Reef Encounters Fishing Charters

19/07/2024

We’re hiring! PM to apply.

Reef Encounters are seeking a deckhand for the 24/25 season, with a start date set for October 1st. Whilst a love of fishing and a passion for the ocean are great assets, we’re primarily on the hunt for someone with an easy going personality who will build an excellent rapport with all our customers. You’ll need the ability to provide a great all round experience, have a willingness to learn, keen attention to detail, and an optimistic approach to your work. In return, we’ll provide a great working environment, competitive pay rates, and all the training necessary to get your oceanic skills up to date! This job presents experiences like no other - living and working on the ocean amongst a great community of people, you are bound to have a memorable journey as a part of our team!

The details:
- Casual position incl. weekends
- Seasonal (Oct. - June)

Must have or be willing to obtain:
- Boat license
- Shipboard Safety Skillset

A training period will take place for the successful candidate, assisted by previous deckhands.

04/07/2024

Our end of season always brings a new chapter and again we farewell another great deckhand!

Oscar, AKA “Peddles”, has been a valued member of the Reef Encounters team this fishing season and will be remembered for his very cheerful presence! All customers who experienced his positive and very helpful nature will agree he has contributed to some very memorable days on the water along with his signature Spotify playlist that always received the tick of approval from all!

Onwards to pursue his career as a tradesman leaving the bar set high for the next person to take his place! Thank you Oscar and we wish you the best of luck in the future!

“All in all” it was a ripper season 😉

09/04/2024

Finally 🙌 It’s no secret that it’s been a tough season on bluefin in our area this year but we have finally broken the seal! Looking forward to more of this in the coming months so we have our fingers crossed for more tuna success.

What a ripping session with a return crew that enjoyed an epic freeding frenzy at the back of the boat. Some beautiful specimens were taken and iced down for a 1st class feed!

05/04/2024

Fun day on the water for a bucks show and boy did the fish play ball! Nannie’s over 60cm and some of the biggest whiting you’ll see in the country 🙌

Thanks and the whole crew, till next year! 🎣 fish on!

24/03/2024

What a month it’s been! 😮‍💨 The v***n has spent more time at sea than on her mooring lately and despite some tough fishing conditions the team have been bringing home the goods!

Still lacking on the tuna front but some of these catches have made up for their absence! Pictured first up with his electric blue morwong followed by a photo dump from the last few weeks. Enjoy 🙌

04/02/2024

Some serious sized fish onboard over the past couple of weeks! We’ve been out on charters more days than we can count lately, so sorry for the lack of posting! 😅

Special mention to the 88cm blue morwong caught by in pic #4, absolute beast!

09/12/2023

A boat load of healthy KG’s is the only way to combat a rainy day! Our crew today hauled a substantial catch in some tough conditions, including this 46cm specimen from Mady 🙌 Now ….Summer….. please bring us some sun! 🙏☀️

02/12/2023

Quality fish and quality company with todays crew! Well done Matt on landing his first Samson fish at 124cm 🙌 cya next time guys 🎣

25/11/2023

What a last couple of days!
With the weather still playing games, we pushed on and worked around the conditions to find some serious fish 🙌 Thank you to all of our customers, we look forward seeing you onboard again 🎣

Pictured 1st photo is Ryan with an absolute beast est. 28kg gummy shark that had left him with some sore arms!

We currently only have one Saturday available for booking until April so get in quick to secure a Sunday before they sell out next!

06/11/2023

We have a rare last minute opening for small groups or individuals on Tuesday (tomorrow) and Wednesday 🙌
If you’ve seen the weather report you might be just as excited as our skipper Ryan! Jump on board for that day on the water you’ve been hanging for!

Phone call, dm or email to enquire 🎣

27/10/2023

An update on our season opening for the month of October! Wild and windy conditions making it difficult to access our waters, but the short windows of opportunity have been providing the goods!

Pictured 1st photo is our new deckhand for the 23/24 season, Oscar!
Oscar is a well seasoned fishing young gun and brings a great atmosphere to the day onboard with us. Be sure to welcome him on your next adventure with us 🎣

Also some shots from recent trips to the offshore reefs providing reliable catches with awesome variety.

Busy season is upon us and the dates are filling out quick so now is the time to secure that day for your fishing fix 🙌

26/09/2023

The V***n is home and we are all fired up for another season starting the 1st of October! Now is the time to start securing your spot onboard for what is going to be another cracking year! 🎣

What a way to celebrate the season opening with our third and final episode with Ifish airing on Sunday 5pm ten bold! 📺

SA ANGLER Magazine

21/08/2023

Episode 2 with Ifish on its way 🙌 Another ripping day in our part of the world! Paul WorstelingSA ANGLER Magazine

📺 Ten Bold - Sunday 5pm

17/07/2023

This weekend guys! Tune in and enjoy some quality fishing with some quality people 🙌

SA ANGLER Magazine SHIMANO Australia Fishing

07/07/2023

With the beginning of winter so marks the end of another season, our second full year of operating Reef Encounters! How time is flying and so many great memories made already. A big thank you to all new, and regular clients that we had the pleasure of fishing with during the season! Also, the people in the background that make it all possible, you know who you are 🙌 Special mention to our deckhands and .zeller who were both valued members of our team, we hope to see you both onboard again someday soon!

