Fishing from a superyacht is not one thing. It can be an hour on the reef with the kids, a day chasing pelagics in bluewater, or a week of serious heavy tackle. IMPULSIVE is the base for all of it: the tenders and a dedicated game boat go out, and every evening ends aboard.
At a glance
- Fishing is available wherever IMPULSIVE charters: the Whitsundays, Brisbane and Moreton Bay, Fiji and Tropical North Queensland.
- Reef and light-tackle fishing needs no experience and suits all ages.
- Giant black marlin are found in Tropical North Queensland only, from September to December.
- Every billfish is tagged and released.
If you have never fished before
Start with reef and light tackle. It is relaxed fishing from the tender or game boat around the reef, suited to all ages with no experience needed. In Tropical North Queensland that means coral trout, Spanish mackerel and queenfish, year-round.
Five ways to fish
These are the five styles of fishing on offer in Tropical North Queensland. Tell us where IMPULSIVE will be for your dates and the crew will plan around what is running.
Reef and light tackle. Coral trout, Spanish mackerel and queenfish around the outer reef and Ribbon Reefs, year-round.
Light-tackle billfish. Technical sport on juvenile black marlin of 100 to 300 pounds, on lighter tackle and live bait, from June to September on the inshore reefs.
Sportfishing. Bluewater and reef-edge fishing for giant trevally, dogtooth tuna, wahoo, yellowfin tuna and mackerel, including the Coral Sea grounds at Osprey Reef, Bougainville and The Seamount.
Remote estuary. Week-long expeditions in rivers and creeks reachable only by boat or helicopter, for barramundi, queenfish, fingermark, jacks and cod, in Princess Charlotte Bay and Cape York on request.
Heavy tackle. Trolling the reef edge for grander-class giant black marlin on 130 and 80 pound outfits, from September to December on the Ribbon Reefs.
IMPULSIVE is the base: the tenders and a dedicated game boat go out, and every evening ends aboard.
What about everyone else?
Fishing days run from a dedicated game boat with its own captain, mate and deckhand, paired with IMPULSIVE as the mothership. While the anglers are out, non-fishing guests spend the day diving, snorkelling, on the jetski and eFoils, or in the sea pool. There is no daily run back to port, and everyone meets back on the yacht for dinner.
Catch and release
Every billfish is tagged and released, the Tropical North Queensland standard since the 1970s. IGFA-compliant tagging and weighing is available on request.
See fishing from IMPULSIVE, black marlin and mothershipping, or tell us who is fishing.
