Tropical Sportfisher - 19ft Sportsman Cairns
Tropical Sportfisher - 19ft Sportsman Cairns
Locally owned and operated, Tropical Sportfisher is a premium guided sportfishing operation based in Cairns, Far North Queensland. Our experienced team of guides—including Rory, Aaron and Oscar—specialise in private lure and fly fishing charters throughout Cairns, Port Douglas and Mission Beach.
Our Cairns Sportsman charter is designed for anglers wanting to experience the best of Cairns' inshore bluewater fishing. Weather permitting, we'll fish tropical islands, reefs, wrecks and coastal headlands targeting Giant Trevally, Queenfish, Golden Trevally, Spanish Mackerel, Longtail Tuna, Coral Trout, Fingermark and other tropical sportfish. We love visual fishing, with surface lures and topwater techniques producing some of the most exciting strikes our fishery has to offer.
If strong winds make the offshore islands unsuitable, we'll simply move into Cairns' sheltered rivers and estuaries. Using the latest Garmin Live Sonar technology, we target Barramundi, Mangrove Jack, Fingermark, while big estuary Giant Trevally and Queenfish provide outstanding topwater fishing throughout the year. Rather than cancelling your trip, we tailor the day to the conditions to give you the best fishing available.
You'll fish aboard our 19-foot Sportsman centre console, equipped with premium electronics, Minn Kota trolling motor and quality safety equipment.
Every charter is completely private, allowing your guide to customise the day to your experience level, fishing style and prevailing conditions. We provide premium Shimano tackle, fly-fishing equipment on request, quality lures, lunch, cold drinks and complimentary Cairns CBD pick-up and drop-off.
Just bring sun protection, polarised sunglasses and a sense of adventure—we'll take care of the rest.
Locally owned and operated, Tropical Sportfisher is a premium guided sportfishing operation based in Cairns, Far North Queensland. Our experienced team of guides—including Rory, Aaron and Oscar—specialise in private lure and fly fishing charters throughout Cairns, Port Douglas and Mission Beach.
Our Cairns Sportsman charter is designed for anglers wanting to experience the best of Cairns' inshore bluewater fishing. Weather permitting, we'll fish tropical islands, reefs, wrecks and coastal headlands targeting Giant Trevally, Queenfish, Golden Trevally, Spanish Mackerel, Longtail Tuna, Coral Trout, Fingermark and other tropical sportfish. We love visual fishing, with surface lures and topwater techniques producing some of the most exciting strikes our fishery has to offer.
If strong winds make the offshore islands unsuitable, we'll simply move into Cairns' sheltered rivers and estuaries. Using the latest Garmin Live Sonar technology, we target Barramundi, Mangrove Jack, Fingermark, while big estuary Giant Trevally and Queenfish provide outstanding topwater fishing throughout the year. Rather than cancelling your trip, we tailor the day to the conditions to give you the best fishing available.
You'll fish aboard our 19-foot Sportsman centre console, equipped with premium electronics, Minn Kota trolling motor and quality safety equipment.
Every charter is completely private, allowing your guide to customise the day to your experience level, fishing style and prevailing conditions. We provide premium Shimano tackle, fly-fishing equipment on request, quality lures, lunch, cold drinks and complimentary Cairns CBD pick-up and drop-off.
Just bring sun protection, polarised sunglasses and a sense of adventure—we'll take care of the rest.
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Oscar took us out in some pretty rainy conditions. despite the weather we still ended up catching a 80cm barra! was beyond stoked. if it wasnt for the rain we would have cleaned up!
Stoked you guys had a fun day out with Oscar, thanks for the great review. happy birthday to your old man 🤙
Rory was a great guide. We caught some really nice fish. All his gear was top notch. It was a wonderful trip and we'd fish with him again if we come back!
thanks for the great review Julie and Case! and thanks for a fun day on the water, im glad you guys ghad fun. cheers Rory
Rorry!!! You're not only a great angler but also a fantastic and friendly guy! We felt very comfortable from the start and received excellent service from you, with good food and drinks, and some beautiful fish! We'd love to come back again!!! Best guide in Queensland!
