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.

  1. 37m ago

    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

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  2. 1d ago

    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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  3. 2d ago

    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

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  4. 3d ago

    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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  5. 4d ago

    Fiji Winter Bite: Tide Lines and Reef Edges with Artificial Lure

    Name’s Artificial Lure here, checking in with your Fiji fishing report, coming at you like a warm trade wind over a glassy lagoon. Around Viti Levu and the Mamanucas today we’ve got classic winter trade‑wind pattern: light to moderate southeast winds, mostly clear skies, and just a bit of afternoon chop on the outer reefs. Local marine forecasts are calling for 10–15 knot trades with a slight seas build on the windward sides, calmer on the leeward coasts. Tides are running mixed semidiurnal. This morning’s high has eased off and we’re sliding into the afternoon incoming on most western and southern shores. That flooding tide pushing over the reef edges is the go‑time: bait stacks up on the lips and the predators come in tight. You’ll want to work the last two hours of the incoming and the first hour of the outgoing for the best bite. Sun popped up just after six and will duck behind the horizon a little after five‑thirty. First light and that last orange glow have been the magic windows all week. Local skippers around Nadi and Denarau have been reporting good pre‑breakfast bust‑ups on the reef edges, then a slower, deeper bite once the sun gets high. Offshore, the game boats out of Port Denarau and Pacific Harbour have been bringing in consistent mixed bags: yellowfin tuna in the 10–25 kilo range, a few bigger models, plus scattered mahi mahi and the odd wahoo. Several charter operators along the Coral Coast reported solid numbers of school‑size yellowfin on trolled feathers and small skirted lures in blue and white, pink, and green‑yellow. Metal jet‑head lures run short and a small cedar plug or feather way back have been doing damage when birds are working. On the outer reef drop‑offs, dogtooth and GTs have been chewing around the pressure points. The jigging crews are finding doggies in 60–120 meters on 200–300 gram knife jigs in blue sardine and silver. For GTs, large cup‑faced poppers and stickbaits in natural fusilier and flying‑fish patterns are the ticket. Work them hard along current lines and any whitewater where the surf pushes across the ledges. Inshore, lagoon and reef fishing has been lively. Local hand‑liners and small‑boat anglers are bringing in coral trout, sweetlip, and jobfish on cut bait and fresh squid. Live yakka or small fusilier pinned on a running rig has been deadly at dawn, especially near channel markers and reef passes. Soft plastics in 4–5 inch minnow styles, natural or pearl with a touch of chartreuse, are knocking over emperors and small trevally on the flats and rubble patches. Best baits right now: fresh skipjack strips, small live baits, and squid. For artificials, think small‑to‑medium skirted lures offshore, metal jigs on the drop‑offs, and big surface lures for GTs when the tide is pushing. Keep your leaders heavy around the reefs; Fiji’s coral is unforgiving and the fish fight dirty. Couple of hot spots to circle on your mental chart: • The reef edges and drop‑offs west of Denarau and around the Mamanuca group – good for trolling tuna and mahi in 80–200 meters, and GTs on the outer corners. • The passage mouths off the Coral Coast near Pacific Harbour – classic spots for reefies on bait and jigs, with a shot at dogtooth and wahoo when the current is running. If you’re heading out this afternoon, time your session around that pushing tide, keep an eye out for birds and bait, and don’t be shy about switching lures until you find the color they want. Thanks for tuning in to this Fiji fishing report with Artificial Lure. Don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss the next bite. 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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  6. 5d ago

