Fiji, South Pacific Fishing Report Today

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Tune in to the "Fiji, South Pacific Fishing Report Today" for your daily dose of fishing updates, expert advice, and the latest news from the pristine tropical waters surrounding Fiji's 300+ islands. Whether you're a seasoned angler or a fishing enthusiast, our podcast offers tips, weather conditions, and the best spots for a successful fishing trip. Stay informed with the freshest insights on Fiji's legendary big-game fishery, vibrant reef ecosystems, and nutrient-rich pelagic zones, and make every fishing expedition a memorable one. For more info go to https://www.quietperiodplease.com Get all your gear before you leave the dock https://amzn.to/3zF8GXk This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

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  1. 1d ago

    Fiji Fishing Report: Trade Winds Up, Mahi Stacked, Bite Best at Dawn and Dusk

    This is Artificial Lure with your Fiji fishing report. Around the main islands today the trade winds are humming along, mostly easterly 10 to 20 knots, a bit fresher over open water, with a light chop inside the reefs and a sloppy swell out wide. Skies are partly cloudy with the odd shower sweeping through, but plenty of clear windows between squalls. Humidity is up, heat’s building fast after sunrise, and the lagoon waters are warm and clear in the lee of the islands. Sun came up just after 6 this morning and will duck out again just after 5:30 this evening, giving a tidy bite window right on dawn and that last hour of light on the reefs and flats. Tide is running a typical South Pacific pattern: decent morning flood pushing up onto the fringing reefs and sand flats, then draining hard mid‑day before filling again late afternoon. Those top and bottom turns have been the best bite periods the last few days. Offshore, the bluewater has been lively. Local skippers out of Port Denarau and Pacific Harbour have been raising good numbers of mahi‑mahi and yellowfin tuna on the current lines, with the odd wahoo and sailfish mixed in. Most crews are reporting multiple yellowfin in the 10–25 kilo range on a half‑day troll, with some bigger models smashing live baits deeper down. Mahi have been stacked under floating debris and FADs, often in small packs; once you find them, keep the lures circling. Best offshore offerings have been medium‑size pusher heads and slant‑face lures in lumo green, pink‑white, and blue‑silver, run short in the prop wash. Skirted lures over 8/0–9/0 hooks are doing the damage, with deep‑set live baits or chunked skipjack picking up fish when the sun gets higher and the surface bite goes quiet. Wire traces are a good idea with wahoo about; a few bite‑offs have been reported this week. On the reefs, the inshore action has been solid for coral trout, emperor, and sweetlip, especially where that morning tide is washing bait across bommies and drop‑offs. A mix of pilchard, squid, and fresh strip baits has been putting fish in the eski. Soft plastics in natural baitfish colours and small metal jigs hopped down the ledges have also been producing, especially for those working from smaller pangas and tinny style boats. For the light‑tackle crew, the flats and mangrove edges have had good numbers of trevally harassing bait schools on the flooding tide. Small surface stickbaits and poppers in white, bone, and chrome, plus lightly weighted soft plastics, are ideal. Keep casts tight to structure and be ready for that hit in the first few cranks. A couple of current hot spots: – The reef edges off Nadi and the Mamanuca Islands: good mixed bag of mahi, yellowfin, and wahoo along the drop‑offs, with coral trout and emperor on the inside edges when you switch to bait or jigs. – Beqa Channel and the reefs off Pacific Harbour: steady offshore pelagic bite along the current lines, and strong bottom fishing on the neap tides with less current roaring over the structure. Overall fish activity has been best at first light and late afternoon, with a noticeable slow patch during the high‑sun, slack‑tide period in the middle of the day. Plan your effort around the moving water, keep an eye on those fast‑building trade‑wind chop lines, and work the lee sides for cleaner water and less boat slam. That’s your Fiji fishing rundown from Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in and don’t forget to subscribe for more reports and tips. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

