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Cairns is the destination for many anglers who seek to catch a Black Marlin, and is known as the Black Marlin Capital of the World. With excellent estuaries, Great Barrier Reef, and Continental Shelf just off its shore, Cairns delivers many different options for fishing.
Fishing offshore Cairns for Black Marlin is best between September and December. Yellowfin Tuna are around all year long, and Dogtooth Tuna are thick the last half of the year. December through February are ideal for Blue Marlin and Sailfish, which also corresponds to the Mahi-mahi (Dolphinfish) and Wahoo season.
Reef fishing is excellent all year round with species like Coral Trout, Giant Trevally, Nannygai, Red Emperor, and Tricky Snapper, but the highlight is June through September. Near shore you can expect to catch Spanish and Spotted Mackerel.
The rivers and creeks around Cairns offers Blue Salmon, Flathead, Mangrove Jacks, Estuary Cod, Queenfish, and School Trevally. Barramundi are also found in this area and are most active during the breeding season between October and February.
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There is a 41.8% catch rate for Black Marlin, based on 51 Black Marlin counted.
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There is a 18.03% catch rate for Coral Trout, based on 22 Coral Trout counted.
ENLARGE CAIRNS CORAL TROUT COUNTS CHART
There is a 10.66% catch rate for Sailfish, based on 13 Sailfish counted.
ENLARGE CAIRNS SAILFISH COUNTS CHART
There is a 8.2% catch rate for Fingermark Bream, based on 10 Fingermark Bream counted.
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There is a 4.92% catch rate for Two Spot Red Snapper, based on 6 Two Spot Red Snapper counted.
ENLARGE CAIRNS TWO SPOT RED SNAPPER COUNTS CHART
There is a 4.1% catch rate for Barramundi, based on 5 Barramundi counted.
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There is a 4.1% catch rate for Flounder, based on 5 Flounder counted.
ENLARGE CAIRNS FLOUNDER COUNTS CHART
There is a 1.64% catch rate for Bluespotted Trevally, based on 2 Bluespotted Trevally counted.
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There is a 1.64% catch rate for Crimson Snapper, based on 2 Crimson Snapper counted.
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There is a 1.64% catch rate for Giant Trevally, based on 2 Giant Trevally counted.
ENLARGE CAIRNS GIANT TREVALLY COUNTS CHART
*** PLEASE NOTE *** Please check local, state/province, and federal laws before fishing for any species found on this site. All data is based on historical data found for this area, and in some cases as far back as the year 1600.
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The Top 10 Fishing Spots for Cairns are the following:
Pixie Reef
Batt Reef Batt Reef
Vlasoff Reef Vlasoff Reef
Arlington Reef
Koala Koala
Ellis Beach North
Akaroa Akaroa
Oyster Reef
Yule Reef Yule Reef
Arlington Reef South
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BIG BLUES! Went offshore in search of a blue marlin today with father and son Justus and Roger from Germany. Caught a hard fighting 500lb and jumped another nice one off raised another
CAIRNS BLUE MARLIN FISHERY …. The Cairns Blue Marlin fishery keeps proving itself as a year round proposition in the canyons off the edge of the Great Barrier Reef. If you’re looking for some line burning
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