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The sportfishing on both the east and west coast of Cape York is spectacular. The rivers, creeks and coastal flats deliver excellent barramundi fishing with likely bi-catch including threadfin salmon, mangrove jack, queenfish, blue salmon, golden trevally and a whole lot more.

The jewel in Australia’s crown is the Great Barrier Reef and the incredible sea life it supports. The GBR is a magnet to anglers from around the world looking to tangle with oversized models of their target species. Popping for enormous Giant Trevally; jigging for dogtooth tuna; bait fishing for red emperor and coral trout; chasing speedsters like wahoo and sailfish; and most famously, the marlin fishery where 1,000lbs specimens are tagged every season and juveniles are present year round.

An exhilarating Mission Beach and Hinchinbrook Island fishing adventure with convenient transfers from Cairns.

Hinchinbrook is legendary for its flats fishing and sight casting to barramundi, queenfish, trevally and various other species that use the high tide and early run out as a time to ambush bait fish.

A stunning 25 mothership that delivers the flexibility of being mobile ensuring you’ll get the best fishing possible and see everything the region has to offer. Fish barely touched reefs and chase a wide range of pelagics and reef species.

Where the pristine wilderness of Cape York Peninsula and picturesque Torres Straight offer a blend of adventure and comfort

The Whitsunday Coast and Proserpine Dam offers fantastic variety in the type of fishing and target species and is easy to get to from any capital city

The Coral Sea offers some of the most exciting sportfishing anywhere on the planet. The best way to visit these remote atolls is via a luxury mothership supported by a fleet of purpose-built centre console vessels. Everything about these trips is top shelf – the planning, equipment and technology, boats, guides, chef and service.

An exciting fishing destination with a huge range of pelagic and reef species to target and multiple methods to target them.

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