MILLION DOLLAR FISH

The barramundi was tagged as part of a nine-year-long competition, and this was the first time anyone has caught the million-dollar fish. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin
Source: News Corp Australia

19-year-old North Territory teen Keegan Payne went fishing with his family on Sunday (28-04) and hooked himself a Barramundi.

But, this was no ordinary  barramundi, this young lad caught himself a million dollar fish.

Keegan Payne, a 19-year-old Northern Territorian, caught a barramundi worth $1 million on Sunday morning in the Katherine River as part of the Million Dollar Fish angling competition. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin
Source: News Corp Australia

The 67cm barra which had been tagged as part of a nine-year-long Million Dollar Fish angling competition, in the Katherine River, 317km south of Darwin.

He called the competition’s hotline and was invited, along with his family, to collect the prize. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin
Source: News Corp Australia

The competition had been running since 2015, but no one had caught the million-dollar barramundi until now.

Every season, more than a hundred fish are tagged with unique markings before being released into various waterways throughout the Northern Territory.

Million Dollar Fish 2024 winner Keegan Payne apologises for stolen buggy. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin
Source: News Corp Australia

Organisers revealed on they had indeed released the prize in the Katherine River, though barramundi, which can live for more than 20 years, have been known to travel 622km between research tags.

Source:www.foxsports.com.au