Alex's Column 6 November 2025
Typical for this time of year, this weekend’s tides have around 7m of difference between the high and the low. In fact, it gets right down to 0.2m in Darwin Harbour on Saturday afternoon, then peaks at 7.8m around 8.30pm. On Sunday, it goes from 0.5m to 7.4m, so marginally less movement. I don’t mind extreme tides like these for fishing Darwin Harbour. On Saturday, the low tide at 1.47pm is great for each of East Arm, Middle Arm, West Arm, Little West Arm and Woods Inlet. Sun
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Alex's Column 30 October 2025
With October nearly over, I’m pleased to report that it’s been a pretty good Build-up month as far as our expectations go for the coming Wet season. It’s also been warmer than average. The Build-up this year has been characterised by some good storms, particularly to the west of Darwin, but also on the floodplains east to Kakadu. That explains why some billabongs have poor water clarity. It’s ironic that, as both the air and water heat up towards the end of the year, and the
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