5 Somer Street
Townsville, QL, Australia
Fair Dinkum Fishing Charters is located in Townsville and offers to show you a memorable time in these waters.
Skipper David will do his best to make sure you have a fun day full of fishing. This involves 8-hour trips, mainly fishing for Barramundi, Trevally, Bream, Queenfish, Threadfin Salmon, and Grunter, depending on the season and conditions on the day. On these trips, you can expect to use techniques such as light tackle, bottom bouncing, trolling, fly fishing, bow fishing, jigging, popping, and spinning.
Your fishing adventure starts on a 20’ Double Barrel boat that can safely take up to 9 fishos. This boat comes with 2 eskies.
All rods, reels, and terminal tackle are included in the price so you can focus on what really matters, fishing. Your trip will include all the necessary fishing licenses for the day. The boat will be supplied with drinks for your pleasure, be sure to let the skipper know if you have any questions or want to bring your own.
Book your trip now and hit the water with Fair Dinkum Fishing Charters.
Customer reviews
Rating summary
Boat
4.4/5
Crew
4.3/5
Experience
4.1/5
Photos & videos by reviewers (56)
+53Angler rating
50
10
4
6
4
Anglers claimed
Good experience
70%
Appropriate for children
90%
Friendly captain
90%
Satisfied with the boat
92%
Recommend this charter
78%
Caught fish
54%
Showing 1 - 5 of 76 reviews
Showing: 5 of 76 reviews
Emily Lau
5.0
Verified
New
5 Hour Charter with Captain Dave
Private 5 – Hour Trip on December 7, 2025 • 7 adults
7 of us had a great day out on the water with Captain Dave. The trip was well-run, relaxed, and we ended up catching a good variety of fish (catfish, baby sharks, several types of bream, salmon, stingray etc). Out of everything we caught, we were able to take home 3 sizeable ones. Dave took us to two different fishing spots, and the boat ride was enjoyable. We also had a sausage sizzle on board at the second spot.
Overall, though, we really enjoyed the charter and would happily recommend it to others looking for a fun day out on the water. We would love to do this again at a different time to be able to catch other types of fish. Thank you again to Captain Dave!
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Lincoln Ablett
5.0
Verified
Professional with a great sense of humour
Private 8 - Hour Trip on September 27, 2025 • 2 adults
The day was almost perfect and my son and I had a great time and we couldn’t ask for a better operator than Dave, his exceptional fishing and boating skills and knowledge made everything go smoothly. We were lucky enough to see many of the animal species in the area including a sea eagle, pelicans and even a 4 metre croc to name a few, of course we caught several species of fish and a muddy and one big beautiful Barramundi. We had a great day thanks Dave, Cheers Lincoln & Andrew
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Derek Wood
5.0
Verified
Great Morning
4 – Hour Trip on June 25, 2025 • 1 adult
Had a great morning on the water with Dave (Capt) and the boys, Got out off Magnetic Island with fantastic weather. Although the fish weren't jumping out of the water we still managed a good catch
On the way back Dave gave me the opportunity to pull one of his crab pots that provided a nice size Muddy to take home.
Dave was brilliant and very much a mate on the water. Thanks Dave, I'll certainly be back when next time i'm in the area.
