Inshore Bluewater

The inshore bluewater fishing off the tropical north coastline has lots to offer if the weather permits, from popping for GT's to jigging wrecks & headlands for fingermark (golden snapper). There are plenty of different target species and different fishing styles. Light tackle jigging, soft plastics, trolling and high speed spin fishing are different methods used to keep rods bent as much as possible. Tuna and other pelagics frequent the inshore islands and isolated reef and rubble marks produce a range of reef species including coral tout and nannigai. This tour is subject to weather conditions, during winter the south easterly tradewind restrict us from operating these trips. However through out the summer months we get good periods of light wind and calm seas.

Bird watching and photography cruise

This is one for the bird watchers and nature lovers, let us take you off the beaten track to experience the beauty of far north Queensland and its inhabitants. Whether your a keen photographer or just want to go for a private boat ride this is the trip for you. We'll head up stream and check out some local wildlife and explore our mangrove lined systems. Through out winter the saltwater crocodiles can be found basking in the sun. There's plenty of birdlife as well, watching kingfishers feed along the river banks or resident sea eagles soaring above there section of the river. Upstream in the fresh we sometimes come across water dragons and having an electric motor fitted to the vessel allows us to move in silence without disturbing the peace. Cairns and Far North Queensland is a surrounded by world herritage rainforest and pristine tropical coastline. It provides amazing bird watching and attracts international visitors each year for the unique species found in the regon.

Fly Fishing

The options for fly fishing in Cairns and the far north vary from chasing jungle perch in a mountain stream to site casting on the flats on a tropical island. For the southern trout anglers chasing jungle perch and sooty grunter in a rainforest environment is a great way to escape the cold, wading upstream in the middle of winter in a pair of board shorts with a 5wt in hand.

River & Estuary

The Cairns region has many coastal river systems that meander from the mountains down through the mangrove forests and into the ocean. These tidal systems can provide excellent sportfishing for barramundi, mangrove jack, trevally, queenfish and tarpon just to name a few. Depending on the moon, tide and time of year we'll either head up to the fresh where there are lagoons and feeder drains or stay down in the tidal sections. The guide will have guests casting snags, throwing surface lures and jigging vibes and plastics in the deep. If the winds are light and the tides are big we'll head out the front and fish coastal mangrove flats for some sight casting action.

Lake Tinaroo Barramundi

Lake Tinaroo is situated in the Cairns hinterland just over an hours drive from the Cairns cbd and is home to some of the biggest barramundi in the country. It is the first ever stocked barramundi impoundment and is well known for many world record captures . The Lake is stocked annually with thousands of fingerlings and they dont stop growing! Generally in the warmer months (September through to May) the barra are more active and easier to catch. These fish can becaught on lure or fly and are more active around certain lunar cycles, the fish movements are more predictable and they are easier to target.

Backcountry Heli Trips

Tropical North Queensland is home to some of the best remote fishing destinations in Australia. Our backcountry Heli trips offer 3 days fishing in unique and pristine locations in the far north. Helicopter is the only way to access the upper sections of these rivers and we are the only operation offering these truly wild multi-day fishing adventures.

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Guided Lure & Fly fishing

Full & half day options

Stunning tropical locations

Rainforest meets Reef

Built for fishing the tropics

Purpose built for guiding in the tropics

Barramundi Specialist

Saltwater or Lake Tinaroo

Tropical backcountry fishing

Walk and wade the rainforest streams

Mothership trips

multi-day tailored trips

Great Barrier Reef fly fishing

Untouched tropical flats

Cairns fly fishing

Full & half day trips

Heli trips

Remote backcountry adventures

Full and Half day charters

River & estuary fishing

Inshore bluewater trips

jigging and topwater

Quality tackle

Provided on every trip

Remote fly trips

Far northern GBR, Claremont isles and Cape York

Big barra trips

Multi day adventures

Wildlife & photography cruises

Bird watching and croc spotting

Camping and Fishing

Experience the tropics

World class flats

Permit , Blue Bastard, Gt

Backcountry Heli fishing

Multi day adventures

Target iconic species

local guides local knowledge

Mangrove Jack fishing

Topwater fishing in the mangroves

Heli fishing

Day trips to the GBR flats

Princess Charlotte Bay

Barramundi mothership trips

Barramundi fly fishing

Lake Tinaroo

Lunch break

Tropical Paradise

Wildlife & photography cruises

Private tours

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Inshore Bluewater

There are some great options for inshore bluewater fishing off the coast of Cairns.