    4 min

  2. 2d ago

    Fiji Fishing Report: Warm Waters, Reef Action, and the Perfect Tide Turn

    Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Fiji fishing report from out here in the South Pacific, where the water’s warm and the reef’s been talking. Around Viti Levu and the Mamanuca–Yasawa line, we’ve had light trades this morning, 8–15 knots, easing a bit toward midday. Skies are partly cloudy, with that classic blue dome and passing white puffs. Seas are moderate outside the reef, calmer inside the lagoon. Humidity is up, but not brutal. Sun popped over the horizon just after six, and she’ll slide back down just after six again, giving us a nice, even day. The early morning run between first light and about 9 a.m. was the sweet spot. Evening bite should kick again in the last hour of light, once the glare drops and the bait pushes tight to the structure. Tides today are on a smaller run – not a huge spring tide, more of a gentle push. That means less current on the flats but still enough movement on the reef edges and channels to keep things honest. The turn of the tide, both midmorning and late afternoon, has been the trigger for most of the better bites. Offshore, the bluewater crews working the 200–1000 m line south of Kadavu and off the Coral Coast have reported a mix of yellowfin tuna, mahi-mahi, and a few striped and blue marlin. Most action has been on small to medium skirted lures in lumo green, purple–black, and pink–silver. Pakula‑style pushers, bullet heads, and jet heads run on the long rigger have been doing the damage. A couple of boats pulled in schoolie yellowfin in the 5–15 kg range, with the odd 30 kg class fish in the mix, plus decent mahi to about 10 kg. Closer to home, the reef edges and drop‑offs around Beqa, Malolo, and the outer Nadi passages have produced solid GTs, coral trout, redthroat emperor, and a few hefty jobfish. Poppers and stickbaits have been the stars for GT: think big cup‑face poppers in white, bone, and mackerel patterns, and long, slow‑glide sticks in natural baitfish colors. The more subtle presentations have outfished the loud ones once the sun got higher. On bait, fresh is king. Skipjack and small kawa kawa cut for strip baits have been deadly on trout and emperors, fished on simple running sinker rigs down the bommies. Squid and pilchards are solid backups, but the local boys will always reach for fresh tuna first. For inshore and flats action, live mullet and hardy baitfish slow‑trolled along the mangrove edges have been pulling in barracuda, queenfish, and the odd GT pushing into the shallows. A couple of hotspots to circle on your mental chart: First, the Malolo barrier reef passes off Nadi – those channel mouths where the blue meets the lagoon. Work the pressure edges on a moving tide with poppers up top and jigs dropped down the ledges for mixed reef thugs and roaming pelagics. Second, Beqa Channel – that stretch between Beqa Island and Viti Levu. Troll skirts along the contour in the morning for tuna and the chance of a marlin, then slide in to the reef edge with jigs and baits once the sun’s up. Overall, the fish are around, just asking for a bit of patience and smart timing. Aim for tide changes, keep an eye on the wind lines, and match your lure size to the smaller bait that’s been thick on the reef. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss the next report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

    4 min

  3. 3d ago

    Fiji Dry Season Fire: Tuna, Trout, and Golden Light Fishing Report

    Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Fiji fishing report for this afternoon. Around Viti Levu and the Mamanuca and Yasawa groups, we’ve had a classic dry‑season pattern: light to moderate southeast trade winds, clear skies, and a steady barometer. Temps are sitting in the high 20s Celsius, with a bit of chop on the windward reefs and calmer water on the leeward sides. Sunrise came in just after six this morning, and sunset will slide in just before six this evening, giving us a solid low‑light window at both ends of the day. Tides are running a medium range on the reef edges. The morning incoming pushed good current over the drop‑offs, and the early afternoon outgoing is draining bait off the flats and out of the lagoons. Around the top and bottom of the tide the bite slowed, but once that water started moving again, the fish woke up. Offshore, the bluewater has been alive. Local charter skippers out of Port Denarau and Pacific Harbour have reported solid yellowfin tuna schools working birds and bait, with fish from schoolie size up to around 40 kilos mixed in with skipjack. A few wahoo and the odd mahi have been picked up along the outer reef lines and FADs. Troll spreads with medium‑sized skirted lures in purple‑black, blue‑silver, and pink have been doing damage, along with cedar‑style hardbodies. For bait, rigged gar, flying fish, and strip baits slow‑trolled along temperature breaks have all produced. On the reefs, the story has been strong. Jig and bait guys on the deep edges have found dogtooth tuna, GTs, and hefty coral trout holding around 40–80 metres. Vertical jigs in 80–150 grams, natural bait colours with a bit of flash, worked fast on the first few cranks then fluttered back down, have drawn aggressive strikes. Those fishing bait have done well with fresh skipjack chunks and squid dropped just off the bottom. Inshore, the lagoon and fringing reef channels have held good numbers of trevally, bluefin and brassy, plus longnose emperor and snapper. Early‑morning and late‑afternoon surface sessions have been hot, especially along the current lines and pressure points where the tide hits the reef. Medium stickbaits and cup‑faced poppers in blue‑white or baitfish patterns have been the stars, with soft plastics on 3/8 to 1/2‑ounce jig heads cleaning up when the surface bite backs off. For the bait crew, live sardines, fresh mullet strips, and peeled prawn fished on light leaders have picked up a steady mix of reefies. If you’re after a feed, the inside edges of the reef around Malolo and toward the Mamanucas have been giving up good‑eating coral trout, sweetlip, and spangled emperor on lightly weighted baits and small metal jigs. Just remember to respect local size and bag limits and avoid the known ciguatera‑prone species and zones. A couple of hot spots to keep in mind: First, the Navula Passage area off western Viti Levu. Work the drop‑offs and current lines on the changing tide for GTs, doggies, and the passing pelagics. Big poppers, heavy stickbaits, and 100‑gram plus jigs are the tools of choice there. Second, the outer reef edges off Kadavu. When the trades ease, trolling along the reef face and working jigs over the deeper ledges has been turning up quality tuna, wahoo, and serious bottom fish. Right now, the best windows are first light through mid‑morning and then again in the last couple of hours before dark, especially when that tide is pushing. Keep your leaders fresh, hooks sharp, and don’t be shy to mix lures and bait until you find what they want. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

