Airlie Beach Fishing Adventures
Airlie Beach Fishing Adventures
We've changed our business name to reflect our new playground Airlie Beach Fishing Adventures and we think sums it up pretty darn well. Join Jim for a fishing adventure, available year-round. All trips are family-friendly and suitable for anglers of all skill levels. Whether it's your first time holding a rod or you're here to level-up your game, you're at the right place.
Jim is proud to be skippering his own spacious purpose-built vessel to suit your individual needs. This 20' Stessco center console is capped at 4 passengers plus crew to provide a more intimate setting along with more one on one time with the skipper. She's powered by a 200 HP Yamaha engine and features modern navigational electronics, a live bait tank, an esky, and quality fishing gear by Shimano.
The beautiful waters of the Whitsundays offer a variety of fishing spots with all kinds of fish species. You can expect Coral Trout, Tropical Snapper, Sweetlip Emperor, Nannygai, Mackerel, and more. Switch between trolling, bottom fishing, and spinning to catch your favorite fish. You can have the whole boat to yourself, or take a shared trip and join other anglers.
We'll take care of your fishing equipment, food, and drinks. You only need to bring along something to take your catch home in and it's recommended to bring your sunglasses, hats, and long sleeve shirt.
Airlie Beach Fishing Adventures looks forward to welcoming you aboard soon for your next fishing adventure!
We've changed our business name to reflect our new playground Airlie Beach Fishing Adventures and we think sums it up pretty darn well. Join Jim for a fishing adventure, available year-round. All trips are family-friendly and suitable for anglers of all skill levels. Whether it's your first time holding a rod or you're here to level-up your game, you're at the right place.
Jim is proud to be skippering his own spacious purpose-built vessel to suit your individual needs. This 20' Stessco center console is capped at 4 passengers plus crew to provide a more intimate setting along with more one on one time with the skipper. She's powered by a 200 HP Yamaha engine and features modern navigational electronics, a live bait tank, an esky, and quality fishing gear by Shimano.
The beautiful waters of the Whitsundays offer a variety of fishing spots with all kinds of fish species. You can expect Coral Trout, Tropical Snapper, Sweetlip Emperor, Nannygai, Mackerel, and more. Switch between trolling, bottom fishing, and spinning to catch your favorite fish. You can have the whole boat to yourself, or take a shared trip and join other anglers.
We'll take care of your fishing equipment, food, and drinks. You only need to bring along something to take your catch home in and it's recommended to bring your sunglasses, hats, and long sleeve shirt.
Airlie Beach Fishing Adventures looks forward to welcoming you aboard soon for your next fishing adventure!
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Chris Watson5.0VerifiedFish till you drop!
Full Day Trip on May 19, 2026 • 4 adultsmy 2 brothers and I took our old man out for his birthday, we had 2 request fill the esky and fish till we drop! boy did captain jim deliver! we were on good sized good eating fish all day! he made it easy for us by baiting our lines and giving great tips on targeting the local species, special mention jim’s wife packed some bithday cupcakes for dad, that was a lovely personal touch. thanks jim!
Samantha Cottingham5.0VerifiedGreat Experience
Half Day Trip (AM) on August 25, 2026 • 3 adultsCaught lots of fish, was a nice touch with the offer of morning tea but we didn't even have time to eat any because we were flat out catching fish. Host was a nice bloke who had a lot of good recs for the local area. He even filleted the fish for us at the end to take home. Well worth the money for the morning.
Ory De FinaRepeat angler5.0VerifiedCatch the biggest fish of my life!!
3/4 Day Trip on July 3, 2026 • 2 adultsCapt Jim did a great job ensuring we caught QUALITY fish today ...and he didn't disappoint! He knew where to go for the best fish. My son and I catch the biggest Jewies ever! Nothing too much trouble. Highly recommend and will be returning!! Thanks Jim!😊👍
Britney Lee5.0VerifiedAwesome day out!
3/4 Day Trip on September 6, 2026 • 2 adultsWhen booking the trip for my partners birthday I mentioned that I wanted to get the birthday boy onto a big fish, and Jim made it happen! He was so stoked! Would highly recommend 🎣
Sandra Gowland5.0Verifiedgreat fishing trip
Half Day Trip (AM) on January 2, 2026 • 4 adults • 2 children3 generations went on this trip and everyone agreed ‘best time ever’ waa first time the young boys had been out fishing on a boat and the trip has totally fueled their fishing passion! Jim and crew were very helpful, everyone caught fish and came home very excited to enjoy their catch for dinner. Thoroughly recommend!
Mark Roduner5.0Verifiedfishing Whitsundays
Half Day Trip (AM) on October 25, 2025 • 3 adultsJim was a champion had us right onto the fish and caught at least 4kg of reef fillets in 4 hours. special catch was a 65cm Tusk fish. Jim filleted everything which made it a clean get away. Recommended morning fishing experience from Airlie Beach.
