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Fresh wild caught premium fish. 
Chris Bolton Fishing
Whether you are a chef at a 5-star restaurant looking to make every meal special, or a fisherman wanting to have the best chance of hooking that special fish, you won’t be disappointed with the quality of our product.
We bring to you some of the finest quality wild caught fish to ever leave the ocean.
Every single fish we catch is handled with the care and respect it deserves.
Every fish we sell is sashimi grade, the best of the best.
We are a small, family owned and operated fishing business based at Kurrimine Beach, Nth Queensland. I am the skipper and fisherman on every single fishing trip. With help from my partner Kim, my father Wayne at times, and 1 or 2 deckhands, I am hands on with every part of our business. From catching the fish, cleaning boats, taking orders, packing fish, or just having a good old yarn with customers, I am there. I believe this is the only way to ensure everything is up to the standard our customers expect.
Our line-caught reef fish are killed instantly and humanely using the ike-jime method. Fish are bled well and immediately placed into a salt ice brine to bring their temperature down to 2oC. Once this is achieved, every fish is gently hand-packed, one by one into our custom-made fibreglass eskies and covered with flake ice.
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Having small, fast boats means we don’t catch large quantities. It means our fishing time is very short – very rarely more than 24 hours fishing before returning to port, with some trips as short as 6 hours.
When returning to port, we don’t unload at the wharf. Our boats are winched onto a trailer, towed by an ex-sugar cane haul-out tractor, and the catch is driven right to the door of our coldroom and packing facility, which was designed and made by myself to suit the way we operate. Our catch is unloaded from the boat and immediately packed for transport, with minimal handling and in the shortest possible timeframe.
Air freight is our preferred method of transport, unless we are supplying to the local area of course.
Premium Quality
We can have any and every fish we catch delivered to anyone, anywhere in Australia within hours of being caught…
All at premium quality.
Wild Caught Fish
Wild caught fish is one of the healthiest foods on the planet.
These fish aren’t fed processed pellets, or had any hormones or antibiotics in their system.
They have lived a life most of us dream of — a life in the clean waters of the Coral Sea, amongst the beautiful Great Barrier Reef.
Every day they are eating delicacies such as squid, sea urchins, prawns, sardines, fusiliers, garfish, crabs and more. Is it any wonder they taste so good?! 100% pure organic, natural food. The way nature intended.
If healthy eating, premium quality, and sustainability are your concerns, be concerned no longer.
Supplying Australia with healthy, sustainably and responsibly caught, premium quality fish is our job. And we take our job very seriously.
Sustainability
Proud to be Reef Guardian Fishers
As a commercial fishing business, we rely on a healthy, sustainable environment.
We believe if we do the best we can by the environment, the environment we rely on will do the best for us as well.
The Great Barrier Reef is more than just a place we rely on for our business, its our life, its our families life, and we want it to stay that way for generations to come.
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Some people told us it couldn't be done.
Some laughed. Some criticised us. Some even threatened us for challenging the way commercial fishing had always been done.
But we believed there was a better way.
Last night, that belief was once again recognised when we were awarded the 'Changemaker' Trophy at the Harvey Norman delicious.aus Produce Awards.
Since I was five years old, I've dreamed of becoming a commercial fisherman who supplied Australia's best restaurants. That dream has never been about catching more fishβit has always been about doing it better. Respect for the fish, respect for the environment. Constantly asking, "How can we do this better?"
This award isn't just for me. It's for my family, who have stood beside me through every setback. It's for the chefs who believed in what we are trying to achieve. And it's for everyone who supports the idea that quality, sustainability and innovation belong together.
To everyone who encouraged usβthank you.
And to those who said it couldn't be done, those who criticise and threaten..... thank you too. You gave us even more reason to prove that positive change is possible.
Later I'll post a video of a quick chat with Josh Niland after receiving this award so you can all hear what he had to say.
Cheers π₯
Well done mate!!
