About

Million Dollar Fish is proudly brought to you by Northern Territory Major Events Company.

With a diverse portfolio of events from the Top End right down to the Red Centre, Northern Territory Major Events Company has been delivering amazing event experiences since 1999.

History of Million Dollar Fish

Home to the famous barramundi, the Northern Territory is widely regarded as Australia’s top fishing destination for hooking one of these iconic tropical fish species.

The Million Dollar Fish competition was first introduced in 2015 to boost visitation and to give fishos the chance to reel in prize-tagged barramundi.

Renowned as Australia’s richest fishing competition, Million Dollar Fish continues to grow in size and value with more prize-tagged fish released each year. Barramundi are tagged and released right across the Territory in five main fishing regions including Arnhem Land, Darwin, Kakadu, Katherine and the Tiwi Islands.

Since the competition launched, dozens of fishos from around Australia have cashed in by reeling in tagged barramundi, and hundreds more have won epic prizes from competition partners.

Season 9

Million Dollar Fish Season 9 runs from 1 October 2023 – 31 March 2024. Registrations are open from 1 September 2023 to 31 March 2024.

How can you win this season? You could haul in any one (or more) of the below:

  • 80+ $1 million tagged barramundi
  • Less than 20 $10,000 tagged barramundi
  • Lucky Prize Pool

REGISTER NOW

SEASON 8

The previous season of Million Dollar Fish ran from 1 October 2022 – 31 March 2023. There were nine Red Tagged Million Dollar Fish active and 100 x $10,000 red-tagged Barra were released.

20 x $10, 000 prize-tagged barra were caught throughout the Top End. Winning fishos shared $230, 000 in prize money, including three who took home $20, 000 each after doubling their prize money!

In addition to $230,000 paid to fishos; $23,000 was donated across the 3 charity partners of Million Dollar Fish – Cancer Council NT, Shoreline and Starlight Children’s Foundation / Star Ball.

MEET THE WINNERS

Find out more about Northern Territory Major Events Company experiences here.

Multiple ways to win

There are multiple ways to win big with Million Dollar Fish! If you reel in a verified tagged barra, you could take home huge cash prizes of up to a million bucks. By simply registering, you’ll also go into our Lucky Prize Pool draw, where every month we’ll be giving away epic prizes from our partners!

Ready to begin your adventure?

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Acknowledgement to Country

Northern Territory Major Events Company respectfully acknowledges the past, present and emerging Traditional Owners of the beautiful land on which we live, work and gather. We respect the cultural practices and traditions of our hosts, recognise the importance of sustainably caring for our country, and commit to being respectful visitors to traditional lands.

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