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Eastern Rosella December 29th, 2016 We’ve had an unusual visitor the last few months…. an Eastern Rosella. First spotted in August enjoying a stroll through the grass.
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Neap tides November 21st, 2016 Got the day off work? …. some nice tides this week for a spot of fishing. Tuesday: 7:45am 3.25m Low, 1:14pm 4.93m High, 7:39pm 3.09m Low Wednesday: 9:09am 3:14m Low, 3:07pm 4.89m High, 9:01pm 3.42m Low
Graph courtesy of Willy Weather. ——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Extreme tides November 19th, 2016 With the Supermoon this week there was an amazing amount of water shifting between tides. Here’s a couple of photos of the .12m low on Wednesday 16th which was followed by an 8.02m High.
Bottom of the ramp Looking left to the rock bar ——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Brian’s Beauty November 10th, 2016 Brian is a regular out at Leaders creek and here’s an example of why he keeps coming back. Brian landed this beauty at the mouth of Leaders Creek on his last visit.
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Tokyo Visitor October 19th, 2016 Natsumi visited from Tokyo recently. She sent us this photo and said she had an AWESOME experience fishing Barra and is looking forward to visiting again. Love the photo Natsumi and glad you had an Awesome time!
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Road Update August 26th, 2016 The road has been graded again.
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- All smiles from Dylan Dylan was happy with his catch on an outing at Leaders Creek in July.
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Road Update July 27th, 2016 The road has been graded early this week.
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Road Update June 10th, 2016 The Road has just been graded.
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- On top of the world June 10th, 2016 Sarah felt on top of the world at Leaders Creek. Thanks for all you help Sarah! We hope to see you again soon.
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Sarah’s catch May 27th, 2016 Sarah was very happy with her Jewfish and mud crabs on a recent outing in Leaders Creek.
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Danny’s back! May 6th, 2016 Danny’s back in Darwin and enjoying the fishing and crabbing at Leaders Creek.. as well as helping us around the property. Thanks Danny!
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Road Update May 4th, 2016 The Road has been graded again.
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Road Update March 10th, 2016 The Road has just been graded.
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- 3rd Time Lucky March 8th, 2016 Jacko’s been bringing his Dad and a few mates out fishing the last few weeks. His mate Brendon was very happy to catch his first Jewfish. In fact, everyone caught Jewies and/or Barra except Jacko. He returned on the weekend and made up for it though by landing a few good size fish.
Brendon with his first Jewfish Jacko with a couple of his fish. ——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Road Update January 21st, 2016 The Road has been graded… it’s an easy drive at the moment. Come out and enjoy a day on the water...
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Plenty of fish in the creek January 15th, 2016 Wonder if one of these is the Million Dollar Fish :-)
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Road Update September 24th, 2015 The Road has been graded again.
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Becky’s Jewfish September 24th, 2015 Becky from South Australia landed this nice Jewfish when she visited Leaders Creek in August.
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Road Update August 19th, 2015 The Road has just been graded :-)
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Road Update July 30th, 2015 Gunn Point Rd was graded last week but its already pretty corrugated again :-(
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Keen young fisherman July 24th, 2015 Thero enjoyed a visit with his family recently and caught a nice Salmon. ——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Bondi Vet comes to Leaders Creek July 20th, 2015 Some of you might have seen the Bondi Vet program on Saturday 11th July. Dr Chris Brown and his team made a visit to Leaders Creek to have a look at our resident Sea Eagle that had been shot with an arrow. They were not able to catch her and remove the arrow but it was good to have some advise on her condition. She seems to be managing ok and we are hopeful that this remains the case. She is still spotted occasionally near the mouth of Leaders Creek. A very big thank-you to Dr Chris Brown and team! Also many thanks to; Peter Barnes (Territory Guided Fishing) for your work behind the scenes. Your time and the use of your boat was very much appreciated. Tom Nichols and croc management team who were quick to capture a nuisance croc at the Leaders Creek boat ramp. Mooka Dan (Brother) for your help, not only on the day, but during your entire stay.
If you’d like to watch the program you can visit http://tenplay.com.au/channel-ten/bondi-vet/season-7/episode-17 ——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Road Update May 12th, 2015 Gunn Point Rd was graded late last week. Should make for a good run for all those heading out this weekend. See you soon!
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Father and Son May 12th, 2015 Richard enjoyed a quick trip out to Leaders Creek on the weekend with his Dad. They went home with a nice Jewie and a Crayfish.
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Jewies all round April 24th, 2015 Yass and friends had a successful visit late in March.
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Kerry’s Goldie April 17th, 2015 Another nice catch by Kerry last weekend. Better send us a pic of you next time Brian… it starting to look like Kerry’s catching all the fish :-)
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Road Update March 21st, 2015 Gunn Point Rd has just been graded :-)
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- New Showers and Toilets March 14th, 2015 The new showers and toilets are coming along well and are very near completion.