Wishing you all have a safe and enjoyable winter! We will be returning 1st of October ready for another big season with some nice little improvements! You might even spot one already in the photo 😉

Tight lines 🎣 team Reef Encounters

19/06/2023

Sneak peak into our recent trip with Ifish and SA ANGLER. Great work with the podcast as always guys! Tune in and have a listen 🎣

Episode 84: Paul Worsteling, IFISHThis week we are super excited to be joined by Australia’s highest profile fisherman, Paul Worsteling, to chat fishing, filming and hear one of the funniest fishing stories we’ve had to date. Across 17 series of I...

18/06/2023

Have you ever caught one of these blue beauties? Known as the “blue devil”, they are an occasional bycatch in our local waters when targeting whiting. Seeing one surface is a sight to remember! It’s a fisherman’s tale that they are bad luck to take, so this one was sent back. Far too beautiful to eat in our opinion!

07/06/2023

We had the absolute pleasure of filming with this week and to say we had a ball is an understatement! It was very humbling working alongside two of Australia’s fishing greats, Shane and Paul, not to mention the great company of their camera crew. We are very grateful to the weather gods and ocean for providing a perfect window and amazing variety of species to keep our drags warm!From the whole team at Reef Encounters we extend our thanks for coming onboard and allowing us to show you what we do! Till next time guys, fish on! 🎣
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03/06/2023

Another ripping weekend on the bluefin! Thank you to both crews for great company and more than a few good laughs! 🙌

It’s the last month of our 22/23 season here at Reef Encounters so if you’re looking to squeeze in that one last session before the cold winter, now is the time!

16/05/2023

The boys from Loxton North braved the mighty Southern Ocean swells for a ripping session on bluefin tuna and a nice seafood basket off the bottom!

This school shark was among the offerings along with a few stories of the “ones that got away”, some empty spools and sore arms will trigger some memories for the crew!

It was a pleasure to have you all onboard. Till next time, tight lines 🎣

03/05/2023

Goldy you’ve done it again! 🙌
One of our regular customers from the peninsula had a tug of war with this solid king at 134cm on a recent charter. Well done mate, it was a pleasure to see it tagged and released!

14/03/2023

Hands are full here with a crew from the long weekend! Had another session of pulling fish and many laughs with a great crew we love to see coming back onboard! Till next time boys 🎣

11/02/2023

Who else has been lucky enough to taste the flavour behind one of these incredible looking fish?! We have had a few of these beauties hit the deck lately and they are a very welcome surprise 🙌 the amazing harlequin fish!

Thank you to and the rest of the crew from the SA metropolitan fire service for a great day out 🙌

31/01/2023

The last 4 days of fishing have been exceptional to say the least! Thank you to all of the crews that made our week so much fun 🙌

From hauls of nannygai with plenty pushing past the 60cm mark, solid tuna up to 18kg and beautiful big blue morwong, we have had all of the variety you could wish for!

07/01/2023

Welcoming back the SBT’s in style 🙌 what a cracking day offshore today with an awesome crew.
Who else was out there enjoying the glass out?!

20/12/2022

Looking for something to do this school holidays? We still have some dates available during the Christmas holiday period for a chance to get out offshore with family or friends! See below for some date options; call, email or head online to book.

December 23rd | Extended Deep Sea | $380pp
December 28th | Standard Deep Sea | $280pp
December 29th | Extended Deep Sea | $380pp
January 2nd | Standard Deep Sea | $280pp

14/12/2022

Nannygai coming onboard thick and fast for our crew today!

24/11/2022

Putting you onto that fish of a lifetime is what we live for at Reef Encounters, Lloyd’s Samson fish from last weekend was no exception! It was a truly epic battle which we are sure he felt the next day 🙌

If that wasn’t enough…he backed it up with a 5 ft school shark 😅

Fish were tagged and released to be enjoyed another day 🎣

11/11/2022

Whether it’s your first fish, or it’s one to tick of the list as a seasoned fisherman, we put our heart and souls into making your experience one to remember.

This big blue morwong was just one of the fish for Siobhan’s memory book! She showed everyone onboard how it was done, landing multiple sharks, huge nannygai and plenty in between!

If you’re looking at booking soon we’ve got an opening for next Friday the 18th due to cancellation. Dm or email for details 🙌

05/10/2022

What a start to the 22/23 season it’s been! 4 days of beautiful seas, good times and smooth sailing for crews over the long weekend 🙌

Here are just a couple of highlights from the many fish caught!