G'day fullas!!

Anyone got any info on fishing up in the Islands? Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu, Raro etc?? Me and the missus are planning to head away for a belated honeymoon, but I'm super keen to sneak in one day of tropical fishing. (got the pass already, ha ha!!) Ideally targetting GT's and/or Mahimahi, but it has to be a "holiday" destination too.......(she wont be too keen with an old fishing shack if you know what I mean.....) The obvious ones are Vanuatu or Fiji, but has anyone got any info on Samoa or even Raro? Or whereabouts in Fiji?

Any advice will be gratefully received............

Aitutaki if you want to spoil the missus and get yourself a GT or mahi-mahi!

Amen to Aitutaki. The Cooks are a great place, under-promoted and under appreciated.
They take NZ$, so you don't have to worry about nasty surprises on the visa card statements, and aitutaki is just a perfect, postcard like place, I think the nicest place I have been in the pacific. Great place to chill out, really nice accoms/eating etc, beaut beaches, good fishing both off shore, on the outer reef and in the lagoon.
That would have to be my choice if I had to allow for spouses and a non-fishing specific tropical retreat.

Awesome info on the Cooks, sounding good. Anyone got any info on Samoa? That would be another possibility....................

Skidder wrote: If your keen on off shore fishing my preference from best to average.   Vavau Tonga, Samoa, Vanuatu, Fiji

Hey Skidder,

What tips you got for Samoa? It's another option, as is Fiji......... I can probably only get away with one days fishing leaving from not far from wherever we choose to stay. So I guess serious off shore fishing isn't really possible..........

X2, and serious offshore fishing is an option there even on half day trips, it won't take you more than half an hour to get anywhere on the island from anywhere you might be, and that's if you drive really slowly. The 'harbour' is within 5 minutes or so from most of the resorts etc. and we had some great fun inside the lagoon straight out in front of the place we were in with a huge number of species and a few monumental bustoffs (assuming GTs or big bluefin trevs). There was an article in the Fishing News about a year back with a few guys very successfully popping for GTs inside the lagoon literally a minutes walk from where they parked their car. If you do end up there the spot they were at was a few hundred meters from a place called Samadi Bar, which incidentally is about as close to the perfect bar as I can imagine- you can leave your drink on the beach and wander into water like the picture above with allsorts of bright little fish swimming around. To top it off, a short 2 minute boat ride across a small channel from samadi bar takes you to a resort with a great restaurant, once again with an absolutely perfect setting and the Surf n Turf meal I had there is still the best meal I can remember 

Skidder wrote: If you are considering Samoa...stay at Aggie's and book a trip out with local charter operators..recommend the guy running a White Pointer.

 

2cold wrote: X2, and serious offshore fishing is an option there even on half day trips, it won't take you more than half an hour to get anywhere on the island from anywhere you might be, and that's if you drive really slowly. The 'harbour' is within 5 minutes or so from most of the resorts etc. and we had some great fun inside the lagoon straight out in front of the place we were in with a huge number of species and a few monumental bustoffs (assuming GTs or big bluefin trevs). There was an article in the Fishing News about a year back with a few guys very successfully popping for GTs inside the lagoon literally a minutes walk from where they parked their car. If you do end up there the spot they were at was a few hundred meters from a place called Samadi Bar, which incidentally is about as close to the perfect bar as I can imagine- you can leave your drink on the beach and wander into water like the picture above with allsorts of bright little fish swimming around. To top it off, a short 2 minute boat ride across a small channel from samadi bar takes you to a resort with a great restaurant, once again with an absolutely perfect setting and the Surf n Turf meal I had there is still the best meal I can remember  In terms of offshore fishing you have lines out as soon as you leave the harbour as it drops straight off to god knows how deep and we were into our first YFT within 15 mins of getting on the boat. One of their more productive FADs is only about 30 mins if that trolling from the lagoon entrance, and we landed allsorts from rainbow runner (a very cool miniature kingfish like fish) to YFT to Wahoo to Mahis, and there is good GT fishing all around the outside of the lagoon

Hey 2cold,

Are you describing Aitutaki too?

Skiwi74 wrote: 2cold wrote: X2, and serious offshore fishing is an option there even on half day trips, it won't take you more than half an hour to get anywhere on the island from anywhere you might be, and that's if you drive really slowly. The 'harbour' is within 5 minutes or so from most of the resorts etc. and we had some great fun inside the lagoon straight out in front of the place we were in with a huge number of species and a few monumental bustoffs (assuming GTs or big bluefin trevs). There was an article in the Fishing News about a year back with a few guys very successfully popping for GTs inside the lagoon literally a minutes walk from where they parked their car. If you do end up there the spot they were at was a few hundred meters from a place called Samadi Bar, which incidentally is about as close to the perfect bar as I can imagine- you can leave your drink on the beach and wander into water like the picture above with allsorts of bright little fish swimming around. To top it off, a short 2 minute boat ride across a small channel from samadi bar takes you to a resort with a great restaurant, once again with an absolutely perfect setting and the Surf n Turf meal I had there is still the best meal I can remember  In terms of offshore fishing you have lines out as soon as you leave the harbour as it drops straight off to god knows how deep and we were into our first YFT within 15 mins of getting on the boat. One of their more productive FADs is only about 30 mins if that trolling from the lagoon entrance, and we landed allsorts from rainbow runner (a very cool miniature kingfish like fish) to YFT to Wahoo to Mahis, and there is good GT fishing all around the outside of the lagoon  Hey 2cold, Are you describing Aitutaki too?

Sorry mate, just read your other posts. Of course you're describing Aitutaki.........

You paint a very appealing picture.