Tropical Fiji Snorkeling

Our first snorkel trip with Derek and Carly from Indiana USA.

They had a great time and the visibility was great. Lots of fish and great visibility.

Coral of all types

Shallow water makes it very safe.

Loads of fish of all types

Nemo makes an appearance

A bit of reef fishing after the snorkel.

Derek with a nice snapper.

A highlight for their trip to Fiji. Derek and Carly have vowed to return and we can't wait to take them out again.

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Fishing charters in Pacific Harbour, Fiji

We are now running fishing charters out of Pacific Harbour, Fiji. 

Below you will find all of the details and information. 

Should you want to book a charter, please contact us at

info at xstreemfishing dot com

Xstreem Fishing Charters

Reef fishing using jigs, soft plastics and/or bait for Grouper, Emperors, Trevally and snapper.

Light popping for Bluefin Trevally, Emperors, and assorted top water predators.

Heavy popping for GT’s.

Trolling for gamefish like Tuna, Wahoo, Spanish Mackerel, Mahimahi and assorted predators.

Your fishing charter includes all needed fishing gear, bottled water and soft drinks. Pick up and drop off from you Pacific Harbour Resort. 

What you will need to bring, snacks and lunch, sunscreen, polarized sunglasses and your sense of adventure and fun.

The boat for the day is a custom built 28’ center console powered by a Yamaha 225 4stroke. Fully surveyed and Fiji registered. It is equipped with safety and emergency equipment. A VHF radio and cell phones in water proof cases.

Any fish caught on the charters will be the property of the boat, guests are welcome to take back what they themselves can eat for dinner. The crew will fillet the fish for the guest after the charter if requested.

Giant Trevally (GT’s) will all be released.

Maori Wrasse will all be released.

Xstreem Fishing reserves the right to amend prices, apply additional fuel surcharges, cancel departures and arrange alternative charter vessels if necessary.   

Your safety and health is our priority, therefore charters may be rescheduled if conditions are not suitable. Xstreem Fishing reserves the right to cancel or amend any charter due to dangerous weather or ocean conditions. If the charter is to be cancelled, the trip will be rescheduled for another day. 

Cancelations must be made more than 24 hours prior to the charter’s departure. A cancelation fee of 10% will be charged on cancelations made more than 24hours before departure. Cancelations within 24 hrs of charter or failure to show on the day of charter will be charged 100% cancelation fee and will not be refunded or re-booked.

Charter price

$1200.00 FJD per day (8 hours) 

$700.00 FJD per half day (4 hours)

A max of 4 people for trolling and reef fishing and a max of 3 people for popping. 

Transportation from hotels outside of Pacific Harbour is not included. Transfers can be arranged for you by us or you are welcome to find you own.

Virgin no more

A good friend of ours named Loren, who you met in an earlier post, Great day with a mixed bag, asked if we would like to help him pick his new boat up from Suva. This pick-up would involve some fishing as well as getting the boat back to his dock. Who can pass that up?

We set the plan for an early morning departure. It is a 45 minute drive to the boat so we all pile into a taxi before dawn and head out.

There is a chill in the air but as the sun breaks the horizon our bone warm up.

From ChiChi delivery

By the time we reach the boat it has been prepped and is ready to go. Just a few last minute pointers for Loren from the builders and we are ready to go.

From ChiChi delivery

Loren's boat is a 24ft version of my boat. Very stable and comfortable to ride in if we were to run into any bad weather. That was not to be. It was mill pond flat and a real pleasure to be out on it.

From ChiChi delivery

As we left Suva Harbour there is always a plethora of sights to see everything from sunken ships to mega yachts.

From ChiChi delivery

Not forgetting to mention the Supa Blu.

From ChiChi delivery

If you have ever entered of left a large busy harbour with completely inadequate markings, then you will relate to theis image. Myself and Loren trying to find our way out of the harbour.

From ChiChi delivery

We are almost out and here is a shot of the weapons for the day.

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Here is an awesome sailing vessel we passed on our way out.

