Vessel: SPINA

Available Species: Snapper, Whiting and Gummy Shark

Inclusions: coffee, tea, bait, lunch and all fishing gear

Things to Bring: warm clothes, cold drinks, sunglasses, sunscreen, hat and big appetite

Departure Area: Warneet, Westernport Bay, Victoria, Australia

Tour Packages and Prices

*Full Day Charter

• Price: $110 per person, $900 per boat

• Maximum Passengers: 11 people

 *Half Day Charter

• Price: $90 per person, $700 per boat

• Maximum Passengers: 11 people

 *The charters also offer sight-seeing tours, dolphin and bird watching trips.

*No bananas please

Company Information

Classic Fishing Charters is skippered by Glen Harvie a former professional shark fisherman based at Corinella on the eastern shores of the bay for several years. Glen has also skippered the fishing charter boats for 20 years.The charters provide bird watching, dolphin watching tours and sight-seeing and run a variety of fishing trips in Westernport Bay.

The charters boat is SPINA which is a 35-foot traditional timer fishing boat. It is a double ender with a carvel displacement hull. It was built in 1920 in Mordialloc and was the first boat owned by Hampton fisherman Joe Defina. In 1942 Joe sold Spina to the Jacks, a legendary Westernport fishing family and ever since Spina has been in Westernport. The next owner of Spina was Danny Hall, who has known it all of his life. Spina was bought by Classic Fishing Charters in 2006 and presently operates out of Warneet.

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Vessel: BAG OUT

Inclusions: CD player, Electrical winch, Snapper racks, Rocket launchers, Outriggers, Deck wash, Live Bait Tank and LED lighting

Things to Bring: Food, Appropriate clothing, Sunscreen, Fishing License, Drinks, wet weather gear, warm clothes

Tours Destinations: Westernport, Port Phillip Bay, Bass Strait, Portland

Packages and Prices:

*Shark Fishing Charters (Melbourne)

• Price: $1,200 per boat

• Duration: 8 hours

• Maximum Passengers: 6 people

• Tour Destination: Bass Strait

• Available Species: Pinkie Snapper, Gummy Shark, Tiger Flathead, Barracuda, School Shark, Squid and 7 Gill Sharks

Deposit of $300.00 and balance owing needs to be paid in full on day of departure

*Tuna Fishing Charters (Portland)

• Price: $1,500 per boat, $680 per person (weekends) and $1,350 $630 per person(weekdays)

• Maximum Passengers: 6 people

• Departure Area: Portland Boat Ramp

• Available Species: squid, krill, saurys, pilchards

*Snapper Fishing Charters (Port Phillip Bay)

• Price: $750 per boat, $125 additional per person for up to 10 people, $25 per person for longer trips with a minimum of 6 people

• Duration: 5 hours

• Maximum Passengers: 6 people

• Departure Area: Stoney Point Fishing out of Western Port

• Available Species: Snapper, Whiting and Gummys

Deposit of $200 and balance owing needs to be paid on day of departure

Company Information

Bag Out Fishing Charters offer the finest fishing charters in Melbourne. It is owned and skippered by Steve and Danny who has had years of experience at the helm and had known the best spots to catch the elusive big one. Fishing has been a passion for Steve and Danny and they really love getting out on the water in any chance they get. It offers different fishing charters in Port Phillip Bay, Bass Strait, Portland and Westernport. These charters cater large groups up to 10 people and can also accommodate smaller groups to create a more personal experience.

The charters boat “Bag Out” is a custom built powercraft from Tasmania. It has 8 meter plate aluminium hard top, with twin 150HP ETEC engines which is fully decked with all the latest equipment to make life easier for us.

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Vessel: Ace Fishing

Departure Area: Westernport Marina

Tour Destination: Westernport, Port Phillip Bay and Bass Strait

Inclusions: Breakfast and Lunch, Quality rods, Reels, Bait, Tackle, Refreshments (supplied for all trips), Barbeque, Toilet (on board), Quality Penn and Shimano gear

Tour Packages and Prices:

Portland Tuna Fishing

• Price: $250.00 per person

• Maximum Passengers: 10 persons

• Inclusions: Breakfast and Lunch for full day fishing trip

4 Hours Trip

• Price: $60.00 per person

• Time Duration: 4 hours

• Inclusions: Sausage sizzle, Tea and Coffee

6 Hours Trip

• Price: $90.00 per person (Adult) and $70.00 per person (Children)

• Time Duration: 6 hours

• Inclusions: Sausage sizzle, Tea and Coffee

• Available Species: Snapper (September – December) , Whiting (October – May) and Elephant Shark (Late of February – April)

8 Hours Trip

• Price: $150.00 per person (Adult) and $130.00 (Children)

