Black Marlin Blog

The day is finally here! The 50th Anniversary Cairns Black Marlin Tournament & AIBT starts in Cairns today with the…

Report just in from Capt. Adam Jordan on Iona II fishing Luis, Tom, David, & Chris from South Africa and…

Sometimes even the great captains miss the bite! Calypso‘s Capt. Tim Dean stepped away from the wheel for a last…

Just a reminder that the first grander for season 2016 has been reported! Read the details in the previous report…

Congratulations to Capt. Ross Finlayson and the crew on Top Shot and angler Masa on a fish yesterday that Ross…

Cairns: Some more late season juvie black marlin action with Sharon and Paul Poulter’s Think Big (pictured) on Sunday.  They…

It’s on! The first heavy tackle black marlin report of the 2016 Cairns marlin season is here. And the word…

The winner of the 2015 Lizard Island leg of the Great Marlin Race was a 700lb black marlin tagged on…

On the east coast, North Queensland, we have been lamenting a slower than expected (hoped) light tackle marlin season which…

Telstra Business Centre Cairns Bluewater Billfish Tournament Day 2 He may not have made it onto the scoreboard on Day…

Telstra Business Centre Cairns Bluewater Billfish Tournament Day 1 After less than a stellar start to the NQ light tackle…

Yorkey’s Knob Light Tackle Slam Congratulations to the Poulter family on Think Big who took out the Light Tackle Slam…

Townsville Congratulations to Capt. Chris “Sharky” Miles and team on Levante for their win at the Mike Carney Toyota Billfish…

Just a few updates for all our Cairns regulars in the leadup to our big marlin season! Coral Coast Laundry…

With two big tournaments on the North Queensland light tackle season coming up – next week the Mike Carney Toyota…

Final call for any Cairns Giant Black Marlin Season photographs for our historical slideshow. If you have any images to…