The Great Barrier Reef waters are rich and abundant with hard fighting and very tasty fish of all descriptions. Professional fishing charters are available throughout North Queensland. They are quite affordable and they can cater for your particular interest. You can charter the entire boat or simply join a vessel going out for the day. Hire boats, house boats and live aboard yacht charters are another way to spend lazy days fishing in superb locations such as the Whitsunday Islands, Hinchinbrook Island and the Daintree River.
Lure fishing is particularly popular.
This is an art form. Lures are very effective on most of the popular species such as barramundi, mangrove jack, finger mark and trevally. Lake Tinaroo, west of Cairns on the Atherton Tableland is one of the few places where you can fish for barramundi all year round. This large man made lake has been stocked with these prized fighting fish over 15 years. Lake Tinaroo holds the record for the largest Barramundi ever caught.