Fishing Cairns to Cooktown

We are finally heading north and fishing Cairns to Cooktown on the way!

After leaving Cairns and steaming through the night (to about 2am), we were super happy to be out on the briny.

Still we had to get to Cooktown for refuelling before the trawlers rocked up at the fuel pontoon.

We absolutely LOVE Cooktown and get up here as often as we can. Either in the big boat or a weekender in the blue boat.

The fishing around Cooktown is fantastic! But avoid the trade winds during winter.

Getting fuel fishing Cairns to Cooktown.

While in Cooktown we usually fuel at Jim and Ann’s Cooktown Fishermans wharf, (o7 4069 5173) and there is also the Cooktown marina wharf nearby if they are full.

On the way we had a minor incident with the blue boat tow rope snapping and some associated damage to Mood Swings.

Plus we had a ten minute fish and bent the lines with a double hook up for the first time.

The lure that did the damage was our deadly Levitator jigs. You can buy them > here.

Join us in the following video as we begin our trip fishing from Cairns to Cooktown

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FISH FINDER FUNDAMENTALS

Having a productive trip going remote is easier with a good understanding of your sounder.

Sounder Skills is only $20 Australian at the moment and well worth a look.

If you don’t learn anything let me know and I’ll give you your money back.

FISHING CAIRNS TO COOKTOWN

We normally don’t keep cod but this fellow had bulging eyes indicating barotrauma. This size they are still pretty good eating.

Double hook up on Nannygai fishing Cairns to Cooktown. Karen takes Mood Swings and Max and I stopped at a bit of rubble that looked promising. It was! If you want to know how to find new spots like this in the middle of no-where – check out our Sounder Skills 2 course.

Last stop for fuel so we top up here in Cooktown and do a last minute shop.

Going ashore at Cape Bedford after fishing Cairns to Cooktown. Beach walks in the afternoon are some of our favourite memories.

Gracie is the ball queen and will chase it for hours. She can jump so high and snatch it from thin air with the utmost precision. Roxy loses interest in ten minutes prefering to sniff out her new surroundings.

No matter where you’re fishing, Cairns to Cooktown or your local creek, it pays to stock up on livies when you get an opportunity. We kept these alive in our live bait tank for over two weeks! For Ryan’s insignts into catching livies quickly and easily, check out our Locating Livies course.

Fresh fish fillets ready for dinner after our session fishing Cairns to Cooktown.

Our floating caravan Mood Swings waiting patiently for us to return from our beach walk.

Sunset at cape Bedford after fishing Cairns to Cooktown

Cape Bedford panorama. Anchored up after fishing cairns to Cooktown.

MORE EPISODES…

I hope you enjoyed Episode 2 of our Northern Safari series – Fishing from Cairns to Cooktown.

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New episodes drop each Thursday so stay tuned…

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