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Cairns Full Day Reef Fishing Share Charter

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Overview

Effective immediately, due to events in the Middle East, we will be adding a small fuel surcharge to all charter services. Prices are subject to change without notice.

Overview

A full-day reef fishing charter offers an incredible adventure on the stunning waters of the Great Barrier Reef, targeting iconic species such as Coral Trout, Red Emperor, Large Mouth Nannygai, and Spanish Mackerel.

Shared charters are a great option to get out to the reef without the hassle of organizing a large group. You’ll share this trip with people from all walks of life—from families with children (10 years+ is recommended) to avid fishermen and curious tourists. It’s a fantastic day out on the reef!

We will travel approximately 90 minutes to reach the fishing grounds, which are within a 50-kilometer radius of Cairns. Be prepared to land fish up to 10kg or bigger, so hang on tight! Lunch is served around midday, and after a fantastic day of fishing, we return to the marina between 3:30 and 4:00 pm.

Your catch will be cleaned, iced down, and bagged for you to take home or to your favorite restaurant for cooking. The all-inclusive price covers everything: food, fishing gear, and all reef taxes. We also provide bottled water for the day. Just bring a hat, sunscreen, sunglasses, a camera, and cash to purchase drinks, or feel free to bring your own drinks (no glass and mid strength).

Itinerary For Reference
• Check-in at The Pier Cafe (located inside The Pier Shopping Centre) at 6am and complete some paperwork
• Our crew will greet you at The Pier Cafe and then escort you to the vessel
• Board the vessel for a welcome aboard and safety briefing
• Depart for the Great Barrier Reef. Travel time to & from the reef is at least 90 minutes
• Once we find our destination, we will give a short briefing on reef fishing technique
• Lunch on the boat around midday
• Depart the reef for the trip home around 2pm
• Maybe a cold beer on the way home along with a fruit platter and prawn platter served
• Return between 3:30-4:00pm to Marlin Marina
• *Optional – Have your catch cooked at one of our local restaurants. Recommend booking direct with selected restaurant 48 hours prior in peak and holiday periods

Fish species
Our target species are:
• Coral Trout
• Large & Small Mouth Nannygai
• Red Emperor
• Spanish Mackerel
• Trevally

Gear

A full range of quality fishing gear is provided, including our preferred supplier Shimano, as well as handlines for those who, like our crew, prefer this method. We hand make all our own rigs and are constantly updating our fishing methods and equipment. Our knowledgeable crew can also happily show you how to use all of the gear.

What’s included

Included

  • Full day (9 hours) reef fishing experience.
  • Buffet lunch.
  • Afternoon Fruit and N.Q Prawn platter.
  • Bottled water.
  • Fishing equipment, tackle and bait.
  • Esky & ice on-board for fish and BYO alcohol.
  • Skipper and crew.
  • Catches cleaned and bagged.
  • Reef tax and fuel levy.
  • Toilet.
  • Fuel surcharge.

Not included

  • Beers and soft drinks (cash only).
  • All inclusions are as indicated on the websites at time of travel. If not stated as included the item/s are at guests own cost.

Ages

Prices are per person.

Recommended for children 10+ years. Parents are responsible for supervising their children and should be mindful of other paying guests on shared charters.

Children aged between 10-15 years must be accompanied by an adult. Waiver to be signed by parent or guardian.

How to use

After the booking is confirmed, we will send a confirmation to your email. On the day of tour, go to the meeting point and bring your confirmation to participate in the tour.

Please arrive at the meeting point at least 30 minutes before the boat departure time (6:30 AM) to check in, and then you will be escorted to the boat.

For safety reasons and to protect you from rainy weather conditions, please do not aggregate on the marina near the boat prior to check in.

Good to know

What to bring: Hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, camera, cash for beer, soft drinks or merchandise, alcohol (cans preferred and mid strength only please), happy vibes.

We have a fully covered deck area on our boats, however, wearing a long-sleeve shirt is always recommended to protect you from the sun and board shorts or comfortable pants. Remember to apply sunscreen everywhere, feet, neck and legs too.