Very well done Sir
Congratulations mate π
Well deserved Love your ethics in sustainable fishing and commitment to quality produce
Congratulations Chris. Well earned.
Congratulations guys , unreal!
Congrats Chris. Well deserved. Good to see industry recognition for innovators. Cheers
Well done, congratulations π»
Congratulations Chris, Kim & Evie π
Well done champion Well done Chris Bolton Fishing and your family ππππ
Not all bait is the same.....
Here's where you'll find our 5 spot garfish. And maybe some mullet and sardines at times π
π Top End Tackle World
π Fishing & Outdoor World - Darwin
π Tackleworld Weipa - Fishing the Far North
π Tackle World Cairns
π Compleat Angler Cairns
π Tackle World Tully
π Torque Auto Babinda
π Coastal Marine & Outdoors
π The Tinnie Shack β Mission Beach
Delivery soon to:
π The Lure Shop Tackleworld Cooktown
π Tackle World Townsville
We sincerely thank these stores for supporting us. And of course, thanks to those of you buying our bait from these businesses ππ¦πΊ
We also regularly send directly to fishermen right around Australia. Perth, Sydney, Gold Coast etc. (Airfreight)
I'm not sure how much more we'll catch this year, so if you've been meaning to grab some, grab them while you can. Being such good quality, and cryovac packed, they'll hold for a bloody long time in your freezer if need be.
BTW- the sharks are so bad this year, we're only really concentrating on 5 spot gar- higher return....
We have caught some very small amounts of mullet and sardines, but unfortunately the sharks are making a mess of my nets. Fine mesh bait nets and insane amounts of sharks isn't a good combination. Every time the net goes in the water the sharks are putting holes in it, which makes a lot of work, and adds a lot of cost π«
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Great job
Sounds like the sharks are causing you much grief Chris and probably hindering your ability to earn. What's the solution with the sharks do you think?
Pure Quality.
Best bait in the country
Well said Chris Bolton Fishing
Excellent
Premium Biz = Premium Product. Keep it up Chris
For every hole in your net I will wad punch one in a bullsharks head
Got em in the freezer, just waiting for this wind to fk off!!
Ok, I gave fair warning, so here's number 1 name and shame.
We have NOT sold bransfords tackle shop a single garfish, mullet, or anything else for many years!
False advertising!!!
@followers
Haha that’s funny as π€¦π½ A
Damn son get em.
Free advertising
When you cant get the real thing.
I had a run in with these guys... approached to sell a local product but chose to stock the exact same product from WA... support local they say!
Standard operating procedure
Hopefully the other sellers haven't got that ridiculous markup also
You'll just get blocked.
Shame I know how hard you work for them bad boys
I seen the picture today and was like wow there stocking good bait , every other picture they have average gar. But it’s just click bait hey π€¦βοΈπ€¦βοΈ name and shame them.
Hard to find a product prepared so professionally, shame to see dickheads tarnish your brand. Keep up the good work, I will definitely think twice before heading into any shop doing this.
It would seem that the post I commented on, highlighting the fact is it false advertising, has been deleted. Another one still appears as last I checked. Poor form, definitely.
This bloke is a wanker! I won a rod and reel in a raffle a few years back and when I rocked up to pick the prize up , it was a combo completely different from the one advertised in the comp! Refused to take it and told him I’ll wait for the original prize! No bloody joke it was over a year of me calling him each time I was home and getting all the excuses under the sun on why he’s got no shipments! I eventually got the $ value of the reel in cash off him and haven’t been back!
Not good mate.
Bransfords used to be a great tackle shop when Keith had it
Not just using an old pic? Your gar are definitely promo photo worthy
βοΈ Gar Wars
Yeah, that’s shit form…. Good on ya for calling them out.
Thats just not on
False advertising aside, look at the blue in those tails!! Best gar money can buy!
No way! I knew they were a bit full of shit, but this is absolutely fucked.
Cairns Post
Pity you don’t have better things to do.
Did you paint the spots on these ones too Keith π€£
Chris Bolton Fishing in the media!
