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Archive - August 2018

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WA sails, Cabo is back, BlueWater 133

4 years ago
by Kelly Dalling Fallon

Montebello Islands, WA The season has already been one to remember for Leah and Chad Mills and their team on Blue Lightning Charters.  On the weekend they notched up their 145 billfish for the season...

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2 Tournament Reports & Hot Sailfish Action

4 years ago
by Kelly Dalling Fallon

Updated: Sharon and Paul Poulter’s Think Big fished outside the comp on Saturday and went 2 from 2 the first fish being around 10Kg and the second around 15kg.  On Sunday after a lazy start...

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Cairns Bluewater Billfish Tournament Days 1 & 2

4 years ago
by Kelly Dalling Fallon

Day 2 Report Day 2 has taken up where the hot fishing left off on Day 1 with another 42 tags for the day. Local team on the Bartlett family’s Black Magic had a top day with 7 tags to put them...

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Tournaments & Availability

4 years ago
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by Kelly Dalling Fallon

Light Tackle Tournaments The Cairns Bluewater and Townsville Game Fishing Club annual light tackle tournaments kick off today so good luck to all who are fishing! 2018 Cairns Giant Black Marlin...

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Still hot in the west

4 years ago
by Kelly Dalling Fallon

The Montebello Islands are still firing for the team on board Capt. Chad Mills’ Blue Lightning with some more great billfishing this week.  Leah reports they released 11 sailfish and 1 black...

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Yorkeys Knob Light Tackle Slams & NQ, SEQ

4 years ago
by Kelly Dalling Fallon

Another update from Monday on Capt. Mark Parkinson’s Black Label who went 1 from 3 with this one (pic below). Updated for Monday fishing:  Report from Jason on Marlin Brando who went 1-1-1 out...

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