Leanyer Drains

[happy slave]

Went for a quick flick up the drains on sunday last week, trying out a new rod and reel , and i was getting strikes every cast, hooked up in total 22 barra, however the biggest only went to 30cm and i lost count on the tarpon, all good fun though as the reel came spooled with 10lb mono which provided for some fun, it was also good to see that we have such a good fish nursery so close to town and that Buffalo Creek isn't too polluted by the sewerage outfall yet

[cuddlescooper]

Top sh7t!

[JewieQueen]

Happy Slave,

I used to work for a corperation that backed onto Leanyer drains. You prob already know this but when it rains for around 3 days straight, head there at night with a spotty and throw small lures across the drains. I caught 53 barra in one night sesh there about december last yr and the biggest went 73cm. No to keen on eating them though as the drains if you explore them on a low tide during the springs are filled with oil, rubbish and other junk that washes from the road.. good fun though.. really good fun.

[happy slave]

Yeah knew that JewieQueen, when i was down there it was after that last big dumping of rain on a rising 7 mtr tide, never would eat anything from down there, even though it gets a decent flush out every year with the wet season and tides. Also for any of you fish keepers out there it is also a good place for Blue eyes, Scats, Mono's and Archer Fish

[Longrass]

Is this from a boat?

[happy slave]

No Longrass all fish caught in the Big Drain that runs parallel to leanyer water park

[jonr]

Long grass , email me and I will give you the lowdown

[Nika]

Used to fish there 25 years ago, lived in Wulagi, good to hear they are still there, I have a pic somewhere in the archives from Green creek, got heaps of Barra there, no I didnt eat them!

[Dreamrider-]

is 'green creek ' connected to the leanyer drains ? sorry if this is a silly question

[NathanL]

The northern suburb drains all effectively flow into the sewage treatment plant in leyanyer, from there it then spews into Buffalo creek via 'green creek'.

[ryan]

So how do you find the drains?

Soory if it is a little dumd new to Darwin.

[shaynes_god]

Where abouts in the drains do you guys fish and at what tides or do they not make much difference?

[GoodLookinPete]

Yep, that's it. I think, hard to tell from this distance.

[ryan]

yep that will help

[shaynes_god]

You can make the image bigger by clicking on it. Does the tide effect it? or is it rain that makes it fish better?