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Fishing Reports
Christmas Island
August 25, 2005
Posted by Stan Wright
Honolulu, HI 96826 USA
Email: stanwright@hawaii.rr.com
Current Report
The fishing was fantastic.
The bone fishermen in our
group waded the endless
miles of shallow sand flats
casting to 2, 3, and 4
pound fish. Christmas
Island is a quantity
bonefish area. The largest
on our trip weighed just
over 4 pounds...... I was
often standing in one spot
for over two hours casting
to schools of 50 or 60
bonefish as the moved up the
flats. Most of these fish
weighed 1 to 2 pounds, but
were so much fun on a 5 wt
fly rod. I would catch 2 or
3 fish before the giant
school of fish moved past me.
A few hours of the day was
spent trawling outside the
lagoon where we picked up
Wahoo, yellowfin tuna, aku,
and GT. We ate fresh fish
dishes and sashimi every
day.
After dropping the bonefish
guys off on the flats, some
of us would have the boatman
move in close to the reef
and drift over the shallow,
crystal clear waters. It
was like an aquarium, so
many colorful reef fish.
This is where a heavier fly
rod or spinning rod came
into play. I would wait for
my brother or son to hook
up, then cast my fly into
the school of fish that
followed the hooked fish
trying to take the lure out
of its mouth. Instant hook
up. We caught GT (blue fin
and white) from 1 to 35
pounds, lie (leatherback) up
to 2 3/4 pound, and a wild
assortment of reef fish.
Several times our guide
spotted an octopus and
jumped into the waist deep
water to grab it. One 8
pound tako (octopus) would
provide plenty of poki and
snacks for everyone at the
hotel.
I'm still going through the
1000+ pictures before I can
add a "Christmas Island"
page to my web site. I'm
also saving up for my next
trip.
Aloha,
Stan
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