• 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 2019

2019 Tournament Results

Champion Boats

1. Wild Turkey - winner of the Brett Thomas Perpetual Trophy
2. Black Magic
3. Gorilla

Champion Angler and winner of the Leon Thomas Perpetual Trophy

Bob Reynolds (Wild Turkey)

Runner Up Angler

Guy Frankland (Black Magic)

Champion Captain

Dan Bergamo (Wild Turkey)

Daily Champion Teams

Day 1. Wild Turkey
Day 2. Wild Turkey
Day 3. Black Magic
Day 4. Black Magic

Early Bird Entry Prize

Dun Deal

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, Dave Denneen and Gorilla Gamefishing, Coastal Coverings, Bransfords Tackle, Penn Reels, Big Boat Shed, Above Grade Marine Services, Perrin Clarke Photography and Imagebank, ICIT, Experience Co, Nautical Marine Sales and Reg Moore on Duyfken for an amazing job as tournament radio boat

Photos are:

1) Bob Reynolds and Dan Bergamo with the Brett and Leon Thomas memorial trophies.
2) Team Wild Turkey
3) One of Bob’s fish on Wild Turkey
4) Runner up team Black Magic