The conditions are superb   the fish are biting and the Whales are running. Looking forward to a great weekend.  Come and join us. Captain Colin

After hearing reports of Yelllowfin and  Marlin during the week. We went out with great expectations. I’d also been out on Wednesday with a group of jigging specialist. So a stopover on a couple of the reefs was on the cards too. Wednesday produced a wide assortment of fish due to the slow jigging technique … Continue reading Ambition Report 18th....

Yellowfin  Marlin and Wahoo were caught yesterday even though it wasn’t the very best of days to go fishing. However we were committed. As so often happens when the ocean is less friendly the bite especially for Yellowfin can be good. Ours was a story of good and bad luck. Because of the conditions and … Continue reading Ambition report 5th. May’1...

Fantastic time had by all on the weekend and take a look at this magnificent pig fish! These can fetch over $100 in an Asian restaurant so a happy catch for anyone on a deep sea fishing charter.

While there are Blue and Striped Marlin as well as Yellowfin around it is hard fishing. The weather has been perfect over the last few days consequently a lot of people are getting out wide very wide. Out there the warmer water is running and fortunately coming in closer. The Striped Marlin are hanging around … Continue reading Ambition report 26t...

April and it promise of big fish is living up to its reputation. The ‘Peter Goadby Memorial Tournament’ held off Sydney last week-end produced some great fish and as many frustrating moments. The boat ‘Rabbit’ took out the money with a  288 kilo Blue Marlin.   Also Zorro won the … Continue reading Ambition report 15th. April’19 → The pos...

Fishing  is a  fickle game at the best of times. But at present the fishing and the currents seem more fickle than normal. I went out on several days last week and conditions changed each day.  The end result was a couple of good days and a couple of bad ones. After the  first day … Continue reading Ambition report 9th.April’19 → The post Ambition...

I brought  Ambition back from Port Stephens on Saturday fishing the whole way down. The weather  was  spectacular  by any standard. We ran out  to  the ‘Car  Park’  where  we  put the  lures  in.  Unbelievably  we hadn’t had the lures in for ten minutes when we had a strike from a good sized Mahi … Continue reading Ambition Report 25th. March’19 →...

Game fishing at the very least is a very fickle game. So dependant on the weather currents and lots of other things we can blame for not catching a fish. However if there is a shortage of fish there isn’t much we can do except persevere.   This season at Port Stephens has been exceptional … Continue reading Ambition report 21st. March’19 → The pos...

The juvenile Blacks should be at Port Stephens now so should the Stripes and even the Blues but where are they? Fisher people are finding the occasional fish mostly small Blacks but up until now there is no consistency. I went out on Saturday with great expectations. Last week out wide there were big … Continue reading Ambition report 11th. Februa...

After fishing at Port Stephens for the last few days I must say it hasn’t been great fishing. In fact by Port Stephens standards it is terrible. Conditions at sea hadn’t changed much since I arrived at Port. The water out to 76 fathoms was cold and green. Beyond  the colour changes until at around … Continue reading ition report 19th.February’19 →...

The fishing clinics we held over the last week surprisingly produced small Black Marlin. Not the fish you normally expect in 500 fathoms. The fishing at Port Stephens is really tough at present. Inshore the water is dirty green and cold.  However there is good bait in close so hopefully when the warm water moves … Continue reading Ambition report...

Mahi Mahi are apart from being a great sportfish and incredible eating are often the saving grace of a fishing trip. After a frustratingly tedious trip up to Port Stephens in dirty green cold water completely devoid of live Sunday past was a joy. Finally there was a break in the weather and the charts were … Continue reading Ambition report 21st....

Maddening Marlin – of all the Marlin the Striped Marlin are the most maddening. They will follow lures for an eternity hitting and missing continually   testing each lure in your spread. You can tease them with lures and bait but even if you can get them to eat you’re never sure of how well they … Continue reading Ambition report 7th. January’19 →...

Summer and the Mighty Marlin go hand in hand. Reports and contacts are becoming more frequent each day. Black Marlin are showing up inshore around the bait schools though not many have been caught yet. Out wider Striped Marlin are coming down the coast with the warmer water and Mahi Mahi are turning up in … Continue reading Ambition report 28th.De...

Marlin madness is a strange condition. For those smitten it is usually after an encounter with one of these remarkable predators. I could go on about Marlin for hours but those smitten know without me saying anything further. All I will say is it is Marlin madness season. Whether you are a died in wool … Continue reading Ambition report 21st.Decem...

Sydney has been the place for Tuna Fishing with Bluefin the  occasional Yellowfin and even  Albacore taken last week but it is a day to day proposition. On Thursday we headed out to where the fish had been caught the previous Wednesday.  After my fruitless day on Tuesday I and the crew were keen to … Continue reading Ambition report 23rd. July’18...

Winter and Spring are the time for Sydney’s Tuna   Albacore Yellowfin and Bluefin.  Though it looks like the Bluefin have passed there are enough reports of Yellowfin both North and South to be optimistic. Sadly we are in post Bluefin season though I’m sure we all hope they’ll return. It amazes me how they just … Continue reading Ambition report 3...

It is Shark time off Sydney at present with Mako’s   Blues and Whalers on the bite. On the  week-end  a  rare Thresher Shark was also caught and a couple of Whites were encountered.       Now that the Bluefin have moved on and the Yellowfin haven’t turned up Sharks have become the mainstay of … Continue reading Ambition report 6th. August’18 → The...

I want to take this opportunity to say that I am taking bookings for the upcoming Port Stephens 2019 season. I will be available from mid-January until mid-March’19. As most would know this year’s Marlin season at Port Stephens was the best in many years. Best of all was the fabulous run of Blue Marlin. … Continue reading Ambition report 16th. Aug...

Last weekend coinciding with The Port Hacking 100 Tournament was an interesting if not frustrating couple of days to go fishing but it did have its highlights however the fishing was disappointing when compared to the last few weeks with Striped Marlin. Saturday The Saturday was very quiet a few Striped Marlin tagged and as … Continue reading Ambi...