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Gavin Mcgahan

Nationality: Australian
Languages: English
Experience: 16 years

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Captain
Gavin Mcgahan

Member since December 2023 Cairns, Australia

Background: I have grown up around boating and fishing, am very passionate about fishing, and love to show people of all levels and experiences in fishing and boating an absolutely awesome adventure.
Techniques: Light tackle sport fishing and Heavy tackle marlin fishing

Hey, I'm Captain Gavin Mcgahan

Cairns, Australia

Background: I have grown up around boating and fishing, am very passionate about fishing, and love to show people of all levels and experiences in fishing and boating an absolutely awesome adventure.
Techniques: Light tackle sport fishing and Heavy tackle marlin fishing

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Reviews

My Charter Listings

Reelwork Sportfishing Cairns

Cairns • 34 ft • 4 persons

Trips from US $2,479

Port Douglas Sportfishing

4.8 / 5

(47 reviews)

4.8 / 5

(47 reviews)

Port Douglas • 18 ft • 5 persons

Last booking: 4 days ago

Instant Confirmation

Trips from US $620

Cairns Sportfishing

4.7 / 5

(54 reviews)

4.7 / 5

(54 reviews)

Portsmith • 20 ft • 5 persons

Instant Confirmation

Trips from US $155

Customer reviews

Rating summary

4.8 / 5

out of 5 stars from 101 reviews

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Boat

4.7 / 5

Crew

4.8 / 5

Experience

4.7 / 5

Photos & videos by reviewers (122)

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Angler rating

5 stars		89
4 stars		5
3 stars		4
2 stars		2
1 star		1

Anglers claimed

Good experience
	87%
Friendly captain
	100%
Recommend this charter
	94%
Appropriate for children
	94%
Satisfied with the boat
	98%
Caught fish
	87%

Appropriate for children
	94%
Satisfied with the boat
	98%
Caught fish
	87%

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Zane W.

5.0 / 5

Experience:

5.0 / 5

Boat

5.0 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

Overall

Perfect morning of fishing with a friendly and knowleable captain

VERIFIED Half Day Trip – Inshore Reef (AM) on October 31, 2025

Zane W.

5.0 / 5

Oct 31, 2025

Half Day Trip – Inshore Reef (AM)

Perfect morning of fishing with a friendly and knowleable captain

VERIFIED

We had an awesome fishing trip with Captain Gavin out at the inshore reef off Port Douglas. The conditions were perfect, and Gavin made the whole experience fun, easy, and productive. We caught a great range of reef fish throughout the morning, with plenty of action to keep everyone excited. The highlight was bringing home two beautiful coral trout, which made for an absolutely delicious lunch! Gavin’s local knowledge and professionalism really made the day. Whether you’re an experienced... More

We had an awesome fishing trip with Captain Gavin out at the inshore reef off Port Douglas. The conditions were perfect, and...

Zane W. recommends Port Douglas Sportfishing

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Gavin Mcgahan (The Captain)

Replied on October 31, 2025

thank you heaps guys for the kind review .yes we so did have a great morning on the inshore reef with plenty being caught .it was a pleasure to have you guys on board and will hope to catch you again when in port douglas next . thanks again and enjoy thr rest of your holiday here in port cheers Gavin portdouglas sportfishing

Gavin Mcgahan (The Captain)

Replied on October 31, 2025

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Denise B.

5.0 / 5

Experience:

5.0 / 5

Boat

5.0 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

Overall

Great day at the estuary

VERIFIED NEW 3/4 day estuary fishing on March 11, 2026

Denise B.

5.0 / 5

Mar 11, 2026

3/4 day estuary fishing

Great day at the estuary

VERIFIED NEW

Gavin was our captain and we had an amazing time. We netted our live herring for bait and set out to fish. While we did not catch our target fish. Our first catch of the day was a mud crab. We also caught a little grunter and a gold spot cod, a queen fish, a barred grunter and two nice sized blue thread salmon. It was a very successful day on the water.

Gavin was our captain and we had an amazing time. We netted our live herring for bait and set out to fish. While we did not...

Denise B. recommends Cairns Sportfishing

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Gavin Mcgahan (The Captain)

Replied on March 14, 2026

hey Denise thanks heaps for the great review yep even thou we didn’t get our target species we sure did still have a great time looking forward to having you guys back on board next time your here in Australia enjoy the rest of yoyr break cheers gavin cairns sportfishing

Gavin Mcgahan (The Captain)

Replied on March 14, 2026

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Tom P.

5.0 / 5

Experience:

5.0 / 5

Boat

5.0 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

Overall

Cracking end to our week in Port!!