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Tropical Backcountry

Walk in wade fishing in the rainforest for Jungle Perch and Sooty Grunter

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Bird watching and photography cruise

Private trips, spotting crocs and birds.

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Fly Fishing

Tropical flats, barramundi and rainforest backcountry.

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River & Estuary

Barramundi, Mangrove jack and more!

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Lake Tinaroo Barramundi

The big Barramundi lake

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East Cape York- Untouched Great Barrier Reef

7 nights - luxury mothership

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Heli flats fishing

Fly fishing on a remote sand Cay.

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Backcountry Heli Trips

Remote multi day heli adventure

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Remote Barra Camps

3 days of big barramundi fishing in remote Far North Queensland

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3 Days 4 nights Great Barrier Reef flats

Luxury mothership

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7 nights Princess Charlotte Bay

Big Barra destination

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LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED

Tropical Sportfisher is locally owned and operated by Rory Brookes in Cairns, Far North Queensland, Australia. Rory has more than 25 years of sportfishing experience in the region and started Tropical Sportfisher in 2018 to offer specialized guided lure and fly fishing tour options to travellers visiting the North Tropical Coast and Tablelands. All of our guides including Rory are born and bred in the Cairns region and grew up fishing the local waterways targetting our tropical native species on lure and fly.

Tropical Sportfisher runs private charters for a maximum of 2 anglers offering truly personalised guided sport fishing trips. Each charter is tailored to suit the tides and weather on the day and we will travel north or south from Cairns to access the best fishing.

We operate out of Cairns and the Tablelands, as far north as Port Douglas and south to Mission Beach. Each trip offers hotel/accomodation pick up, lunch, snacks and drinks and includes the use of all rods, reels and tackle. We only offer lure and fly charters and no experience is neccesary, our guides are happy to tutor anglers during the charter.

All of our guided fishing is catch and release and each fish is given the utmost respect. We keep them wet for photos and handle them correctly to ensure they're survival. Tropical Sportfisher takes pride in having minimal impact on the environment to ensure the beauty of Tropical North Queensland remains for travellers to experience for generations to come.

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PRIVATE GUIDED FISHING

Max 2 ANGLERS + GUIDE

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CAIRNS - PORT DOUGLAS - MISSION BEACH

I recently had two days with Rory, one on the flats , the other a back country stream. Nothing at all was a problem for him, he went above and beyond. We got onto plenty of fish and was so lucky to tick off some big bucket list fish. High light was a beast of a Permit after a great stalk. Rory really knows his craft, and offers lots of options. I will 100% be going back .

Luke Cutler

Bathurst, NSW

Had an excellent time doing a full day charter with my partner. Rory was a great guide, consistently putting us onto fish and helping us tick many species off the bucket list. Was a great day and would highly recommend to anyone looking for an amazing sport fishing experience!

Scott Hannigan

Sydney, NSW

If you’re up for a great adventure, see some amazing parts of cairns and likely catch some cracker fish this is the man to do it with. Our trip with Rory felt like going out with an old mate. plenty of good banter with professional service and guidance on where to fish, what lures to use and how to get the best out of them. I couldn’t reccomend him highly enough and my next trip north he will be the first i call to sort out a fishing adventure with.

Raymond Stork

Sunshine Coast, Qld

Had an amazing trip with Rory the other week on the inshore Bluewater package chasing GTs. Would highly recommend to those keen fishos. Rory’s one of the best guides out there

Jonothan Foo

Sydney, NSW

Had an epic time with Rory. He took us right up a river fishing for jungle perch which was an awesome experience than took us out to the reef for some flats fishing. I highly recommend Rory, he took heaps of good photos, unhooked our fish supplied water, snacks and all the fishing gear he’s a funny bloke with a good personality definitely doing it again!

Josh Agius

Mackay, QLD

The mothership and crew completley exceeded our expectations.

Ben Laverty

Melbourne