Black Marlin Fishing Blog

Capt. Tim Dean is bank on the reef and spending a week on his boat Calypso with Capt. Darren “Biggles”…

Capt. Tim Richardson on Tradition enjoyed a good day on the water yesterday. The good weather rolled in and he…

Capt. Craig “Sparra” Denham on Bounty Hunter with guest from Iona II on board found a pod of fish yesterday…

I think we answered our own question there about how the eclipse affects the fishing…with no marlin reports from the…

Central Cairns missed totality during this morning’s solar eclipse due to the cloud cover – but I’m told you could…

Hi everyone! Well we have a rare day off in Cairns (which actually means we’re busier than ever) so I’m…

Capt. Adam Jordan on Iona II reported another big fish yesterday. Hooking up to an oversize double header, he unfortunately…

Well, you know how that one ends. Capt. Corey Hard on Askari, after a top day Friday, tells me that…

Two of the best reports I’ve heard in a long time today – although I don’t know too many details,…

Capt. Corey Hard on Askari tells me they had an exciting day yesterday.  They caught a small fish as well…

Where else would you rather be than the GBR when the bite is…big! While the fish aren’t biting for everyone,…

Iona‘s Rhino illustrating Melbourne Cup on the GBR yesterday I heard from Capt. Brent James on Mauna Kea who told…

Big fish for Capt. Chris “Sharky” Miles on Kanahoee’s lady angler on the 50lb tackle yesterday. They caught a 500lb-er…

There was a bit of a period of a hot bite along the reef yesterday. Capt. Craig “Sparra” Denham on…

With the good weather, many boats have been on the grounds at Linden Bank, and with just a few fish…

It seems like more big fish are showing up along the reef everyday – and if you are in the…