I have been given the green light to chase my ultimate dream by the wife so now have to do some research on the subject would appreciate any help in regards to best time to fish for Marlin and also locations don't mind travelling around our fair country, and any relevant info regarding charter boats etc many thanks in advance Cheers Kiwifisho
is there any gamefisherpeesonswho can help/point me in the right directions thanks Kiwifisho
What part of the country are you living in? Have you got a boat? Far NQ Cairns/ Cooktown a hotspot. Im no pro but give us some more info.
Stop professional fishing... before it's too late!
They are generally better in the warmer months. The run of small blacks starts in December off SEQ, further North starts earlier. There are lots of good charter boats around to put you onto one. Where abouts are you and how soon are you looking to start chasing them? How much you wanna spend?
where you based mate will help to maybe give you some pointers.
kel......
If the budget isnt tight....
Your options on the east coast of Australia for "normal" billfish times are basically.
-light tackle sailfish and black marlin in NQ (cairns- townsville) from now until about sept.
- Heavy tackle black marlin in cairns, cooktown, port douglas (on the GBR) in Sept-nov.
-Light tackle black marlin and sailfish in SEQ (fraser island- gold coast) from Oct-march/april.
-Medium tackle Black Marlin, Striped marlin in Port Stephens from Jan-march.
If I had to put my money on one time or another, I would go to Cairns in the end of Oct, Sunshine Coast in December or Port in Feb.
Give us some more info and we may be able to give you more help.
look up smithys charter (ausfish member) has a good boat and knows how to find marlin in SEQ waters.
Also in the West check out your options at Exmouth. They have a super reliable billfish fishery.
Thanks guys I am hoping to go at the end of the year I am based in Brisbane my budget is around the 2k mark I have my own boat its a five metre sportfish but would like to go on a pro boat to maximise my chances. I will definitely give Smithy a call, am going to Cairns in Sept for daughters 21st so I hope to fit a trip in around that time but will keep all options open and many thanks to everybody Kiwifisho
Mate would like to hear more about marlin/sailfish in these areas if you don't mind sharing a bit of info. I have tried a little in the past around Fitzroy Island and Jenny Louise without success and felt a bit like Makeral fishing with teasers Just tried trolling with gars). Theres not alot written on it and alot of water out there....and Makeral. CheersOriginally Posted by waterbouy
Mate depends what you want to catch, Black Blue Stripe Sail????? if you want small blacks to medium blacks and or Blues and Sails your better off taken your own boat and hit the goldy or sunny coast. If you want Big blacks eg. 400lb to 1granders then hit Cairns..... Tradition charters is a good start and Tim is the skipper, boat is a custom built 49 footer and an unreal fishing platform. he tagged alot of fish last season and was named mr consistant up there from the boys as he was on the money most days out.
Cheers
Matty
Check out some of the charts here. All very experienced
http://www.gamefishinghub.com.au/charter-directory
Check out some of the charters on the Game Fishing Hub website.
All very experienced. If you haven't fished for billfish before you might want to try some light tackle first and not head straight to Cairns for the big ones..
Highly recommended!
Im going to give it a good shot this season for the small black marlin...
Could some one give me a hot tip on gear. I was going to purchase a set of 6-8kg tiagra rods with tyrnos 16 with 8kg stren. Would these rods have enough get up and go for the small blacks and by catch. I previously had 2 x 8kg tiagra rods and i felt they still were a bit stiff for the light game.
Any info would be appricated.
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