Locations we service

Quality Reef Fish

Do you love the thrill of reeling in a monster Mackerel? Always wanted to hook a Pearl Perch? Whether you’re a fishing aficionado or you’ve never held a rod, you’ll love our thrilling fishing charters off the coast of Noosa, Mooloolaba andMaroochydore. Deep Sea Fishing Co. Sunshine Coast offer affordable group tours and exclusive private tours for anglers of all ages and abilities.

Local Fishing Adventures

Book a half day, ¾ day or full day tour aboard our well-equipped fishing vessels. The team at Deep Sea Fishing Co. Sunshine Coast will provide everything you need for an exciting day out on the water, including rods, reels, bait, tackle, water and soft drinks. Plan a fun family day out or get your mates together for a wholesome day of fun—we cater to individuals, friend groups, team events, buck’s parties and more.

All our charters depart from Noosa Marina 2 Parkyn Court Tewantin but as you venture off up to 30 mile offshore to the incredible reefs off Noosa, Moololaba and Maroochydore you will have the most EPIC day offshore fishing with us!

Reefs we service

BARWON BANKS 

Depth: 35-120m

Distance: 45km

Barwon Banks is a large reef system that covers around 23km running north south. This reef holds large numbers of snapper, pearl perch, amberjack, Venus tusk fish, hussar, Maori cod, jew fish, king fish, and many more bi catch species. A great reef to target pelagics aswell marlin, sailfish, dolphin fish, tuna etc.

This reef producers well all year round, and has some insane fishing to be had.

HARDS

Depth: 50-80m

Distance: 60km

The Hards begins at the tip of the Barwon Banks and goes a further 20km north offering changing reef and bottom conditions along the way. This reef holds massive numbers of medium to large snapper, and pearl perch as the predominant target species. 

This reef is one of our favourites to target for snapper and awesome bottom fishing, also this reef producers well all year round.

SUNSHINE REEF

Depth: 20-35m

Distance: 25km 

Well known for its pelagic fishing in the summer, in particular kingfish, mackerel and tuna varieties and can serve up some outstanding snapper, pearl perch, parrot, cobia, spangled emperor, grass sweetlip, trout and many other species. Sunshine Reef is a very good system (scattered boulders as per the National Park Hedland) mixed with coral reef and patches of sand. Grassies, snapper, pearlies, Venus tussle fish, coral trout, are commonly caught on this reef all year round.

HALLS REEF

Depth: 15-20m

Distance: 5km

Halls and Little Halls reefs are worthwhile spots to start the adventure on the way to more distant reefs. These areas can fish outstandingly well after prolonged rain as they are the closest structures to the river mouth and a big fresh pushes prawns, herring, mullet and other bait out into Laguna Bay. Halls is also a great place to deploy a bait jig and collect a few livies.

JEW SHOAL

Depth: 10m 

Distance: 5km 

Jew Shoal is a very good area for fat longtails and passing schools of spotted and Spanish mackerel in summer. In the winter you can pick up snapper, cod and sweetlip also a great spot to catch live bait on the way out to the bigger reefs.

CHARDONS REEF

Depth: 30-55m

Distance: 25km

Chardons Big Spaniards run up and down the coast out at Chardons and many marlin are hooked their too by trollers chasing the mackerel. Also holds good numbers of snapper, pearlies, Venus tusk fish, Moses perch, drag jew, silver jew, odd coral trout.

NORTH REEF

Depth: 40-55m

Distance: 25km

North reef is quite a large reef system consisting of weed beds gravel patches and bommies. This is a great area for big snapper, pearl perch, Venus tusk fish, Moses perch, Maori cod, silver jew, coral trout, cobia, yellowtail king fish, and great offshore fishing majority of the time.

DOUBLE ISLAND POINT

Depth: 40-75m

Distance: 60km

Double island fishes good all year round for red emperor, Scarlett sea perch, snapper, pearlies, hussar, and jew fish - Heaps of varieties of reefs including big ledges, gravel patches and weed beds. A massive reef start close to the headland and heads all the way out to inside the continental shelf off Fraser Island.