About Moana Charters

"Looking forward to helping you enjoy some Fantastic Fishing on the Great Barrier Reef"
Skipper Daniel - Ribbon Reef - Lizard Island Skipper Daniel is President of Cairns Professional Game Fishing Association Lorraine & Max - Rabaul Papua New Guinea
MOANA III vessel and MOANA Fishing Charters, Cairns, are owned by Maxwell and Lorraine Stewart Cairns Locals for 45 yrs and operated by Captain Daniel McCarthy, a Cairns local for 28yrs. Moana III is 47 ft Luxury Private Charter Boat.
The Moana team are Cairns locals with an extreme fishing addiction.
Qualified as a Master Class IV Captain and MED II (engineering), Daniel McCarthy has been fishing since almost before he could walk and skippering Sportsfishing and Marlin Boats since the age of 21, 1st taking the wheel over 20 years ago!
He has extensive knowledge of the fishing waters around Cairns, Coral Sea, Cape York, Gulf of Carpentaria and Papua New Guinea for black marlin fishing, sports fishing, reef and deep sea fishing.
As President Cairns Professional Game Fishing Association for the past 5 years, Daniel, his crew and the Association are committed to conservation of a clean ocean environment and continue to lead the world in Tag and Release Game Fishing.


2004 - Lizard Island Giant Black Marlin Classic Winner of the Biggest Marlin, Angler Kirill Kulazhko. last Marlin ever to be weighed at Lizard Island.
2004 Weighed Biggest Marlin for the fleet for the season 1072lb.
2005 Weighed second biggest Marlin for the fleet for the season 1051lbs ( caught on a lure )
2004-2010.Several day prizes for most marlin tagged in Lizard island Classic.
2007 tagged Biggest Marlin I have ever seen, too wild to take it ( on a lure in Coral Sea)
2008 Tagged a Giant Blue Marlin est 1200lb plus ( out wide in the Coral Sea, on a lure)
2009 Runner up Innisfail Light tackle tournament.
2009 Weighed Biggest Marlin for the fleet for the season 1140lb, (caught on a lure in the Coral Sea)
this was also the Biggest Marlin weighed for the fleet for the season
2010 Winner over 7m Innisfail Light tackle Tournament.
2010 Champion Team & Champion Boat Heavy tackle PNG National Titles, Lae.
2011 Caught our 5th Grander Marlin on a Lure, est 1050lb, Coral Sea
2012 Champion Female Angler, Annalisa Aspen, PNG National Titles, Rabaul.

I'm currently compiling a list of all our Granders, will put it up soon.....


Share Daniel's expertise, experience and passion for this sensational part of the world.
Come and join Capt. Dan and the crew of Moana III for the ultimate fishing adventure on the best luxury private charter boat style.

Moana charters also specialises in Game Fishing, Private Scuba Diving on the outer Great Barrier Reef, Snorkelling Charters, Honeymoon Getaways, Luxury Day Cruising, Corporate Functions and remote expeditions to areas of Cape York Peninsula, Princess Charlotte Bay, Far North Queensland Coast, and the Gulf of Carpentaria.


Moana III - Remote PNG Proudly sponsored by Maui Jim Sunglasses Moana III - In Cooktown Far North Queensland


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