We had a fantastic trip with four Sweden clients joining us this year for the Cairns Giant Black Marlin season. The three days were full on, getting amongst some great bait fishing and snorkelling action. The friendly Maori wrasse (photos below) loves to say hello whilst a morning snorkel. Scaleys, mac tuna, spanish and trout were plentiful. The Cairns Marlin fishing was awesome and the Sweden [...]
We had a great three day liveaboard with father and son, David and Joel from Singapore. We started off the morning with a couple of spanish macs on the way out to Linden Bank amongst some birds. It was Joel's dream to land a Cairns Black Marlin, and his dream came to reality that afternoon! A fish at 400lbs did some great jumps and was [...]
Hi there folks, The last month has produced some great weather and fishing! The mackerel season has been red hot and have been plentiful most days. Private game boat "Maitai" had weighed in a monster last week that topped the scales at 49kg!! They weighed it the following day on certified scales to claim a world record, but unfortunately the spanish mackerel lost weight overnight and was [...]
Personalised Private Scuba Diving and Snorkeling Cruises - Michaelmas Cay Michaelmas Cay National Park is located near the outer reef, an hour and half out from Cairns. The small low lying sand cay is home to thousands of ground-nesting seabirds, and is one of the seven most important seabird breeding areas on Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Common seabirds such as Sooty Terns, the common Noddy and [...]
The North Queensland light tackle gamefishing season has been excellent. Each year before the Cairns heavy tackle season, we warm up with the thrill of catching the juvenile black marlin in the cooler months (July) through to September. These fish can put up an amazing fight and are very aerobatic on ultra light tackle! There are also a number of other pelagic species to catch- in [...]
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There has been a number of juvenile black marlin getting around recently off Cairns. Unfortunately we are undertaking minor refit and haven’t had the chance to get out on this last week of great weather. Juvenile Black marlin are great for light tackle sportsfishing and are found in the cooler months from July to September. These early indications are looking good for what hopefully should [...]
The tuna aggregation mayhem delivers common triple hook ups on 30kg+ bigeye and yellowfin tuna. Black marlin and blue marlin populate this area, mahi mahi, big sharks and more!
Whale Sharks Cairns Coral Sea adventures with Big Game offer you the opportunity of a lifetime to swim with Whale Sharks - the largest fish in the ocean. These gentle giants are friendly beasts that can grow up to 18 metres in length. Whale Sharks are plankton feeders and the warm waters in the Coral Sea support the growth of plankton. They use their wide [...]
Shark Cage Diving Come and experience Tiger Sharks up close and personal in the natural habitat on the Great Barrier Reef. Tiger sharks are extraordinary predators that are capable of attaining a length over 5m (16ft), making them one of the largest in the food chain. Tigers are endangered and protected in Queensland waters. It's vitally important to continue education throughout about the species behaviour [...]
