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Fishing tackle is not supplied however you are very welcome
to bring any gear you require. There is a fish guide onboard
which will help you decide what sort of fish you have caught
and if you can have it for dinner!!
Just want to kick back and enjoy the serenity without worrying
exactly what gear to bring? You can now hire the 'FISHING PACK'!
Package consists of 1 x fishing rod and reel, 1 x Tackle box
with hooks, sinkers, lures etc, 1 x Handline with 40lb line
and 1 x Landing net.
Cost is $10 per day payable to Cumberland at commencement of
charter.
Complete the form below and your gear will be onboard.
The Whitsundays Islands are in the Great Barrier Reef Marine
Park so some areas do have restrictions placed on them. Further
information will be supplied during your area brief.
Three nine-day periods have been implemented as closed seasons
to the taking of all coral reef fish each year. The closures
are designed to protect spawning aggregations of most coral
reef fish species.
For 2008 the periods are midnight to midnight and are
currently legislated to be:
22 October to 30 Octber.
21 November to 29 November.
21 December to 29 December.
For 2009 the periods are midnight to midnight and are
currently legislated to be:
(to be confirmed after august 2008)
12 October to 20 October.
11 November to 19 November.
10 December to 18 December.
More
information at Great Barrier Reef Marine Parks Authority (GBRMPA)
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