Captain
David Leigh

Member since February 2022 Townsville, Australia
Background
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.

Hey, I'm Captain David Leigh

Townsville, Australia
Background
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.
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My Charter Listing

Excellent
4.3 / 5
(82 reviews)
Townsville
 3 bookings in the past week.
Trips from US $141

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.3 / 5
out of 5 stars from 82 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.5 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.4 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.2 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (59)
Great trip, very interesting and learning experience
Great trip, very interesting and learning experience
more needed to be done
+56
Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
69%
Friendly captain
90%
Recommend this charter
78%
Appropriate for children
90%
Satisfied with the boat
92%
Caught fish
57%
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Emily L.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

5 Hour Charter with Captain Dave

VERIFIED   Private 4 โ€“ Hour Trip on December 7, 2025
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...
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Lincoln A.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Professional with a great sense of humour

VERIFIED   Private 8 - Hour Trip on September 27, 2025
The day was almost perfect and my son and I had a great time and we couldnโ€™t ask for a better operator than Dave, his exceptional...
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Chris And Rachelle Rigoni
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great trip, very interesting and learning experience

VERIFIED   NEW  4 โ€“ Hour Trip on July 19, 2026
We throughly enjoyed our whole trip with David and the guys, so much fun, laughs and knowledge. We caught threadfin salmon,...
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Grant W.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

First barra yew

VERIFIED   Private 4 โ€“ Hour Trip - 12:00 PM on November 2, 2025
work booked the charter and to be honest i was a little apprehensive because it wasnt a deep sea charter but i was completely...
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Wendy N.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

It was a great afternoon.

VERIFIED   4 โ€“ Hour Trip - 12:00 PM on July 8, 2026
The captain, Dave was very knowledgeable & we had a great time, pity there were not more fish around to catch.
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