Barramundi
Excellent
Dawn, dusk and the run-off drains and creek mouths on the falling tide; hardbodies and soft vibes cast tight to snags and rock bars.
Douglas River at Tipperary Crossing Fishing Report
Updated Mon, 9 Nov 2026 from live weather and tide data
The Douglas River at Tipperary Crossing in the Douglas-Daly: barramundi in a Daly tributary inside a conservation area, with a Bureau gauge at the crossing.
2/5
Slow. Work for them.Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.
Level
2.19 m
Air / High
27 °C / 37 °C
Wind
SSW 16 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge G8140325, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Douglas River at Tipperary Crossing is in full summer mode: early starts, shade at midday, and the evening change. The gauge reads 2.19 m, holding steady. Today brings cloud cover, wind SSW around 16 km/h, rising pressure near 1011 hPa and a high of 37 °C. Water sits around 29 °C for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 11:45 PM-1:45 AM and 11:21 AM-1:21 PM: plan around them and beat the heat.
Tie on: Soft plastic, 3 to 5 inch paddle tail · Pilchard on ganged hooks · Metal slug, 20 to 40 g · Surface walker at first light. Prime windows: 11:45 PM-1:45 AM, 11:21 AM-1:21 PM, 5:19 AM-6:19 AM. Similar at 37 °C with a rain chance. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.
Before you go
Northern Territory has no general fishing licence, but rules and permits apply. Northern Territory fishing licence: cost, rules and where to buy →
Chasing barramundi here? Check the size and bag limits with NT Fisheries before you keep anything; the Barramundi page has the seasons and the tactics.
Fishing times for Douglas River at Tipperary Crossing today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (06:08), sunset (18:49), the moon and today's score. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 11:45 PM-1:45 AM and 11:21 AM-1:21 PM; minor 5:19 AM-6:19 AM. New Moon, 0% lit.
Water and weather
Live readings from Bureau of Meteorology station G8140325 (Douglas River - Tipperary Xng).
River level, last 30 days
Bureau of Meteorology Water Data Online, station G8140325. Latest reading 2026-11-08 06:30.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp27 °C
High / Low37 °C / 23 °C
WindSSW 16 km/h, gusts 32 km/h
Pressure1010.9 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain78% cloud, 67%
Sunrise / Sunset06:08 / 18:49
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~29 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Douglas River at Tipperary Crossing
The best day on Douglas River at Tipperary Crossing this week looks like Sunday 15 Nov, at 3 out of 5, against 2 today.
Best day this week: Sunday, 15 Nov — fair at 3/5, rising pressure behind a front, typically the slowest.
Today, 9 Nov — Tough
Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.
- Solunar majors
- 11:45 PM-1:45 AM and 11:21 AM-1:21 PM
- Minor period
- 5:19 AM-6:19 AM
- Sun
- 06:08 to 18:49
- Moon
- New Moon, 0% lit
- Sky and wind
- Storms, 18 km/h
- Rain chance
- 67%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
Species guide
The species that matter on Douglas River at Tipperary Crossing: seasons written for the southern year, and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.
Barramundi
Run-off (March to May) and build-up (October to November) in the north; check the closed season on the Queensland east coast
The north's fish. Tidal rivers, run-off creeks, rock bars and the stocked impoundments. Warm water, moving water and a barometer on the way down. Dawn, dusk and the run-off drains and creek mouths on the falling tide; hardbodies and soft vibes cast tight to snags and rock bars.
When to come: the Douglas River at Tipperary Crossing calendar
Activity by species and month for the southern year, and how the water warms and cools. Tap any cell.
Species activity by month
1 = slow, 5 = peak. Current month highlighted. January is midsummer here.
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Water temperature through the year
Typical surface temperature for this water type in degrees Celsius; today is around 29 °C (estimated, not a reading).
Angler reports
Real reports from real anglers, reviewed before publishing. Nothing here is copied from a shop or a charter. The water log below tracks each day automatically.