    4 min

  4. 4d ago

    Fiji Early Dry Season: Yellowfin, GTs, and Prime Bite Windows at First Light

    Name’s Artificial Lure here, checking in with your Fiji fishing report from a local’s angle. We’ve got classic early dry-season conditions: light to moderate trade winds from the southeast, seas sitting around a metre on the reefs, a bit higher outside, and plenty of blue overhead between passing clouds. Air temps are hovering around the high 20s Celsius, with sea temps in that sweet 26–27 range that keeps the bait and predators lively. Around the main islands, sunrise is roughly just after 6 in the morning, sunset just after 5 in the evening. The key bite windows today are the **first light to mid‑morning run** and the **late afternoon push into dusk**. Tides are sitting in a workable neap-to-mid range; current isn’t screaming, so the edges of reef passes and drop‑offs are fishing better than the wide flats. Lately, offshore charters out of Denarau, Pacific Harbour, and Savusavu have been reporting good **yellowfin tuna**, scattered **mahi‑mahi**, and the odd **wahoo and sailfish** working current lines and FADs. The numbers haven’t been crazy wide‑open, but consistent: small packs of 5–10 kilo yellowfin with the occasional bigger model, plus a couple of billfish strikes most days when the boats put in the time. Closer to the reef, the story has been solid **GTs, dogtooth tuna, coral trout, and redthroat emperor**, with by‑catch of bluefin trevally and jobfish. Top lures right now: For offshore trolling, run **small to mid‑sized skirted lures** in bright colors—lumo green, purple‑black, and pink‑white—and a deep‑diving hardbody in blue‑silver on the shotgun. A cedar‑style plug or slim metal jig dropped back when birds are working will tempt finicky yellowfin. On the reef edges and lagoon drop‑offs, **stickbaits and poppers** around 120–180 mm in natural sardine, flying fish, or mackerel patterns are doing damage on GTs and bluefin trevally. Work them hard over bommies at the turn of the tide. For bottom fish, use **paternoster rigs** with 5/0–7/0 hooks and cut bait—skipjack tuna, pilchards, or squid. Soft plastics in the 4–6 inch range, paddle‑tail style, hopped slowly near the bottom, are picking up trout and emperor on lighter tackle. If you prefer bait all the way, fresh is king: small live fusiliers or scad slow‑trolled along the outer reef for GTs and dogtooth, and fresh cut skipjack or squid on the bottom for reefies. A simple unweighted live bait drifted down the face of a pass at first light can be deadly. A couple of hot spots to keep in mind: • **Beqa and Yanuca reef systems near Pacific Harbour** – work the outer edges and passes for GTs, mackerel, and the occasional sailfish. The ledges there fish well on that early morning incoming tide. • **The passages and outer reef off Savusavu and the Namena area** – great mix of yellowfin, mahi, wahoo, and strong reef action. Focus on pressure edges where the current hits the reef and any visible bait schools or bird activity. If you’re shore‑based, hit the deeper rock points and small wharves around dusk with metal slices, small stickbaits, or unweighted pilchards—good chance at trevally, queenfish, and the odd reef snapper. That’s the word from the water. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss the next report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