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Jewfish March 7th, 2015 Jewfish seem to be a popular catch at the moment. Here’s two that were caught last weekend after the rain.
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- A fun day fishing February 28th, 2015 Regulars Yass and Leah always come back with a nice feed. Here’s a haul from late last year. Saw them again today for another fun day out. Thanks for dinner and the papers :-)
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- A nice shower February 28th, 2015 We had 128mm of rain late yesterday. Not enough the stop the keen fishos coming out from about 6:30 this morning. A few wet spots closer to our end of Gunn Point Road but it’s drained away pretty quick and is not a bad run.
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Mark & Ando January 10th, 2015 Two nice Jewies landed by Mark and Ando on November 30th.
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Garry’s Barra January 10th, 2015 Garry sent in this photos from a trip out to Leaders Creek late last year.
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Road Update November 5th, 2014 A welcome site at the ramp….
The road has been graded :-) ——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Jose’s Barra October 15th, 2014 Jose and Mal enjoyed another visit to Leaders Creek. Jose landed a couple of Barra - caught while trolling with a lure.
More GT action September 29th, 2014 Brian & Kerry are regulars at Leaders Creek. Here’s Kerry pictured with a GT she caught there recently. Look forward to seeing you next time guys :-)
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Taylor’s GT September 23rd, 2014 What a beauty Taylor! ...it’s nearly as big as you!
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Road Update September 19th, 2014 The road was graded this week.
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Luxury Camping September 19th, 2014 We are installing a private “Gazebo” for visitors that hire the Luxury en-suited eco tents. It sits between the 2 Luxury eco tents and will offer a spa, BBQ and sheltered seating area. ——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- e aware of the Crocs! September 1st, 2014 You must be mindful of crocodiles at any Top End waterway. It’s easy to become complacent when you have been to the same spot many times without sighting a big croc. Please always be aware that they are about. This 4.1m Croc, weighing approx. 500kg was removed from Leaders Creek Boat Ramp on Sunday 31st August. Thanks to Tom Nichols and his team, including Leaders Creek staff and campers.
DANGER! - Another “larger” croc was sighted at the ramp on the same day. All ramp users are urged to use extreme caution. Do not enter or stand near the water’s edge. The trap will stay in an attempt to trap the other croc. It’s likely that this situation is a result of dumping of bait scraps & fish carcasses at the ramp by fisho’s who have no respect or consideration for others.
For the safety and consideration of all ramp users, please do not deposit any bait scraps or fish carcasses near the ramp, or place crab pots in the vicinity of the ramp. Also, when planning a trip, keep in mind that it’s harder to get your boat back on your trailer when the tide is low. Always come in with enough water so that you don’t have to wade in the water to hook up your boat.
There’s plenty of great fishing to be had. Respect the local wildlife and their habitat. Be responsible and take all due care. ——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Dazza’s Jewie August 25th, 2014 Dazza landed this nice Jewie last week at Leaders Creek. It Measured 120cm and weight in at 16kg.
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Road Update August 15th, 2014 The road has just been graded… making it an easy drive for a spot of weekend fishing :-)
——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Construction works August 15th, 2014 Good progress has been made with the entertainment shed. The building is nearing completion but it’ll be a little while yet before its fitted out and ready to use.
Entertainment Shed ——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Sea Eagle Update August 6th, 2014
These photos were taken by Brian of the White Breasted Sea Eagle swooping down to retrieve a fish. He, along with other fisho’s regularly feed her to help her gain her confidence and keep her healthy and strong. Brian has observed that the arrow sometimes deflects in the water and at times hinders her efforts to pick up a meal, but she is a persistent girl and he rarely returns to base without seeing her fly away with her family after a good feed. On a positive note... these photos show that the arrow is lodged in her leg, hence her survival. She has also been successful in rearing 2 young chicks, which are now fully fledged and can often be seen flying around with mum and dad, or perched alongside... on their favorite dining room tree. Brian was nearly successful in catching her 4 weeks ago with the assistance of Malcolm , Samantha and Kim. He will continue his endeavor to see that she is captured and attended to. Thank-you to all the people who have offered their time to assist with the rescue. ——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- How could anybody do this? June 6th, 2014
This beautiful White Breasted Sea Eagle has been observed for over a month at Leaders Creek with an arrow lodged in her body. I’m disgusted that *somebody could do this, and I strongly encourage anybody with any information to contact Parks and Wildlife regarding the matter on 8995 5054. I have assisted Wildlife rangers on one rescue mission in my boat to capture the big girl, but our attempt was unsuccessful. I have since made more attempts and intend to persevere until she is captured and attended to. She seems to be coping well under the circumstances with her partner protecting her and helping her feed. This pair, (they usually pair for life-for 30 to 40 years) have been territorial to the Leaders Creek water ways for over 10 years, according to Parks and Wildlife. They are habitual feeders in this region and it is always entertaining to watch their aerobic flight displays. Many local fisho’s as tourists visiting from interstate and overseas have had the pleasure of seeing these beautiful birds in the creek and often capture the moments on camera and comment on their beauty and awesomeness. It is concerning that the nesting season is approaching and, as you can imagine, it will be difficult for this bird to sit on her nest with the arrow protruding from her. I have sought and received some assistance from two business’s so far, in our quest to capture this magnificent bird and have her attended to as quickly as possible. Please contact me on 8983 5009 if you can offer any assistance by way of your time, equipment, or financial assistance relative to rescue cost’s. Thanks to the following business for their assistance so far: Craig’s Fishing Warehouse NTAP PTY LTD and thanks to Noel and Nathan for their time and help. We’ll keep this blog updated with any progress on the rescue. Thanks and regards, Brian *somebody - word inserted in place of several other words not permitted on this web site. ——————————————————————————————–——-—————————————- Entertainment Shed under construction May 29th, 2014 We are endeavoring to improve the facilities for guests at Leaders Creek Fishing Base. Our aim is to make your stay more comfortable and enjoyable... and more family friendly. An entertainment shed proved a popular idea from visitors last year and we are pleased to announce that this is now going ahead. Shed Boss commenced installation this month and we look forward to making it available for use as soon as possible. We’ll also be installing new toilets, showers and more eco tents later this year. * This project is being co-funded by the Australian Government. ———————————————————————————————–——-————————————- Road Update May 28th, 2014 The road has been graded and some soil put at the top of the ramp...so it should be a nice smooth drive and launch for a little while.
