Love it or hate it
It is gorgeous!
It isn’t tidal
Only 90 minutes away
But the fishing is… very difficult
Houseboating there is something everyone should do. But fishing is pretty tough going.
Note only plastics allowed.
Category Archives: Nothern Territory
Adelaide / Salty Arm Boat Ramp
Get to the mouth of the Adelaide from here.
Need about 3m to get out of the creek, but the ramp is useful even lower than that.
About 100 minutes travel time, depending on how bad the corrugation is.
Darwin Harbour – Boat Ramps
Lots of good boat ramps in the harbour, the two best are Dinah Beach and the Palmerston one, which are basically accessible at all tides.
Check out the government website
Although when it comes to Channel Island Boat ramp keep in mind they are LYING and I have emailed them to tell them otherwise. You need about 3m to access it, 3.5 to do it comfortably. You want around 5 to be protected from the breakwall. And importantly, when the tide is coming in, and the wind is in the right direction, you are being blown directly against the shore. Not so bad if you have enough water, but I smashed my transducer thinking I could get out with 2.5m given the website says “most tides”. Also I emailed them, they said they would change it, which they have not.
The harbour is generally overfished, especially for deep water fish like Golden Snapper. You won’t get as much here as if you travel, but of course it is so close….
Bynoe Harbour – Six Pack Creek
Heaps of different ways to fish and launch from Bynoe Harbour. I use six pack creek, which is 1 hour 35 from Darwin. People will say it is more, they are wrong. Google maps just has it REALLY badly. You need about 3 metres of water to launch and it is about 90 minutes behind
A place of endless possibilities, any type of fishing you like, you can generally find.
Florence Falls – Litchfield
Florence Falls is a good waterfall and swimming spot in Litchfield. It is paved and accessible by lots of steps. It is always crowded, you will be lucky to get in there on a Saturday or Sunday. If you have a 2WD go for it, otherwise I would use your car to get away from the crowds.
Most people have been here, it is very popular. On one hand, you can’t go to Litchfield and miss out. On the other hand, crowded swimming holes and crowded parking lots isn’t how I like to spend my time in a National Park.
The falls in the wet