    4 min

  5. 5d ago

    Fiji Fishing Report: Wahoo, Tuna, and GTs Firing on All Fronts

    Bula, this is Artificial Lure with your Fiji fishing report. Around Viti Levu and the Mamanuca–Yasawa chain, we’ve had light to moderate trade winds, mostly easterlies around 10–15 knots, with a slight chop on the reefs and calmer water on the leeward western side. Skies have been partly cloudy with passing showers, but plenty of sun punching through, keeping the water temps warm and the bait pushed up on the reef edges. Tides today are running a decent mid-range. Morning high followed by a late-morning to early arvo drop has been the go, with the best bite right on the turn and during the first push of the incoming. Around Suva and Nadi, that mid-tide movement over the reef flats and drop-offs has really woken things up. Sunrise came early, just after 6, and the late afternoon toward sunset has been another prime window as the heat backs off and the bait schools regroup tight to structure. Offshore, the bluewater west of Nadi and out toward the Kadavu trench has been producing solid wahoo, yellowfin tuna, and the odd blue marlin for boats trolling the 1000–2000 m line. Skirted lures in lumo and purple/black, plus pusher heads in blue/white, have been pulling most strikes. A few crews reported double hookups on yellowfin working bird piles and current lines, with fish in the 10–30 kg range smashing small jet heads and cedar plugs. Pakula- and Black Bart-style skirts have been the hot favorites, run off the outriggers at medium speed. Closer to shore, the outer reef edges off Coral Coast, Pacific Harbour, and the Navula Passage area have seen good action on GTs, coral trout, and jobfish. Early morning topwater has been firing: big stickbaits in natural fusilier and flying fish patterns, plus cup-faced poppers in blue/silver, are getting smashed on the pressure points where the tide pushes hard over the reef shoulders. Live baits—flying fish, small rainbow runners, and scad—slow trolled along the drop-offs have tempted some proper horse GTs and dogtooth tuna. On the inshore reefs and lagoon bommies around Denarau, Malolo, and the Mamanucas, there’s been steady action on smaller trevally, emperor, and reef snapper. Soft plastics in 3–5 inch paddletails, rigged on 3/8 to 1/2 oz jigheads, hopped along the sandy edges and coral fingers, are doing damage. Natural bait is still king for the locals: fresh cut skipjack, squid strips, and small live baitfish pinned on simple running rigs are filling chilly bins with emperors and sweetlip. For bait fishing off jetties and small boats, prawns, squid, and small pilchards are the easiest and most reliable. Berley lightly—crumbed bread, fish scraps—to hold the fish without overfeeding them. Use light fluorocarbon leaders around the clear shallows; the water’s been pretty clean, and the fish are a bit line-shy mid-day. A couple of hot spots to circle on your mental chart: • The reef drop-offs and passes off Pacific Harbour toward Beqa: strong current, bait stacked up, and good chances for GTs, wahoo, and dogtooth on jigs and live bait. • The outer reef edges and passes off Malolo and Navula, west of Nadi: great for trolling skirts for yellowfin and wahoo, then switching to poppers and stickbaits over the pressure points on the reef. Metal jigs from 60–120 g in blue, silver, and pink are working well vertically on the deeper ledges for dogtooth, jobfish, and big trevally. Drop to the bottom, work them with sharp lifts and pauses, and hang on. That’s your Fiji fishing rundown from Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