1
Grant Wilson
4.7
Verified
first barra yew
Private 5 – Hour Trip - 12:00 PM on November 2, 2025 • 7 adults
work booked the charter and to be honest i was a little apprehensive because it wasnt a deep sea charter but i was completely wrong david put us on to some big fish it was awesome caught first barra but had to release due to season everyone hooked up to at least one monster and there was 6 of us one the boat would love to go again especially on season highly recommend he will definitely put you on to the big fish and he was a legend
Reported catch:
0
Bobby Diver
5.0
Verified
New
KNOWLEDGE IS KEY
4 – Hour Trip - 12:00 PM on December 6, 2025 • 1 adult
Fair Dingkum, David ( skipper) has a great deal of knowledge and experience and not afraid to share it , was a great fun day had by us all 💪🤙❤️
Reported catch:
0
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4 – Hour Trip
FREE Cancellation 7 days notice
4 Hour Trip
starts at 7:00 AM
US $244
Shared tour: 2 people
US $244
Shared tour: 2 people
4 – Hour Trip - 12:00 PM
FREE Cancellation 7 days notice
4 Hour Trip
starts at 12:00 PM
US $244
Shared tour: 2 people
US $244
Shared tour: 2 people
8 - Hour Trip
FREE Cancellation 7 days notice
8 Hour Trip
starts at 7:00 AM
US $376
Shared tour: 2 people
US $376
Shared tour: 2 people
Private 5 – Hour Trip
FREE Cancellation 7 days notice
5 Hour Trip
starts at 7:00 AM
US $515
Entire boat: up to 4 people
US $515
Entire boat: up to 4 people
Private 5 – Hour Trip - 12:00 PM
FREE Cancellation 7 days notice
5 Hour Trip
starts at 12:00 PM
US $515
Entire boat: up to 4 people
US $515
Entire boat: up to 4 people
Private 8 - Hour Trip
FREE Cancellation 7 days notice
8 Hour Trip
starts at 7:00 AM
US $779
Entire boat: up to 4 people
US $779
Entire boat: up to 4 people
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Customer reviews
Rating summary
Boat
4.4/5
Crew
4.3/5
Experience
4.1/5
Photos & videos by reviewers (56)
+53Angler rating
50
10
4
6
4
Anglers claimed
Good experience
70%
Appropriate for children
90%
Friendly captain
90%
Satisfied with the boat
92%
Recommend this charter
78%
Caught fish
54%
Showing 1 - 5 of 76 reviews
Showing: 5 of 76 reviews
Emily Lau
5.0
Verified
New
5 Hour Charter with Captain Dave
Private 5 – Hour Trip on December 7, 2025 • 7 adults
7 of us had a great day out on the water with Captain Dave. The trip was well-run, relaxed, and we ended up catching a good variety of fish (catfish, baby sharks, several types of bream, salmon, stingray etc). Out of everything we caught, we were able to take home 3 sizeable ones. Dave took us to two different fishing spots, and the boat ride was enjoyable. We also had a sausage sizzle on board at the second spot.
Overall, though, we really enjoyed the charter and would happily recommend it to others looking for a fun day out on the water. We would love to do this again at a different time to be able to catch other types of fish. Thank you again to Captain Dave!
0
Lincoln Ablett
5.0
Verified
Professional with a great sense of humour
Private 8 - Hour Trip on September 27, 2025 • 2 adults
The day was almost perfect and my son and I had a great time and we couldn’t ask for a better operator than Dave, his exceptional fishing and boating skills and knowledge made everything go smoothly. We were lucky enough to see many of the animal species in the area including a sea eagle, pelicans and even a 4 metre croc to name a few, of course we caught several species of fish and a muddy and one big beautiful Barramundi. We had a great day thanks Dave, Cheers Lincoln & Andrew
0
Derek Wood
5.0
Verified
Great Morning
4 – Hour Trip on June 25, 2025 • 1 adult
Had a great morning on the water with Dave (Capt) and the boys, Got out off Magnetic Island with fantastic weather. Although the fish weren't jumping out of the water we still managed a good catch
On the way back Dave gave me the opportunity to pull one of his crab pots that provided a nice size Muddy to take home.
Dave was brilliant and very much a mate on the water. Thanks Dave, I'll certainly be back when next time i'm in the area.
1
Grant Wilson
4.7
Verified
first barra yew
Private 5 – Hour Trip - 12:00 PM on November 2, 2025 • 7 adults
work booked the charter and to be honest i was a little apprehensive because it wasnt a deep sea charter but i was completely wrong david put us on to some big fish it was awesome caught first barra but had to release due to season everyone hooked up to at least one monster and there was 6 of us one the boat would love to go again especially on season highly recommend he will definitely put you on to the big fish and he was a legend
Reported catch:
0
Bobby Diver
5.0
Verified
New
KNOWLEDGE IS KEY
4 – Hour Trip - 12:00 PM on December 6, 2025 • 1 adult
Fair Dingkum, David ( skipper) has a great deal of knowledge and experience and not afraid to share it , was a great fun day had by us all 💪🤙❤️
Reported catch:
0
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What is the boat like?
Boat category
Skiffs and flats boatsCapacity
9 personsBoat length
20 ftYear built
2011Restored in
2022Boat manufacturer
Double BarrelBoat type
Aluminum fishingEngine model
YamahaPowered by
1 x 90HPMax cruising speed
28 knots