FAQs

We supply all licences and quality fishing gear (Finor 650 reels and Shimano Tiagra trolling reels).

We supply trolling lures for large pelagic species, bait and ice tackle but you will need to BYO jigs and soft plastics. You can bring as much tackle as you like or use ours. All main meals are also included as well as morning/afternoon tea, tea/coffee, drinking water from tap, nibbles for happy hour and on board accommodation. Your Skipper, deckhand and cook are also included for the duration of the trip.

Alcohol, bottled water, soft drinks, and snacks such as lollies, crisps etc. No in water activities, no spear fishing, surfing or scuba diving.

Please bring your own sleeping bag, pillow, single fitted sheet, toiletries, and towel. Please only use a soft bag to pack your clothes, large suitcases are not allowed. Pack clothes for all seasons. Pack light, we do however have a dryer and washing machine on board for clients to use. Yes, you can bring along any fishing gear you like.

We have a dedicated cook/chef on board to ensure you are well fed during your trip.

Breakfast is varied but consists of a daily choice of bacon, eggs, sausage, beans, toasts & cereals. Lunch includes cold meat & salad wraps, cooked cold chicken & salad and sandwiches. Dinners vary but consist mainly of fresh fish cooked various ways. Scotch fillet steak is on the dinner menu for one night, plus hot chips, vegetables and potato dishes. Dessert is also served nightly. Nothing beats fresh Dhufish , Rock Lobster, Pink Snapper or Mackerel on the dinner table every night. Menus subject to change.

Please BYO any alcohol as we do not supply any at all. Please choose cans instead of glass where possible. Drinking water is supplied by the on board desal system. Please bring along your own bottled water if you prefer along with any soft drinks. We supply wine glasses and stubby holders on board. Bring along any personal snacks as we don’t supply these - extra snacks are not needed however as the chef always over caters. There are also plenty of shops in Geraldton if needed.

The Lady Grace is available for boarding at 3pm at the Denham Jetty, Knight Terrace Denham. Once all guests are boarded and gear is loaded, the Lady Grace will cruise west for 3 hours from Denham to South Passage for a safe anchorage where the on-board chef will serve tonight’s dinner. Just anchoring in protected waters between Steep Point and Dirk Hartog Island gives the opportunity for an early start tomorrow for the best fishing grounds.

We park our staff cars at the Denham Jetty and never had any security issues.

Driving from Perth to Denham takes about 8-9 hours and seems to be the preferred choice for our guests. Rex Airlines also offers flights from Perth to Monkey Mia which is the airport about 10 mins out of town.

Telstra has probably the best coverage for mobile reception, but it is unreliable. We do fish in remote areas and most of the charter will be without phone reception. Better time of day is late in the afternoon or evening when the boat is back in the island group and on anchor. Texting seems to work best. However, in case of emergencies, the vessel is equipped with a satellite phone 0011 870776418064. Or call 0409968371 during office hours and we can contact the sat phone for you. The vessels’ location is also monitored throughout the trip by the office.

All fish is filleted daily by our crew and then snap frozen in our commercial on-board freezers in trays of each species. At the end of the trip, all fillets are packed into your eskies and shared out evenly amongst passengers per species. It’s not possible take home the exact fish that you caught.

Unaccompanied recreationally caught fish cannot be transported by commercial couriers. You must accompany your fish if transporting by land, sea or air. This includes all parts of the fish. At the end of your trip, you must take your fish with you, we cannot store it for you due to fishing possession limits. Labelling of each fillet or esky will be as per Fisheries guidelines at the time of departure and will be carried out on board by Apache Crew. Let the crew know if you are sharing an esky prior to the start of the fish handling procedures.

Please bring your own eskies to take home your fish. Due to stock shortages and expensive freight costs it’s sometimes not possible to obtain foam eskies in Denham. Please make sure you have your eskies prior to arriving in Denham (all fishing regs apply).

We don't offer a Cryovac service. All fillets are frozen with skin on and placed in separate fish bags. On whole boat charters you can bring along your own machine if you would prefer.

On mixed group bookings, we only accept bookings for 18 years and older due to the physical nature of the fishing trip. On private bookings, we can accept any age as we can customise the itinerary to suit your requirements although we would not recommend very young children on the 6-night tours. If you’re unsure, please just ask us.

Name, Mobile, Email, Age, Post Code, Emergency Contact Name, Any Food Allergies, Any Medical Conditions, are you deemed fit for the tour? Agree Y/N to Terms & Conditions and any Covid Regs.

Our speciality is fishing and that’s what we are good at. As we don’t employ a dive master, we don’t offer scuba diving activities and have removed any spear fishing activities from our itinerary.

We will be fishing for all WA iconic species such as Baldchin, Red Emporer, Pink Snapper, Spanish Mackerel Tuna, Cobia, Rankin Cod, Coronation Cod, Spangled Emporer, Red Throats and Wahoo there is heaps of species at Shark Bay.

All fish kept must adhere to all Dept of Fisheries WA rules and regulations and maybe subject to change without notice. At time of publication the fish bag limits for Gascoyne Zone are - 20kg fillets per person plus The itinerary may change subject to weather and fishing regulations.

On the Friday night, it seems that the Apache crew and guests all like to head over the road for dinner at either the Heritage Hotel or the Shark Bay Hotel.