Charter Operator
Gone Fishing Cairns

Member since October 2015 Cairns, Australia
Background
Captain Jacob and Captain Russel have extensive knowledge of the local area, having lived here for over 25 years. They have been fishing in the Cairns inlet for over 18 years.
Techniques
I live and breathe fishing from live bait fishing for barramundi to trolling for giant black marlin of the continental shelf, there's no type of fishing I won't try or do

Hey, we're Gone Fishing Cairns

Cairns, Australia
Background
Captain Jacob and Captain Russel have extensive knowledge of the local area, having lived here for over 25 years. They have been fishing in the Cairns inlet for over 18 years.
Techniques
I live and breathe fishing from live bait fishing for barramundi to trolling for giant black marlin of the continental shelf, there's no type of fishing I won't try or do

My Charter Listing

Excellent
4.7 / 5
(440 reviews)
Cairns
 6 bookings in the past week.
trips from US $62

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.7 / 5
out of 5 stars from 440 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.6 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (345)
Pleasant Day
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Fishing with Jacob
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Angler rating
337
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
90%
Friendly captain
99%
Recommend this charter
94%
Appropriate for children
95%
Satisfied with the boat
99%
Caught fish
61%
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Megan R.
Mount Gravatt, QLD
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Half days fishing with Captain Daniel.

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip โ€“ Shared (AM) on January 11, 2020
Fantastic day out on the boat with Daniel, very knowledgeable fisherman. Gave us some great tips and we ended up catching loads...
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Gary S.
Goodna, QLD
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Half day

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip โ€“ Shared (AM) on April 16, 2019
Had a good time with our guide.ย  Every spot we went to our guide had some background info and told us what we were targeting...
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Peter J.
Brisbane, Queensland
Very good
4.0 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Very good
4.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
Overall

Fishing with Russell

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip โ€“ Shared (PM) on January 11, 2023
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Marie S.
Brisbane, Queensland
Excellent
4.3 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
Overall

Half Day

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip โ€“ Shared (AM) on September 5, 2022
Great time. Nice people. Pity the fish werenโ€™t biting. ๐ŸŸ
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Brett F.
Melbourne, Victoria
Very good
3.7 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Very good
4.0 / 5
Crew
Good
3.0 / 5
Overall

June fishing trip

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip โ€“ Shared on June 16, 2022
Full day trip 730am - 4:30pm slow day boat only caught 4 fish we caught 3 65cm Grunter, 35cm fingermark, 29cm black bream,...
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