I have been on a number of fishing excursions over many years in both NZ and Australia. I have been on some excellent outings and some absolute bummers. So I was rating skipper and deckie from moment I got on board. Overall impression was that the skipper worked hard to ensure everyone got something and assisted the deckie (Jason) when necessary. Jason worked his butt off assisting everyone sorting out tangles quickly without fuss. They both worked hard to ensure everyone caught something memorable.... More

Booked a whole day trip from Cairns for reef fishing. We headed north & hit up a few spots on the reef. Depths varied from 7m, 25m, 35m to about 50 metres. Locations were spot on and hits were constant. Good species variety, coral trout, spangled emperor, trevally, reef sharks etc and rigs set for mackerel and tuna - no luck on this occasion. I landed in excess of 40 fish for the day and about a dozen different species. Crew were friendly and approachable and happy to answer any questions. These... More

I booked the full day reef fishing for my 3 sons. They each came home saying that they had a fantastic day. The skipper was knowledgeable and made the day fun, the fishing was great and we enjoyed our bbq fish for dinner. All in all, they agreed it was the best fishing charter experience they had ever had.

What a fabulous experience doing a 2 person private charter with Cairns Reef Fishing.  These guys know their stuff and catered to all our needs.  They made the day so much fun we are still talking about it 2 days later.  Would highly recommend a day on the reef with these guys.  One for the memory bank!

Best part of our trip to Australia.  I was a little hesitant to book a fishing trip with 10 to 12 other people. But our captain knew exactly where to go and the fish just kept on coming in.  Even people that looked like they didn’t have a clue as to how to fish were pulling in big ones.