    Fiji Fishing Report: Yellowfin, GTs, and Prime Tide Windows Today

    Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Fiji fishing report for today. Trade winds have the islands under a light to moderate easterly flow, 10–15 knots most of the day, easing a bit toward evening. Skies are partly cloudy with a few showers brushing the windward sides, leeward waters staying mostly fair. Seas are running around 1–1.5 meters outside the reef, calmer inside the lagoons. Air temps are sitting in the high 20s, with the humidity you’d expect this time of year. Around Suva and the southeast, high tide comes mid‑afternoon with a decent push on the flood over the outer reefs; low was earlier this morning, so the lagoon flats are filling and the channels have good current. On the western side – Nadi, Denarau, Mamanucas – you’ll see the high a bit later but still good moving water through the passes in the late afternoon. Sunrise was just after 6, sunset will be a little after 5:30, so your prime bite windows are that first light change and the last two hours of light. Pelagic action has been solid. Local skippers off Pacific Harbour and Kadavu have been finding yellowfin in the 10–25 kg class working birds and surface bust‑ups along the current lines, with the odd bigger model mixed in. A few blue marlin and the occasional sail have been raised off the outer drop‑offs, especially where the bait stacks up on temperature breaks. Wahoo and mahi have been showing along the reef edges where the water is clean and blue. Inshore, the reef edges and bommies are producing coral trout, red bass, and GTs. The GTs haven’t been going crazy in the bright sun, but they’re switching on around dawn, dusk, and when a cloud bank knocks the glare down. Lagoon channels and deeper flats are still giving up bluefin trevally, queenfish, and some nice emperors for the bait fishers. Lure choice today: offshore, run a spread of medium‑sized pusher heads and bullet lures in dark‑over‑purple and lumo green, with at least one smaller feather or cedar plug shotgun for the yellowfin. A rigged belly strip or small skipjack as a live bait slow‑trolled on the corners will give you your best shot at a marlin or big tuna. On the reefs, stickbaits and poppers in natural fusilier and flying‑fish colours are the go for GTs and bluefin trevally. Work them hard over pressure points, channel mouths, and along the whitewater edges. For bait, you can’t beat fresh slabbed bonito, small live fusilier, or fresh squid pinned on a sturdy circle hook and drifted back into the current. Two hot spots to circle today: First, the outer reef and drop‑off lines off Kadavu and the Ono Channel – good current, bait showing, and recent catches of yellowfin and wahoo. Keep an eye out for birds and breaking fish. Second, the passes and outer edges around the Mamanuca Islands – spots like the main channels off Malolo are holding GTs on the tide turns and have been kicking out nice trout and emperors on baits and jigs. If you’re fishing from shore, focus on rocky points and wharf lights on the evening high. Small metal slices, soft plastics, and fresh prawn baits will put you into trevally and the odd mangrove jack nosing in from the mangroves. 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

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  7. 6d ago

    Fiji Fishing Report: Nadi Bay, Coral Coast & Offshore - Trevally, Tuna & Prime Tide Windows

    Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Fiji fishing report for today, focused on the main Viti Levu areas: Nadi Bay, Coral Coast, and offshore toward Kadavu and the Mamanucas. Light trade winds today, generally out of the east to southeast, 10 to 15 knots along the coasts, a touch fresher outside the reefs. Skies are partly cloudy with a couple of passing showers on the windward side, leeward waters around Nadi and the Mamanucas staying mostly fine and bright. Seas are slight to moderate inshore, a bit lumpier outside the barrier reef where the swell is more exposed. Tides are running on a fairly standard cycle: a pre‑dawn high followed by a mid‑morning drop, then a rising tide through the afternoon into early evening. Around Fiji, those **last two hours of the incoming** have been the prime bite window, especially along the outer reef edges and river mouths. The early morning high has been pushing bait up onto the flats, with predators cruising the drop‑offs once that water starts to fall. Sunrise came early, just after 6 a.m., giving a soft grey light over the lagoons, and sunset will slide in a little after 5:30 p.m., with that golden last‑light period lining up nicely with the afternoon rise. That change‑of‑light plus moving water is when you’ll want your best offering in the water. Inshore around Nadi Bay and the Coral Coast, the reef and lagoon fishing has been lively. Local skippers are reporting solid numbers of **bluefin trevally**, **giant trevally (GTs)** in the 5–15 kilo range, plenty of **jobfish**, and a good mix of **coral trout** and **emperor** on the deeper bommies. Along the mangrove edges and river mouths, there have been **queenfish** and smaller trevally smashing bait on the surface during the early run‑out tide. Offshore, out beyond the reef toward the Mamanuca and Yasawa drop‑offs, boats have been finding **yellowfin tuna** and **skipjack** working birds and bait balls, with the odd **mahi‑mahi** and a few **wahoo** showing along the current lines. The bigger game crews wide of Kadavu and south of Viti Levu have still been raising the occasional **blue marlin**, though not every knock‑down is sticking. Lure choice has been pretty straightforward. For GTs and reef bruisers, stickbaits and poppers in **natural baitfish patterns**—blues, silvers, and a bit of flash—have been hot. Early and late, darker profiles and cup‑faced poppers throwing a big splash have drawn explosive surface hits over reef points and current edges. Sub‑surface, medium‑sized minnows and jigheads dressed with soft plastics in white, pearl, and pink have been deadly on trout, jobfish, and emperor. If you’re soaking bait, fresh is king. Chunked or live **scad, sardine, or small fusilier**, plus strips of squid, have outfished frozen options. A lightly weighted drifted bait along the reef edge on the incoming has been pulling quality table fish. Around the river mouths, unweighted pilchard or prawn baits flicked into the current seams are getting the queenfish and trevally. Couple of hotspots to keep in mind: First, **Navula Passage** and the surrounding reef edges off western Viti Levu. Work the pressure points on the flood tide with big poppers for GTs and live baits or deep‑divers along the drop‑off for trout and jobfish. Second, the outer reef corners off the **Coral Coast**, especially near the major passes. Cast stickbaits over the whitewater for trevally at first light, then switch to jigs or soft plastics when the sun climbs and the fish drop deeper. If you’re heading out, watch those trade winds building through the afternoon and keep an eye on the reef cuts—conditions can change quickly once the tide turns and the wind gets up. That’s it from Artificial Lure for today’s Fiji fishing rundown. 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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  8. Jun 8

