AUGUST UPDATE – NIGHT ISLAND

August was a busy month where myself, Darren Haydon & Hayden Bell headed 270 miles North with Brazakka to Night Island located just off Lockhardt River, for 14 days charter with Fred Turner and his family and friends. Fred Turner has been coming here to fish for...

LIGHT TACKLE ACTION CONTINUES

With one of the calmest winters in years, the weather along with the fishing has been sensational. The small marlin haven’t seemed to turn up as yet in any great number but almost everyday you go looking for them, you’ll encounter them. Sailfish have been more...

AN OFF SEASON UPDATE

FEB – APRIL 2009February through to April is usually fairly quiet off Cairns, though moreso this year with the effect of the economic downturn – so nothing much to report locally over these months with a few days of light tackle fishing here and there. Always a great...

JANUARY ROUND UP

The blue marlin fishing has been consistent and has proved again why I think January is an excellent month for targeting them from Cairns. Fishing between 2 & 7 miles wide of the shelf in 500 to 1000 fathoms, we have been getting 1 to 2 bites a day from blue...

DECEMBER FISHING CONTINUES

The fishing is still going well from Cairns as it always does at this time of year. We had a trip out amongst the Tuna aggregation and caught 4 marlin from 10 bites over the 3 days, 3 blacks(700, 600, 250) 1 Blue(300) and lost a few others. More tunas than you can...
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