Captain
Darryl Wilson

Member since June 2014 Cairns, Australia
Background
Captain Darryl grew up in Adelaide fishing with his brother from a very young age. 20 years later, he arrived in Cairns, and every possible moment became all about fishing and exploring. Captain Darryl became the owner-operator of Fish Tales Charters over 20 years ago, and after a decade of successful guiding decided to build the Don't Know to offer a variety of fishing charters due to the high number of repeat customers.
Techniques
Captain Darryl loves lure and popper fishing for Queenfish over the winter months on the Mulgrave and Russell Rivers.

Hey, I'm Captain Darryl Wilson

Cairns, Australia
Background
Captain Darryl grew up in Adelaide fishing with his brother from a very young age. 20 years later, he arrived in Cairns, and every possible moment became all about fishing and exploring. Captain Darryl became the owner-operator of Fish Tales Charters over 20 years ago, and after a decade of successful guiding decided to build the Don't Know to offer a variety of fishing charters due to the high number of repeat customers.
Techniques
Captain Darryl loves lure and popper fishing for Queenfish over the winter months on the Mulgrave and Russell Rivers.

My Charter Listings

Excellent
4.6 / 5
(14 reviews)
Cairns
 Last booking: 3 days ago
Trips from US $849
Excellent
4.5 / 5
(48 reviews)
Cairns
 Last booking: 16 hours ago
Trips from US $106

Fishing Reports

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.5 / 5
out of 5 stars from 62 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.5 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.5 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (49)
March fishing trip
Fishing with Darryl
Fingermark
+46
Angler rating
42
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4
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
82%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
89%
Appropriate for children
91%
Satisfied with the boat
92%
Caught fish
69%
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Emily B.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

March fishing trip

VERIFIED   NEW  Half Day Trip (AM) Share Charter on March 11, 2026
Had an awesome morning in the estuary with Darryl. He knows his stuff and is fun and easygoing, and as a group of mostly novices,...
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Tim C.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Tales on tails.

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) Share Charter on October 25, 2025
Overall a good morning out, skipper busted his butt trying to find us a Barra but it wasnโ€™t our morning, we managed a few...
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Kerrie P.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Kerrie, Pedro and Charlie from Echucs

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) Share Charter on November 4, 2025
Darryl was an awesome host! Made our trip adventurous, heโ€™s a great bloke and recommended other tours and places to eat at...
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Enzo S.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Had a fantastic time

VERIFIED   NEW  Half Day Trip (AM) Share Charter on April 8, 2026
Caught some cool species I had never caught before and the captain and other passengers were absolutely hilarious. Would definitely...
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Tia W.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Half day morning

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) Share Charter on December 29, 2025
My partner and I did a half day morning trip with Darryl and it was a GREAT! morning. We pulled in a few good fish and...
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