Captain
Ross Finlayson
Member since March 2015
Cairns, Australia
- Background
- Ross Finlayson is a Heavy Tackle and Light tackle/ Sportfishing professional. He has 29 years fishing experience from Cairns and all over Australia along with seasons in Hawaii. Marlin fishing is his passion along with all types of sport fishing.
- Techniques
- I love fishing for any billfish, especially Black and Blue marlin.
Hey, I'm Captain Ross Finlayson
- Background
- Ross Finlayson is a Heavy Tackle and Light tackle/ Sportfishing professional. He has 29 years fishing experience from Cairns and all over Australia along with seasons in Hawaii. Marlin fishing is his passion along with all types of sport fishing.
- Techniques
- I love fishing for any billfish, especially Black and Blue marlin.
My Charter Listings
Fishing Reports
Big blue marlin, great weather.

Awesome day out with father and son from Germany. Justus caught his dream fish (blue marlin) in an exciting 1 hour fight to land a beautiful 250kg blue marlin. We lost another about the same size and raised a… Read Full Report →
Spanish Mackerel are on the bite!

Lots of Mackerel on the bite both on lures as well as dead baits. Really exciting stuff especially on the light Spin Rods. Read Full Report →
Customer Reviews
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VERIFIED Went fishing on Tuesday, December 20, 2016
Great day caught some fish and met two good blokes who made myself and my son have an enjoyable day will be going out again in the new year thanks Ross and Dan very good
Greg Linde recommends Ross Finlayson’s Top Shot ChartersFished December 2016
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VERIFIED Went fishing on Friday, December 9, 2016
Captain is very experienced , dedicated to provide the best satisfaction ... a lot of sites to get the best you want
Irina Menshikova recommends Ross Finlayson’s Top Shot ChartersFished December 2016
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Replied to this review on Friday, December 9, 2016
It was a great day Irina so happy you enjoyed the fishing and the Great Barrier Reef experience.

VERIFIED Went fishing on Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Mr. Esa Laurila recommends Ross Finlayson’s Top Shot ChartersFished December 2016
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Replied to this review on Friday, December 9, 2016
Thanks for a great day out with like minded fishermen Esa, a Big Black Marlin has your name on it. Cheers
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