Barramundi Fishing Park at Howard Springs is a billabong stocked with over 3,000 barramundi. Professional guides show the novice how to bait and cast a line, haul in a big one, and as part a tour, partake of a delicious barbecued barramundi dinner. It's a novel way to experience the after the thrill of the deep-sea fishing chase without leaving the shore.

Contact: 0417 863 468.

Location: Bow Hunter Rd, Howard Springs, NT.

How to get there: by car, head south from Darwin on the Stuart Highway to Howard Springs. Turn off is opposite Morgan Road.