Full Day Reef Fishing Private Charter (Blue Whaler)
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A private charter on our vessels is perfect for corporate events, birthdays, Christmas parties, or any gathering with friends. Enjoy exclusive use of the boat and explore the beautiful Great Barrier Reef with fishing and optional snorkeling. Charters can be customized to your needs, including flexible departure times and catering options.
The Aqua Cat accommodates 1-12 passengers.
Important Note: If the booking system shows it’s unavailable, please call us, as availability often changes. For larger groups, contact us to discuss alternative options or additional vessel options
Inclusions
- Buffet lunch & afternoon tropical fruit and NQ prawn platter
- Fishing equipment, tackle and bait
- Bottled Water
- Esky & ice on-board for fish and BYO alcohol
- Snorkel equipment (optional & additional charge $250)
- Skipper and crew
- Catches cleaned and bagged
- Reef tax and fuel levy
Private Charter Booking Confirmation
Thank you for booking with Cairns Reef Fishing!
A 50% deposit is required to secure all private charter bookings. The balance is due 7 days prior to your charter date.
Check-In Details
Check-in commences at 6:00 AM at The Pier Café, located inside The Pier Shopping Centre, 1 Pier Point Road, Cairns City. Our crew will greet you at The Pier Café and escort you to the vessel. For your safety and comfort, please avoid gathering at the marina before check-in, as weather conditions may not be ideal.
Google Map Link:
The Pier Shopping Centre – Simply type “The Pier Shopping Centre” into Google Maps or Apple Maps for directions.
Return Time:
We will return to Marlin Marina between 3:30 PM and 4:00 PM.
Car Parking Options
– The council lagoon car park at the front of the pier complex is $20 per day.
– Underneath the Shangri-La hotel, the car park is $20 per day (height limit: 1.9 meters).
– The car park at Hemingway’s Brewery is $10 per day, but it is approximately a 10-minute walk to the boat.
– Opposite Hemingway’s Brewery is a $3 all-day carpark, approximately a 15-minute walk to the boat.
Inclusions
Your charter includes a buffet-style lunch with fresh deli meats, salad, bread rolls, condiments, a fresh fruit platter, and prawns for afternoon tea. Bottled water will be provided, along with fish bags to carry your catch home.
Soft drinks, mid-strength beer, and merchandise are available for purchase (cash only). You are welcome to bring your own drinks (light or mid-strength, cans only – glass is prohibited). We provide a large esky and plenty of ice.
Menu Upgrades
– Seafood Platter: $34 per person (Prawns and Bugs)
– Deluxe Seafood Platter: $40 per person (Oysters, Prawns, Bugs, and Salmon)
– Cheese Board: $80 per board (serves 10-15 guests)
– Breakfast Combo $14.95 per person
If you’d like to add any of these upgrades, please let us know as soon as possible. Feel free to contact us for tailored catering options or with any dietary requirements.
Snorkelling Add-On
If you’ve arranged snorkelling, all snorkelling gear will be provided. Please note that all guests must have a 0% BAC to participate in snorkelling activities.
What to Bring:
– Hat, sunglasses, and sunscreen
– Swimming gear and towels (if the snorkelling option is selected)
– Happy vibes!
If you have any questions or need further assistance, don’t hesitate to reach out:
Phone: 0427 400 027
Email: info@cairnsreeffishing.com.au
We’re excited to have you on board and look forward to a great day out on the water!
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Lisa, the booking agent, is absolutely wonderful to deal with and makes everything so easy.
The meeting point at the Pier Cafe is perfect to grab a relaxed breakfast, and if you're like me - an extra snack for the ride out!
The crew are very skilled and look after you well, ensuring your line is always ready to go and your fish are processed, marked, and stored on ice. Everyone was catching so many fish, they were so busy!
They also serve a beautiful fresh lunch halfway through the day, then prawns and fruit for afternoon tea.
Excellent vibes all day, music playing, beers on ice, and so many laughs with the crew. Massive thank you to the Skipper Andrew and the Deckhand Connor for a fantastic day.
We were to celebrate my sons birthday and it was a day to remeneber. We will definately be back. Thanks for an unforgettable experience!!!
Communication from the beginning was 10/10 with Leesa being a delight to organise with and she went out of her way to make sure it was a special day for us. On the day Cory was great to meet and introduced us to our amazing crew that made the day what it was.
