About Us - Big Fish Down Under

Captain Daniel McCarthy - President of Cairns Professional Game Fishing Association

"Looking forward to helping you enjoy some Fantastic Fishing on the Great Barrier Reef"

BIG FISH DOWN UNDER Fishing Charters Cairns, is owned and operated by Daniel McCarthy. Daniel captains the Moana III, 47 ft Luxury Private Charter Boat.
Daniel is a Cairns local with an extreme fishing addiction!
Qualified as a Master Class IV Captain and MED II (engineering), Daniel McCarthy has been fishing since almost before he could walk and skippering sportsfishing and marlin boats since the age of 21, 1st taking the wheel over 18 years ago!
He has extensive knowledge of the fishing waters around Cairns, Coral Sea, Cape York, Gulf of Carpentaria and New Guinea for black marlin fishing, sports fishing, reef and deep sea fishing.
As President Cairns Professional Game Fishing Association, Daniel, his crew and the members of the Association are committed to conservation of a clean ocean environment and continue to lead the world in tag and release Game Fishing.

Share Daniel's expertise, experience and passion for this sensational part of the world.
Come and join Daniel and the crew of Big Fish Down Under aboard Moana III for the ultimate fishing journey in the best private charter boat style.

Big Fish Down Under also specialises in Game Fishing, Private Scuba Diving on the outer edges of the Great Barrier Reef, Snorkelling Charters, Honeymoon Getaways, Luxury Day Cruising, Corporate Functions and Remote Expeditions to areas of Cape York Peninsula, Princess Charlotte Bay, Far Northern Queensland Coast, and the Gulf of Carpentaria.