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26th November, 2025 Hoping you all faired well in Cyclone Fina. She brought down plenty of trees out here but otherwise we're ok.. and we're open for the weekend. If you're heading out this way, please drive to conditions.. there are trees on the roads, and dirt roads may be wet & muddy in places. Happy Fishing!
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- 13th November, 2025 747 fishing crew have been busy out this way over the last couple of months. Here's a few photos they shared with us. You can find their adventures on youtube https://www.youtube.com/@747Fishing/videos
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- 3rd November, 2025 Dave landed this 93cm Barra just before heading home.. what a way to end the day!!
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- 1st August, 2025 Yaz landed some nice Coral trout recently, and Snapper, Cod, Jewfish, and more.
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- 3rd July, 2025 Debbie was thrilled to catch (and release) her 1st ever GT!
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- 1st July, 2025 Nick caught this nice GT on Saturday arvo... and got a great feed of Mud Crabs too.
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- 26th June, 2025 Keith & Max got plenty of Jewfish and Mudcrabs on their last visit ..
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- 22nd April, 2025 Well done Luke and Jack!! Great job catching (and filleting) these huge Jewfish!!
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- 28th January, 2024 Here's a photo from late last year... looks like the tax was pretty high on one of the Jewfish..
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- 2nd September, 2023 A pretty quiet weekend with the spring tides. This was the ramp today at low tide (about 3:40pm).
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- 29th July, 2023 If you're after a fishing charter, check out Territory Guided Fishing… They do a great day trip to Leaders Creek & the Vernon Islands. We've seen Pete return with many happy clients over the years.
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- 9th August, 2022 Here’s an old photo of the ramp (from about 30 years ago)… courtesy of Richard Turner. Thanks Richard for sharing this photo and some of your memories out here.
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- 13th July, 2022 Geoff & Ann visited from Adelaide. It was their first trip to Leaders Creek and they were really happy with the Mudcrabs. ——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- 3rd April, 2022 Snapped this photo at the ramp as another thunderstorm rolled in. ——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- 24th March, 2022 Afternoon thunderstorm gave a good show, but not much rain.
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- 18th March, 2022 Was beautiful on the water thismorning… and the Mudcrabs didn’t disappoint.
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- 15th February, 2022 Antonia had a lovely day out fishing with Damien and Danay. Thanks for sharing your photos… and well done to Danay for catching the first fish on the new boat.
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- 13th February, 2022 Rosanna, Natalie and Talia were among many who enjoyed the neap tides this weekend. They had a Fabulous day and got a good feed of fish and Mudcrabs.
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Salmon & Muddies 20th July, 2021 Another trip for Debbie and Daniel.. this time onto the Salmon and Muddies…. Very nice!
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Birthday PB! 13th June, 2021 What a Rippa! Daniel caught this 107cm Jewfish on his 15th Birthday (a personal best). He also helped with the cleanup and filleting. Awesome job Daniel!... a fine young fisherman!
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Sunrise on the water 14h January, 2021 It was beautiful on the water at sunrise this morning...
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Boat Ramp 11th January, 2021 This is what Leaders Creek Boat Ramp looks like at approx. 2.8m tide (based on adding 90mins to Darwin tide times). We suggest at least this much water to launch and retrieve...
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Double hook-up! 29th December, 2020 Well done Luke!
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Thanks to everyone who visited this year!... And an extra BIG thanks to all our regulars! We love catching up and seeing you enjoy your stay. We appreciate your support, and look forward to seeing you on your next visit. Happy Fishing Everyone!
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Barramundi! 24th December, 2020 We’ve had a bit of rain over the last few days but Lisa picked a good time to head out. She landed this Barra … 12c short of a $1.
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- 13th December, 2020 Elle Schembri caught this 111cm Jewie at Leaders Creek with a lure and Barra rod yesterday.
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- 3rd December, 2020 Graham and Mike had another fun day at Leaders Creek recently.
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- A nice day out 10th November, 2020 Peter took some mates out for a fishing trip and they came back with a mixed bag of Jewfish, Salmon, Snapper and Mudcrabs.
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- “Donkey Jew” 12th October, 2020 Mick said he travelled 30K’s past this bugger only to get him on the return leg. Apparently he had a half decent skipper… good on you Alan! Well done Fellas… sure is a beast! (and thanks for sharing the photos).
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Million Dollar Fish - Season 6 1st October, 2020 It’s a great time to fish in the Top End. Season 6 of the Million Dollar Fish started today. There’s 7 x red-tagged $1 Million Barra 5 x Double-Tagged - $10,000 for you and $5,000 for a mate 20 x Charity Fish - $2,500 for you and $2,500 for a local charity 100 x $10,000 Fish - “spend however you bloody like” What are you waiting for? So sorry for those of you in lockdown interstate… thinking of yer :-/ —————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Mixed Bag 28th September, 2020 Yaz & Nathan took home a nice feed on the weekend…
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Gone Fishin! 27th September, 2020 With neap tides and the Howard Springs Tavern Fishing Club competition on, there’s been plenty of empty trailers out here this weekend…
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Million Dollar Fish 25th September, 2020 Don’t forget to register if you haven’t already! Season 6 starts 1st October and there’s a new Double-tagged Barra… that’s $10K for you and another $5K for your mate.
(image by milliondollarfish) ——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Check the tides 21st September, 2020 Check the tides before you come out… there’s been a few fishos left waiting for enough water to launch with the low tides recently. ——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Territory Tourism Voucher 25th July, 2020 You can use your Territory Voucher to stay a night or 2 at Leaders Creek Fishing Base and enjoy a couple of days out on the water. Book with Tourism Top End on 1300 138 886 or www.tourismtopend.com.au.
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Another Jewie! 22nd July, 2020 Antony shared this pic with us recently and said he loves a good day out from Leaders. What a Beauty! ——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Jack and the Big Fish 21st July, 2020 Jack’s getting big but the fish are still bigger...
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Rooms open 10th June, 2020 We’re taking room bookings again, just not to full capacity… book ahead so you don’t miss out! ——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- In memory of John Leafe May, 2020 A great bloke who loved fishing… John suddenly passed away while doing what he loved. John was a long-time regular who enjoyed fishing at Leaders Creek for many years. We’ll remember him fondly and we offer our sincere condolences to wife Pauline and children. Our deepest sympathy also to Gary, Debbie and the rest of the family. RIP John… and happy fishing forever! From Brian, Ann, Kim and Debbie. ——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Emma’s Jewie 21st April, 2020 Thanks Emma for sending in this lovely photo! Emma did well to land this 101cm Jewie on a recent visit to Leaders Creek.
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Covid-19 Update 2nd April, 2020 Currently our secure parking facility is open however our rooms are closed. We’ve taken steps to maintain social distancing and increase cleaning of common use areas. We ask that you; We are mostly getting solo fishos at the moment. Well done everyone, keep up the good work! Best wishes to all… from Brian, Ann, Kim & Debbie ——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————-
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