Trinity Inlet Fishing Spots

Sign up to find fishing spots near you

Sign Up

Trinity Inlet

3.9/5 - (24 votes)
16°56'25.97" S, 145°46'54.17" E

Trinity Inlet is the main estuary system of Cairns, it is around 9km in length and lined with mangroves, lots of structure, a complex network of feeder creeks and a relatively large tidal range. Trinity Inlet is a very healthy and thriving ecosystem with a complex network of creeks, seagrass, many deep holes, flats and numerous sunken vessels.

Fishing Trinity Inlet will reward fisherman with Golden Snapper, Grunter, Mangrove Jacks, Trevally, Queenfish, Barramundi andĀ general bread and butter fish species like Bream and Flathead. Of course the fish vary dependent on the season with Golden Snapper, Gunter, Mangrove Jacks, Barramundi the main catch during warmer months and Trevally and Queenies in the cooler dry season.

During slow tidal movements its best to fish the deeper holes in Trinity InletĀ and faster tides should see fisherman targeting shallow banks and structure. It is also more productive to follow the tides up and down the Inlet, fishing up the estuary as the tide rises and back down toward the mouth as the tide drop. Drifting with the tide slowly is also a good way to find productive eddies and spots often overlooked. On large high tides its well worth fishing any underwater drains towards the mouths as the tide runs out. Finding good flat sections during low are great to target as the tide comes in.

A general rule of thumb for fishing any Far North Queensland river is to fish either side of the low tide.

Land based fishing Trinity Inlet

Trinity Inlet provides several places for land based fisherman to drop a line. At the mouth of the inlet there is a pier rock wall that often holds Barramundi, Trevally and Mangrove Jacks, also a great place to flick lures.

Down from the mouth at the northern most boat ramp is a Trawler basin which is good for land based fishing for Bream, Mangrove Jack and the odd Barramundi.

The southern most boat ramps also provide good access for land based fisherman, both are located on bends with deeper holes great for bait fishing in the Trinity Inlet.

Share this with your mates. We hope you start catching a few fish at Trinity Inlet!

Download GPS Marks

1000's of offshore spots, sign up Just $3.95 to access the map of fishing spots

Sign Up
Tide data error, request failed.

Port Douglas Fishing Report for February 2016

As we enter into March the full extent of the wet season is still yet to be determined. Do date it has been a moderate wet season with occasional huge dumpings of... Read more

Read the Full Report
Current Rating Trinity Inlet April, 2016
3.4/5 - (73 votes)
Fishing Report Provided By Fishing Port Douglas

Recommended Lures for Trinity Inlet

Click here to find the best lures for fishing Trinity Inlet. 5 stars mean this lure has been hand picked for Trinity Inlet.

Berkley Gulp! Shrimp 2"

Gulp Shrimp 2″

Suited for some Fish Species.
Good for: Dusky Flathead, Mangrove Jack
Killalure Flatz Ratz 2

Flatz Ratz – Killalure

$12.99
Suited for some Fish Species.
Good for: Barramundi, Mangrove Jack
Jackall Squirell 79 hank tuned

Jackall DD Squirrel 79SP Silent ‘Hank Tuned’

Suited for some Fish Species.
Good for: Barramundi, Mangrove Jack

Laser Pro 160

$16.99
Suited for some Fish Species.
Good for: Barramundi
Storm Fishing Jig for Snapper

GOMOKU SLIM JIG

$10.99
Suited for some Fish Species.
Good for: Giant Trevally, Queenfish

Jewie 150

Suited for some Fish Species.
Good for: Barramundi

Roosta Popper 160

$15.99
Suited for some Fish Species.
Good for: Giant Trevally, Golden Trevally

Squidgies Pro Wriggler – 140mm

$9.99
Suited for some Fish Species.
Good for: Golden Snapper / Fingermark

Squidgies Pro Mongrel 115mm

$9.99
Suited for some Fish Species.
Good for: Threadfin Salmon

Squidgies Pro Flickbait 110mm

$9.99
Suited for some Fish Species.
Good for: Giant Trevally, Golden Trevally

Squidgies Slick Rig 130mm

$9.99
Suited for some Fish Species.
Good for: Barramundi
Reidy's Lures - Little Lucifer Hellraiser

Little Lucifer Hellraiser – Reidy’s Lures

Suited for some Fish Species.
Good for: Barramundi, Threadfin Salmon

Compare to the next location

Trinity Inlet

Currently Viewing
User Rating3.9Good Fishing

Barron River

9km (as the bird flys)
User Rating4.5Good Fishing

5 Comments on “Trinity Inlet” fishing

  • michael

    says:

    Has any-one fished the boat ramp at Redbank Creek? Any good?

    • Fishing Spots

      says:

      Hi Michael, not yet! But hopefully be up that way at the end of the year to explore more land based fishing spots.

  • michael

    says:

    Any recommended spots too catch livies on bait-jigs? tried floating pontoon at Tingara st, and floating pontoon at Barron River but no luck.

  • Glenn Phillips

    says:

    Try of the pier where the cruise ships come in. When there is no Boats you can catch live bait and more.

  • Pat formston

    says:

    a map of the areas indicated would be good. thanks, Pat

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Subscribe to Fishing Spots

$3.95 / YR

Sign Up