Mat,
I thought that I would write a report of sorts that I hope will help you and prospective clients in the future with Christmas Island. This was far more than a fishing trip it was a life experience that I would not have missed for the world and I had a great time. Mike the guide A.k.a “Cracker” well there can not possibly be a nicer guy on this planet. His knowledge of the flats was unquestionable and fish spotting quite extraordinary this alone would make him a good guide but Mike always went one step further with everything. He provided direction when needed and advice when asked but never over done for instance not one word on playing my GT until I asked at the end what was the best way to land it then he helped out as needed. He could not do enough for me and would in fact do everything from Dawn to Dusk I was under his care but never over powered. After fishing he would rinse off my rods and reels if I did not get to them first, rinse out my flats boots, even my clothes.
So to the fishing the biggest problem here was of course the one we have the least control over, the weather. Winds were unusually high and skies were quite over cast. After four tough days on the weather front I asked if it were possible to fish the Korean wreck area on the ocean side, and like everything else this is not a problem. So it’s up at 4.30 and after dropping off the divers for the day we fish the ocean rock/coral flats, we spotted some Trevally and caught a few Pompano and other various species, but again no bones, everything but. I enquired about the rear end of the lagoon and Mike said we would go there in the afternoon, after what seemed a drive to eternity and myself starting to doubt Mike a little we arrived at the most beautiful spot I have ever seen and somewhat less windy as well. We spotted several smallish but very spooky bones with no hookups but then got into two nice fish both over 24inches my best bones up till then.
The last day and as usual Mike has a plan we will go back to the rear lagoon and fish all day. Today it all came together we saw lots of fish and had 11 hook ups and eight landed bones with all of them going over 6 lbs the best my personal best between 7 and 8 lbs, also a few Blue fin Trevally as well. I was quite happy with this but the best was yet to come and I think the picture tells the story, after an initial run of over 300yds and 30 mins maybe 40 mins later a beautiful GT of about 40lbs or so (Mike’s estimate).
Fishing conclusion, I did not see the numbers of bones that I had expected but to be fair the weather was an issue and the wind was very difficult even fishing a 9 wt all but the last day. The size of the fish however in the rear lagoon was a pleasant surprise they were solid fat heavy fish the best 27 inches plus long. So much for the rumor of only small fish.
Regards
Trev
We have 2 spaces left on a group trip to Christmas Island between the 22nd-29th of July. Cost is $1900 for the week. For further details please email me.
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