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Barramundi Fishing | Giant Trevally Fishing | Black Marlin Fishing | Blue Marlin Fishing | Light Tackle Marlin Fishing | Billfish On Fly

		Target Species		Cairns Australia
		Species Size Range (lbs) Best Time Method of Capture Area Giant Black Marlin - Found throughout the indo-pacific and gather each year in the Coral Sea adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef for spawning. 100 to      1300 + Sept to Dec Heavy Tackle/ Fly Lizard Island to Cairns Outside Reef Black Marlin (Juvenile) - Juvenile Black Marlin begin to show off Cairns in June and off Cape Bowling Green in September. The feed on huge baitfish aggregations found inside the reef. 12 to 200 June to Sept (Inside) Oct to Jan (Outside) Light Tackle/ Fly Cairns to Cape Bowling Green Blue Marlin - Inhabit the deeper    water outside the Great Barrier Reef and are found around Tuna schools in the Coral Sea. 100 to 1000+ Nov to March Heavy Tackle/ Fly Cairns Wide Pacific Sailfish - are found all year round out from Cairns but seem to have two seasons, one inside the reef in winter and one outside the reef in summer. 30 to 150 Mar to Sept (Inside) Oct to Feb (Outside) Light Tackle/ Fly Inside and Outside Reef Great Barrier Reef Spanish Mackeral - All year round, large numbers of school fish are found inside the reef from May to Sept. 8 to 80 All Year Round Trolling/ Fly Inside and Outside Reef Great Barrier Reef Giant Trevally - Found around inshore rocks and around the bommies throughout the reef and around wrecks inside the reef. 2 to 80 All Year Round Poppers/Jigs/Fly Inside Reef Bluefin Trevally - Found around the outer Barrier Reefs. A magnificent coloured fish that fights true to its size. 2 to 20 All Year Round Poppers/Jigs/Fly Outer Reef Dogtooth Tuna - Found along the outer Barrier Reef and on the drop offs outside the reef. One of the toughest fish to catch. 10 to 100 All Year Round Poppers/Jigs/Fly Outer Reef Barramundi - Found from the rapids of the rainforest rivers to the coastal rocky headlands. Australia's premier inshore sportfish. 2 to 40 July to May Lure/Fly Rivers/Creeks/Estuary Mangrove Jack - A hard fighting fish that is renowned for destroying tackle. Found throughout the rivers. 1/2 to 6 All Year Round Lure/Fly Rivers/Creeks/Estuary Sooty Grunter - Tropical freshwater fish that responds well to lure and fly, especially surface plugs and flys in summer and deeper lures and flys in winter. Hard fighting and found in huge numbers at times. 1/2 to 6 All Year Round Lure/Fly Freshwater Jungle Perch - Tropical freshwater fish that is sought after by freshwater anglers. Magnificent chrome fish that fights well. 1/2 to 5 All Year Round Lure/Fly Freshwater Tarpon - Found throughout the river systems but prefers deeper sections of water. Spectacular jumping fish that can be difficult to land. 1/2 to 6 All Year Round Lure/Fly Rivers/Creeks/Estuary