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Water log, last days
Auto-logged from live dataSun, Nov 8
3/5 Fair. Fish early or late. Heat pins the bite to the dawn and dusk windows. Barramundi led the card at excellent. High of 36 °C, wind to 16 km/h.
Sat, Nov 7
2/5 Slow. Work for them. Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing. Barramundi led the card at excellent. High of 37 °C, wind to 16 km/h.
Fri, Nov 6
3/5 Fair. Fish early or late. Heat pins the bite to the dawn and dusk windows. Barramundi led the card at excellent. High of 35 °C, wind to 10 km/h.
Before you go
Licence
Northern Territory has no general recreational fishing licence; the limits and closures do. Details and where to buy →
Regulations
Size and bag limits, closed seasons and marine park zones are set by NT Fisheries and change: confirm the current rules on the agency page linked from the Northern Territory licence page before you keep anything.
Access
The Northern Territory has no recreational fishing licence; the Daly River zone limits and closure, the protected species and the conservation area rules apply, on the NT Government pages linked below.
About this water
Douglas River at Tipperary Crossing is a river in Northern Territory, Australia, covered from the Northern Territory reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Douglas River at Tipperary Crossing: the full guide
The Douglas at Tipperary Crossing
The Douglas River is a tributary of the Daly in the Douglas-Daly country, about 200 km south of Darwin by the Stuart Highway, a clear stream of rock pools and sandy banks under paperbark and pandanus. Tipperary Crossing lies inside the Douglas River / Daly River Esplanade Conservation Area. The Bureau of Meteorology’s gauge at Tipperary Crossing, station G8140325, supplies the river level and the 30-day chart on this page. The Daly River has its own page.
Species and seasons
Barramundi move up the Douglas from the Daly and hold in the deeper pools, and they are the species this page scores. The Northern Territory has no general barramundi closed season, but the Daly River Fish Management Zone limits each angler to three barramundi between 55 and 90 cm, one fish over 90 cm per boat, and bans all fishing in its seasonal closure area from 1 October to 31 January. Check the zone map before keeping fish here.
Where to fish it
Parks and Wildlife lists fishing among the conservation area’s activities, and its walks follow the shady rock pools and sandy banks. The Tipperary Crossing Bush campground is currently closed because its access road is impassable, pending repair earthworks; check the park’s status table before driving in. Saltwater crocodiles live in all the waterways here, the park says, so do not swim and stay back from the edge.
Planning a visit
Turn off the Stuart Highway at Dorat Road and follow Oolloo Road to the Douglas Daly Holiday Park, which runs the commercial Douglas River Esplanade campground. Visitors to the Territory need an NT Parks Visitor Pass; nets, traps and firearms are not permitted, and campfires only at the Esplanade campground.
Reading this report here
The chart shows the Douglas’s dry-season flow and the rise when the wet arrives. The water temperature estimate, labelled as one, is warm all year, and in the Top End the build-up and the run-off are the barramundi seasons. Pressure and sky build the score at Tipperary Crossing.
Licence, access and rules
The Northern Territory has no recreational fishing licence; the Daly River zone limits and closure, the protected species and the conservation area rules apply, on the NT Government pages linked below. Road conditions are on 1800 246 199 or the Road Report NT site.
Common questions
Do I need a licence to fish the Douglas River?
No. The Northern Territory has no recreational fishing licence; the Daly River zone limits and closures still apply.
Is Tipperary Crossing open?
The Tipperary Crossing Bush campground is closed while its access road is repaired; check the Parks and Wildlife status table.
Are there crocodiles in the Douglas River?
Yes. Parks and Wildlife says saltwater crocodiles live in all the waterways of the conservation area; do not swim.
Is fishing good at Douglas River at Tipperary Crossing right now?
Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Slow. Work for them. Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.
Nearby waters
Where this page's numbers come from
- Storage and river readings
- Bureau of Meteorology, Water Data Online, station G8140325 — Douglas River - Tipperary Xng
- Open-Meteo forecast model
- https://open-meteo.com/
- Moon and solunar windows
- Calculated on this site
- Pages checked
- The written guide on this page
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