Reef fishing off Cairns is fairly consistent year-round with just a small variation in the warmer wet season months of January to March when the bottom fishing can be a bit slower and the pelagic species such as Mackerel and Tuna more active.

Our target fish are coral trout, large & small mouth Nannygai, Red Emperor, Spanish Mackerel and Trevally. We may encounter Spangled Emperor, Cod, GT’s, Reef Jacks, Dolphin Fish, Sailfish, Wahoo, Marlin and Tuna.

The passenger/s agree to be responsible for any damage to fishing equipment or the vessel caused by their actions or negligence. In the event of such damage, the customer will be required to cover the costs of repair or replacement as determined by Cairns Reef Fishing. The approximate cost for replacing a damaged rod and reel is $500.

We run with a minimum of 9 and up to 12 on Blue Whaler and 14 on Aquacat on share charters.. Cairns Reef Fishing have a minimum operating number of passengers required. In the rare event the minimum has not been met, a cancellation email will be sent, and the customer will have the choice to reschedule or receive a refund and/or gift cards to be made valid again.

All customers must declare any pre-existing medical conditions or any medication prior to departure (as some people may require special attention).

We have the right to ask any customer to wear a life jacket at any time.

The skipper has the authority to ban drinking alcohol at any time to enable a safe boating situation to be maintained for all on board. If you breach this policy and an early return to shore results from unruly behaviour you will be liable for compensation to the other passengers on the boat and will receive no refund. Private charters will not be entitled to any refund.

[Placing an order means that you have known and agreed to the following terms, please read carefully]

Alcohol Consumption Policy: You acknowledge your understanding & acceptance of this policy (Detailed in Term & Conditions: https://www.cairnsreeffishing.com.au/booking-terms-conditions/) & will ensure the policy has been shared with others in your group.

You confirm you understand & agree that children between 10 -15 years must be accompanied and supervised by an adult.

Waiver: You understand that all guests must complete the waiver on the day of the charter departing (1 waiver per guest).

You confirm that any child booked is over 10 years of old. If you'd like to discuss this further, please call—exceptions can be considered in some instances.

You understand that we may cancel due to weather or minimum operating numbers per vessel. Off-shore trips are pending on weather conditions. If inclement weather conditions prevail, it is up to the Skipper’s discretion as to whether the trip will proceed. In the event the charter is cancelled by Cairns Reef Fishing, you may nominate a full refund of deposit or transfer your deposit to an alternative date if your trip has been cancelled due to weather (or any other operational reason).

Cairns Reef Fishing reserves the right to alter Terms and Conditions and Pricing without notice. For other specific terms and conditions, please refer to: https://www.cairnsreeffishing.com.au/booking-terms-conditions/.

Disclaimer

After the product is successfully booked, we will send you a confirmation voucher. The main information about the reservation and the precautions for participation will be provided on the confirmation voucher. Please read it. If you do not have any feedback, we consider that you have read and know all the information on its confirmation.

As an intermediary agency, we are only responsible for making travel product reservations for tourists.

We recommend that tourists purchase travel insurance. Tourist product suppliers such as tourist attractions, hotels and transportation companies will be directly responsible for the quality, service and safety of travel products. We are not responsible for any safety issues with the products ordered.

In the event of an unexpected situation without insurance, we will only assist in handling it.

If the booking is forcibly cancelled due to the reasons of the travel product supplier, we will refund the full amount corresponding to the booking without additional compensation.

No show: Ticket holders who 'no show' without prior cancellation or notification are not eligible for a refund.

We will try our best to assist tourists to communicate and negotiate solutions with tourism product suppliers.

For some marine products (including but not limited to various cruises, whale watching cruise, etc.), the supplier reserve the right to arrange alternative vessels or make changes to itineraries, service timetables, routes and/or destinations. The supplier may cancel or abandon the cruise if they consider it necessary for weather or safety reasons and except as expressly stated in these Terms and Conditions, we will not be liable for any loss or expense incurred by the Passenger caused by such substitution or cancellation.

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