Well first it’s best to determine which sort of fishing adventure you are after:

• Days of action packed adrenalin pumping fishing
• Game fishing
• Sport fishing
• A family resort with some casual fishing
• A ‘blokes only’ fishing trip with a great pub
• An off the beaten track adventure to far flung fishing spots
• A mix of fishing and diving adventures

So lets talk and customise a package for you - you are only limited by your imagination!

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Otherwise – here is a taste of some of the adventures that await you…….

Long gone are the Head Hunting days of the locals, preferring instead to welcome you and show you some great fishing adventures.

The Solomon Islands offer many options for the avid fisho, including big game, sport, reef, beach and estuary fishing. With little to no commercial fishing, the fish are plentiful and the action is great.

Choose from sheer drop-offs where you can troll for Spanish mackerel, Wahoo and monster dog-tooth tuna,

OR 

cast for giant trevally, red bass and coral trout,

OR

chase gamefish such as Pacific sailfish, blue, black and striped marlin and yellow fin tuna,

OR

catch mangrove jack, estuary cods, brassy trevally and spot tail bass in quiet jungle rivers,

OR

fish right off the wharf in front of your accommodation or cast poppers into the outer breaking reef for giant trevally.

The fishing opportunities are endless, with a huge variety of sport and game fishing available from our recommended fishing locations.

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Game fishing used to be the sport of the rich - but fortunately those days have long gone. Game fishing and sport fishing are now available for everybody. And some of the best game and sport fishing grounds in the world are little more than a hop, step and jump away from our own shores, in one of the most beautiful settings in the world.

Vanuatu is home to at least six species of bill fish, broadbill sword fish and short-billed spearfish (however, these are quite rare), sailfish, plus striped, black and blue marlin which are common.  But probably the main reason the game fishermen and women head towards Vanuatu is to target the Indo-Pacific blue Marlin, the Mike Tyson of the fish world. The biggest, meanest and hardest fighter of this lineage!

In season, blue marlin congregate along the edge of a canyon known locally as “The Marlin Highway,” and it is quite common to release 4-5 fish per day. Most of the marlin caught in Vanuatu are blues ranging from 100-400kg, while doggies and sailfish can get near the 90kg mark.

But it’s not all game fishing. Sport fishing is becoming increasingly popular and the waters around Port Vila teem with both pelagic and demersal sporting species.

Vanuatu is also a great place for non-fishing partners and families with a variety of modern accommodation and restaurants of international standards.  While they are shopping, enjoying the wonderful food, playing or relaxing in the sun, you can spend the days out on the ocean in pursuit of the big one!

Fishing in Vanuatu »

Fishing Fijis 4th largest island and biggest Reef – The Great Astrolabe Reef

Every winter during June, July and August, the waters boil with big eye tuna, sailfish and wahoo that make superb light tackle sport.

Fiji has the fourth largest barrier reef in the world - The Great Astrolabe barrier reef which is virtually unexplored and un-fished – where you can sport fish on the various sea mounts and bommies within the reef system on Penn International 30lb class rods and reels or, weather permitting, head out through one of the barrier reef passages and step up to Penn International 80lb.

We have also personally trialled and have available some great fishing charters as options. The experienced crew will have you fully geared up and ready to spend some exciting hours hunting the big tropical predators such as Wahoo, Spanish mackerel and barracuda that cruise the reef system from the comfort of your very own game fishing boat.

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The island group of Vava’u in the north of Tonga is where fishing is at its best.  Fisho’s can troll Vava’u’s crystal clear waters for Blue, Black or Striped Marlin, Sailfish, Mahimahi, big Yellow Fin Tuna and Wahoo. Spear fish or cast jigs or poppers for predators like Blue Fin and Giant Trevally. 

For anglers who want to specifically chase Giant Trevallys, you can’t miss casting for these tropical reef dwellers in Tonga. 

The Giant Trevally are equally as powerful and are a favourite fish to target when in the islands. Whether throwing poppers at coral reefs, baits, or dropping metal jigs, the fishing for these tropical terrors is full-on adrenalin pumping stuff. Many have been humbled by these seemingly average fish.

Sound like you?  Plan your trip now and we will design a package that will ensure you of some of the most explosive fishing experiences of your life.

Fishing in Tonga »

Tonga and Vanuatu July/August/September
Can’t afford a whole boat Charter?

No worries – just give Markus a call and let’s see if we can team you up with 1 or 2 other anglers to share charter costs – this can save you up to 50%

Act now – to maximise your chance of getting your preferred charter boat AND your preferred dates PLUS the earlier you get organised, the bigger the savings.

• Cheapest airline tickets always sell 1st
• Best accommodation deals always sell 1st
• Best Charter boat deals always sell 1st
• Don’t be the last cab off the rank!

Let us take the hassle out of booking all your flights, accommodation, charter boats and sending payments off shore.

And – we can do this at the same price as going direct with just one phone call!!

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A Fishermans Philosophy

A sure way to get a bite on a slow day is:
Talk about changing spots
Prepare another rod while one is out
Lay your rod down unsecured
Go for a sandwich
Start to pull the boat anchor
Use the worst lure you own
Crack open your first beer
Crack open your last beer
Take notice of the chick on a passing boat, bank or beach
Watch others fishing
Start reeling in your lines at going home time
Give your fishing rod to a female companion or child to hold
When your landing net is out of reach
When you have cast your line over an obstruction
When your line has drifted into impossible weeds
When you turn to look at the sunrise or sunset
Decide that you need to take a leak

• Dive Fish Snow Travel have been fishing travel specialists since 1985
• As our logo says “Our Total Expertise Guarantees You A Fantastic Holiday”
• Professional consultants with an average of fourteen years travel industry background
• Real people who are passionate about their diving, fishing, skiing or boarding.
  
• Your holiday is in good secure hands as Dive Fish Snow Travel is a member of TAANZ, AFTA and IATA

How many times have you seen it? - All resorts say, “Stay and fish with us because we are the best”.  But how do you really know?

Our highly experienced consultants say “Book with us and we will give you not only unbiased and objective advice, but a holiday that suits your needs and your budget - we have been there, seen and done that and YES – we have the T -Shirts to prove it”

That’s our commitment to you!

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Dive Fish Snow Travel
39A Apollo Drive
Mairangi Bay Auckland
Ph: 09-479 2210
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