“Experience epic fishing on this unforgettable fishing charter.”

6 Day / 5 Night Live Aboard Abrolhos Fishing Charter

6 nights onboard accommodation / 5 days of world class fishing

Charter Details

  • $2430 pp + GST

  • MAX: 12 Passengers

  • Departs from Batavia Marina, Geraldton

  • Season: Late Feb to mid May

  • Every Sun 5pm to the following Sat 8am

Your trip includes

  • 6 nights onboard accommodation

  • All fishing tackle, bait & ice

  • All WA Fishing & Rock Lobster Licences

  • All main meals prepared by our onboard chef/cook

  • Skipper and Deckhand

Fish Species

  • Dhufish

  • Pink Snapper

  • Baldchin

  • Coral Trout

  • Spangled Emporer

  • Rock Lobster

  • Spanish Mackerel

“Big Boat – Big Fish – Big Trip”

Come and explore the magnificent Abrolhos Island group on our all-inclusive 6 day/5 night fishing charter aboard Lady Grace, our 70ft purpose built fully equipped vessel designed for rugged WA fishing. Experience epic world class fishing on this trip of a lifetime.

Like catching and eating Lobster? Apache is now one of the few operators that is permitted to fish for Rock Lobster in the Abrolhos. This means more pots in the water and a higher boat limit, which gives our clients greater access to the iconic Abrolhos Islands wild caught Rock Lobster. Pull cray pots every day for fresh crayfish for dinner every night prepared by our onboard chef.

**Demersal tags and recent industry changes**

It is business as usual for Apache Charters at the Abrolhos Islands. Due to our fantastic fishing catch history over the past 25 years we are now one of the few operators that are still allowed to fish the Abrolhos Islands. With our Demersal tags allocation issued to us, our fishing tours will remain the same epic fishing trips that you expect on the Lady Grace (albeit with a few less tour opportunities each year). So get in quick and book in your Abrolhos Fishing Trip with Apache on the Lady Grace! Some of the benefits from these recent changes include:

  • The Dhufish boat limit has been removed for us which now gives everyone the opportunity to catch and take home an iconic Western Australian Dhufish as well as well as the other fish species we catch on this trip

  • ‘Catch and Cook’ ensures that our onboard Chef can still deliver fresh seafood, fish and Lobster meals nightly on the Lady Grace

  • The same iconic fishing trip you would expect on the Lady Grace, with tag access to the WA iconic demersals at the Islands

To book call 0409 968 371 or email: michelle@apachecharters.com.au

Download the brochure below to view the full trip itinerary

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Trip Itinerary

  • Arrive at the Batavia Geraldton Marina and board vessel at 5pm on Sunday to load your gear. Choose your bunk and load your gear. As there are more beds than guests, there is plenty of options to suit your sleeping requirements. Overnight accommodation is supplied complimentary tonight to depart for the Abrolhos islands early Monday morning. Dinner is not provided tonight; we recommend you head to the restaurants nearby - or feel free to stay on board and order a pizza with the crew.

  • Departing Geraldton Marina, breakfast is served en route to the Pelsaert or Southern Group of the Abrolhos. It normally takes about 3 hours to reach the southern end of the Pelsaert group where we start trolling the area of Wreck Point for Spanish Mackeral and Tuna. From there we fish our way around the western side of the Pelsaert group bottom fishing for Dhufish, BaldChin, Pink Snapper and Coral Trout. Time to pull the daily cray pots, you can add fresh crays to the dinner menu tonight. If you can reel yourself away, lunch is served. After a hard day fishing, we steam into the island group and anchor in a well-protected spot where the water is crystal clear and the marine life abundant. While your relaxing having a few beers or flicking a line, the cook will be preparing your meals.

  • Up and at 'em for another day of fishing. Enjoy your cooked breakfast then its off to the fishing grounds for more bottom bouncing for all the iconic WA fish species. Stopping along the way to pull the Lobster Pots. Short break for lunch then it’s back into ticking off your bucket list. Fishing depths can vary, from inshore to offshore fishing – no two days are the same at the Abrolhos. Heading back to a safe anchorage for the night.

  • After another big breakfast it’s another day of fish, fish, fish and more fish, bottom bouncing, trolling or jigging with some soft plastics the choice is yours. Cray pots are again pulled and reset for tomorrow. Fresh caught crays and fish are always on the menu for dinner.

  • Yet another day of fishing and great times ahead. We take you out wide chasing great bottom fish or if you like we can also chase big pelagic species like Marlin and don't forget to pull the pots so we can throw another cray on the Barbie.