    4 min

  6. 6d ago

    Fiji Fishing Report: Tides, Reefs, and Pelagic Action Off the Coral Coast

    This is Artificial Lure, checking in with your Fiji fishing report. Light tradewinds on most of the main islands today, with a gentle 10–15 knot easterly, slight chop outside the reef, and calm inside the lagoons. Skies are partly cloudy with a few showers brushing the windward sides, but leeward coasts are mostly fine. Air temps are sitting in the upper 20s, and the water is warm and clear enough that you’ll want to think a bit deeper and a bit earlier or later in the day. Sunrise came on early over the Koro Sea and sunset will slide in late, so your best bite windows are around first light and that last hour before dark, especially when they line up with the tide change. We’ve got a decent mid‑morning incoming tide and a late afternoon run‑out pushing hard across the reef edges and passes. That moving water is what’s turning the switch for the pelagics and waking up the reef fish. Offshore, the bluewater crews running out from Pacific Harbour, Denarau, and Savusavu have been into good numbers of mahi‑mahi, yellowfin tuna, and the odd wahoo along the FADs and current lines. Skippers are reporting multiple mahi on the better days, with a handful of school‑size yellowfin and an occasional larger model smashing the spread. Best producers have been small to medium skirted lures in pink‑white, lumo green, and evil‑style blue‑black, run short and tight where the prop wash blends with the clean water. A rigged ballyhoo or flying fish slow‑trolled along a temperature break is still deadly if the bite goes shy. On the reef edges, GTs and bluefin trevally have been active when the tide is pushing across the points and bommies. Stickbaits in natural fusilier and flying‑fish patterns, plus big cup‑faced poppers in dark back/silver belly, are drawing explosive strikes. Make a few long casts up‑current, work them back aggressively, and hang on. Around the channels into the lagoons, anglers have been pulling good mixed bags of coral trout, red bass, and emperor on live bait and jigs. Short, heavy metal jigs in 40–80 g, dropped to the bottom and worked with sharp lifts, are outfishing plain sinker‑and‑hook rigs when the current is running. Inshore, the flats and mangrove edges are holding queenfish, small trevally, and some sneaky barracuda. Early mornings with a light breeze, small metal slugs, soft‑plastics on 1/4 oz jigheads, and white bucktail jigs are the go. For bait, fresh local offerings are king: strips of skipjack, small live fusiliers, and slabs of squid. Keep it simple and fresh and you’ll get bit. Two hot spots to circle for today: 1. The outer reef passes off the Coral Coast – where the incoming tide funnels through the cuts, look for birds and bait. Good for GTs on topwater and wahoo or tuna just outside the drop‑off. 2. The channels and reef corners off Kadavu – especially where the current wraps around the points. Great for dogtooth on deep jigs, plus trevally and big reef fish on live bait. If you’re land‑based near Nadi or Suva, focus on the rocky points and river mouths on the top and bottom of the tide with pilchard cubes or small metal lures; you’ll still find trevally and the odd reefie cruising through. That’s the wrap from Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

    4 min

  7. Jun 16

    Fiji Dry Season Fire: Yellowfin, Marlin, and Reef Action in the South Pacific

    Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Fiji fishing report, straight from the middle of the South Pacific. We’ve got classic dry‑season conditions across the main islands today: light to moderate southeast trade winds, 10–18 knots, mostly sunny skies with a few passing showers on the windward sides, and humidity still up there but not brutal. Air temps are sitting around the high 20s Celsius, sea surface temps about 27–28 degrees – just right to keep the pelagics interested. Sunrise was right around twenty past six this morning, and sunset will be just after six this evening, so you’ve got a solid dawn and dusk window to play with. Around Fiji this week, the tides are running a typical mixed semidiurnal pattern – decent morning high, dropping to a late‑morning or midday low, then building again toward an afternoon push. That moving water has been the key: when it’s slack, the bite drops right off; when it starts to run, everything wakes up. Offshore, local skippers out of Port Denarau and Pacific Harbour have been doing well. Boats working the drop‑offs and seamounts west of Viti Levu have brought in good numbers of yellowfin tuna in the 10–25 kilo class, a few bigger models mixed in, with mahi‑mahi and the odd wahoo on the temperature breaks. Around the outer reefs and channels, blue marlin and the occasional black have been raised; not every knock has stuck, but there’ve been enough hookups to keep the lures in the water. Best offshore offerings have been medium‑sized skirted lures in lumo green, pink‑and‑silver, and purple‑black, run off the short and long corners. For tuna and mahi, small to medium metal jigs and stickbaits worked around birds and bait balls have produced, along with bibbed minnows in blue‑white and sardine patterns trolled at 6–7 knots. If you’re live‑baiting, a bridled live kawakawa or small bonito slow‑trolled along the reef edge is still your highest‑percentage shot at a marlin. Inshore and on the reefs, the action has been steady early and late. Lagoon flats and fringing reefs are giving up bluefin trevally, coral trout, and sweetlip, with some solid GTs pushing bait up onto the edges on the top half of the tide. A few bonefish have been sighted on the sand flats around the Mamanucas and Yasawas for those willing to stalk the shallows. For lures, reef fish have been smashing 20–40 gram metal jigs, small stickbaits, and 4–6 inch soft plastics in natural baitfish colors. GTs are still all about big surface: cup‑faced poppers and pencil poppers in white, pearl, and mackerel patterns. If you prefer bait, fresh cut skipjack, squid, and local pilchard‑style baits drifted back into the current around bommies have been reliable, especially when you keep your leader just heavy enough to survive the coral but not so thick it kills the bite. Couple of hot spots to circle on your mental chart: First, the channels and reef edges off Pacific Harbour and Beqa. Work the pressure edges on the making tide for GTs, coral trout, and the chance of a dogtooth deeper down. Second, the drop‑offs and pinnacles west of the Mamanuca and Yasawa island chains. Those spots have been holding bait, and where there’s bait, the yellowfin, mahi, and marlin haven’t been far behind. If you’re heading out, time your sessions around the tide changes, keep an eye on the birds and the color lines, and don’t be afraid to switch from lure to bait when the sun gets high and the fish sulk deeper. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss an update from Artificial Lure. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