• Time Duration: 8 hours

• Available Species: Snappers, Gummy Shark and King George Whiting

• Inclusions: Morning Tea, BBQ Lunch, Tea and Coffee

10 Hours Trip

• Price: $150 per person (Adults) , $130 per person (Children)

• Inclusions: BBQ Lunch, Tea and Coffee

Private Chartres

• Price: $220 per hour

*Sole hire of the boat for your own group Available Catering For: Individuals, Small and Large Groups, School and Church Groups and Corporate Charters

Company Information

Ace Fishing Charter is owned and operated by Steve and Colleen. The charter is said to be a family business operated. It has been starting fishing around the waters of Victoria for over 30 years thus the assurance of having a good and best fishing experience as they aim to make their clients happy and satisfied. Furthermore, the charters staffs, crews and the most important person is the skipper are all experts, professionals and could handle altered situations while on the sea.

Aside from that, available fishing trips in this charter is for all ages and levels thus this is the best hang out destination for family bonding and tours.

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Vessel: Bacardi

Maximum Passengers: 28 persons

Available Species: Snappers, Whiting, Flathead, and Gummy Sharks

Departure Areas: St. Kilda Pier, Jeffs Shed, Docklands and Beacon Cove, Port Melbourne

Inclusions: Quality rods, Reels, Bait, Tackle, cooked barbeque, and Toilet facilities.BBQ facilities, CD player, IPod/IPhone connection are also provided on the board

Tour Packages and Price:

*Fishing Charters Five Hours Charter

• Departure Time: 7am

• Returning Time: 12pm

• Price: $80 per person and $60 (for children up to 13 years old)

• Inclusions: Morning Cooked Breakfast (Bacon, Sausages, Eggs, Tea and Coffee)

Four Hours Charter

• Departure Area: Gem Pier, Williamstown

• Departure Time: 1pm

• Returning Time: 5pm

• Price: $70 per person and $50 (for children up to 13 years old)

• Maximum Passengers: 20 persons

• Inclusions: BBQ, Gourmet Sausages, Burgers, Onion, Tea and Coffee(Afternoon Charter)

*Note: Give anadditional $120 to overall price for Departure and Returning Area to St. Kilda Pier; just add $150 for overall price for Departure and Returning Area to Jeffs Shed; $150 for departure and return area of Docklands and additional $70 for overall price of departure and returning area to Beacon Cove, Port Melbourne (All of these are for Group Bookings only).

*Bay/River Cruise (for Bucks/ Hens night, parties and for any other occasions)

3 hours bay/river cruises

• Maximum Passengers: 28 persons

• Price: $1,000

4hours bay/river cruises

• Maximum Passengers: 28 persons

• Price: $1,200

Other Available Onboard Catering

• Price: $20 per person

• Offered Menus: Gourmet Sausages with BBQ onions, Skewered Marinated Chicken, Assorted dips with Crackers, Cheese and Kabana Platter, Potato Crisps, Peanuts

Company Information

Enjoy fishing with Able Fishing and Charter with your family, Friends and Colleagues with their affordable and optimal prices. Plus, the charter offers different charter trips suitable for the level of the angler who wants to experience and try the feeling of being in the ocean catching different varieties of fishes. Professional skippers and crews will accompany the passengers off the sea to give the best charter trips experience that they will never forget in their life.

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Vessel: TRAUNT

Maximum Passengers: 5 persons

Minimum Passengers: 1 person

Available Species: Coho Salmon, Pink Salmon, Sockeye Salmon, Chinook Salmon, Halibut, Lingcod and Rockfish (Salt water fishes)

Departure Area: Victoria Inner Harbour

Inclusions: Bait and Tackle and Fishing Gear

Things to Bring: Sufficient clothing for the weather, Hat, Sunglasses, Sunscreen, Camera, Snacks and Extra Drinks. And dont forget to have in your sea sickness tablet in your pocket to prevent you from suffering sea sickness.

Tour Packages and Prices

*Full Day Charter

• Price: $760 CAD per boat

• Tour Duration: 8 Hours

• Departure Time: Morning

*Half Day Charter

• Price: $ 500 CAD per boat

• Tour Duration: 5 Hours

• Departure Time: Morning and Afternoon

*Note: $100CAD is added in every extended hours of charter.

Company Information

Adam Fishing Charter served their valued clients since the charter was established in the year 1989. Through this long fishing experience along the waters of Victoria Canada. Furthermore, the charter is much known for hospitality, catch success, fishing and tours that satisfy the needs of their clients and they are also best known for giving fun to their customers while doing the activities. Aside from that, they also have group fishing charter from the minimum group member of 10 persons to 100 persons.

