2020
May 12, had 80kg Blue Marlin on, broke hook at the boat
May 10, Family day out and Mum and Dad caught YFT and Skip Jack Tuna
May 9, Boys day out and 3 YFT, biggest 20kg
May 3, More poulet fishing today
May 2, Catching bait and then Poulet fishing
Apr 19, Bottom fishing and caught Poulet (one 8kg) and Gem Fish
Apr 18, Boat back in water after a break and got a Rainbow Runner
Mar 9, YFT today, 20kg, 15kg and 5kg
Mar 7, Poulet fishing today for a wake, 30kg worth landed with some Brim and shark
Mar 4, no fish today
Feb 28, Poulet fishing today and landed some nice size ones
Feb 27, Marlin bite but not hook up, did bit of bottom fishing and got some nice poulet
Feb 25, no fish today
Feb 24, 25kg YFT and then small 42kg Blue Marlin got tail wrapped.
Feb 14, small YFT and poulet out fishing this morning
Feb 2, 3 small YFT and then a whopping 58kg YFT, saw a couple more good size and one sharked
Feb 1, Black Jack, something different, Small YFT used half for bait and caught some Poulet
Jan 30, Marlin bite but not hook up
Jan 26, three small YFT today and had Marlin swimming by the boat while we were bottom fishing
Jan 25, Rainbow runner today for a change
Jan 21, small YFT and sharks and Marlin bite today on 4 hour charter
Jan 19, no fish today on 4 hour charter
Jan 12, had a 600+ Blue Marlin on and fought for over 3 hours before it broke off at the props
Jan 9, today we got a Blue Marlin, finally they wanted to eat plus some small YFT
Jan 7, saw Marlin but no hook up, got a Shark instead
Jan 4, saw two Marlin but again no hook up, caught Barracuda
Jan 3, Wahoo to start the year
Jan 2, Marlin bite but no hook up
Jan 1, two marlin bites and third which was on for 3/4 hour before loosing it
2019
Dec 31, had marlin bites but nothing hooked up
Dec 30, hooked up but got sharked today
Dec 19, Marlin bite but nothing else today
Dec 17, small tuna, reef fish and poulet
Dec 15, popping for GT's lost one and got a Shark
Nov 23, small YFT about 9kg
Nov 22, Marlin bite in 4 hour charter, more sharks
Nov 21, just two sharks today
Nov 18, tagged a Blue Marlin and caught a YFT
Nov 17, got James an 80kg Blue Marlin today
Nov 9&10, Fishing comp, had a Marlin bite but no catch
Oct 2, rough conditions today, had a Marlin bite
Sept 25, Strip bait and popper at the fad caught 2 Mahi Mahi, 2 Skip Jack and Rainbow Runner
Sept 23, Rough out there today, just a few 5 small YFT and Skippy
Sept 22, boat out the water for a week for maintenance, today 8 hour charter we landed 55kg YFT on popper as well as 10kg Mahi Mahi plus some small YFT
Sept 14, small YFT, couple of good bites but didn't hook up
Sept 13, no fish today
Sept 12, rough conditions but landed some small YFT
Sept 9, early start and got 14kg Mahi on stip bait, 30kg YFT on popper and an 80kg Blue Marlin on Popper
Sept 7, popping to start and caught 5 small YFT, then trawled for Marlin with no success
Sept 5, went to Mataso today, landed 4 nice size Wahoo between 9-14kg each
Sept 3, no fish today
Sept 2, Just a Skip Jack Tuna today, had another big bite but lost it
August 27, 4 Wahoo bites that didn't take but tagged and released a 350-400lb Blue Marlin
August 26, no fish today
August 22, 3 barracuda to start, small YFT which we then cut to strip bait and landed small Blue Marlin on light line, almost spooled line twice but managed to tag and release
August 21, nice 15kg Wahoo, Marlin took 600m line but then jumped off
August 20, back from holidays, had a Marlin bite but didn't take
August 1, no fish today
July 31, took family for poulet fish one electric reels, one weighed 4kg
July 30, got a nice size Wahoo, 12.5kg weighed after Shark took the tail end
July 29, jumped off 500lb Marlin when we put the gear out, nothing else today
July 28, no fish today
July 24, took an 89 year mother of a friend out and we got a 4kg Poulet
July 23, third and last date in VMC, had a Marlin bite but not hook up
July 22, second day in VMC, no fish today
July 20, no fish today in first day fishing in Vanuatu Marlin Classic
