The Black Marlin Fishing off Cairns Australia is a world famous Game Fishing Destination among Heavy Tackle Anglers.No other place in the world produces in numbers,1000Lb+ Grander Black Marlin Like the Fishing on the Great Barrier Reef between Mid September to early December.
The Black Marlin off Cairns Australia is a world famous Game Fishing Destination among Heavy Tackle Anglers.Every year the 200 mile stretch of the GREAT BARRIER REEF from Cairns | Cooktown to Lizard Island and Famous RIBBON REEFS the Female Black Marlin also referred to as GRANDER’S 1000LB+ arrive along the Reefs edge (September to mid December ) and this coincides with the congregation of the smaller male Marlin 200 to 400 pounds .This is the main time of the year to put yourself up against an amazing game fish and the chance of catching and releasing a 1000lb plus Giant Black Marlin during your stay in Cairns Tropical North Queensland Australia.Black Marlin Heavy Tackle Fishing can be enjoyed by both a novice angler or an Experienced seasoned Game Fisher.Your option if willing and want to put yourself up against the ultimate Game Fish, Cairns Australia is the fishing destination to choose.
For the Heavy Tackle Black Marlin Season we highly recommend 4 to 5 days or even up to a 10 day Live-Aboard Fishing Charter on the Great Barrier Reef.The Big bite time for the Grander Blacks is usually whats called the afternoon bite.We fish right till the sun goes down or we are hooked up fighting into the dark which can happen on a big fish.Each evening after the days fishing for Giant Black Marlin we return back in behind the Reef at safe anchorage and enjoy the evening festivities watch the sun set over the reef and relax for the night.A New Day Dawns us with a morning snorkel if you choose and then after breakfast we head off to do some light tackle fishing for fresh baits which include Wahoo,Yellowfin Tuna and Spanish Mackerel.Reef fishing is done in the shallows for a nice Coral Trout for dinner and also chasing GT’s on the fringing reef edges and coral atolls.
The Cairns Black Marlin Charter industry all started back in late September 1966 by a man named Captain George Bransford with he and his client they captured the first Grander Black Marlin off Cairns going 1064 pounds In doing this and many more captures brought Cairns to the Game Fishing world and the size and consistency of big blacks between September and mid December each year.Their is now other place in the world that produces 1000 pound black marlin like the reefs of cairns and in numbers.These fish can reach lengths of up to 5 metres. Black Marlins are one of the largest species of marlins; they can reach a weight of over 1700 pounds with the world record still to this day being 1560 pounds. Females are larger than males,and unlike other Marlins the Black Marlin has rigid pectoral fins.During the heavy Tackle Game Fishing season off Cairns the methods used for targeting Giant Black include trolling very large skip baits and swim baits to live baiting large tuna and also trolling large skirted lures.The main distribution of the black marlin during the season is from just north of Lizard Island which is the gateway to the famous Ribbon reefs and to the south from Cairns down to Townsville.
7-10 DAYS HEAVY TACKLE GAME FISHING
