Category: Nearshore Islands/Bays/Headlands (Snapper, Jewfish, Fingermark, Dhufish)

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Golden Snapper Fishing Challenge

July 27, 2023 Nearshore Islands/Bays/Headlands (Snapper, Jewfish, Fingermark, Dhufish) Sounders / Fish Finders

With no fish left in the freezer, we set Ryan a Golden Snapper fishing challenge! He was pretty confident, claiming he could get one in ...

One week in Cooktown

July 20, 2023 Nearshore Islands/Bays/Headlands (Snapper, Jewfish, Fingermark, Dhufish) Travelling Australia

We spent one week in Cooktown due to weather! Down side: We got robbed. Up side: We saw Trevathan Falls in flood. Did we get ...

Golden snapper fish lift with lure in mouth

Exploring remote areas for Golden Snapper!

July 13, 2023 Fingermark or Golden Snapper Nearshore Islands/Bays/Headlands (Snapper, Jewfish, Fingermark, Dhufish)

One of the joys of cruising the barrier reef is exploring remote areas for Golden Snapper. These supreme eating fish are found in estuaries, shoals ...

Circumnavigating Lizard Island starts at Watson's Bay

Ep. 10 Circumnavigating Lizard Island: Exploring a Tropical Paradise in North Queensland

June 8, 2023 Nearshore Islands/Bays/Headlands (Snapper, Jewfish, Fingermark, Dhufish) Travelling Australia

Embark on an extraordinary adventure as we take you with us on a journey circumnavigating (and fishing) Lizard Island in North Queensland.

Camping on Lizard Island

May 11, 2023 Nearshore Islands/Bays/Headlands (Snapper, Jewfish, Fingermark, Dhufish) Travelling Australia

Remote camping at Lizard Island can be reached by a 7 metre + boat in good weather from Cooktown (57 miles) and Starke (27 miles). ...

Fishing beside the green zone and looking for structure.

Ep. 6 Fishing beside the green zone

May 4, 2023 Nearshore Islands/Bays/Headlands (Snapper, Jewfish, Fingermark, Dhufish) Sounders / Fish Finders

Trapped by the monsoon in Watsons Bay (Lizard Island), our only option was fishing beside the green zone. In an attempt to catch lunch, we ...

Huge GT on a barra lure -RMF Scaleblazer fishing topwater

Catching HUGE GT fishing topwater on a barra lure!

April 13, 2023 Nearshore Islands/Bays/Headlands (Snapper, Jewfish, Fingermark, Dhufish) Travelling Australia

Catching huge GT topwater is about the most fun you can have with your pants on. While heading north to Lizard Island, I’d been hanging ...

Cruising the Palm Islands – Storms at Fantome

February 16, 2023 Nearshore Islands/Bays/Headlands (Snapper, Jewfish, Fingermark, Dhufish) Travelling Australia

Cruising the Palm Islands on our way to the Swain reefs, we encountered some serious storms. Mostly because travelling in a La Nina event was ...

A skippers job is never over – Hinchinbrook to Palm Island leg.

February 9, 2023 Nearshore Islands/Bays/Headlands (Snapper, Jewfish, Fingermark, Dhufish) Travelling Australia

Cruising from Hinchinbrook to Palm Island our journey continues… You may recall last episode we were stuck in spectacular barra mecca Hinchinbrook Island, awaiting a ...

Conquering Cape Bedford

June 2, 2022 Nearshore Islands/Bays/Headlands (Snapper, Jewfish, Fingermark, Dhufish) Travelling Australia

From sea, the Cape Bedford headland is an impressive part of the Cooktown to Lizard Island landscape. And often as we sail past on one ...

Fishing Inshore Cooktown continued…

April 28, 2022 Nearshore Islands/Bays/Headlands (Snapper, Jewfish, Fingermark, Dhufish) Travelling Australia

Our trip fishing inshore Cooktown continues… But wait! This is Episode 2 and you can watch the first episode here. The goal for this trip ...

Nearshore Cooktown and a new Shipwreck!

April 21, 2022 Nearshore Islands/Bays/Headlands (Snapper, Jewfish, Fingermark, Dhufish) Travelling Australia

Fishing nearshore Cooktown is one of our favourite things to do. We have done several trips there. The road to Cooktown is now fully paved ...