July 19, out to Nguna and got a 12kg Wahoo, had others on including sailfish that was lost
July 18, steamed out to a FAD to find it had gone, went to another and got small YFT
July 17, had a Sailfish on but lost it, bit rough conditions today
July 16, late afternoon fish due to flight issues for anglers, two small YFT
July 14, small YFT and big fish on that got hooked around a rope at FAD
July 12, 7 small YFT today, lots of fun
July 10, Ethan , Junior angler landed nice 17kg Wahoo today and had a Marlin bite
July 9, landed a Sailfish today, nice one
July 8, just barracuda today, had something else on but lost it, maybe Wahoo
July 7, rescue today of another catamaran that came off anchor
July 4, no fish today
July 3, morning charter 2 nice YFT, no fish in afternoon charter
July 2, no fish today on 4 hour charter
July 1, 6 small YFT and shark around 5kg
June 30, 6 hours and landed nice sized Mahi Mahi on strip baits
June 29, 8 hours and got 4 small YFT, 3 nice Mahi Mahi and broke two others off
June 24, bit rough today, had Marlin come to play 3 times but not hook up
June 22, electric reels today and got 8kg Poulet along with some smaller ones, shark and Gem fish
June 21, no fish today
June 19, small Mahi Mahi and 5 small YFT
June 18, afternoon charter shark, 4 small YFT
June 18, morning charter one from two Blue Marlin and 4 small YFT
June 17, one marlin bite
June 16, 17kg Wahoo and 4 small YFT
June 15, 12kg Mahi Mahi and 4 small YFT
June 13, Tagged another Blue today along with 6 small YFT on 8 hour charter
June 12, no bites morning on 4 hour charter
June 11, tagged a Blue Marlin this morning, two sharks and 4 small YFT 8 hour charter
June 10, 12kg Mahi Mahi and small YFT on four hour charter
June 5, lost a few today, only landed 5kg YFT
May 29, 10kg Coral Trout, small YFT and Skippy jigging today
May 28, no fish today on 4 hour charter that we stayed out for 5 hrs
May 27, 1 Wahoo, small YFT, lost 15kg Mahi Mahi and had a massive Blue on for a while, biggest in a while
May 26, big day today, Mahi Mahi, Wahoo, 9 YFT around 10kg, 3 marlin bites that didn't hook up
May 23, today we were Coastguard, arranging a battery charger to one boat at Nguna and then towing another boat back 8 miles that had run out of fuel
May 21, boys wanted to jig for GTs today, unfortunately only got an 80kg shark
May 18, Two Mahi Mahi, small Shark, Small YFT, 9kg Skippy fun day
May 17, another tag on a Blue Marlin for our junior angler Campbell this morning
May 16, tagged a Blue Marlin today and got some small YFT and Skip Jack, lost couple Mahi Mahi
May 15, Jigging today, lost a few and only landed a Coral Trout
May 14, Wahoo and poulet today, saw Marlin just didn't want to bite
May 13, no fish today in 4 hour charter
May 7, just a 5kg YFT tuna today
May 6, boats had its service and back in the water, today tagged Blue Marlin and got small YFT in four hour charter
April 27, Out with electric reels and caught with our neighbours 3 nice size poulet for dinner
April 26, Keeghan tagged his first blue marlin and got small YFT for dinner
April 25, just a small YFT in today's 4 hour charter
April 24, Martin solo angler today hooking up nice 14kg Mahi Mahi
April 23, double hook up on nice size Mahi Mahi and 30kg YFT for Max and Kate
April 22, tough day, only got a few small YFT and a barracuda which didn't come on the boat
April 18, unfortunately out angler Jared today became unwell and we had to drop him off by boat to Port Vila to get medical assistance. On the way back Mitch and deckie Nick got double hook up of YFT, approx 50kg and 45kg each
April 17, went out again in the afternoon when wind dropped and got a few nice size Poulet to smoke
April 17, early start but rough again. Small YFT and salvaged a neighbours kayak, flying fish also decided to come for a ride for awhile
April 15, quick trip to get dinner and got 6kg Poulet on electric reels for dinner
April 14, bit wet but went out and using electric reels got some small Poulet along with small YFT
April 12, nothing today, had a nice Mahi Mahi hit
