Thanks everone for the replies. The trip is still in the planning stage (only started looking into it a week ago) and I don't know all the details. I have a good friend up there whose brother has quite a few contacts on large properties. Through him I am hoping to get access to some good areas. It will all be self guided and at this stage I don't know what fees are involved; as regards the land owners. I also have a very good friend who does day fishing trips off Cairns (usually goes about 40nm off the coast). I will be staying with him. The plan is too spend 2-3 days fishing; the same hunting and a few days in Cairns just catching up with other friends. Be sometime in the middle of the year.