    Fiji Early Dry Season: Tuna, GTs, and Reef Action Around Viti Levu

    Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Fiji fishing report for today, focused around Viti Levu and the main reef systems. We’ve got classic early‑dry‑season conditions. Light to moderate trade winds from the southeast, seas a bit choppy outside the reef but very workable at first light and late afternoon. Skies are partly cloudy, with a few showers riding the trades. Sunrise came just after six and sunset will be just after six again, giving a nice long crepuscular window. Tides are running a modest range today. Around mid‑morning we’re sitting on a dropping tide, with the low around lunchtime and the push back in through the afternoon. That falling water has been concentrating bait along the reef passes and river mouths, and the first hour of the incoming has been the bite window to watch. Offshore, the bluewater edge has been alive. Local charter skippers out of Denarau and Pacific Harbour have been raising yellowfin tuna in the 10–25 kg range, a few mahi‑mahi, and the odd striped and small blue marlin working the temperature breaks. High‑speed trolled skirts in lumo green, black‑purple, and pink over silver have been the top producers, with a few boats switching to live skipjack once they find the marks. On the reef, the inshore jig and bait crews have done well on coral trout, red bass, and GTs. Casting poppers and stickbaits over the outer reef ledges on the last of the run‑out has produced some brutal GT strikes, with most fish in the 10–25 kg class and a couple bigger brutes dusting anglers in the bommies. Natural bait guys soaking fresh bonito strips and squid on the ledges have picked up a steady mix of snapper and emperors. In the lagoons and estuaries, the mangrove edges are holding queenfish, trevally, and the odd barracuda. Small metal slices, white bucktail jigs, and soft plastics in pearl or baitfish patterns have been working when fished fast and erratic on the current seams. A few locals drifting unweighted pilchards and prawns have also been putting fish in the eski when the lure bite slows. Best lures this week: - For bluewater: medium‑sized pusher skirts, 6–8 inch, in lumo, green‑yellow, and black‑purple. - For GTs and reef species: large cup‑faced poppers in blue‑silver or sardine, and sinking stickbaits in natural baitfish colors. - For inshore flats and mangroves: 20–40 g chrome slices, 4–5 inch soft plastics on 3/8 to 1/2 oz jigheads. Best baits: fresh skipjack or bonito cubes offshore, whole or strip baits of sardine and squid on the reef, and fresh prawns or pilchards around the mangroves. Frozen will work, but if you can catch and cut your own, the difference is obvious in the bite rate. A couple of hotspots to circle on your mental chart: - The Navula Passage area off the Coral Coast, where the outer reef meets deep water. Work the pressure edges on the dropping tide for GTs, and push wider along the contour for tuna and mahi. - The channels and reef corners off Kadavu and the Astrolabe Reef, which have been holding mixed pelagics and some serious reef donkeys when the current is running. Focus your fishing around first light and the first push of the making tide this afternoon, keep an eye on the birds, and match your lure size to the bait on the surface. The fish are there if you put in the casts. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe for more reports and stories from out on the water. 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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