The charters vessel is equipped with Depth Sounder, Lowrance GPS Chart Plotter, Radar, and VHF Radios, Cellular Phones and Safety Equipments. Thus, it gives their passengers the assurance of having a good and safe trip. Aside from fish, you can also see other marine life that you cant experience with the other charter. Several list of animals like California and Stellar sea lions, Harbour seals, porpoise, bald eagles, orca and a variety of sea birds.

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Vessel: Chelsea 2 and Chelsea 3

Available Species: Pearl Perch, Snapper, Spanish Mackerel, Wahoo, Mahi Mahi or Tuna

Tour Packages and Prices:

Half Day Charter On Chelsea 2

• Price: $165+GTS per person

• Tour Duration: 5 hours

• Number of Passengers: 4 people

• Group Rate: $660+GTS minimum rate for a group of 4 persons

On Chelsea 3

• Price: $140+ GTS per person

• Tour Duration: 5 hours

• Number of Passengers: 8 persons

• Group Rate: $1680 +GTS minimum rate for a group of 4 persons

Full Day Charter On Chelsea 2

• Price: $315 + GTS per person

• Target Species: Pearl Perch, Snapper, Spanish Mackerel, Wahoo, Mahi Mahi or Tuna

• Tour Duration: 10 hours

• Number of Passengers: 12 persons

• Group Rate: $1260 + GTS for a group of 12 people

On Chelsea 3

• Price: $190 + GTS per person

• Target Species: Pearl Perch, Snapper, Spanish Mackerel, Wahoo, Mahi Mahi or Tuna

• Tour Duration: 10 hours

• Number of Passengers: 12 persons

• Group Rate: $2280 + GTS for a group of 12 people

3/4 Day Charter On Chelsea2

• Price: $240+GTS per person

• Tour Duration: 7 hours

• Group Rate: $960+GST for a group of 4 people

On Chelsea 3

• Price: $145 per person

• Tour Duration: 7 hours

• Group Rate: $1745+GTS for a group of 12 people

Night Time Charter

• Tour Duration: 5 hours

Group Sizes:

• Group of 22 persons

• Group of 16 persons

• Group of 12 persons

• Group of 4 persons

Inclusions: Sandwiches, Soft Drinks and all fishing gears like baits (*Guests are all welcome to bring their own fishing equipment and food)

Company Information

Adventure Fishing Charter aims to helps make people to comprehend the things they need to do and the things they need to use for fishing a particular species. They also aim to cultivate future fishermen on different techniques that will help them in catching fishes. And make this trip a paragon time for a father and son bonding.

Adventure Fishing Charter is different from any other charter in the place for they are more focus on the type of fishing trips that their guests wants to experience with them. They offers a personalised adventure that suites their taste.

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Vessel: RIVER RUNNER II

Departure Time: 7:30 AM (Morning tours), 1:00 PM (Afternoon tours)

Returning Time: 12:00 AM (Morning tours), 5:00 PM (Afternoon tours)

Available Species: King Salmon, Mangrove Jack, Gruter, Trevally, Fingermark, Barramundi and Queenfish.

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River Fishing:

• Tour Destinations: Mulgrave, Johnstone, Russelle, and Daintree Rivers

Estuary Fishing:

• Price: $85 per head (half Day), $160 per head (full day)

• Minimum Passengers: 2 persons

• Maximum Passengers: 8 persons

• Tour Destination: Russelle, Daintree Rivers and Johnstone.

• Inclusions: All fishing tackle and bait, Tea, Coffee, Soft drinks and Hotel Pick up

• Things to Bring: Sunglasses, Towel and Hat

Lure and Fly Fishing:

• Price: Full day and Half Day tour prices is under negotiation

• Maximum Passengers: 3 persons in a boat

• Inclusions: Fishing tackle, soft drinks, pick up and drop off. Lunch is included for full day charter only

• Things to Bring: Sun protection, Insect Repellent, Sunglasses and Hat

• Tour Destinations: Russelle, Daintree Rivers and Johnstone.

Company Information 

All Tackle Sport Fishing Charter gives their guest a memorable experience that they will never forget. The guest will have the chance to explore over 90 kilometres of waterways and a chance of encountering 40 different kinds of species to target. All trips are skippered by a local guide who is knowledgeable of the waters of the region. The passengers are taken to the right secrete spot depending on the seasons, tides and the prevailing weather conditions to assure the safety of the passengers.

A 5.8 metre Punt style boat, RIVER RUNNER II , is used in carrying their passengers on board to their desired tours. The vessel is powered by a 90 horsepower Honda engine and caters for an average of 3- 5 people and the maximum of 7 passenger plus the skipper, in other words it is surveyed for the maximum passengers of 8 persons per boat. It is also equipped with bench seats and buckets to give the clients a comfort while on board.

