• 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

2017 Tournament Results

The 2017 Port Douglas Marlin Challenge was cancelled due to adverse weather conditions.

A very special mention goes to our small but very hard working committee, Damon Gruzden, Jenni Sorensen, Bec Harrison, Phil Holloway, Rob Palethorpe, Gavin Goodwin and Heff.

A bigger mention goes to our wonderful sponsors who donated an array of fabulous prizes including:

  • Hemingways Brewery
  • Penn
  • Perrin Clarke Photography & Imagebank Australia
  • Bransfords Tackle
  • Alvery Gunnell Rods
  • Nautical Marine
  • GBR Helicopters
  • Coastal Coverings
  • Lotsa Printing and;
  • Primevil Spear Guns

2016 Tournament Results

Daily Champion Boats
Day 1 - Duyfken
Day 2 - Zulu
Day 3 - Saltaire
Day 4 - Wild Turkey

Female Champion Angler
Alex Dumas aboard Kyrenia

Male Champion
Angler Gary Goddard aboard Hellraiser

Overall Champion Skipper & Boat
Reg Moore skippering the Duyfken vessel

Overall Champion Angler and winner of the Leon Thomas Perpetual Trophy
Gary Goodard aboard Hellraiser

Calcutta
Won by the crew of Duyfken

A very special mention goes to our small but very hard working committee in Jenni Sorensen, Skye Thomson, Phil Holloway, Rob Palethorpe, Damon Gruzdev and Heff.

A bigger mention goes to our wonderful sponsors who donated an array of sensational prizes including: Bransfords Tackle, Nautical Marine, Perrin Clarke - Image Bank photography, Alvey Gunnell Rods, Revolver Lures, Black Pete Game Fishing, GBR Helicopters, Lotsa Printing


2015 Tournament Results

Final statistics for the tournament were: 34 Strikes, 29 Hookups and 16 Tagged Black Marlin.

Champion Skipper & Boat: Steve Ahlers - Hellraiser
Champion Angler: Peter Barry with 3 tagged fish. Tournament Champion & Winner of the Perpetual Leon Thomas Trophy
Champion Female Angler: Sharon Poulter - Think Big

Daily Champion Anglers

Day 1: Peter Zylmans - Hellraiser
Day 2: Peter Zylmans - Hellraiser
Day 3: Peter Barry - Hellraiser
Day 4: Peter Barry - Hellraiser

The Port Douglas Marlin Challenge crew would sincerely like to thanks the following valued sponsors - Bransfords Tackle, Penn Reels, Nautical Marine Sales, GBR Helicopters, Lure Restaurant, Great Northern Brewing Co, On the Spot Signs, Black Pete Tackle, Costa Sunglasses, Tomy Bahama and Perrin Clarke photography.


2014 Tournament Results

Champion Boat: Moana Skippered by Daniel McCarthy
Champion Angler: Doug Cope aboard Wild Turkey and winner of the perpetual Leon Thomas Trophy
Champion Female Angler: Lisa Goodwin aboard Above Grade
Top 5 Placing
Moana
Wild Turkey
Rat Bag
Above Grade
Saltaire

Daily Champion Anglers

Day 1: Lionel Astwood aboard Moana
Day 2: Nobby Szafranek aboard Gorilla
Day 3: Louie Smith aboard Dragon Lady
Day 4: Lisa Goodwin aboard Above Grade

Calcutta

The Calcutta 1st Prize money went to the Moana team which purchased themselves and the same applied to the Wild Turkey team which came in second place.

In finishing the Port Douglas Fishing Club would like to acknowledge this year’s wonderful sponsors which also included prize packages of $3500 - Bransford’s Tackle, Nautical Marine Sales, Costa Sunglasses, Black Pete Fishing Tackle, Perrin Clarke Image Bank Australia, GBR Helicopters, Reef Marina, Tommy Bahama, On the Spot Signs and Lotsa Printing.


