The common dart is an interesting little species that is often encountered when targeting other species such as spangled emperor, trevally and queen fish in turbulent surf conditions. What they lack in eating qualities they certainly make up for in sporting ability, putting up quite a good account for themselves in shallow, turbulent water on light tackle. There are four dart species commonly encountered in Australia, the black spotted, common, swallow tail and the highly prized, holy grail of salt water fly fishing the permit or snub nosed dart. All of which are fantastic sport and great fun on light spin and fly tackle!