Doongara Fishing & Charters

Some recent snapshots from previous charters and fishing trips. There are heaps of photographs here to view. Just click on the thumbnails to view more photos in full size.


Stripey Trumpeter Fishing

Big Bluefin 2008 Big Bluefin Tuna captured during May 2008. This fish wasn't weighed but was estimated somewhere between 90 and 100kg.

Big Bluefin 2009 Large Southern Bluefin Tuna captured at Hippolyte Rock during April 2009. These Big tough fish put up a real fight and are the ultimate prize in these waters.

Big Bluefin 2011 Relief skipper Matthew Rose and Deck Assistant Brian Gangell with an 87.5kg Bluefin Tuna captured in April 2011.

Big Bluefin July 2011 Big Bluefin taken at Cape Pillar on July 2nd 2011.

Big Blues 2011 Skipper Scott Johnston displaying a 98kg Southern Bluefin Tuna captured at Hippolyte Rocks in May 2011.

Big Blues 2012 Skipper Scott Johnston with Big Bluefin Tuna captured at Hippolyte Rocks on April 7th 2012. The fish was captured on a Lumo "Tsutumo" Bullet lure which we had been trialing.

Big Blues May 2009 "Doongara" Deck Assistant "Matthew Rose" with a Big Southern Bluefin Tuna captured at Hipployte Rock during May 2009. This was one of two fish hooked while trolling around a school of baitfish these big predators were feeding on just south of the rocks.

Big Blues2 2012 Angler Michael Kringle gives the thumbs up after landing a 94kg Bluefin captured on 24kg after an epic battle lasting 3 hours. The hook was positioned in the hard corner of the mouth making it much harder to tire the big Bluefin out.

Bluefin 2009 Matthew Rose with a 97kg Southern Bluefin Tuna captured May 2009.

Bluefin April 2007 The Southern Bluefin Tuna have arrived, and for these anglers, Saturday 28th April 2007 proved to be a real screamer. School sized Bluefin were consistantly hooked through out the day. Most fish were in the 15 - 20kg category, but on the light gear they were still tough going. Here we see Darren Bennett hooked up to a Bluefin on 10kg line.

Bluefin Bonanza A top catch of Bluefin Tuna on the deck and a nice bin of Albacore taken on the Continental Shelf at the end of April 2007. These smaller Bluefin were schooling in large numbers, with some bigger Bluefin around 100kg also present.

Deep Sea Fishing Happy angler with this Tasmanian (or Striped Trumpeter) captured during March 2008. A number of these fish have been taken along the edge of the Continental Shelf.

Gallery 1- Albacore Tuna Small Albacore Tuna captured on light line. Albacore are prolific in the area from January through to April. These fish range from 2.5kg up to around 25kg in weight, with fish around the 15 - 20kg size quite common.

Gallery 2 - Yellowfin Catch of Yellowfin Tuna and Albacore taken by a charter group in February 2006. Constant Strikes and multiple hook ups provided plenty of action through out the day.

Gallery 3 Nice Albacore landed only minutes after setting the lure pattern.

Gallery 4 - Big Yellowfin Big Yellowfin Tuna captured in March 2007. With warm water temperatures provided by the East Australian currents, and with plenty of baitfish, big Yellowfin tuna have been feeding in these waters and have provided plenty of action. These two fish were landed after a double hook up.

Heart Breaking Blues May 9th 2007. After a successful day catching small school Bluefin, we were only half a mile from home when three rods let out a huge scream. With line peeling off at an alarming rate,the reels were being completely spooled in seconds. We had three bluefin hooked up all well over 100kg. After one dropping the hook and a second fish breaking off we had only one left hooked up. Picture shows our angler at the start of his 4 hour marathon battle which lasted into the night.

Mako Sharks "Skipper" Scott Johnston with a 550 pound Mako Shark. This Mako was hooked at Hippolyte Rocks and was captured after a three and a half hour battle on 24 kg line.

March 2007 Yellowfin Tuna around 30kg. These Yellowfin were captured after a triple strike early in the morning. The fish were feeding on baitfish on the surface with Seals and birds also working in the area feeding on the scraps.

March 2008 This was a solid 45kg Yellowfin which was attacked by seals prior to gaffing. This fish was taken in rough conditions and was landed after not only battling the fish but having a tug of war with seals.

March 2009 Charter Party from Victoria over for a few days fishing. A great weekend was had with numerous Bluefin Tuna boated. The Fishing, along with the spectacular scenery is a great attraction which keeps anglers returning each and every year to enjoy the experience.

Start 2008 Season A big Yellowfin on the deck, along with a Bluefin Tuna, and a nice sized Albacore. These fish were taken on 1/3/08.

Stripey Trumpeter Fishing

Yellowfin 2012 83kg Yellowfin Tuna captured by Jamie Lehner on 24kg Line.

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