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Ashton found this nice queen sh shing up a river.
But no matter what
FTNQ open for business
HE team at Fishing Cairns are pleased to
Fishing Cairns
by BRETT PARKS
report that most guides and operators made it through the shutdown and are out fishing again.
the weather, we can get you on a charter if you’re keen to wet a line.
then north Queensland is the perfect location.
So, if you are heading north make sure you give us a call and we’ll match you up with a guide to suit any fish- ing style you desire.
We have guides to fish the Daintree Riv- er, the Hinchinbrook Channel, Copperlode Dam and the Russell/ Mulgrave river system.
The travel industry has plenty of offers going at the moment, so get a few friends together and book a heavy tackle charter for a few days to chase the giants of the sea.
The wind has been steady, making it hard work to get to the reef in smaller vessels.
These guys can put you onto winter bar- ramundi, mangrove jack, giant trevally and queenfish at this time of year.
I’ve managed to get into a bit of action over the last few weeks with mixed results.
However, recently the gusts have eased, and many boats have been dusted off and taken out for a fish.
For a more relaxing experience, you can share a charter on the Trinity Inlet.
One morning last week during a short session, I managed to land two nice queen- fish around the 90cm mark, lost three and had another 10 strikes – all on topwater lures!
These charters are live bait trips and target a wide variety of species, including barra, jack, fingermark, threadfin salmon and more.
It was a very exciting few hours of fishing.
Planning a trip to North Queensland?
Book a charter today! From barramundi to marlin, jungle perch
to jacks, we’ve got you covered.
www.fishingcairns.fish
0448 563 586
Take a private or share charter to the reef and chase coral trout, red emperor and nannygai.
A guide who was on the river the same day reported good numbers of fish too but said the day after, he was lucky to raise any fish at all.
As the days tick over we’re getting closer to the big game season, so if your dream is to land a 1000lb billfish
Up in the freshwa- ter reaches, the wa- ter temperature had dropped and cooled but there were still a
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A 90cm queen sh caught on a Halco Roosta pop-
per.
www.bnb shing.com.au