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Fishing in Cairns

Queensland, Australia

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Top fish species in Cairns

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Talang queenfish

Cairns Regional coastal water

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Mangrove red snapper

Barron River

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Moses perch

Moore's Gully

2 in ·

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Moses perch

Moore's Gully

3 in ·

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Sooty grunter

Little Mulgrave River

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Palometa

Moore's Gully

2 in · 2 oz

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Orange-spotted grouper

Moore's Gully

4 in · 1 oz

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Mangrove snapper

Moore's Gully

2 in ·

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Rock flagtail

Freshwater Creek

12 in · 2 lb

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Rock flagtail

Freshwater Creek

14 in · 4 lb

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About Cairns fishing

Check out the best fishing spots in and around Cairns, Queensland. Anglers using Fishbrain have logged: 215 catches for Barramundi, 61 catches for Sooty grunter, and 50 catches for Giant trevally.

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Most commonly caught species around Cairns, 04:
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The biggest Barramundi (by length) reported in Cairns, 04 was a 5 ft / 6.5 lbs caught by Fishbrain user @Smithy99 at Cairns Harbour / Trinity Inlet on November 23, 2015.
The biggest Sooty grunter (by length) reported in Cairns, 04 was a 2 ft caught by Fishbrain user @tategowan at Lake Tinaroo on January 23, 2020.
The biggest Giant trevally (by length) reported in Cairns, 04 was a 5 ft / 132.3 lbs caught by Fishbrain user @zacharynole at Palm Cove Pier on November 28, 2018.

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