Our Newest Vessel `The Punt' Is Now Available for Bookings!
Our newest vessel has been designed with the whole family in mind
Dad, Mum, the Kids, even the Grandparents!
The Punt seats up to 8 comfortably and is available for either half or full day fishing charter
- or enjoy a cruise trolling a lure or just taking in the sights!
Our Half Day Morning Tour starts at 7.00 am and returns at midday
The Afternoon Tours begins at 1.00 pm for a 6.00 pm return.
The Full Day Tour combines both half days into a Full Day experience.
The price for a half-day tour is just $110.00 per person (minimum of 4)
The full day outting is $220.00 per person (minimum of 4)
We'll supply the Ice, Bait, Tackle, Rod and Reel.
Ideal for a Corporate Event or End of Year Celebration.
Live Baiting - 2 to 4 Guests*You will need to bring your own lunch and drinks, large brimmed hat, light long sleeved shirt, sun screen, insect repellent.
Our day begins at around 6.30am and we fish until 3.30 pm - arriving back on shore by 5.00 pm
Lure and Fly Casting - Maximum 2 Guests per BoatYou will need to bring your own lunch and drinks, large brimmed hat, light long sleeved shirt, sun screen, insect repellent.
Fly Fishers most welcome, however you will need to bring your own rods and tackle
Our day begins at around 6.30am and we fish until 3.30 pm - arriving back on shore by 5.00 pm
For More Information on any of our Charters, please Contact Us
To view the dates of upcoming Three Rivers Challenges please visit our Charter Calendar Page.
Remember that other dates may be available on request and we are always available to design a personalised Fishing Experience to suit you.
The Three Rivers Challenge (3 Rivers in 3 Days)Lure Fishing Adventure: Based in Townsville, at your choice of accommodation, you will fish daily in a different location with in a 100 km radius of Townsville. The areas we will fish offer excellent sight casting structures for both lure and fly casters. We'll be fishing at a differnt river each day and depends on tides and time of month. We'll select the best possible sites from the following: Morrissey, Big Salty, Little Salty, Haughton, Barr Ambush, Cromarty, Inlet , Alligator, Crocodile, Gordon, Sandfly, Ross River, Ross Creek, Bohle River and Black River.
Live Bait Fishing Adventure: Based in Townsville, at your choice of accommodation, you will fish daily in a different location. Each morning. you'lll be involved in the collection of live bait and the guides will select the best structures to attack. Live Bait Fishing is available most of the year with the best fishing from February through April.
Three Rivers Live Baiting Adventures min of (2) per vessel max of (4)
The Five Rivers Run (5 Rivers in 5 Days)Lure Fishing Adventure: Based in Townsville at your choice of accommodation, we will fish daily at a new location, each offering something a little different for the sight casting enthusiast.
This adventure is for the fisher wanting that hunting experience and will see the crew go looking in all the nooks and crannies for that prize catch.
The Burdekin to the Brook Lure Fishing Adventure: Based in Townsville for the first four days at your choice of accommodation you will fish a different location - sight casting lures and fly’s in the water of the Burdekin delta region. For your last three days we'll head off to the World Heritage Hinchinbrook Channel where you will be sight casting at some of the best fishing grounds Australia has to offer.
The Channel ChallengeLure Fishing Adventure: This Adventure is based in Lucinda which at the southern entrance to the Famous World Heritage Hinchinbrook Channel. Each day we'll navigate to a different section of the channel and fish against the spectacular backdrop of this Heritage site.
An extension can be added to this with accommodation available at the northern end of the channel.
For More Information on any of our Charters, please Contact Us
To view the dates of upcoming Three Rivers Challenges please visit our Charter Calendar Page.
We are happy to tailor a Fishing Adventure just for you - please contact us and let us know what would make your dream adventure.
Accommodation and Food for your Adventure are not included in the price.
We can arrange all your Flights and Accommodation before and after your Fishing Expedition should you require through our IATA Travel Agent TravelPro.
Fairdinkum Fishing - Specialist Barra Adventures
Glen Jepson was born and bred in North Queensland growing up fishing all the local estuaries, rivers and head lands within a 100 km radius of the city of Townsville.
These areas produce some of the best sight fishing that North Queensland has to offer for the lure and fly caster.
For the past 15 years Fairdinkum Fishing Charters has been guiding fishing enthusiasts to target large barramundi and many other species that the area has to offer, with various types of lures, fly, soft plastics and live baits.