    4 min

  8. Jun 15

    Fiji Winter Fishing: Trevally, Tuna, and Reef Action on the Moving Tide

    **Artificial Lure** here with your Fiji fishing report for **Monday, June 15**. Around Fiji right now, the bite is typically strongest in the early light and again near dusk, with the **best action** usually lining up around moving tide rather than dead slack. In the South Pacific winter pattern, expect the **trade-wind feel** to keep the surface a little sporty on exposed reefs and channels, while sheltered bays and lagoon edges should fish cleaner. For the most accurate **tide, sunrise, sunset, and weather** details for today, I’d normally check a live local tide and marine forecast before heading out, because those numbers shift by location across Fiji’s islands and I don’t have live data available here. What’s been getting touched lately in these waters is the usual Fiji mix: **trevally, reef snapper, Spanish mackerel, tuna, barracuda, and mahi-mahi** when the bait is pushing. On the reef edges and current lines, school fish often come first, then the better predators follow once the bait gets nervous. If you find bait flicking on the surface or birds working, that’s your green light to stay put and cast tight. For **lures**, the hottest stuff around Fiji is still the hard-pulling basics: - **Metal slugs** for tuna, mackerel, and fast-moving surface feeders - **Small to medium poppers** for GTs, trevally, and reef hunters - **Stickbaits** when fish are wary or the water is clear - **Soft plastics** on jigheads for reef edges, drop-offs, and channel mouths For **bait**, locals will tell you fresh always wins: - **Live sardines or small baitfish** for predatory action - **Strip bait of bonito or skipjack** for reef and ledge fishing - **Prawns and squid** for mixed reef species - **Fresh cut bait** worked slow near structure when the bite is finicky If you want a couple of **hot spots**, I’d point you toward: - **Reef passes and channel mouths** where the tide funnels bait and the predators stack up - **Outer reef edges near drop-offs** around Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, especially where current seams and bird activity line up The local pattern is simple: fish the moving water, match the hatch with small baitfish profiles, and be ready to switch from lure to bait if the fish get picky. First light, last light, and any hard-ripping tide around structure are the windows that matter most in Fiji. Thanks for tuning in, and please subscribe. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

    3 min

  9. Jun 14

    Fiji Fishing Report: Steady Trade Winds and Hot Offshore Action Around Viti Levu and Kadavu

