Fishing Reports

Fishing reports from the Cairns marlin fishing season for giant black marlin as well as all other billfish and marlin fishing destinations across Australia. Game fishing reports from destinations such as Port Stephens, Gold Coast, Townsville, Broome and Exmought.

Yesterday Reel Chase left Cooktown with their new charter and headed for Number 1 Ribbon where most of the Northern…

With a lot of boats in Cooktown for changeover, the talk was all about going out wide in search of…

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On Sunday, Reel Chase tagged this 400lb-er for 17 year old Angler Danny on a live tuna at Number 7…

This post was imported into WordPress from my old Black Marlin Fishing Blog website without any accompanying photos. If you’d…

Alas our charter with our Exmouth friends has come to an end – great company, fantastic weather and good fishing!…

Not much to report from yesterday though Capt. Jim saw a bunch of fish on the Marks (the shoal area…

Having a touch of trouble this morning with service from No Name Reef but finally a report for you. The…

As Capt. Jim expected, the day after the full moon slowed considerably, except for a few boats who still are…

The 20th Riviera Lizard Island Black Marlin Classic, held over 7 days of fishing 15 -21 October 2006, attracted 47 boats, with 140 Anglers representing every State in Australia and overseas Teams from New Zealand, South Africa, United States, Finland, UK and Japan.

On another wild weather day, Reel Chase have introduced a new technique to marlin fishing on the GBR. Capt. Jim…

The word I’m hearing from the skippers is that they are seriously sick of the weather! White knuckles from holding…

48 Boats with 157 Anglers, a record for this event, competed along the Ribbon Reefs of the Great Barrier Reef of Lizard Island in Far North Queensland to give battle to the giant Black Marlin (Makaira indica) that aggregate at this time of the year.