Ultimate tuna fishing experience

Any time from late February on, the Southern Bluefin tuna will arrive and can be caught as late as August. The tuna range in size from 8kg through to a whopping 130+kg’s. We have the equipment to handle them all. Along with the tuna come the Albacore and the occasional dolphin fish. Our large comfortable fishing vessel will get you to the action!

Southern Pride 48ft

• $280 pp or
• $1850 for the whole boat and you can bring up to 12 people

• Includes a light breakfast, morning tea, lunch, coffee, tea and refreshments we guarantee you wont go hungry
• All fishing gear including lures are provided
• All tuna charter clients get a free “Get Hooked” can holder
• Approx 9 to 10hr day

Seasonal Full day fishing charters (8 hours approx)

Thresher, Mako & Blue Sharks, we can target sharks anytime however generally the Threshers are around in the shallow water during the summer and the Mako’s and blues are better from December through to August. Generally you need to allow for a full day fishing to target these species.

Deep water reef fishing can turn up a huge variety of fish and sharks here in Portland. The best time to fish the deep water is usually from April through to October when you can catch –

• Snapper
• Gummy & School shark
• Banded Morwong
• Queen Blue Morwong
• Tassie Trumpeter (yes if you know where to go and the conditions are right)!
• Coral perch
• Butterfly gurnard
• Flathead (decent sized not bay rats)!
• And a variety of undesirables.

Southern Pride 48ft

• $250pp (max 8 passengers) or
• $1650 for the whole boat and you can bring up to 12 people (please note we allow a maximum of 8 rods in the water at a time to avoid tangles particularly in the deep water, we find that this is more effective as you get more time actually fishing).

• Includes a light breakfast, morning tea, lunch, coffee, tea and refreshments we guarantee you wont go hungry
• All fishing gear is provided

ECO Tours

The Southern Pride is available for private charter for scenic tours, whale watching, pelagic bird watching & private outings.

Portland is abundant with marine wildlife and we quite often get the chance to see some amazing sights while at sea. Times of year may vary however there is always some beautiful creature hiding or just lazing about.

Available Species

• Blue Whales (approx November to March)
• Southern Right Whales (approx June to September)
• Dolphins (year round)
• Lawrence Rock Gannet Colony (year round)
• Seals (year round)
• Penguins (year round)
• Sea Birds (year round)

Pelagic Bird watching tours (approx 9-10hrs)

We offer a fully catered trip out to the continental shelf to berley up the many species of pelagic bird life; all you need to bring are your binoculars, camera and your id book. We are still learning much about the many species so you will need a team leader for your identifications; however we have run many of these trips and have two comfortable vessels with plenty of room for everyone to get a good view.

Southern Pride 48ft vessel

Available from the 1st of March until the 10th November only $1850 for the whole boat and you can bring up to 12 people. Includes a light breakfast, morning tea, lunch, coffee, tea and refreshments, we guarantee you wont go hungry