• Sparkling gold game fishing gear
  • Bird view of Port Douglas with game fishing boats leaving marina
  • Bird view of game fishing boats in one row heading out to the Great Barrier Reefs
  • Game fishing boat Saltaire heading out to the Great Barrier Reef
  • Game fisher grabbing fishing line to draw in jumping marlin fish during tournament

Port Douglas Marlin Challenge Results 2020

2020 Tournament Results

Champion Boats

1. Above Grade - winner of the Brett Thomas Perpetual Trophy
2. Iluka
3. Bounty Hunter

Champion Male Angler and winner of the Leon Thomas Perpetual Trophy

Ben Henderson (Above Grade)

Champion Female Angler

Lily Sims (Bounty Hunter)

Champion Captain

Gavin Goodwin (Above Grade)

Daily Champion Teams

Day 1. Iluka
Day 2. Above Grade
Day 3. Little Tubs
Day 4. Above Grade

The Port Douglas Marlin Challenge Committee would like to say a huge thank you to our extremely loyal, valued and generous sponsors:
Port Douglas District Combined Club, Great Northern Brewing Company, Coastal Coverings, Bransfords Tackle, Penn Reels, Big Boat Shed, Above Grade Marine Services, Perrin Clarke Photography and Imagebank, ICIT, and Amokura for allowing us to use their radio as tournament radio boat.

Photos are:
1. Ben Henderson - Champion Male Angler (Above Grade)
2. Lily Sims - Champion Female Angler (Bounty Hunter)
3. Champion Boat - Above Grade
4. Team Above Grade