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

‘I’m just happy to catch fish,’ Matthew Maurice says after landing 80cm barramundi as part of Northern Territory competitionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA 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 and decided to take a boat out on Thursday evening with his sibling, who was visiting from overseas.

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