mouth of Shady Camp late in the buildup I reckon. But locally at King Ash Bay... it's not really known as a BIG Barra spot. Although plenty of big fish get caught every year. I'd say October and November would be best mate.

[@chrismartin4907]

Hey mate love your videos. Would you recommend My 7mtr plate boat at kab? As I am a bit concerned about the ramp( how long after low tide can this be launched) and access out to reef. Thanks

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Hi mate. No stress with the boat. King Ash Bay doesn’t get massive tides like Darwin does. There will only be a few hours a day you would struggle when the tide is at its lowest. For reference, my boat is 4.75m and I have been able to use the ramp at all tides this year. Although a bit trickier when it’s low. Hope this helps mate.

[@chrismartin4907]

Thanks mate. Heading up in a couple of weeks

[@solomanvanreyk879]

Im so sad right now , i am meant yo be on a house boat right now on the MacArthur river 😭 but i have been 2 x before and we are booked for the same time next year , keep ip the Awesome videos mate

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

That sucks mate. Time will fly though... you’ll be back up there next year in no time. (Hopefully). 👍🏼🤠

[@frankgrima401]

Been there a few times great place, Great people and great bar. Val god bless her was my skipper and always wanted her to take me out to “Mackerel Mountain “ do you know where that is ? Regards Frank.

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Val was my next door neighbour. She would go out to Mac Mountain in a little tinny before she got her big boat. Haha. I’ve never been there myself, but Ash goes out there occasionally if the weather is good. (Ash, in his big boat from some of my other videos)

[@frankgrima401]

Mikey Cunningham your videos have opened a lot of memories. Yes I can see that she lived next door to where you use to live. Most would think we were crazy traveling 4850 klms annually to go fishing from Victoria. I left an old Ute up there, in the care of some of the committee members to use. A grey colored Toyota tray Ute. I believe the guy right down the end towards Batten Point has it at his place. Val was tough as, sorry to hear that she passed away. Was also a regular user of the lodge with the previous owners, when we would fly in to Darwin hire a car and drive out there. Great place,if it’s too rough to fish outside we always had many klms of rivers to fish, The McAuthur, Crooked and Johnson along with the entry to the Battern always yielded an adventure great Barra with heaps of fun. We have over many years supported the bar, the crabbers, the petrol station, the accommodation, ( house boats, the lodge, caravan camping and the units) I would hate to think how much money we had spent but the beers were always cold and the meals were always of great value. The kids that were took there are now all men with dailies of there own and with the passing of time it’s great to see the place still going. This mongrel virus is is extremely damaging issue for both health and the economy. Enjoy your life. Keep the King Ash vids going they are great.

[@PhotogNT]

My first time camping and fishing was with my dad in 1968 we camped at the old landing before it washed away.

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Crikey 1968. It would have been pretty rough and wild back then.

[@craigtomkinson2837]

Cool

[@mattbourke603]

Remember there being a place called Bing bong as well

[@bobwhite4939]

Thanks for the info re King Ash Bay. My wife and I (old timers) would like to get there one day with our caravan. We dont have a boat. Is there any good land based areas to fish there, cheers, Bob

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

G'day Bob. It's not the best for land-based fishing. Every now and then you hear of a Barra being caught off the bank at Jenny Flats. But it doesn't happen often. My dad actually caught a 90-something Barra off the bank at Jenny Flats once. Do yourself a favour and play around with your budget to pay for a fishing charter from Ash at NT Coastal Fishing Charters. He will take you out all around the islands in his 9 - 10 metre boat. It's not cheap, but it is always an awesome day. Even if you don't do much fishing while you are there, you will find yourself amongst loads of other people like yourself in caravans simply loving the King Ash Bay lifestyle of happy hour beers, golf, line dancing, bush bingo, live music at the bar (sometimes) and other stuff like that. It's an awesome spot. Cheers, Mikey.

[@bobwhite4939]

Mikey Cunningham cheers mate. We plan to go anyway, getting some fish is just a bonus. We are from SA and catching a barra is on my bucket list. Any info on a land based spot somewhere in NT would be a bonus. Rgds, Bob.

[@barratheo]

@@bobwhite4939 Shady barrage and Cahill's crossing have to be the 2 of the best and most easily accessed land based barra spots

[@bobwhite4939]

barratheo cheers mate

[@chrisocallaghan9193]

If I come with a cartopper with a 20 hp Is that sufficient to do some river fishing or would it be better to bring a larger towed boat. Id prefer the cartopper so i can tow my camper. Cheers

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Hundreds of grey nomads come to KAB every year with car toppers. If you wanted to fish outside around the islands I’d recommend a bigger boat.

[@chrisocallaghan9193]

@@MikeyCunninghamFishing thanks mate. No I do that kind of fishing for a living. Was more after the barra fishing and mudcrabbing

[@uluacom]

🔥

[@robinaboy]

Heading up next month. Is it true it takes three hours to get to the islands from the KAB boat ramp? My mates are saying I should bring a swag to camp on one of the islands because we won’t have time to get out there and back before dark.

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Depends on your boat mate. In good weather with a decent boat you should be able to get to Paradice Bay in under 2 hours I reckon. If the weather is average, then it will take longer. Check out one of my videos from Wiyibi Fishing and Wilderness Lodge. It’s on North Island. If you want to fish the islands you would be mad not to stay out there for a few nights.

[@robinaboy]

@@MikeyCunninghamFishing Awesome mate! Will do. Thanks heaps for the tips.

[@mirin3181]

Hey mate how big of a steam is it from king ash bay out to West Island?

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

In my boat in perfect conditions I reckon I'd be at Crocodile Point (South Western tip of West Island) in about 45 - 50 minutes. If the weather is good, send it straight up the top of West Island and find yourself some reef. There is loads of it.

[@chrisocallaghan9193]

Hi Mikey Love your vids. Mate can i ask you for kind ash bay is it possible to leave my tinnie in water overnight near genny flats??? Thanks for any help need to work all my systems before going

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Hi mate. Yes, people do it all the time. They setup an “endless rope” I think they call it. It’s where you use a rope on a loop to pull your boat out about 10 metres from the shore. And pull the loop the other way to pull the boat back out. I haven’t done it myself, but as I said, people do it all the time there.

[@andrewadam528]

How are the tides compared to central island

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Hi mate. Late reply. It always varies depending on the size of the tide and the wind. However if it’s low tide at Centre Island, there is a fair chance it is somewhere near high tide at King Ash Bay.

[@SK-ps1mo]

I think I need a poly craft for this 😂