Hi everyone,
I wanted to post a few photos of fishing in Fiji. Fishing on the main island of fiji (called viti levu) is actually a bit awkward because much of the island is surrounded by mangroves, and there is very few access roads to the water. Most tracks leading to the water are not even sign-posted so unless you have a very good map you will have a hard time getting to the water!
The best fishing is to be had on the outer islands where there is clean water, coral reefs and nice sand beaches. Most of the water around Viti Levu is dirty and there is no coral in site!
Barracuta near Tavua
The following image is of a barracuta (or something like a barracuta) taken on a soft plastic off a wharf on Viti Levu near the township of Tavua.
Fishing near Tavua
This small Giant Trevally was caught on the same wharf near Tavua. We hooked and almost landed a much bigger one (maybe 5kg) but the line broke when we tried to lift it from the water.
Fishing near rakiraki
This unknown fish was taken off a rocky breakwater near Rakiraki (where a boat takes locals to Malake Island). These fish have sharp spines on their gill covers so care was needed handling them. We also caught lots of small trevally at this location.
Fiji Reef Fish
Here are some pictures of fish that we caught when we went out on a fishing boat for the day. We left from Vuda Point north of Nadi and South of Lautoka. It cost us $450 (Fijian dollars) for the boat for half a day. This was about the cheapest we could get. Others were asking for $700 which is insane! Anyway, be warned that fishing by boat in Fiji is not cheap! We learned that if you want to catch the big stuff (like wahoo etc) then you need to be out for a full day so that you can get out far enough to catch the big ones! We spent most of the time fishing reefy areas with bait. We tried trolling but had no hits.
Fiji Boat Fishing
Here is another fish my brother caught on the boat out from Vuda Point. This was a fun day. We saw a huge hump back whale on this day and it jumped fully out of the water. If only I had my camera ready!
Underwater Shots
Here are a couple of underwater shots that I took when we visited one of the "nice" islands for half a day. I did see a squid while snorkelling around this island but did not get a chance to photograph it. It looked similar to the squid we have back home in Australia.
I wanted to post a few photos of fishing in Fiji. Fishing on the main island of fiji (called viti levu) is actually a bit awkward because much of the island is surrounded by mangroves, and there is very few access roads to the water. Most tracks leading to the water are not even sign-posted so unless you have a very good map you will have a hard time getting to the water!
The best fishing is to be had on the outer islands where there is clean water, coral reefs and nice sand beaches. Most of the water around Viti Levu is dirty and there is no coral in site!
Barracuta near Tavua
The following image is of a barracuta (or something like a barracuta) taken on a soft plastic off a wharf on Viti Levu near the township of Tavua.
Fishing near Tavua
This small Giant Trevally was caught on the same wharf near Tavua. We hooked and almost landed a much bigger one (maybe 5kg) but the line broke when we tried to lift it from the water.
Fishing near rakiraki
This unknown fish was taken off a rocky breakwater near Rakiraki (where a boat takes locals to Malake Island). These fish have sharp spines on their gill covers so care was needed handling them. We also caught lots of small trevally at this location.
Fiji Reef Fish
Here are some pictures of fish that we caught when we went out on a fishing boat for the day. We left from Vuda Point north of Nadi and South of Lautoka. It cost us $450 (Fijian dollars) for the boat for half a day. This was about the cheapest we could get. Others were asking for $700 which is insane! Anyway, be warned that fishing by boat in Fiji is not cheap! We learned that if you want to catch the big stuff (like wahoo etc) then you need to be out for a full day so that you can get out far enough to catch the big ones! We spent most of the time fishing reefy areas with bait. We tried trolling but had no hits.
Fiji Boat Fishing
Here is another fish my brother caught on the boat out from Vuda Point. This was a fun day. We saw a huge hump back whale on this day and it jumped fully out of the water. If only I had my camera ready!
Underwater Shots
Here are a couple of underwater shots that I took when we visited one of the "nice" islands for half a day. I did see a squid while snorkelling around this island but did not get a chance to photograph it. It looked similar to the squid we have back home in Australia.
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