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This trip was one of the best things I have ever done! - Cas, November 2011

Welcome – About Us

KEKOA is a 56 foot O’Brien Boat custom built for the Cairns Giant Black Marlin heavy tackle season and integrates luxury, quality and comfort to cater for all your individual charter experiences.

KEKOA charters at all prime light/heavy tackle destinations on the East Coast of Queensland including Cairns, Lizard Island & Cooktown, Townsville and now also offers barramundi fishing tours in the Gulf of Carpentaria during the run-off season yearly from April to June.

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We hope you enjoy the action photos and video throughout our website. Every client who fishes with us takes home a disc of similar photos and video taken on their trip.

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Recent News & Fishing Reports

New Year >> Cairns Marlin Fishing

January 19, 2012

KEKOA has just returned from a wonderful four day trip on the reef. It was our first trip since December when the Cairns marlin fishing season ended, and what a great way to welcome the new year with a couple of marlin! The weather conditions were perfect with the ocean...
2011 Cairns marlin season recap

January 7, 2012

Goodbye 2011 Cairns Marlin Season –> Welcome 2012 We finished up our Cairns Giant Black Marlin season on December 21, a late season trip with Frank, Nathen, Daniel and Murphy from the UK. Although the marlin fishing was tough this late in the year, Frank was able to achieve his...
In the media: Heavy Tackle Fishing on the GBR on KEKOA

January 7, 2012

Read about what heavy tackle fishing on the Great Barrier Reef is all about in Kelly’s article, featured in the most recent issue of the Waterman’s Journal by Pelagic. The article includes plenty of action photos as well as an outline of a typical day fishing on the reef. Read...
Bevan’s marlin triumph

December 10, 2011

Bevan lost both his legs in an accident a few years ago but it didn’t make him give up on his dream of catching a marlin. After a couple of days fishing in close, Capt. Luke decided the best chance to catch Bevan a marlin would be to head out...
Ladies Ribbons

December 9, 2011

Kelly and Katherine from Mooloolaba GFC joined us again for the Ladies Ribbons Tournament in 2011 and while the one day comp was very quiet on the billfish front (not a single billfish for the entire 40 boat fleet), there were plenty of other gamefish captured keeping the weigh-station busy....