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Marina Townsville SunkenBoat-06174

Townsville marina stopover

Townsville Marina was our next port of call on our way from Cairns to the Swain Reefs.

And since Townsville is my home town, also a great time to catch up with friends and family.

The trip from the Palm Island group was uneventful although there was some confusion about whether there was live firing going on at Rattlesnake Island

Enroute to the Townsville marina the direct route passes quite close to Rattlesnake Island. 

But of course we don’t want to get close while they are bombing the place!

The notice to mariners regarding army exercises was quite confusing. When checking dates be sure and click in to each entry.

Otherwise it refers to the date it was posted, NOT the date the live firing is to occur (details in the video).

Anyhow we finally worked out there was no live firing planned. And arrived at Townsville marina after lunch.

FACILITIES AT TOWNSVILLE MARINA

There is both diesel and petrol available onsite. Laundry facilities, showers, good security and walking distance to cafe’s and supermarkets.

If you need to get around further, grab an electric scotter. Just download the Neuron escooter app.

Once downloaded, the location of the nearest scooter is shown. You pay for the time you use so just jump on and leave it when you get to your destination.

When you want to head back to the Townsville Marina, just reverse the process.

FISHING NEARBY

The day we arrived was in late October and one of the last of the barra season.

While conditions were not ideal, it was great to head out in the boat with Evatt, my son Col, and best man Bo for a quick fish.

We could have brought back a schoolie for dinner, but we let him go.

After a few nights on the boat I was keen to shout my mum dinner!

Some big barras lurking behind the blue lights of the boat in the Townsville marina kept us entertained!

Plus we figured we would be catching fish one after the other during our trip to the Swain reefs. Red fish at that!

Little did we know…

Anyhow that’s enough babble from me. Watch the video as we travel to Townsville Marina and spend a few days there.


WATCH THE NEXT EPISODE HERE

WATCH THE PREVIOUS EPISODE HERE

GEAR AND TACKLE

If you’d like to know more about the kind of fishing gear we take while cruising the Queensland coast, click the link below for our gear and tackle cheat sheet. Includes the electronics we run in each boat and our favourite lures as well.

 

PALMS TO TOWNSVILLE MARINA

Travelling from Palm Islands to Townsville Marina
You never who is watching. Enroute to Townsville marina look closely!
Boat approaching Townsville
Enroute to my old home town. Brownsville! Although with all this rain she is looking greener than ever.
Fuelling boat at Townsville marina
With the price of fuel these days you don’t want to know! Townsville marina has a high flow bowser to get it over and done with quickly.
Entering Townsville marina
Getting ready to pull up. Karen on the bow and Evatt on the stern.
Fun times fishing
Motley crew out for a quick fish on the last day of the barra season. Mates Evatt and Bo and my son Col.  Not quite as eventful as last year when my son Col picked up a 115cm.
Not quite the size we were aiming for! Catch him again next year when he is a bit bigger.
BIG BARRAmundi
Big barras behind the boat kept us entertained. Smashing small bait fish as they hunted in the lights.

MORE EPISODES AND FISHING CONTENT

I hope you enjoyed Episode 6 of our south to the Swains series – Palm Islands to Townsville marina.

If you missed it you can bounce back to Episode 1 – simply click here.

Or take a look at some of our other tips and fishing action videos below.

• Gear and tackle cheat sheet and other free training
• Princess Charlotte Bay

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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Ryan Moody
Ryan Moody started his fishing career on the reef boats before catching bucket list marlin for the likes of champion heavy tackle angler Johnno Johnson, INXS and the King of Sweden. Branching out in the late 80's to guided barramundi fishing, Ryan has made a name for himself as a Big Barramundi specialist and to date has put clients onto over 2000 metre plus barra. That is over 2 kilometres of metre plus barra! With attitudes changing from 'keep all you can' towards catch and release, Ryan has decided to share his extensive knowledge and hopefully inspire people of all ages to get out from behind the computer screen/TV and into the fishing outdoors lifestyle he has spent his life perfecting.
Picture of Ryan Moody
Ryan Moody
Ryan Moody started his fishing career on the reef boats before catching bucket list marlin for the likes of champion heavy tackle angler Johnno Johnson, INXS and the King of Sweden. Branching out in the late 80's to guided barramundi fishing, Ryan has made a name for himself as a Big Barramundi specialist and to date has put clients onto over 2000 metre plus barra. That is over 2 kilometres of metre plus barra! With attitudes changing from 'keep all you can' towards catch and release, Ryan has decided to share his extensive knowledge and hopefully inspire people of all ages to get out from behind the computer screen/TV and into the fishing outdoors lifestyle he has spent his life perfecting.

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