  • Today is still all about fishing the Abrolhos. Fish for most of the day before heading back to Geraldton, stay on board tonight and leave the Lady Grace by 8am tomorrow in the morning for your return home. Dinner is not provided on the last night; we suggest you head to the nearest watering hole.

  • Your fish and Lobster have been packed into your esky, now its time for the short journey home. Disembarking is at 8am.

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The Vessel

Lady Grace - 70ft fully equipped live aboard vessel

The Lady Grace has been specially fitted out for the best fishing and live aboard experience. The vessel is used 9 months of the year for 6 night live aboard charters and 3 months for our corporate River Cruises and Boat Charters.

Before every season, the Lady Grace is completely fitted out with the necessary changes to ensure the vessel is fully equipped with specialised seasonal fishing equipment and gets transformed into Live Aboard mode. The vessel is licensed for 70 persons on our river trips, so to only have 12 passengers on our north west fishing trips means there is plenty of room for everyone to enjoy a week of bucket list fishing.

    • 4 single bunk beds on main deck - covered

    • 4 single bunk beds on enclosed flybridge

    • 2 single top bunk beds in V berth with skylight for star gazing at night-time.

    • 1 double or 2 singles in bottom of V Berth

    • 5 single bunk beds in lower cabin

    • 2 x double beds in bottom cabin

    • Airconditioning

    • Lounge, galley, TV, DVD Player and satellite TV on back deck

    • Two toilets and two hot showers

    • Huge deck area with BBQ and extra-large table with plenty of seating

    • Freshwater maker

    • 2 x 1T commercial freezers and Hiab

Why choose Apache Charters?

As the same owner/operator for 25 years, we are busy, very experienced and our vessel spends more time out fishing up North than it does in port (we leave Fremantle in March and don’t return till the end of November). What does this mean for you? With more spots and thousands of marks on the plotter which is also constantly being added to, you have more options and ultimately… more fish! Our boat, the Lady Grace is also a serious blue water fishing vessel, expertly set up to fish, and to fish hard but still fitted with plenty of comfort for when you’re not fishing. 

  • Australian Tourism Accredited Business

  • Highly experienced and professional crew

  • You deal directly with the owners so you don’t pay agent fees

  • We respond efficiently & effectively making the booking process quick, simple and easy

  • We operate all year, we are a full time charter company with full time staff

  • Just came back from having 5 days of the best trip, thanks guys . Im really impressed. Was blown away by the little islands, loved the Nook! Fishing was awesome, didn’t expect to eat so many lobster every day. Paul

  • Thanks Matt , Luke and Dan, just come back from the best trip at the Abrolhos. Great crew, great boat, fishing was epic. Marc

  • This was the best fishing charter we have ever been on and we have been on many. Matt is a great skipper and did his very best to put us on good ground all the time. It would have been easy for him to stay on the same spots for longer and relax, but if we were not catching fish straight away he would say lines up and we would move until we were catching fish. You gave us a trip to remember. Thanks again for an amazing experience.

About The Abrolhos Islands

Apart from world class fishing and Rock Lobster fishing, the islands also boast abundant marine life and bird species, Rock Lobster fishing camps and a rich maritime history. You will be amazed at the local marine and birdlife at the Abrolhos Islands and will be spellbound at all the stars in the dark night sky. Keep any eye out for the Australian Sea Lions, Humpback Whales (seasonal), Mantra Rays, Bottlenose Dolphins, Green Turtles, Tamar Wallabies and Bush Rats. The Abrolhos is one of the most significant seabird nesting areas in the eastern Indian Ocean. Over two million birds breed on the islands and small rocky atolls with over 95 species of birds being sighted. Watch out for the Caspian Terns, Bridled Terns, Abrolhos Painted Button Quail, Brush Bronzewing, Australian Lesser Noddy, Fairy Tern, Common Noddy, Pacific Gull, Silver Gull, Wedge Tailed Shearwater, White Breasted Sea Eagle, Eastern Osprey to name a few.

The Abrolhos Islands are also known for the distinctive small fishing camps set up by the commercial Rock Lobster Fisherman. The unique and colourful camps are all over the Abrolhos and as we cruise past you will get to see the crayfishing boats, houses, jetties, churches, and school from a distance. Fortunately, we have access to a small island called Nook Island where we can enjoy an overnight stay on the jetty and small island.

There are also some significant sites at the Abrolhos with The Batavia (1629) shipwreck and its associated land sites in the Wallabi Group. On Gun Island, survivors of the wreck of the Zeewijk in 1727 made camp and built a boat in which to escape the deserted island.

Want to know more?

Contact us today to find out more to book your group. The charters book up quickly!