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Vessel: BIG CAT

Minimum Passengers: 16 passengers

Maximum Passengers: 26 passengers

Price: $3,200.00 (Minimum Boat), $200 per person (small groups and singles)

Available Species: Dolphin Fish, Mackerel, Sweet Lip, Snapper, Squire, Yellow Fin Tuna, Pearl Perch, Wahoo, Mahi Mahi, Sailfish, Marlin, Snapper, Pearl Perch, Jobfish, Tuskfish, Sweetlip, Sampsonfish, Kingfish, Pigfish

Departure Area: Raby Bay Marina in Cleveland

Departure Time: 5:30a.m. (Day trips), by arrangement only, special rates apply (Night Trips)

Returning Time: 3:00p.m

Things to bring: long sleeved shirt and long pants, toiletries, wind jacket, sunglasses and hat, camera or video camera (optional)

Inclusions: Breakfast (Bacon and Egg McMuffins Coffee, Tea, Biscuits, Cake) Mid-Morning Snacks ( Cabana, Cabanossi, Salami, Cheese and biscuits) Lunch (An assortment of cold meats, chicken, coleslaw, salad, bread rolls) Cold Drinks (Soft Drinks and water all bait and tackle)

Company Information

Big Cat Fishing Charter is owned and managed by our skipper Mick who has been involved in the Charter Fishing Industry for over 10 years and has great knowledge in fishing. Brisbane Big Cat Charters safely completed over 910 deep sea charter trips and one of our previous vessels Primeover was also featured on television shows such as “Creek to Coast”, “Queensland Weekender”, “Escape with ET” and “Hooked on Water”.

Big Cat is a luxury 47 foot flybridge cruising cat, this vessel runs on air cushioned foils so that you can experience ultimate comfortable ride, and it can operate at speeds of over 30 knots fully loaded. Our vessel is also fitted with the latest NavNet 3D system and displays on 2 massive 17 inch monitors on the flybridge and a huge wide screen TV in the saloon, fishes have nowhere to hide because the boat is remotely controlled. This trip will give you the most comfortable feeling.

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Vessel: REEF CAT 2

Maximum Passengers: 12 persons

Available Species: Cobia, Tuna, Snappers, Wahoo, Mahimahim, Sailfish, Mackerel, Marlin. And there are available species that are not targeted like Wobbegong, Giant Sunfish, Port Jackson Shark, Golden Toadfish, Shovelnose, Triggerfish, and Scorpion Con, And Slender Suckerfish, Fidder Ray, Grey Nurse Shark, Dolphin, Porcupine Fish, Squid, Tuna Mauled by Shark, Whale Waving, Long Finned Snapper and Humpback Whales

Departure Area: Spit Pontoon, Muriel Henchman Drive, Main Beach, Gold Coast QLD,4217

Tour Packages

*Five (5) Hours Deep Sea Reef and Game Fishing

• Price: $90 per person

• Departure Time: 6:00 a.m., 11:15 a.m., and 4:30 pm

*Alternative Bookings (for groups in a whole boat) and prices:

• Saturdays: $1020.00

• Sundays and Mondays to Fridays: $960.00

(*note each passengers will just have to pay $80 when you bring 12 persons)

Inclusions: bait and tackle reels and rods, sunscreen, iced water, soft drinks coffee, tea, biscuits and printed fish recipes.

Things to Bring: Cash, sunglasses, sunsmart clothing, camera, raincoat, footwear, hat, and sea sickness tablet. Guests are allowed to bring their own and personalized fishing gears and food, drinks, sunscreen and etc.

Company Information

BKs FISHING CHARTERS GOLD COAST is owned, operated and skippered by the couple Bob and Maryanne Krojs with their daughter Rebecca and son Chris as their guest deckhand. Captain Bob is an Australian born citizen on the year 1958. He is the boat fishing guide and the skipper for the day. He has skippered and fished various kinds of trips like reef, deep-sea and game fishing trips since the Gold Coast Seaway was established in the year 1987. The charter aims to give their clients a happy and memorable days in boating, fishing and sightseeing that they would love to come back again and do the same activities again.

A 10 metre Cougar Catamaran vessel namely REEF CAT 2 is used to carry their clients on their way to their desired trips with the assurance of safe trips and comfort during the charter. The vessel is built to government survey and equipped with safety equipments, latest fishing electronic equipments. Furthermore, the vessel for the said adventure is a twin hulled, wide-bodied, stable is powered by 2 quiet smokeless, and four stroke motors 250 horsepower Yamaha. Electronic flushing toilet with fresh tap water, basin liquid soap, mirror and disinfectant deodorizers are also found in the said toilet to keep the toilet properly sanitized.

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