Cohan and Conner were amazing. Within minutes it felt I was back home fishing with my mates. They were absolute legends. My partner and I were looked after and made to feel welcome and given the best advice and tips. They were genuinely as excited as we were when we bought fish in especially when my partner pulled in a big nannygai.
There was more than enough food catered and it was all amazing and so fresh.
Cohan and Conner helped organise a restaurant to cook our catch and these were the little touches that made an absolutely amazing day. Thanks fellas!
Cory was at the dock when we arrived and made sure we had a great day and was also as excited as us for the massive fish my partner had pulled in.
Once again thank you to all the team and we will be back again.
Cheers!
I went with my nephew and his mate, for them it was their first charter.
From the get go it was clear that the crew knew their stuff.
We sighted a humpbacked whale on the way to the reef and caught sight of a sea snake, a great start.
The fishing was consistently good with a lot of large fish being taken, I caught the first fish, a decent sized coral trout, I later caught a Frying pan bream and an 85 cm shark mackerel, a beast, other fish were taken.
The crew could not have been more helpful and genial, they helped us land our bigger fish and engaged in pleasant banter.
The buffet was tasty and varied and the fruit and prawns were very welcome.
We saw some whoppers being caught, a lot of people went home with a lot of fish.
On the way back we saw four or five more Humpbacks, which really made our day.
Highly recommend.
Without hesitation 5star n 1000% would go again n recommend to all
Thx team it was magic!!!
Booking was super easy through speaking with Lisa.
Went out earlier on in the week with Andrew and Connor. Had such a great time i had to squeeze another trip in.
Plenty of banter, food, drinks and of course fish!!
Super helpful & friendly crew.
Thanks again to Andrew, Cohen and Connor for an unforgettable few days.
I'll be back
I live in SA and this was my 4th trip with CRF and I’ve never missed taking home a good feed. Highly recommended 10/10
Later on, after we got off the boat, I got a message from Ryan (one of the deckhands) that he would talk with the owner any see if they had room for us to some fishing in a few days. Turns out they had us come out a few days later free of charge and we caught some nice reef fish. Overall we had a great experience fishing with these guys and would definitely recommend if you want to catch fish and have a fun time while doing it. (P.S. Turns out “Grouper”isn’t a type of fish in Australia)
Thanks boys
Special mention to young deckie D, amazing work ethic and has a big future in the industry.
Nick TAS.
Thanks gents - this is my second time with this company , will definitely be back again
Myra & Ben :)
The crew on AquaCat were very entertaining with a couple of mild antics that made the day. Would highly recommend. Couldn’t fault their efforts. All the best with future trips. ❤️🎣
Kept one fish for eating (yellow long nosed) that we took back and made a mango salsa, rice, and lemon butter & garlic sauce. Thanks for the experience- Brett and Megan
Such a pleasure to get out again and WOW, is the new management ever a slice of heaven! Thanks for a brilliant day! I'll be back with the month!
In addition to todays trip, I added a few additional photos of past trips with this same company and on the same boat and a few prize large mouth nannygai:).
Thanks to Logan and Nicky!
We initially booked for Thursday but due to a weather system forming of the coast they called us up and asked if we would like to change to another day, they gave us options and told us Tuesday was great weather and they had slots, we decided to change and lucky we did cause the weather was photogenic, crystal blue water and not a cloud in site, ok maybe a few clouds but you get the picture. So the booking teams was 5/5 perfect.
The crew we had was Logan and Cohen who was absolute legends, plenty of banter and jokes. They kept us well informed and provided everyone with plenty of assistance when needed.
They even provided us with restaurant we would get our catch cooked and prepared. We choose the orchre which was close by, a modern take on Aussie cuisine. They did an amazing job cooking our catch for $45pp.
I would like to thank the team at cairns reef charters for giving us an amazing experience
Great value trip when you compare to all the other things to do around the area.
Would definitely do this again.
Logan our Skipper was relaxed, highly knowledgable and conistently had us dropping our bait directly onto big schools of fish. Between the 10 of us we would have caught upwards of 20 fish, 10 or so of which were very good eating size Coral Trout & other species. Clyde, our deck hand, was very skillful with fishing techniques and kept us very comfortable with all sorts of help throughout the day.
The food and gear provided were also excellent, with high quality rods and plenty to eat for both breakfast and lunch. Highly recommended!





































