Cairns is blessed with some of Australia’s best beaches and they offer plenty of incredible fishing spots, especially for land-based anglers. They are all easily accessible. Like the headland route, it’s best to fish over the rising tide and bigger tides and calmer weather with little swell is best. Machans Beach has many fishable attributes especially with its close proximity to the Barron River mouth. Fishing around the mouth with live and fresh baits can produce some monster barramundi and salmon. The creek mouth is not the only spot to wet a line and anywhere along the open beach may produce fish. The next stop is Holloways Beach which is fed by Thomatis Creek and is also a hot spot for salmon and barramundi. When fishing both these beaches, standard estuary gear will do the job. In terms of technique, these beaches are very much highways for both bait and fish and when they come through, it can get red-hot very quickly. Lures, bait fishing and retrievers will work well in the open beach environment with depth of water being the biggest factor to consider. Trinity Beach is not fed by any creek systems but still has many fishable attributes.