IJI’S fishing potential is obvious even
before your plane kisses the tarmac at
Nadi Airport. As you approach the main
island from the air, the sight of countless coral
bommies, shallow lagoons, secluded creeks, deep
drop-offs and fingers of reef is enough to make
any sportfishing enthusiast salivate.
The fishing in Fiji is as good as it looks from
the sky. I’ve recently returned home after a
fishing holiday in Fiji to celebrate my 40th
birthday. I received lots of presents in the form
of some memorable inshore and bluewater fishing
for everything from small trevally to speedy
wahoo and massive mahi mahi.
There are hundreds of estuaries like
this one all over Fiji. Although they’re
rarely fished by holidaying anglers,
they produce GTs, mangrove jack and,
in the upper reaches, jungle perch.
INSE T: Gerard O’Neill looks happy with
his big bull mahi mahi that weighed
close to 20kg. Fiji’s warm blue water
means there are plent y of these
spectacular gamefish on offer.fishingworld.com.au | March 2015 | 35F