From ChiChi delivery

Once clear of the harbour we made a bee line to some reefs that looked really fishy on the charts. I insisted that Loren take a few casts while I get to drive his boat.

With the drift set and the water looking fishy Loren and Rosie proceeded to cast poppers towards the reef. It did not take long before we all saw the strike. Loren's popper was violently taken by a good size fish. After a good fight and a couple of guesses as to what the fish was, we finally see that it is a nice Spanish Mackerel (Walu).

This was not only the first fish on the boat, but it was also Loren's first Spanish Mackerel all on the maiden voyage.

From ChiChi delivery

We fished on for a while but nothing else was biting. The weather started to look a little iffy so we decided to head home. The ride was smooth and comfortable and Loren was happy.

Here's a shot of the boat's new home.

From ChiChi delivery

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Fishing in Fiji with Josh, Ryan and Jimmy on August 24th

Lucky for us this trip was planned and executed with no surprises. Josh, Ryan, and Jimmy had come into the shop and wanted to go fishing. They said for me to pick the day with the best weather. Which is always iffy at best.

I decided Monday the 24th was the day and spent Sunday getting ready.

We met at the boat at 7:30 am and were on the water in no time. I had a game plan all worked out and was feeling pretty confident. All of that was about to change.

As we headed out to the first spot the weather started to decline rapidly. The sky turned dark and the wind picked up. On top of that not even a bite. By the second spot I was sure it was going to rain and still no bites.

From JoshRyanJimmyAugust24

From JoshRyanJimmyAugust24

I worked the grounds hard for these guys but to no avail.

Luckily it never rained on us but the bite was not happening. We decided to try spot number three. We even trolled on our way over to it and didn't get a bite.

Before we got to the third spot the weather cleared and the wind died. It was going to be a nice day after all.

From JoshRyanJimmyAugust24

From JoshRyanJimmyAugust24

We arrive to the third location and it looked fishy enough as it always does. By now the guys are using a lot lighter tackle. After what seemed like an eternity, Josh catches a small Coral Trout. He follows that up with a fish I have yet to ID. If you know what it is let me know.

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Then he adds a nice Job fish and a small Trevally.

Things slow down again and it is time to move on to what I am hoping will be a fishy spot at the bottom of the tide.

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About three casts into this spot Josh is on again, only this is a little better fish. It turns out to be a Bluefin Trevally.

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Picture time and then a quick release.

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Now by this time Ryan has not boated a fish.

His determination is only matched by his level of fitness in his ability to cast the whole day.

Jimmy is not on the board either. Although he is nursing a really bad motor cross injury. So casting is only done occasionally.

Josh then catches a nice GT, while Jimmy jumps in for the leader and tail grab.

From JoshRyanJimmyAugust24

From JoshRyanJimmyAugust24

Now it is Ryan's turn. He gets into a nice Emperor. This is followed by a Black Trevally that gives a good accounting of it's self. And I might add he deserved it. He never gave up and it paid.

From JoshRyanJimmyAugust24

What started out as a dark and gloomy morning with no fish turned out to be a nice day with a few nice fish and a great bunch of guys.

From JoshRyanJimmyAugust24

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Fishing Report May 26, 2009

We had a bit of a break in the weather and could not afford to miss the opportunity to fish.

It was a good tide and an early start. We headed out to new grounds to do a bit of exploring. We found some fish and some sand. We had bright sunshine and dark angry sky's. We had calm sea's and a 25 knot Westerly with accompanying swells. Beginners and experienced were all aboard. Best of all we had a great time.

Enough said, here are the pictures, they say plenty.

Amazing color change on these Sea Bass. They start out reddish orange like a Mangrove Jack. Then turn blueish grey, then back to reddish orange.

Vinod with a very nice Bluefin Trevally.

Paul with a respectable Bass.

Until we meet again.

Wish you were here?

Makes you want to swim.

Makes you want to Fish.

LAND!

Picnic spot!

Going to the birds.

Snorkeling anyone?

One more look. Tight lines and good days