Leanne Payne5.0VerifiedNovember fishing trip
Half Day Trip (AM) on November 15, 2025 • 4 adultsWe were very happy with our fishing trip. We caught heaps of fish. Jim the captain was friendly, knowledgeable and well prepared for us. Well worth your time and money. The Paynes and shearers.
Frank Bombaci5.0VerifiedCapt Jim the Reef Cheif
3/4 Day Trip on January 18, 2026 • 1 adultabsolutely fantastic day with Capt Jim Cole. He has great knowledge, knows the waters, and will put you on fish. We caught 10 different species! I highly recommend Capt Jim Cole!
Fiona Guo5.0VerifiedBest fishing tour ever- highly recommend
Half Day Trip (PM) on April 18, 2025 • 4 adultsCommunication with Jim was super easy. He was extremely knowledgeable, accommodating and also helpful, patient and kind to myself and parents who were fishing for the first time. We caught some amazing variety of fish both large and small and were given recommendations on how to cook it. He also filleted and bagged everything up for us. The whole charter was smooth sailing start to finish. Overall just had an awesome day, catch and feed. Will defs book Jim and his charter tour again next time. Thanks for having us!
Paul Johnson5.0VerifiedHalf day trip
Half Day Trip (PM) on July 6, 2025 • 4 adultsWe were a party of 4 from the uk and booked a half day trip. Jim was very knowledgeable and friendly. Put us on the fish straight away and we came away with 13 keepers, 4 different species, 3 in Jim’s top 5! Jim expertly filleted our catch and recommended we take them to the Anchor Inn. They prepared an absolutely amazing meal for us within 40 minutes of arrival, cooking the fish 3 different ways. It was the perfect end to the trip. Fish from sea to table in under 5hrs.
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We had an amazing family day out fishing. Jim was fantastic to deal with from the start communicating clearly throughout the whole way through. We originally booked earlier in the week but Jim suggested we postponed due to the weather and it turned out to be the best decision we ended up with a beautiful day caught plenty of fish. Everyone on board landed one. Jim was more than a fishing guide he shared great local knowledge about the islands in the area along the way. I’d highly recommend doing this trip at the start of your holiday Jim can point you in the right direction of what to do and where to go, overall a great day out thanks a lot Jim. Great work keep it up mate.
my 2 brothers and I took our old man out for his birthday, we had 2 request fill the esky and fish till we drop! boy did captain jim deliver! we were on good sized good eating fish all day! he made it easy for us by baiting our lines and giving great tips on targeting the local species, special mention jim’s wife packed some bithday cupcakes for dad, that was a lovely personal touch. thanks jim!
Caught lots of fish, was a nice touch with the offer of morning tea but we didn't even have time to eat any because we were flat out catching fish. Host was a nice bloke who had a lot of good recs for the local area. He even filleted the fish for us at the end to take home. Well worth the money for the morning.
Capt Jim did a great job ensuring we caught QUALITY fish today ...and he didn't disappoint! He knew where to go for the best fish. My son and I catch the biggest Jewies ever! Nothing too much trouble. Highly recommend and will be returning!! Thanks Jim!😊👍
Had an absolutely fantastic day out with Jim’s Fishing Charters in Airlie Beach. The service was great from start to finish, and Jim himself was a top bloke — friendly, helpful, and clearly knows his stuff. The whole experience was smooth, fun, and honestly one of the best days out on the water we’ve had. Highly recommend for anyone looking for a great fishing trip and an all-round awesome day! 🎣🌤️
FAQs about Airlie Beach Fishing Adventures
- AU $1,050 per group - Half Day Trip (AM) (4 hours)
- AU $1,050 per group - Half Day Trip (PM) (4 hours)
- AU $1,350 per group - 3/4 Day Trip (6 hours)
- AU $1,550 per group - Full Day Trip (9 hours)
- GPS Simrad NSS Evo 3
- Fishfinder Simrad NSS Evo 3
- Live bait well
- Wireless trolling motor
- Ice box
- Rods, reels & tackle
- Live bait (Should conditions permit we will attempt to catch live bait. This is included in the price.)
- Lures
- Snacks
- Drinks (We carry a variety of cans of soft drink and bottled water complementary.)
- Fishing license (Fishing license is not required in QLD. All GBRMPA fees are included in your price. There are no hidden extra fees our trips are all inclusive.)
- Lunch
- Inshore fishing (Whitsunday Islands inshore reefs)
- Reef fishing
- Wreck fishing
- Flats fishing
- Light tackle
- Bottom fishing
- Trolling
- Spinning
- Cobia
- Coral Trout
- Nannygai
- Snapper (Mangrove)
- Spanish Mackerel
- Spanish Mackerel (Narrow-barred)
- Sweetlip Emperor
- Trevally (Golden)
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