Red Hot Fishing Charters
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Red Hot Fishing Charters is an experienced Charter company based in Victoria, also fully licensed to run our fishing charters up into NSW. We strive to bring the best fish to our customers leading adrenaline pumping charters for the past 20 years! You won't be disappointed by our trips. Local skipper Simon Rinaldi has been fishing the local waters of Port Phillip Bay, Western Port, Bass Straight, and the Southern Ocean for 30 years.

Simon also has 20 years experience working as a skipper/deckhand in the open waters from the wild blue southern ocean and as far north as the Gold Coast catching catching fish that dreams are made of. Simon is a fully qualified master 5 skipper3 / med 3 and also holds a current level 2 first aid certificate.
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Each season Melbourne's Red Hot Fishing Charters is consistently putting their clients onto some of the best Snapper Fishing this country has to offer with snapper ranging from 1kg pinkies up to a whopping 10kg snapper right on the door step of Melbourne in Port Phillip bay.

Your captain Simon has been catching the Snapper in Melbourne's Port Phillip Bay his whole life and has a very good reputation as one of the finest snapper charter boats going around, catching these Snapper is a passion of Simon's and a fishing charter aboard red hot Fishing Charters Melbourne will leave you learning the art of finding and catching some of Melbourne's most sought after fish the mighty Snapper.
Come join a Marlin Fishing Charter in BERMAGUI with Capt. Simon Rinaldi onboard "RED HOT" our 9 metre trailer boat. Game fishing on the NSW sapphire coast at Bermagui being the closest port to the continental shelf with a safe harbour and a real laid back atmosphere and the fishing here can be as good as anywhere on its day.
The mighty Mako shark's streamlined features give it the ability to jump 15 foot into the air and glide through the water gracefully. It's no wonder these awesome sharks are the ultimate game fish to catch. Your skipper Simon Rinaldi has been catching these beautiful sharks since age 10 - Bass Straight is where it all started for Simon.
It's not just the marlin that are in this area we catch plenty of Mahi Mahi (dolphin fish ) Wahoo, Yellow Fin Tuna, King Fish and giant Mako sharks just to name a few. The township of nelson bay located right in the middle of port Stephens; it is one of NSW pristine tourist locations with the huge port/bay having plenty on offer.
Portland in Western Victoria is one of the most consistent tuna fishing locations in the world captain Simon Rinaldi has been catching world class southern blue fin tuna in Portland for the past 30 years.

Simon runs his red hot tuna fishing at Portland from march right through to august each year and consistently puts his customers onto crazy action on the southern blue fin tuna and albacore tuna some seasons seeing Simon's tuna counter reach over 1000 tuna a season, the 2015 season red hot tuna fishing charters recorded a massive 1,250 tuna for the season.
Reviews (8)
Ben Doolin
Ben Doolin
Jul 06, 2021
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Great Skipper! Made sure we all got a fish even when all the other boats were getting nothing!
He knew his stuff and was very helpful with every aspect of our adventure.
Will definetely be booking with Simon again.
Rhonda Jones
Rhonda Jones
Jan 20, 2019
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Whether you are chasing Snapper, Tuna or Marlin, Red Hot Fishing Charters will make your day memorable. Skipper Simon & his staff are knowledgeable & safety conscious. For a memorable day out with mates or on your own, I recommend Red Hot will give you an enjoyable experience.
Lisa Thomas
Lisa Thomas
Nov 25, 2018
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Great skipper who knew where to find the fish! Bagged out before midday. Got back to the boat ramp to fillet our haul, all other charters got doughnuts! Booked this charter for a birthday with a group of friends, all had an awesome day, very happy and highly recommended. Shout out to Matty the captain and Billy the deckhand, great job guys!
Bethany Hutchison
Bethany Hutchison
Nov 13, 2018
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Amazingly run business, the best in Victoria. Provided a great day out catching tuna in Portland. Would highly recommend Red Hot Fishing Charters to anyone looking for a memorable day on the water.
Jayme McCoy
Jayme McCoy
Oct 17, 2018
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If your looking for a memorable day out on the bay definitely book a day out with Simon and his crew. They are professional, reliable and extremely friendly! Best charter around! You won’t be disappointed.
Lisa Wilkinson
Lisa Wilkinson
Sep 06, 2018
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Red Hot Fishing Charters are experienced, friendly and very professional! A great day on the water with friends..we look forward to booking another day with them in the future.
Anthony Misso
Anthony Misso
Sep 06, 2018
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Went out with Red Hot Fishing Charters today with six of my friends, Simon did not let us down we ended up catching 27 tuna, in about 5 hours, he promised us fish and he delivered.
I have no hesitation in recommending Red Hot Fishing Charters for a awesome day's fishing
Three Hills
Three Hills
Aug 29, 2018
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Simon and Matt were really professional and helpful all the way. We bagged out before lunch and Simon was happy to let us keep fishing and Matt carefully released them for us. I highly recommend Red Hot Charters.