    Bula, this is Artificial Lure with your Fiji fishing report. Trade winds have been steady out of the southeast, 10 to 15 knots around the main islands, with a light chop on the reef edges and cleaner water on the leeward sides. Skies have been partly cloudy, with just enough overcast to soften the sun and keep the fish comfortable up in the water column. Humidity is high, but the wind is taking the edge off. Around Viti Levu, sunrise is coming just after 6 in the morning and sunset just before 6 in the evening. The early bite has been strongest from first light through about 9 a.m., then again on the late afternoon push. Midday has been slower on the shallow reefs, with better action a bit deeper. Tides today are running a moderate range. The incoming tide has been the most productive, especially that last hour of flood over the fringing reefs and lagoon passes. On the outgoing, the main action has shifted to the drop-offs where the current is pinching bait. Offshore, boats working the blue water off Pacific Harbour and the Kadavu passage edges have been into good numbers of yellowfin tuna in the 10 to 25 kilo range, along with the odd bigger fish. A few mahi-mahi have been picked up around flotsam and current lines, and the occasional wahoo has come tight along the steeper contours. Skirted lures in purple-black, lumo green, and pink have been the top producers, with small to medium cup-faced pushers and bullet heads doing the damage. Rigged ballyhoo and small bonito slow-trolled along the drop-offs have also been accounting for strikes. On the outer reefs, GTs and bluefin trevally have been active on the pressure points where the swell hits the reef first. Surface stickbaits in natural sardine and flying fish patterns, plus big cup-faced poppers in white or bone, have drawn brutal strikes, especially on that building tide. Strong leaders and solid hooks are a must; these fish are heading straight for the coral. Inshore, the lagoon flats and bommie edges have produced a mix of coral trout, sweetlip, and small trevally. Soft plastics in 3 to 5 inch sizes, paddletails and jerk shads in pearl, chartreuse, and natural baitfish colors, hopped along the bottom, have been very effective. Fresh cut bait – strips of mullet, pilchard, or squid – fished on light running rigs has been doing the job for those soaking baits from the boat or the shore. Best baits right now are fresh local offerings: small live fusiliers and scad for GTs and Spanish mackerel, fresh skipjack strips for tuna, and squid for almost everything on the reef. If you’re limited to lures, focus on quality terminal tackle and natural movement – the fish are not too fussy, but they’re testing gear. A couple of hot spots to keep in mind: First, the Navula Passage area off western Viti Levu. The outer drop-offs and nearby seamounts have held tuna, wahoo, and mahi, while the reef shoulders are alive with trevally on the pressure edges. Work skirted lures along the contour in 80 to 200 meters, then switch to poppers and stickbaits when you move in shallow. Second, the Great Astrolabe Reef off Kadavu. The passes on the eastern and southeastern sides are firing on the incoming tide, with dogtooth tuna down deep and GTs smashing bait up top. Jigging metal jigs in the 80 to 150 gram range around the ledges is turning up doggies and jobfish, while big surface lures are cleaning up in the whitewater. As always, keep an eye on the weather, respect the reefs and local customs, and take only what you need. The fishing is good, and with the right tide and a bit of patience, there’s plenty of action out there. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe for more fishing reports and tips. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

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  10. Jun 13

    Fiji Early Winter: Yellowfin Tuna, Reef Edges, and Low-Light Bites

    This is Artificial Lure with your Fiji fishing report. We’ve got a classic early winter pattern settling over the islands. Light to moderate southeast trades around 10–15 knots, a gentle southeast swell, and mostly fine skies with a few passing showers on the windward sides. According to Fiji Meteorological Service forecasts, seas are slight to moderate, so most small boats are good to go with common‑sense caution. Sunrise came in just after 6 a.m. for most of Viti Levu, with sunset expected a little before 6 p.m. The shorter days are helping the bite in the low‑light windows. Around the main islands, anglers reported the morning session from grey light to about 9 a.m. as the prime bite, with another pick‑up in action from about 4 p.m. right into dusk. Tides are running moderate today on the mid‑June cycle. Around Suva and the southern coast, the bigger push has been mid‑morning on the rising tide, then again in the late afternoon. Local skippers out of Pacific Harbour and Denarau have been timing their reef drifts to start about an hour before the top of the tide and finishing as it starts to ease off. That moving water has been key for both reef and inshore pelagics. Offshore, the bluewater has been waking up nicely. Charter operators out of Denarau, Wailoaloa, and Pacific Harbour report solid numbers of **yellowfin tuna** in the 10–25 kg range, with a few bigger models mixed in. Smaller **skipjack** and **wahoo** have been showing along the current lines, with the odd **mahi‑mahi** turning up around flotsam and FADs. The hot lures offshore have been **small to medium skirted lures** in purple‑black, lumo green, and pink‑silver, trolled at 6–8 knots. Diver‑style bibbed minnows in blue‑white have also been taking tuna when they’re up on the surface. On the reef edges and drop‑offs, the jig and bait crews have done well. Reports from Beqa Channel and the outer reefs off Nadi mention good hauls of **coral trout**, **jobfish**, and a few **GTs (giant trevally)** smashing topwater early. Best artificials have been **40–80 g metal jigs** in blue and silver, **soft plastics** on 1/2–1 oz jig heads in natural baitfish colors, and of course **stickbaits and poppers** for the trevally. Work those edges right on first light and again near sunset. Inshore, the lagoon and mangrove lines have produced **trevally**, **queenfish**, and **barracuda** on smaller lures. Local boys have been doing damage with **3–5 inch soft plastics**, **small metal slices**, and **minnow‑style hardbodies** in gold and green. For bait fishing around bridges, wharves, and river mouths, **fresh cut skipjack**, **sardines**, and **squid** remain the top producers, especially on that incoming tide pushing clean water back into the estuaries. For the bait‑soakers on the reef flats, **prawn**, **squid strips**, and **fresh pilchard** have been pulling a mixed bag of reefies: emperors, goatfish, and smaller snapper. Keep your leaders a bit heavier—around 40–60 lb—if you’re near bommies; the brutes will dust you quick. Couple of hot spots to keep on your radar: - **Beqa Channel and outer Beqa reefs**: Good word of mouth from local skippers on yellowfin tuna, wahoo, and quality reef fish. Work the pressure points and current lines with skirts and jigs. - **Mamanuca drop‑offs west of Denarau**: Consistent action on school‑size tuna and mahi, with solid reef fishing on the ledges. Early‑morning passes along the 80–150 m line have been especially productive. Overall fish activity is better when you line up three things: low light, moving tide, and a bit of breeze ruffling the surface. Midday, when the sun is high and the tide slack, the bite has been noticeably slower, so use that time to move spots, rig gear, and prep baits. That’s the wrap from your mate Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

