high tide or incoming, mornings are best or dusk is the next best. popper flies. no need for sink tip in the lagoon.

I have fly fished Raro and Aitutaki a few times and will going back to Raro again in August. I have found you will catch plenty of fish of all kinds (but mostly small) using a smallish clouser and a twitchy retrieve cast close to just about any patch of coral, the main chanels leading in and out of the lagoon, like the one at Muri and the one right in front of Trader Jacks can give up the odd bigger fish using bigger flys and poppers and should give you a shot at some good Bluefin Trevally.

Hi Hutchy, most of my clousers are 6 or 8's and I use a few crazy charlies in smaller sizes as well. Mostly in tan and white or yellow and white, but for the larger flies I like to add a bit of colour to the mix, maybe if fishing the entrances go for a big bright fly to get some attention.