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

My Charter Listings

Cairns
Trips from US $2,301
Excellent
4.8 / 5
(37 reviews)
Port Douglas
 3 bookings in the past week.
 Instant Confirmation
Trips from US $144
Excellent
4.7 / 5
(49 reviews)
Portsmith
 Last booking: 6 days ago
 Instant Confirmation
Trips from US $144

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.7 / 5
out of 5 stars from 86 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (94)
Perfect morning of fishing with a friendly and knowleable captain
Perfect morning of fishing with a friendly and knowleable captain
Perfect morning of fishing with a friendly and knowleable captain
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Angler rating
76
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
85%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
93%
Appropriate for children
95%
Satisfied with the boat
98%
Caught fish
88%
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Kirsty H.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
Overall

Fishing with Gavin

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip โ€“ Inshore Reef (PM) on August 11, 2025
Gavin and his boat were great. It was just not a great day for fishing. Too windy to go reef fishing as we planned, however...
Kirsty H. recommends Port Douglas Sportfishing
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Scott K.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

August fishing trip

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip โ€“ Inshore Reef (AM) on August 11, 2025
Captain Gavinโ€™s knowledge is second to none
Scott K. recommends Port Douglas Sportfishing
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Hunter S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Worth it

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip โ€“ Estuary (PM) on July 16, 2025
Caught fish and learnt at the same time great experience
Hunter S. recommends Port Douglas Sportfishing
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Matt H.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Gavin is an excellent guide

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip โ€“ Estuary (AM) on January 8, 2025
Live and dead bait through the estuary. Low receding tide conditions tough but he still put us on some fish and was great company...
Matt H. recommends Port Douglas Sportfishing
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Melissa S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great day of fishing

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip โ€“ Inshore&Reef on December 28, 2024
A big Thank you to Gavin. This was an awesome fishing trip with a great captain who was happy to share his knowledge and experience...
Melissa S. recommends Cairns Sportfishing
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