Seasonality
Spanish Mackerel fishing in Great Barrier Reef varies slightly throughout the year. High season is May to November. Low season is January to April and December. There is no closed season.
Great Barrier Reef Spanish Mackerel Fishing Charters
The best out of 6 charter fishing deals in Great Barrier Reef - enter dates to check availability
Top Spanish Mackerel Fishing in Great Barrier Reef
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Portsmith
Full day – Topwater Fishing
Throw poppers and stick baits all day over the flats for the Giant Trevally, Coral Trout, and more. What a day this is, what an adventure! Tick that Giant Trevally off the bucket list, with our experienced guides. Maybe we can mix the day up with some reef bottom fishing as well.this adventure is limited to 2pax please note we do charge a 10 percent surcharge on public holidays. Please note we do charge $9.00 per person extra when entering the marine park
Price for up to 5 people
US $1,156
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What anglers said about Spanish Mackerel Fishing in Great Barrier Reef
Michel E.
Reviewed Half Day Trip – Lure Fishing
Fantastic!
5/5
Justin did a very good job in guiding me to top fishing spots and sharing his knowledge! We where fishing topwater for Barra, Queenfish and GT and had many misses, unfortunately none of them sticked to the lure - my mistake or maybe bad luck ;) very notable was a 20kg spanish mackerel who grabbed my lure and unfortunately cut the line with its razorshap teeth! I thoroughly recommend Justin to anyone who wants to have a good time fishing the estuaries in Cairns.
Melanie B.
Reviewed Full Day Trip
Full day with skipper Adam
5/5
An absolute ripper day! We were lucky to get absolutely perfect weather so we were spoilt for choice with great spots to anchor. Our skipper Adam was amazing! Very knowledgeable and professional and made us all feel comfortable. He helped us all reel in some fantastic sea monsters including Spanish Mackerel and GT!
We're heading home with big smiles, an Esky full of fish, sore arms and great pics for bragging rights!! Cheers, Tom, Mel, Eric and Mariah 🎣
Garry Y.
Reviewed Half Day Trip – Shared (AM)
Half day trip with Captain Malcolm
4/5
Went off Port Douglas. Lots of little reef fish caught, plus a shark. Three big fish, probably sharks, broke the line unfortunately. Still had a lot of fun.
Only two of us on the trip, plus Malcolm, which was a bonus.
Malcolm very helpful and knowledgeable. Bit frustrated we didn't catch bigger fish like a coral trout or Spanish Mackerel, but that's fishing.
David L.
Reviewed 5 Hour - Outer Reef Shared (AM)
Great to be on the water
5/5
Jason was great would have been nice to get fish was expecting something closer to the reef
TRACY D.
Reviewed Half Day Trip – Coastal Shared (AM)
Top fishing trip
5/5
My girlfriend and I had a wonderful fishing trip. Would highly recommend it. Shawry was very knowledgeable and made our trip most enjoyable
