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Fiji Saltwater Fishing Report - April-May 2008
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| Registered User Name: Don Kirkendall Age: 64 Vessel: 17' Willie Driftboat-22' Force Location: Eagle Point, Oregon/Maui, Hawaii Job:Guide/Outfitter Bio: Guide and outfitter in Oregon
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| Adrian, sweet ride and sweet location. I don't know if you read my reply yesterday but I had the opportunity to work on Kadavu Island three times about 15 years ago guiding multi-day 5, 7 and (1) 10 day kayak trips for South Pacific Kayaks sponsored by the Dive Kadavu Resort. Once we had set camp each afternoon I would gather our Fijian Crew led by a really nice guy named Tom jump in the support boat and going fishing with the only gear I had, namely salmon fishing gear brought from Oregon. We had some epic days fishing mainly around the Nagagia Island area. There wasn't any charter operations or boats down there then, but I thought what a great place to bring a boat and set up shop. You are truly a very fortunate person in a great place. I will definitely try to come visit you sometime. What a treat it would be to fish those waters in a boat that can get you further from shore in a comfortable boat. Boys you better go visit this area while it remains pristine.
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| Fiji Game Boat Captain Name: Adrian Watt Vessel: 31ft DeepVee 310, BITE ME Location: Matava, Kadavu, Fiji Islands Job:Gamefishing Charter Boat Captain
Posts: 42
Images: 44 | 15 years ago, before our time here even... Matava built in 1998-2000, we bought it in 2000. The fishing is great, we starting to get busy into the sailfish/wahoo season! Looking forward to it. |
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| Fiji Game Boat Captain Name: Adrian Watt Vessel: 31ft DeepVee 310, BITE ME Location: Matava, Kadavu, Fiji Islands Job:Gamefishing Charter Boat Captain
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Images: 44 | Just a thought - Salmon fishing gear on the kadavu Seamount off Nagigia - The yellowfin must have been a handful ! We use 14-17 weight fly rods on the wahoo and sails but throwing a fly out on the seamount - Thats brave !
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| Registered User Name: Don Kirkendall Age: 64 Vessel: 17' Willie Driftboat-22' Force Location: Eagle Point, Oregon/Maui, Hawaii Job:Guide/Outfitter Bio: Guide and outfitter in Oregon
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| Fortunately for me the Yellowfin were schoolies, about 15-20 pounds and skipjacks to about 10 pounds. I was using a Lamiglas salmon rod Medium Heavy with a 5500 Abu Garcia Reel spooled with 20# Maxima. I was a little under gunned. The line from one days fishing off the Surf Resort caused the 20# test to get scalped beyond use. One skipjack I fought came to the surface jumping three times. The third jump a 150-200# Marlin caught the skippy in mid air and broke the line. Thank God. Never hooked a Wahoo, that trip took place in late November. However on earlier trips we were hand lining off our kayaks in the deep water next to the surf island and we were getting snapped off on 'something' very big, may have been Wahoo. There are some big buggers down there, I saw one that was hand lined by a Fijian local that was well over 100#. Just thinking about my time down there makes me miss the island and the people. You have a great gig going down there.
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| Fiji Game Boat Captain Name: Adrian Watt Vessel: 31ft DeepVee 310, BITE ME Location: Matava, Kadavu, Fiji Islands Job:Gamefishing Charter Boat Captain
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Images: 44 | Yes - its an amazing place. Lots of big wahoo off Nagigia, even out of season. We were there about 10 days ago and got jumped by a big wahoo pack. Season is not supposed to start until May/June. Always a few marlin around and always yellowfin / skipjack. I have never been to the seamount off Nagigia and blanked. Must have given you a heart attack when the marlin went after your skippie :-)
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| Registered User Name: Aaron Vessel: 17' Carolina Skiff Location: Elk River, Minnesota, USA Job:HR Representative - Cabela's
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| Does anyone have any experience shore fishing in Fiji? I'll be there for a week in June and plan on bringing some heavy spinning gear and my cast net. What can I expect??? Any help is appreciated. |
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| Registered User Name: allen Vessel: big, like my ---- Location: down town Job:pimpin
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| Thank god for fast foward...
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| Registered User Name: Sam Vessel: skiff Location: Vancouver-by-the-Sea Job:Fishin'
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The thing about Fiji is that all land is private property all the way to the outside of the reef-where you're standing/trying to cast belongs to someone somewhere I mean every grain of sand-this is serious. Usually just asking around will get you an OK to let 'er fly people are friendly and helpful-some resorts do have a No Fishing from the beach policy though. The challenge is that the water is almost as clear as the air fish can be quite spooky and reluctant to leave their hidey holes. So early/late low light over cast/windy days are when you'll do best with small silver spoons or poppers. Hiring a skiff to take you to the outside of the reef to cast is much more productive than pounding from the beach IME. | |
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| "The Roving Angler" Name: Tony Pena Age: 62 Vessel: n/a Location: Valley Center, CA Job:Outdoors Writer & Photographer Bio: Freelance writer and photographer who has traveled to over 17 countries and has set 18 IGFA world records while promoting the benefits of catch and release throughout my travels.
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Images: 1 | Concur with Sam. The Fijians are friendly but have a complicated culture so be cautious regarding just going anywhere you think looks good and start fishing. You'll see the men wading and casting nets all around the islands and they are getting their FOOD not sportfishing in most cases. Fishing without permission is like taking their food and trespassing at the same time. Just remember that Fiji was known as the "Cannibal Islands" and the crude tools for the job are on prominent display in the local musums and shops. For best results hire a boat and look for white terns hovering over small reef areas and stay with them as they move while casting poppers. Giant trevally, bluefin trevally and green jobfish may be lurking and feeding in those areas. Blind casting, like we do in Panama, is not as productive because you may have a hundred miles of reef area that all looks the same to the casual observer but only small spots have any concentration of fish. The reef inlets are another good area to set up in. The good thing about using a boat is that you're pulling fish AWAY from the structure while shore fishing you're pulling them in which is much more diificult. Tony Pena "The Roving Angler" |
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| Registered User Name: hatidua Vessel: sold 'em both Location: various Job:markpix.com
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