2013 Tournament Results

Champion Boat: MV Above Grade Skippered by Gavin Goodwin
Champion Angler: Lisa Goodwin
Champion Female Angler: Lisa Goodwin (MV Above Grade)
Top 5 Placing
MV Above Grade
MV Think Big
MV Althado
MV Gorilla
MV Revive

Daily Champion Anglers

Day 1: Nobby Szarranec aboard MV Gorilla
Day 2: Phil Merambeliotis aboard MV Kyrenia
Day 3: Lisa Goodwin aboard MV Above Grade
Day 4: Paul Poulter aboard MV Thing Big

Calcutta

1st Place $8250 went to the Goodwin Family aboard MV Above Grade.

A huge thank you goes to all our wonderful sponsors this year: Cairns Sheet Metal, Gorilla Charters, Bransfords Tackle, Costa Sunglasses, Black Pete Fishing Tackle, Image Bank Australia, Bradley King & Za Harrachian, Malones Butchery, Lotsa Printing and the Mossman Florist.

2012 Tournament Results

Champion Boat: Reel Impression with 4 tags Skippered by John Pecl
Champion Angler: Brendan Fairburn with 2 tags
Champion Female Angler: Sarah Jackson (MV Hellraiser)

Daily Champion Boats

Day 1: MV Joe Joe
Day 2: MV Reel Impression
Day 3: MV Reel Chase
Day 4: MV Kyrenia

2011 Tournament Results

Champion Boat: Kyrenia with 3 tags Skippered by Damon Gruszdev Crewed by Brett Goetze & Brett Davies
Champion Angler: George Agrou with 2 tags (aboard Kyrenia)

Top 5 Placing
MV Kyrenia
MV Mistress
MV Reel Impression
MV Joe Joe
MV Hell Raiser

Overall Statistics

Total Strikes: 40
Hook-ups: 28
Marlin Tags: 13

Daily Champion Anglers

Day 1: Simon Jenour - Joe Joe
Day 2: Sue Ahler - Hellraiser
Day 3: Barry Alty - Mistress
Day 4: Graham Lance - Rat Bag

2010 Tournament Results

Champion Boat: Spartacus with 6 tags
Champion Angler: Ralph Czabayski with 3 tags (aboard Spartacus)
Runner Up Boat: Gorilla with 3 tags
Runner Up Angler: David Sweet with 2 tags (aboard Spartacus)
Top 5 Placing
MV Spartacus
MV Gorilla
MV Calypso Mango
MV Reel Impression
MV Rat Bag

Overall Statistics

Total Strikes: 49
Hook-ups: 26
Marlin Tags: 12

Other

Kyrenia: 1 sailfish tagged
Reel Impression: 1 sailfish tagged
Calypso Mango: 1000lb black marlin with Matthew Dorrian as angler

The 1000lb Club

2016

Lawrence Gzotto aboard Reel Cross and Rick Chadwick aboard Zulu.

2013

No offical 1,000lb fish were registered. MV Above Grade caught the biggest Marlin estimated at 950lb, whilst MV Kyrenia and MV Think Big lost fish estimated over the 1,000lb mark. 2012 Brendan Fairburn aboard MV Reel Impression caught an estimated 1000lb Marlin off Ribbon Reef Number 1. 2011 No confirmed 1000lb fish but a couple of skippers recorded 950lb fish. 2010 Matthew Dorrian aboard Mango Calypso estimated at 1100lb. Viewed by underwater and above cameras and clearly confirmed by experienced skippers as a Grander ! It's included in our home page video clip which can also be viewed on YouTube.

2012

Brendan Fairburn aboard MV Reel Impression caught an estimated 1000lb Marlin off Ribbon Reef Number 1.

2011

No confirmed 1000lb fish but a couple of skippers recorded 950lb fish.

2010

Matthew Dorrian aboard Mango Calypso estimated at 1100lb. Viewed by underwater and above cameras and clearly confirmed by experienced skippers as a Grander ! It's included in our home page video clip which can also be viewed on YouTube.