Cairns is still the fishing capital of the world when it comes to catching Giant Black Marlin. With the combination of Captain Tim Dean aboard the 40 footer “Calypso”, the chances of catching a Giant Black aboard a luxury vessel have never been better.

Hinchinbrook Channel is a thirty mile long expanse of protected estuarine waterways and is the home to over twenty-five species of tropical sportfish. Barramundi, Mangrove Jack, Fingermark Bream, Threadfin, Salmon, Queenfish and Trevally being the more common species.

The West Coast of Cape York is a remote part of Northern Australia. Mid way along this spectacular coastline lies the thriving township of Weipa. Although primarily a mining town Weipa is also the home port of Mantaray Charters.

Fishing out of Karumba, at the bottom of the Gulf of Carpentaria in North Queensland, Lance Butler has amazing success with large Barramundi and Threadfin Salmon.

In the Cape York Peninsula, the Staaten River Fishing and Wilderness Lodge is located on a private Cattle Station. In recent years, catching a metre Barra is not as common as in the past....enter this new re-opened private Lodge!