Fishing trip in Port Douglas or Carins

[chrism.1986]

Hi All

I am new to this forum, and was hoping for some help with recommended fishing charters from port douglas?

I am going to be up in port for a week in July and really want to get into the reef fishing, I will have access to neighbouring palm cove and cairns also and am basically wanting to find out if anyone can recommend a good charter.

I keen also to do some land based fishing and I reckon that the gear I use for the bay isnt going to cut it for the bigger fish up in FNQ, has anyone done any landbased from cairns or port douglas?

Cheers

Chris.

[chrism.1986]

Hi Mike

Thanks for the fast reply

Me and my brother are going up on 19th July till 26th so will miss the dates unfortunately. A mate of mine from townsville went up a few weeks back and landed a few nice queenfish and a big dart from the beach (4 mile beach?) I think he called it.

Cant wait to get up there! looks like an awesome place.

Cheers

Chris.

[rjc123]

Hey mate, pm sent about which charter to use.

As for the landbased stuff, Palm Cove Jetty is the way to go. I would have a couple of rods, one heavier one with a livie or big butterflied bait out under a balloon and you get monster Spanish Mackerel, Giant Trevally, Sharks and Tuna. Fish a patternoster rig on the other with fish bits for Red Emperor, Coral Trout, Barramundi, Giant Trevally, Mackerel and Queenfish! I saw a spanish mackerel around 45lbs landed when i was last there.

I would stay away from the cairns estuary charters as there have been some disappointed raiders reporting about them lately. The estuary at Port douglas is also worth a go. Hire a tinny and get yourself some lures and livies and find yourself a nice secluded spot in the mangrove lined creeks and have a crack at some jacks and barra!

Good Luck, Tom

[bennoz]

i went on a group charter last year and had a ball.

it was a big boat with about 12 people all using hand lines and bottom bashing. i was a bit disappointed at 1st but it was ALOT of fun (8kg Golden trev on a hand line ). The small fish we hauled up were used as livies out the back of the boat (where i was) and it was 1st in best dressed when the rods went off. I wasnt quick enough hauling in a spanish mack before the sharks got it (but i got the head lol)

pm sent

[Berleyguts]

I'd be interested in advice by PM on good charters in Cairns or Port Douglas. sportfishing oriented rather than bait and reef bashing.

My wife and I are hoping to get away for a short break of about 4 or 5 nights at the end of July. No definite dates yet, just browsing Wotif at this stage. We want to spend one day out on the reef and have a snorkel, a day out fishing if possible and the rest just veging.

Thanks,

Baz