Thanks for the kind review Seya and Rebecca! it was great to have you guys out for the day! we wereblesses with the weather for sure! 🌴 i hope you guys enjoy the rest if your holiday, see you again some day 🤙
Works hard to put you on fish. Had a blast hooking plenty of fish all day. Rory was honest about expectations and will do what he has to do to get you on the fish. I had a great time as a solo F angler.
Great to have you onboard Ailin! You are an amazing angler and it was fun guiding you! looking forward to getting on the water with you again some day! Thanks for the kind review 🙏
great trip great fish! highly recomend Rory from tropicalsportFisher super chill down to earth guide🎣
Great to have you on board Jason, good times man! congrats on your giant barracuda!
FAQs about Tropical Sportfisher - 19ft Sportsman Cairns
- AU $1,250 per group - Half Day 19ft Sportsman Lure or Fly (5 hours)
- AU $1,650 per group, additional AU $100 per person after 1 guest - Full Day 19ft Sportsman Lure or Fly (9 hours)
- GPS Garmin 8416
- Fishfinder Garmin 8416 Live Scope& Humminbird Solix 12
- Snorkeling equipment
- Wireless trolling motor Minn Kota 112 lb Pilot
- Ice box YETI
- Rods, reels & tackle
- Lures
- Snacks (We generally have muesli bars and crisps on board, lunch is also provided on full day charters. Lunch is either a fresh wrap or sandwich. )
- Drinks (Bottled water is supplied along with soft drinks, these are included in the trip price. if you have your own water bottle please bring it along.)
- Fishing license (Relevant fishing licenses are included in the trip cost and cover all guests)
- Lunch (We provide lunch on our full day tours , the lunch is generally a freaky made wrap or sandwich with ham, chick or beef and fresh salad. Please advise if you have a preference or specific dietary requirements )
- Fly fishing equipment
- River fishing (Cairns inlet, Mossman river, Russel river, Mulgrave river, Liverpool creek, Johnstone rivers)
- Lake fishing (Lake Tinaroo, Barramundi)
- Inshore fishing (Inshore bluewater, weather permitting.)
- Nearshore fishing (Tropical Islands, Weather Permitting)
- Offshore fishing (Our vessel is in 2c restricted survey , our blue water trip we fish around the inshore islands and inshore reefs and wrecks. We do not operate day charters to the Great Barrier Reef )
- Reef fishing
- Wreck fishing (Weather permittng)
- Flats fishing (Coastal and Island Flats)
- Backcountry fishing (Rainforest Back Country walk and Wade)
- Light tackle
- Spinning
- Jigging
- Popping
- Fly fishing
- Barramundi
- Bream (Fingermark)
- Coral Trout
- Permit
- Queenfish
- Snapper (Mangrove)
- Tarpon
- Threadfin Salmon
- Trevally (Giant)
- Trevally (Golden)
- Tuna (Bluefin)
- Tuna (Skipjack)
Your operator
White Rock, Queensland, Australia
I've been fishing in North Queensland for over 30 years. I grew up fishing for Jungle Perch and Sooty Grunter along the banks of the Mulgrave River, which eventually developed into an obsession with Barramundi fishing. I then moved on to targeting big Barramundi, which became my passion and way of life for many years. These days, other guides follow me around trying to find my Barramundi spots! I started guiding to spend more time fishing and work in an industry I love. I've guided throughout Australia's Top End for sportfishing lodges and multiple luxury mothership operations. I'm very fortunate to have grown up in the Far North Queensland region, with access to so many different sportfishing opportunities and the remote backcountry right on my doorstep.
Aaron B.
Captain
Oscar M.
Captain
Rory B.
Business partner
Rory B.
Captain
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