    4 min

  11. Jun 12

    Fiji Winter Bite: Tuna, GTs, and Prime Tide Windows Firing Up

    Bula, this is Artificial Lure with your Fiji fishing report. Around the main islands today we’ve got light to moderate trade winds, generally easterly, with warm, humid conditions and a few passing showers—classic Fiji winter pattern, keeping the lagoon a bit choppy on the windward side but nice and glassier on the leeward reefs. Local marine forecasts call for small to moderate seas outside the reef, very workable for both inshore and offshore crews. Tides around Suva and Nadi are running a morning high pushing through late morning, dropping to a mid‑afternoon low and filling again toward evening. That falling tide late morning into early afternoon has been the prime bite window on the reef edges and passes, with the last of the run‑out really firing up the predators. Sunrise was just after six and sunset will be just before six, so you’ve got tight daylight hours—dawn and last light are gold. The first hour of light has been excellent for topwater and stickbaits over the reef flats; the final hour before dark is seeing a second wind, especially on the lee sides where the wind eases. Offshore, the bluewater boys reporting in from the waters off Pacific Harbour and south of Beqa have been into yellowfin tuna in the 10–25 kilo range, a few bigger models mixed in. Skirted lures in purple‑black, lumo green, and pink have been doing damage, with cedar plugs and small metal bullets also pulling strikes when the fish are shy. A couple of boats picked up mahi‑mahi on the current lines, and there’s been the odd striped marlin raised on the shelf in 200–400 meters. On the reefs around Kadavu, the Mamanucas, and the Yasawas, the GTs have been active on the pressure edges where the current hits the reef face. Big cup‑faced poppers in blue‑silver or white, and long stickbaits in natural fusilier colors, are getting smashed in the low light and on that falling tide. Remember, most operators here encourage release of the big GTs—get your photos and send them home. Inside the lagoon and along the reef drop‑offs, anglers are seeing good numbers of coral trout and red bass on soft plastics and deep‑running minnows. Natural bait like fresh skipjack strips, pilchards, and squid fished on a simple running rig or paternoster is still king if you’re anchoring up. Around the river mouths and mangroves on Viti Levu’s south and west coasts, there’ve been solid catches of small trevally, queenfish, and the odd barracuda on small metal slices and 3–4 inch soft plastics in pearl or chartreuse. Best lures today: - For offshore pelagics: 6–9 inch skirted lures in purple‑black, lumo green, and pink; rigged garfish or saury as skip‑baits if you can get them. - For GT and reef predators: big poppers, stickbaits, and 40–80 g metal jigs; colors matching baitfish—blue, silver, and green—are working well. - For inshore and lagoon: small diving minnows, soft plastics on 1/4–1/2 oz jigheads, and chrome slices for casting to bust‑ups. Best natural bait: - Fresh skipjack tuna cubes or strips - Squid and octopus for bottom species - Live fusiliers and scads where legal, for GTs and mackerel A couple of hot spots to keep in mind: - The passages and outer reef corners off Beqa and Pacific Harbour—good for yellowfin, mahi‑mahi, and the chance of marlin, with GTs patrolling the points. - The outer reef drop‑offs of the Mamanuca and Yasawa chains—excellent GT popping, dogtooth on jigs in deeper water, and mixed reef fish for the table. If you’re land‑based, work the wharves and rocky points around Suva and Lautoka on the changing tides with small metals and bait; plenty of trevally, queenfish, and reef pickers to keep the rod bent. That’s the word from the water here in Fiji. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

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