THE RICH AND FAMOUS

In the 1970s and ’80s, anglers from all over the world lined up to fish for black marlin out of Cairns, including many famous celebrities. Among them were actors Lee Marvin, Wilbur Smith and Ernest Borgnine. Two of the world’s best golfers— Jack Nicklaus and Greg Norman—turned up, and each caught granders on the reef. The president of McDonald’s, Fred Turner, andformer President Jimmy Carter also came to fish. Aussie tycoon Rupert Murdock visited, and rockers

Tim and Jon Farriss of the band INXS loved their time on the reef, catching giant black marlin from their own 35-foot Bertram.