———————————————————————————————–——-————————————- Cape Hotham Jewie May 15th, 2014 Craig visited Cape Hotham via Leaders Creek recently and landed this beauty.
———————————————————————————————–——-————————————- Debbie’s first Jewie May 15th, 2014 Gary and Debbie visited in April and Debbie was thrilled to catch her first Jewie (weighing in at 13kg). Gary did well too, landing an 11kg Jewie… I think he’s holding Debbie’s fish for the photo though—good try Gary :)
———————————————————————————————–——-————————————- Catch and release April 25th, 2014 Dr Andrew with a 104cm Barra and Kurt with 95cm Barra… caught and released in Leaders Creek in April.
———————————————————————————————–——-————————————- Road Update March 25th, 2014 The road has been graded again.
———————————————————————————————–——-——————————————- John’s Jewie March 25th, 2014 John Needham visited his family in Darwin this week and popped out to Leaders Creek with his son (Evan) and Grandson (Clancy). Whilst soaking some crab pots they were kept occupied landing this 121cm Jewfish that bottomed out the 30lb Boga grips. ———————————————————————————————–——-——————————————- Road Update March 5th, 2014 The road has been graded.
———————————————————————————————–——-——————————————- Dog friendly February 20th, 2014
We’ve noticed a lot of people like to bring their dogs fishing. We currently allow dogs on leads but understand this may not be comfortable for your dog’s entire stay. We can’t allow dogs to roam around freely out of respect and safety for other campers (and your dog), so we’ve come up with the idea of a holding pen that you can hire and erect at your campsite for $5 per day. If you are interested, please call and book before your visit. We hope this will make your stay (and your dogs) more enjoyable. ———————————————————————————————–——-——————————————- 112cm Jewie February 18th, 2014 Leah enjoyed her fishing trip on the 9th February and had this to show for her efforts; ———————————————————————————————–——-——————————————- Ramp operational again January 30th, 2014 Thanks to the Lord of the Ramp, the ramp is operational again. The road is (as usual) worse at the start. The rest is wet and pot holey but passable with due care.
———————————————————————————————–——-——————————————- WARNING—Ramp currently out of action! January 29th, 2014 We had a heavy downpour of rain last night (166mm) and a lot of dirt has been washed down the ramp and has piled up towards the bottom. If you have a small dinghy and are keen to carry it over/around you might be able to launch but there’s definitely no trailer access right now. We are trying to get the matter sorted as quickly as possible and will keep you posted here.
———————————————————————————————–——-——————————————- Dylan’s biggest fish ever… so far January 28th, 2014 A bit of rain couldn’t stop avid young fisherman Dylan last week. He got a new rod and reel for his 8th Birthday from Tackle World Coolalinga and was keen to test it out. It soon earned the name Hot Rod as he caught and released many small snapper, catfish and baby Jewie, before landing this 71cm Jewie and taking it home for dinner.
Tash (the family dog) approves of Dylan’s Jewie. ———————————————————————————————–——-——————————————- Plenty of action for the kids January 22nd, 2014
The road might be a bit bumpy but there’s still plenty of action at Leaders Creek. Daniel and Luke enjoyed a days fishing and were kept busy pulling up a variety of fish.
———————————————————————————————–——-——————————————- Kim’s first Barra January 20th 2014 Kim was thrilled to catch her first Barra on 23rd December at Leaders Creek. It measured in at 93cm and she said it made the best Christmas dinner... feeding her family and many guests. I think Kim’s still smiling.. and I don’t blame her.
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