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.

Without wanting to give the game away and while we know who the winners are (congrats Askari!) I’ll wait to…

Photo at top of some real industry legends at work:  Alex Johnston in the chair on an estimated 200lb-er, with…

Quick out of the blocks again on Day 2 with a tag in the first 15 minutes of fishing was…

Well if you were following me on Twitter for the ‘as it happens’ fish tags, you’ll know that it was…

The 50th Anniversary Cairns Black Marlin & Australian International Billfish Tournament kicks off today with 54 teams/boats and 186 anglers…

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

Reports from all over the country today not only up in Cairns where fishing has been a little patchy but…

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

At this time of year all talk is of Cairns, but our NQ cousins in Townsville do see a bit…

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…