Townsville Estuary Fishing Charters

Fish City Charters offers personalised estuary and inshore fishing charters throughout the Townsville region, targeting some of North Queensland’s most sought-after sportfish. With more than 40 years of local fishing experience, your charter can be tailored to the conditions, season and the type of fishing you want to experience.

Estuary & Inshore Fishing Around Townsville

Townsville’s estuaries, creeks, rivers and sheltered coastal waters offer a diverse range of fishing opportunities throughout the year. Depending on the season, tides and conditions, we may fish mangrove-lined creeks, river systems, coastal flats, headlands or other productive inshore areas.

What We Target

Depending on the time of year and conditions, target species may include barramundi, mangrove jack, golden snapper (fingermark), threadfin salmon, grunter, cod, queenfish, trevally and other estuary and inshore species.

How We Fish

Fishing methods vary with the target species and conditions and may include casting lures, trolling, jigging, soft plastics, live baiting and conventional bait fishing. Whether you’re an experienced lure angler or relatively new to fishing, the day can be tailored to suit your experience and preferred style of fishing.

Local Knowledge Makes the Difference

Successful estuary fishing is often about being in the right place at the right stage of the tide. More than 40 years of fishing Townsville waters provides the local knowledge to choose locations and techniques according to the season, tides, weather and what the fish are doing on the day.

A Personalised Fishing Charter

Fish City Charters operates with small groups, allowing the charter to be shaped around you rather than following a fixed itinerary. Whether you want to chase a particular species, spend the day casting lures, introduce someone to fishing or simply enjoy a day exploring Townsville’s estuary and inshore waters, we’ll tailor the fishing to suit wherever possible.

Half Day & Full Day Charters

Estuary and inshore fishing is available on both Half Day and Full Day charters. Half Day charters run from 6:00am to 10:30am, while Full Day charters run from 6:00am to 2:30pm. Charter options, inclusions and passenger numbers are available on our Charters page.