Darwin Harbour Fishing Charters
Get to the fish in no time, whatever the season! Darwin Harbour Fishing Charters strives to provide each one of their customers with the experience of a lifetime. With very experienced guides and a fleet of sturdy boats, they pride themselves on their friendly attitude and the great time they show every person who comes aboard their boat.
During your trip, you will be fishing aboard a 21’ aluminium boat that was custom built for Darwin’s big tides. These boats allow you to access waters other boats can’t reach, and they are all fully surveyed and equipped with a shade canopy and walkaround deck.
There are over 30 species of fish that you can catch in the waters around Darwin, and Darwin Harbour Fishing Charters has the equipment and local knowledge to help you hook them. The guides have over 15 years of experience in these waters, and they are ready and waiting to take you exploring the local estuaries, mangroves, mudflats, reefs, and wrecks.
With very short travel times, you will be able to maximise your time on the water, catching fish as diverse as Threadfin Salmon, Golden Trevally, Queenfish, Mud Crabs, Barramundi, Coral Trout, Snapper, Barracuda, Cod, and Jewfish. You might even see a croc on your charter!
The crew will be on hand throughout the trip to assist you in every aspect of fishing, from baiting your hook to cleaning your fish and filleting it for you to take home and enjoy. They know how to find fish and, most importantly, to make sure everyone in the group is having fun.
If you are not able to take your catch home with you, the crew would recommend you practice catch and release to protect the local fish stocks and to keep them healthy for you and all around you to visit and enjoy another day.
Come and explore Darwin’s amazing fishery today – with Darwin Harbour Fishing Charters the fun never ends!
Customer reviews
Rating summary
Photos & videos by reviewers (111)
+108Angler rating
Anglers claimed
Good experience
87%
Appropriate for children
86%
Friendly captain
96%
Satisfied with the boat
93%
Recommend this charter
89%
Caught fish
72%
May 21, 2025
10 Hour Trip–Barramundi Corroboree
Great day
Our skipper Paul worked hard for us all day and his advice on how to go about catching the fish we were targeting was very helpful.
Our skipper Paul worked hard for us all day and his advice on how to go about catching the fish we were targeting was very helpful.
Jun 20, 2025
4 Hour Trip – Reef Fishing PM
Fush
Not bad,good size
Not bad,good size
Katherine, Northern Territory
Oct 21, 2022
4 Hour Trip – Reef Fishing PM
Half day, two boats, two captains.
Large family unit required 2 boats. Wow. Our boat was captained by Cam. What a star. Great trip. ALL caught fish, Couldn't be happier. Second boat was captained by Daniel. I was told this bloke went above and beyond to care for a slightly seasick daughter in law. They just thought he was great. All in all two great boats, two great, caring captains.
Large family unit required 2 boats. Wow. Our boat was captained by Cam. What a star. Great trip. ALL caught fish, Couldn't be...
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Forster, NSW
Jun 16, 2022
Full Day Trip
Full day with Captain Dan
Great day. Dan knew the harbour and conditions extremely well. He was very conscious of all skill levels of those on board. He had many spots so we found good fishing and we caught a great variety of fish.
Great day. Dan knew the harbour and conditions extremely well. He was very conscious of all skill levels of those on board. He...
Dundas Valley, NSW
Apr 15, 2022
Half Day Trip (AM)
Great service, brought home a feed of delicious snapper
Excellent friendly staff, mother nature was against us with very strong currents but the skipper kept pushing on to finally get us onto some very nice reef fish. Highly recommended.
Excellent friendly staff, mother nature was against us with very strong currents but the skipper kept pushing on to finally get...
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Customer reviews
Rating summary
Photos & videos by reviewers (111)
+108Angler rating
Anglers claimed
Good experience
87%
Appropriate for children
86%
Friendly captain
96%
Satisfied with the boat
93%
Recommend this charter
89%
Caught fish
72%
Experience:
Boat
Crew
Overall
Great day
10 Hour Trip–Barramundi Corroboree on May 21, 2025
Our skipper Paul worked hard for us all day and his advice on how to go about catching the fish we were targeting was very helpful.
Our skipper Paul worked hard for us all day and his advice on how to go about catching the fish we were targeting was very helpful.
Experience:
Boat
Crew
Overall
Fush
4 Hour Trip – Reef Fishing PM on June 20, 2025
Not bad,good size
Not bad,good size
Katherine, Northern Territory
Experience:
Boat
Crew
Overall
Half day, two boats, two captains.
4 Hour Trip – Reef Fishing PM on October 21, 2022
Large family unit required 2 boats. Wow. Our boat was captained by Cam. What a star. Great trip. ALL caught fish, Couldn't be happier. Second boat was captained by Daniel. I was told this bloke went above and beyond to care for a slightly seasick daughter in law. They just thought he was great. All in all two great boats, two great, caring captains.
Large family unit required 2 boats. Wow. Our boat was captained by Cam. What a star. Great trip. ALL caught fish, Couldn't be happier. Second boat was captained by Daniel. I was told this bloke went above and beyond to care for a slightly seasick daughter in law. They just thought he was great. All in all two great boats, two great, caring captains.
Forster, NSW
Experience:
Boat
Crew
Overall
Full day with Captain Dan
Full Day Trip on June 16, 2022
Great day. Dan knew the harbour and conditions extremely well. He was very conscious of all skill levels of those on board. He had many spots so we found good fishing and we caught a great variety of fish.
Great day. Dan knew the harbour and conditions extremely well. He was very conscious of all skill levels of those on board. He had many spots so we found good fishing and we caught a great variety of fish.
Dundas Valley, NSW
Experience:
Boat
Crew
Overall
Great service, brought home a feed of delicious snapper
Half Day Trip (AM) on April 15, 2022
Excellent friendly staff, mother nature was against us with very strong currents but the skipper kept pushing on to finally get us onto some very nice reef fish. Highly recommended.
Excellent friendly staff, mother nature was against us with very strong currents but the skipper kept pushing on to finally get us onto some very nice reef fish. Highly recommended.
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