Captain

Gavin Mcgahan

Nationality: Australian
Languages: English
Experience: 15 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

Reviews

My Charter Listings

Reelwork Sportfishing Cairns

Cairns • 34 ft • 4 persons

Trips from US $2,346

Port Douglas Sportfishing

4.8 / 5

(31 reviews)

4.8 / 5

(31 reviews)

Port Douglas • 18 ft • 5 persons

Last booking: 3 days ago

Instant Confirmation

Trips from US $133

Cairns Sportfishing

4.7 / 5

(42 reviews)

4.7 / 5

(42 reviews)

Portsmith • 20 ft • 5 persons

2 bookings in the past week.

Instant Confirmation

Trips from US $133

Customer reviews

Rating summary

4.7 / 5

out of 5 stars from 73 reviews

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Boat

4.7 / 5

Crew

4.8 / 5

Experience

4.7 / 5

Photos & videos by reviewers (69)

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Angler rating

5 stars		65
4 stars		2
3 stars		3
2 stars		2
1 star		1

Anglers claimed

Good experience
	91%
Friendly captain
	100%
Recommend this charter
	92%
Appropriate for children
	94%
Satisfied with the boat
	97%
Caught fish
	87%

Appropriate for children
	94%
Satisfied with the boat
	97%
Caught fish
	87%

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Olivia F.

5.0 / 5

Experience:

5.0 / 5

Boat

5.0 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

Overall

Fun day out with Gavin

VERIFIED Half Day Trip – Inshore Reef (AM) on July 15, 2025

Olivia F.

5.0 / 5

Jul 15, 2025

Half Day Trip – Inshore Reef (AM)

Thanks Gavin, we had such a fun day. So patient and helpful. Making sure we went to different areas to ensure we caught some fish and also taught us amateurs how to fish. Would definitely recommend and can’t wait to come back to PD to go out and try the outer reef. Thanks Gavin!

Thanks Gavin, we had such a fun day. So patient and helpful. Making sure we went to different areas to ensure we caught some...

Olivia F. recommends Port Douglas Sportfishing

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Gavin Mcgahan (The Captain)

Replied on July 15, 2025

Hi Olivia thanks for the kind review .it was a pleasure to have you guys on board and I’m so glad you had a great time. I did too Look forward to having you guys back on board we will catch you next time enjoy the rest of your stay here in Port Douglas cheers Gavin portdouglas sportfishing

Gavin Mcgahan (The Captain)

Replied on July 15, 2025

Captain replied

Stanley N.

5.0 / 5

Experience:

5.0 / 5

Boat

5.0 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

Overall

Great Captain

VERIFIED NEW Half day trip -estuary fishing (pm) on August 27, 2025

Stanley N.

5.0 / 5

Aug 27, 2025

Half day trip -estuary fishing (pm)

Great Captain

VERIFIED NEW

Friendly and experienced Captain. Nice and clean 22ft boat. Had a wonderful time. Thank you very much.

Stanley N. recommends Cairns Sportfishing

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Gavin Mcgahan (The Captain)

Replied on August 27, 2025

Hi Stanley it was a pleasure to have you guys on board .and yes we had a great time fishing in the estuary. we didnt get our prize barramundi this time but still had a great time enjoy the rest of your stay here in Australia and hope to see you again next time your in cairns cheers captain gavin cairns sportfishing

Gavin Mcgahan (The Captain)

Replied on August 27, 2025

Captain replied

Tom L.

5.0 / 5

Experience:

5.0 / 5

Boat

5.0 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

Overall

Gavin had extensive local fishing knowledge and skill

VERIFIED Half Day Trip – Estuary (AM) on August 8, 2025

Tom L.

5.0 / 5

Aug 8, 2025

Half Day Trip – Estuary (AM)

Gavin had extensive local fishing knowledge and skill

VERIFIED

Conditions in the open Ocean were too rough. – Gavin took us into the estuary and we had a lot of fun – lots of fish – different varieties– he could not have been more helpful and we really appreciated his kindness and expertise.

Conditions in the open Ocean were too rough. – Gavin took us into the estuary and we had a lot of fun – lots of fish –...

Tom L. recommends Port Douglas Sportfishing

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Gavin Mcgahan (The Captain)

Replied on August 8, 2025

Hi Tom thanks for the kind review it was a pleasure to have you guys on board I hope you enjoy the rest of your holiday here in Port and we will catch you next time cheers Gavin portdouglas sportfishing

Gavin Mcgahan (The Captain)

Replied on August 8, 2025

Captain replied

Morris T.

5.0 / 5

Experience:

5.0 / 5

Boat

5.0 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

Overall

Amazing experience

VERIFIED Half day trip -estuary fishing (pm) on June 24, 2025

Morris T.

5.0 / 5

Jun 24, 2025

Half day trip -estuary fishing (pm)

Amazing experience

VERIFIED

Our fishing trip with Gavin as our guide was amazing. He knew all the good spots in the area and even tho it wasn‘t the right time of the year we caught multiple nice fish. I really recomend booking with him, you are in for a great time.

Our fishing trip with Gavin as our guide was amazing. He knew all the good spots in the area and even tho it wasn‘t the right...

Morris T. recommends Cairns Sportfishing

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Gavin Mcgahan (The Captain)

Replied on June 24, 2025

Hey guys thank you for the kind review .it was an absolute pleasure to have you on board today and yes we certainly had a great time look forward to having you back on board and enjoy the rest of your time here in Australia cheers Gavin cairns sportfishing

Gavin Mcgahan (The Captain)

Replied on June 24, 2025

Captain replied

Michael H.

5.0 / 5

Experience:

5.0 / 5

Boat

5.0 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

Overall

Great experience

VERIFIED Half Day Trip – Estuary Fishing(am) on June 22, 2025

Michael H.

5.0 / 5

Jun 22, 2025

Half Day Trip – Estuary Fishing(am)

Great experience

VERIFIED

On a very slow day for fish taking the bait we thought we going home empty handed, but captain Gavin tried one last shot at finding the right place and my son caught a beautiful Goldband Snapper!

On a very slow day for fish taking the bait we thought we going home empty handed, but captain Gavin tried one last shot at...

Michael H. recommends Cairns Sportfishing

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Gavin Mcgahan (The Captain)

Replied on June 22, 2025

Thanks for the kind review guys was a pleasure to have you guys on board today I hope you enjoy the rest of your vacation here in cairns .just a clarification on your fish species you caught today it’s a golden snapper or fingermark and well done on your technique in landing it cheers Gavin cairns sportfishing

Gavin Mcgahan (The Captain)

Replied on June 22, 2025

Captain replied

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Gavin Mcgahan

Hey, I'm Captain Gavin Mcgahan

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Reelwork Sportfishing Cairns

Port Douglas Sportfishing

Cairns Sportfishing

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Fun day out with Gavin

Fun day out with Gavin

Great Captain

Great Captain

Gavin had extensive local fishing knowledge and skill

Gavin had extensive local fishing knowledge and skill

Amazing experience

Amazing experience

Great experience

Great experience

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