# Million-dollar fish caught by Darwin man ‘just fishing and talking’ at night with brother

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-11-02T03:45:51+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/nov/02/million-dollar-fish-caught-by-darwin-man-just-fishing-and-talking-at-night-with-brother
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/million-dollar-fish-caught-by-darwin-man-just-fishing-and-talking-at-n-a356ff/

‘I’m just happy to catch fish,’ Matthew Maurice says after landing 80cm barramundi as part of Northern Territory competition Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A Darwin man is $1m richer after angling an 80cm, red-tagged barramundi during a night-time fishing trip with his brother. Matthew Maurice, a 26-year-old from the Northern Territory, had finished football training

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