The shotgun start (from which Billy The Kid smoked the entire fleet on the run to the marlin grounds). KEKOA kicked off the point scoring with the first marlin of the tournament for major sponsors...
The marina is filling with teams ready to compete in the Mike Carney Toyota Billfish Challenge which kicks off with the briefing tonight and fishing tomorrow. And a few teams have also been enjoying...
Just a few short days now until the start of the Mike Carney Toyota Townsville Billfish Challenge. A few boats were again out scouting ahead of the tournament at Cape Bowling Green on the weekend...
Cairns has been quite consistent this week with Capt. Darren “Biggles” Haydon on Bounty Hunter encountering marlin (and mackerel) on every trip this week. Yesterday owner and birthday...
Fin Clip Samples Needed University of Queensland Honours student Sam Williams, working closely with Dr Julian Pepperell, is hoping to compare the genetic ‘fingerprints’ of black marlin from...
A few Cairns marlin season shoutouts The Ladies Ribbons Tournament committee are still looking for boats. If your boat is available to fish the comp, contact the committee via the website. I also...
It’s hard not to get excited about fishing for little black marlin, especially when conditions are this good. After a run of extremely bad weather, NQ has been enjoying a run of extremely good...
Another great fishing report, this time from the NQ West Coast (Weipa) and on board Ben Bright’s Last Cast yesterday. They finished the day with 5, which is a great result, but actually belies...
Capt. Kim Andersen and wife Natalie have been having some more fun post-tourney with the light tackle black marlin off Cairns this week – as the weather continued its friendly run as...
Congratulations to the team on Hellraiser whose consistency throughout the comp saw them take the honours on the final day. With no fish reported on the first sked, it was an action packed and nerve...