David Leigh
Captain

David Leigh

Townsville, Australia
50+ reviews
Skipper David welcomes you to Townsville. Join him aboard and have a lovely day of fishing as you chase prized species and enjoy Queensland's charming nature.

Charter

Rating

4.3
84 reviews
4.5
Boat & Equipment
4.4
Captain & Crew
4.2
Fishing Experience

What anglers say

69%
Good experience
90%
Friendly captain
80%
Recommend this charter
90%
Appropriate for children
92%
Satisfied with the boat
58%
Caught fish

All reviews (84)

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  • Emily Lau
    Emily Lau
    Repeat angler
    au
    Australia
    Member since 2025
    2 trips
    5.0
    Verified

    5 Hour Charter with Captain Dave

    Private 4 – Hour Trip7 adults

    7 of us had a great day out on the water with Captain Dave. The trip was well-run, relaxed, and we ended up catching a good variety of fish (catfish, baby sharks, several types of bream, salmon, stingray etc). Out of everything we caught, we were able to take home 3 sizeable ones. Dave took us to two different fishing spots, and the boat ride was enjoyable. We also had a sausage sizzle on board at the second spot. Overall, though, we really enjoyed the charter and would happily recommend it to others looking for a fun day out on the water. We would love to do this again at a different time to be able to catch other types of fish. Thank you again to Captain Dave!

  • Lincoln Ablett
    Lincoln Ablett
    au
    Australia
    Member since 2025
    5.0
    Verified

    Professional with a great sense of humour

    Private 8 - Hour Trip2 adults

    The day was almost perfect and my son and I had a great time and we couldn’t ask for a better operator than Dave, his exceptional fishing and boating skills and knowledge made everything go smoothly. We were lucky enough to see many of the animal species in the area including a sea eagle, pelicans and even a 4 metre croc to name a few, of course we caught several species of fish and a muddy and one big beautiful Barramundi. We had a great day thanks Dave, Cheers Lincoln & Andrew

  • Grant Wilson
    Grant Wilson
    au
    Australia
    Member since 2025
    4.7
    Verified

    first barra yew

    Private 4 – Hour Trip - 12:00 PM7 adults

    work booked the charter and to be honest i was a little apprehensive because it wasnt a deep sea charter but i was completely wrong david put us on to some big fish it was awesome caught first barra but had to release due to season everyone hooked up to at least one monster and there was 6 of us one the boat would love to go again especially on season highly recommend he will definitely put you on to the big fish and he was a legend

    Reported catch:
    Barramundi
    Mangrove Snapper
    Fingermark Bream
  • Brian Bailey
    Brian Bailey
    au
    Australia
    Member since 2026
    5.0
    Verified

    Fishing with David

    4 – Hour Trip3 adults

    had a great morning out with Dave, highly recommend a trip out with him backed by his vast local knowledge and great fishing stories, on ya Dave , thanks again Mate

  • Wendy Nelsen
    Wendy Nelsen
    au
    Australia
    Member since 2026
    5.0
    Verified

    It was a great afternoon.

    4 – Hour Trip - 12:00 PM2 adults

    The captain, Dave was very knowledgeable & we had a great time, pity there were not more fish around to catch.

Real catches shared by our community

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    KNOWLEDGE IS KEY
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    Professional with a great sense of humour
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    Authentic experience
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    Awesome day out
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