VERIFIED Full day -topwater fishing on November 16, 2025

Tom P.

5.0 / 5

Nov 16, 2025

Full day -topwater fishing

Cracking end to our week in Port!!

VERIFIED

You’re learning off and fishing with one of FNQ’s gurus if you head out with Gav. Bloke was the best! My Mrs had never held a rod let along cast a lure into the mangroves. right in the bite window he called she landed a huge jack, probably 5mtrs from where we saw a croc slide into the water! we also cleaned up out on the reef popping for G’s and deep dropping on a few of his wonky hole marks for big Nnanygai my second time doing this charter and ill be back for years to... More

You’re learning off and fishing with one of FNQ’s gurus if you head out with Gav. Bloke was the best! My Mrs had...

Tom P. recommends Port Douglas Sportfishing

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Gavin Mcgahan (The Captain)

Replied on November 16, 2025

Hey Tom, thanks heaps for the great review .it was a pleasure to have you guys on board, and yes, i love seeing guests catch fish and having a great time doing so . Thanks again and yes i will so look forward to having you guys on board again next year .enjoy the rest of your break here in port cheers gavin portdouglas sportfishing

Gavin Mcgahan (The Captain)

Replied on November 16, 2025

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Ma Regine Ceferina Luke

5.0 / 5

Experience:

5.0 / 5

Boat

5.0 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

Overall

Great fishing trip!

VERIFIED Full Day Trip – Inshore&Reef on October 25, 2025

Ma Regine Ceferina Luke

5.0 / 5

Oct 25, 2025

Full Day Trip – Inshore&Reef

Great fishing trip!

VERIFIED

We had a great fishing trip and Captain Gavin was really helpful, attentive and even teaching us on how to hooked the fish better. He was also thoughtful to my friends who were having seasickness. He made sure everyone were able to catch fish and always asked what we wanted to do for the whole trip. Can’t thank you enough for the experience and also accomodating my request to find a good fishing spot to place my late husband’s ashes in the reef. Thank you and hope to see you next year.

We had a great fishing trip and Captain Gavin was really helpful, attentive and even teaching us on how to hooked the fish...

Ma Regine Ceferina Luke recommends Cairns Sportfishing

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Gavin Mcgahan (The Captain)

Replied on October 25, 2025

thank you for the kind review. yes we had a great day .didnt we .the weather was excellent. we caught some nice fish .everything was just perfect i think .enjoy the fish it will be delicious and i most certainly will look forward to having you guys on board next year cheers gavin cairns sportfishing

Gavin Mcgahan (The Captain)

Replied on October 25, 2025

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William C.

5.0 / 5

Experience:

5.0 / 5

Boat

5.0 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

Overall

Great Barrier Reef-Great fishing!!

VERIFIED Full Day Trip – Inshore&Reef on January 20, 2026

William C.

5.0 / 5

Jan 20, 2026

Full Day Trip – Inshore&Reef

Great Barrier Reef-Great fishing!!

VERIFIED

Right from the start Captain Galvin worked hard and it continued to the last minute. The quality and quantity of fish was excellent! We caught about 15 different beautiful species. Nannygai,gold band snapper and mother in law fish were huge and very hard fighting!! Stripeys, honeycomb cod, and tomato cod were some of my favorites and gougeous! It was the trip of a lifetime! Thank You Captain Gavin for the trip of a lifetime! See you again mate…

Right from the start Captain Galvin worked hard and it continued to the last minute. The quality and quantity of fish was excellent!...

William C. recommends Cairns Sportfishing

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Gavin Mcgahan (The Captain)

Replied on January 20, 2026

Hey BIll thank you for your kind review .yes we had a great time .i love nothing better to be able to showcase our wonder of the world ,the great barrier reef and it was a pleasure to have you on board catching plenty from big to small to the bust offs we had a great time .look forward to the next time your here in cairns to do it all again enjoy the rest of your stay here and we will catch you next time cheers Gavin cairns sportfishing

Gavin Mcgahan (The Captain)

Replied on January 20, 2026

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Captain
Gavin Mcgahan

Hey, I'm Captain Gavin Mcgahan

My Charter Listings

Reelwork Sportfishing Cairns

Port Douglas Sportfishing

Cairns Sportfishing

Customer reviews

Perfect morning of fishing with a friendly and knowleable captain

Perfect morning of fishing with a friendly and knowleable captain

Great day at the estuary

Great day at the estuary

Cracking end to our week in Port!!

Cracking end to our week in Port!!

Great fishing trip!

Great fishing trip!

Great Barrier Reef-Great fishing!!

Great Barrier Reef-Great fishing!!

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