Three men have been charged after one allegedly shot a large fish with a spear gun in a far north Queensland hotel foyer.

Police say one of the 18-year-old men fled the Cairns hotel with the dead fish only to be arrested when he returned a short time later last Wednesday night.

A large fish was allegedly speared in a Cairns hotel foyer. Credit:Quentin Jones

The others were arrested on Thursday and the trio will face court later this month charged with trespassing and unlawfully injuring an animal.

AAP

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