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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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If you click on this and swipe across, youโll hear a bit of what Josh Niland had to say. Something worth thinking about for anyone who catches fish, I reckon...
Weโve worked with Josh for many years now, but itโs pretty special hearing him talk about our Changemaker Award and the way we operate.
As I always tell my crew, catching the fish is less than half the job. What happens after itโs caught โ thatโs the biggest and most important part of what we do.
(I thought our conversation was being videoed on my phone but it wasn't so this will have to do)
A bit of footage from the last few days doing day runs targeting coral trout.
I've had quite a few people tell me I should put together some sort of subscription, course or video series on how to properly handle fish from the second they come out of the water.
For a long time my answer was basically, bugger that โ I'm not giving away all my secrets. ๐
But I'm starting to come around to the idea.
Over the years, I've learnt a huge amount about fish handling, particularly since we started working directly with some of the best chefs and restaurants in Australia โ and, I'd argue, some of the best in the world.
There's a hell of a lot more to getting the absolute best out of a fish than simply catching it and throwing it on ice. Far more than most realise. Small things at every stage can make a massive difference to the end result.
I won't teach you how to catch more fish. But whether you're a recreational fisho who wants to take home the best possible feed, a charter operator wanting to give your clients a better product, or a commercial fisherman wanting to lift quality (and prices) I reckon there's plenty I could share that would be genuinely useful.
Some of that knowledge I've kept pretty close to my chest over the years...
That could change.... ๐
I'd have to charge something for it, but I'd want to keep it reasonably priced and make sure people actually get some real value from it.
So, before I go to the trouble and cost of putting it all together (which will take quite some time) โ would there actually be reasonable interest in it?
Tell me what you think
If there seems to be enough interest, and I think there would be, I'll get the ball rolling. ๐คทโโ๏ธ
Take my money Chris…I’m definitely in!
Or people should have started following you years ago when you did the videos of how you handle the fish ๐ (oops did I say that out loud ๐ฎ)
Great idea Chris. As a recreational angler who generally looks after the catch, any hints on improving the quality of the fish I keep would be appreciated.
๐ฏ Look forward to learning more mate. Always inspirational watching you work ๐ป
Yes please that would be great ๐๐
I’d be keen to learn more about fish quality. As an angler, generally,our cost of each trip to the amount of fillets is not an economical exercise. We justify this by knowing we are eating fresh fish. To learn more about fish quality would be a good thing.
It’s not that hard mate ๐คฃ you pull the fish in, chuck it in the floor for a bit, then cut its throat, throw it in the bloody kill bin for 30 mins, catch a few more, then chuck them in the esky with a few frozen 2 litre Coke bottles, then brain spike them couple hours later ๐๐ป
Great idea, plenty to be learnt!
Definitely interested
Great idea Chris, have seen some quick videos of Barra being processed you have done, we need to look after fish better.
I bought one of your ike jime spikes from you when you made them with all profits going to the bushfire victims, I've used it ever since in conjunction with a ice slurry. The friends I give fish to always comment that my fish tastes better than anyone else's, that's no coincidence. Thank you for all your tips and answers to my sometimes stupid questions. Your are a legend of professional fishing in Australia keep up the great work ๐
I'd be happy to catch one of those beauties โบ๏ธ
For a long time I have been following your posts/ tips and adopting them where possible. This alone has massively improved the quality of the fish I bring home. I would certainly commit to purchasing this if you go ahead with it, and I hope you do mate. It’s a great idea that would benefit a lot of people.
The eyes say it all, they look sooooo fresh ๐๐ฃ
If Ryan Moody can do it for barra fishing you can do it for trout.
Do it brother, I’d be keen. You are the master. We are all keen to learn๐
What is your ratio for how much ice to take for a trip
Yep. I'd definitely be interested in that
When you see some of the FB posts from other commercial fishers, it’s obvious that there is a huge variation in the way different operators treat their fish! When a beast is killed for human consumption, there are very strict protocols on how that animal must be processed. Not so in commercial fishing it seems! There are vids of fish being pulled from nets that have died in the net who knows how many minutes/ hours before, thrown roughly into a pile of others then back on the mother boat lying in bins waiting to be filleted - and not a skerrick of ice anywhere!! And it’s supposed to be a quality product!!
yes you should share i learnt so much working for you about handling seafood and i had years of seatime fishing before hand so yes the question is best option youtube clips pay 7k per 1m view , there is gov grants for training video as part of tafe courses or sponsors from the industry that you have the contacts for now with the reputation to back it hell you should rewrite the safe seafood handling models for the master fishers course and set a new higher standard for the industry
I've learnt heaps from you on handling, dispatch, preservation and cooking mate. Ikijimni and sukibiki - thankyou.
Mate it might be worth getting someone to help you write a book. Hardcover. Get some of your customers onboard. Your approach is inspirational. The images of the amazing quality fish you produce would be worth the purchase price! In fact put me down for a few signed copies๐
Chris, I have admired your dedication to your profession for some time. If certainly be keen to learn more.
Mate i did a trip with the boys ‘our mates’. I have fished my whole life but what I learnt in that one trip has changed everything that I do now. Including how to look after the fish. I’m sure what I learnt wasn’t even a smig on what you can show people. You are a legend in your game!
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 fishโit 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 usโthank 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 ๐ฅ
Well done mate!!
Very well done Sir
Congratulations mate ๐
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 ๐ป
Congratulations Chris, Kim & Evie ๐
Well done champion Well done Chris Bolton Fishing and your family ๐๐๐๐
Well deserved guys ๐๐๐
This actually made me cry Chris. I'm so thrilled for you and your family. You work so hard at what you do and it's wonderful to see your rewards. You scrub up pretty good too ๐
Congratulations
Congratulations guys...well deserved...awsome news ๐
What an incredible achievement to you and your family. Hard work and a dream takes you on unbelievable journeys. Well done
Congrats mate. Once again leading the way and proving the doubters
Congratulations guys very well deserved. So proud of you all
So happy for you mate. It's incredible how no matter what life throws at people if your innately a good person eventually the cards fall your way. Congratulations mate
So awesome well done mate ๐ change is never easy and you’ve absolutely nailed it
Congrats mate. Well deserved.
Good on you and congratulations ๐บ ๐ฃ
Gotta love the doubters mate.Congrats to you and your family.Well deserved
Passion, foresight and determination, they are the attributes needed to be an industry leader. You have them in spades mate, congratulations on receiving the recognition you and your small family business deserves. You’ve proven your knockers wrong, right to the top of the industry tree. The cream eventually rises to the top no matter how much it’s stirred!! โค๏ธ
Congratulations on your award! ๐ this is wonderful news Chris and Kim. You work so hard.
Kicking goals once again . Well done ledge .
Chris Bolton Fishing in the media!