April 6, group spearfishing today, got some Doggies and Coral Trout, bit tough with wind
April 5, earlier start this morning and got a nice 25kg YFT plus 3 between 6-8kg, jumped off a Marlin and got a barracuda
April 3, 4 small Yellow Fin Tuna today, biggest 6kg
April 2, 3 small Yellow Fin Tuna this morning
March 31, 5kg Yellow Fin Tuna
February 7, just Skip Jack Tuna today
February 4, 49kg YFT
February 1, bottom fishing on electric reels and 20kg of Poulet, Brim and Gem fish
January 21, Shark and Skip Jack Tuna for today
January 17, Bottom Fishing for a bit and got nice 6kg Poulet
January 16, saw Marlin jumping but no fish today
January 15, no fish today
January 14, 5kg Poulet, Sharks got YFT before they got to the boat
January 12, 16kg YFT
January 10, No fish today
January 9, 3 YFT today total about 50kg
January 8, Had Blue Marlin on but lost it
January 7, 5kg YFT, broke off a Blue Marlin on a popper
January 6, Tagged and released first Blue Marlin of the year, had two more bites
January 3, Shark and couple of bites, wind blowing and bit of a swell edge of cyclone Mona
January 2, no fish today
January 1, 8kg Mahi Mahi and 42 kg YFT to start the new year
2018
December 29, 15kg YFT and two other strikes
December 28, 5kg Dog Tooth Tuna and lost two YFT to sharks
December 27, Marlin bite but no hook up, 70kg Shark
December 26, Skip Jack Tuna and small YFT
December 24, 2 YFT and Wahoo
December 23, Few Skip Jacks for the kids to catch and a Shark
December 22, 2 YFT around 15kg and one small one
December 21, One Marlin bite but no hook up
December 16, YFT around 16kg
December 15, no fish today but had dugongs in front of the house guests got to enjoy
December 14, after boat servicing boat is back in water and today we got a Sailfish on a popper
December 3, two small YTF and three sick teenagers
December 1, two nice YTF, biggest 50kg
November 28, see 3 Marlin, no hook up
November 27, Two YFT, one more lost to sharks, two Marlin bites
November 26, Three YFT
November 25, Electric reels today and 4 nice Poulet (snapper)
November 20, no fish today
November 19, Jumped off two Marlin and had another bite that didn't hook up
November 18, Sharked today, got a 20kg YFT and Mahi Mahi both taken
November 17, no fish today
November 15, tagged a Blue Marlin
November 5, nice Mahi Mahi
November 4, tagged Blue Marlin
November 2, no fish today
October 30, nice Dog Tooth Tuna and tagged a 250lb blue marlin with another bite
October 29, some YFT and then electric reels to catch 5 nice poulet
October 28, lots of fish around but only some small YFT
October 27, 15kg Mahi Mahi
October 26, no fish today, few bites.
October 22, three Marlin bites and 3 small YFT
October 21, two Marlin bites
October 20, no fish today with spearfishing group
October 19, spearfishing at Mataso, 8 nice dog tooth tuna
October 18, Steven tagged 400lb Blue Marlin for his 50th
October 16, Simon released a Blue Marlin and missed one
October 12, two nice Mahi Mahi
October 10, two Yellow Fin tuna and 2 15kg Mahi Mahi
October 6, no fish today
October 2, After boat being out of the water for maintenance and baOcd weather today Justin caught a 12kg Mahi Mahi.
September 25, 4 hours had Marlin strikes but no bites
September 24, Day 3 of the VMC and Blue marlin tag for Chris, Kyle and Hamish
September 23, Day 2 of the VMC and had 4 strikes but no proper hook up
September 22, Day 1 of the Vanuatu Marlin Classic, first hook up on 40 mins and lost hook, second marlin ended up tail wrapped so given to local village for celebrations
September 20, Matt had Marlin bite and landed small YFT
September 19, quick fish and caught 16kg Wahoo today, bit too much for our young angler so Luke had to over
September 18, sea a bit rougher today but got a 10kg Wahoo
September 16, calm day so off to Mataso Island, 4 Wahoo between 10kg and 25kg, Sailfish bite, Shark, Dog Tooth bites, good day
September 15, 10kg Wahoo with other bites fishing off Nguna island
September 14, popping and jigging today, few good bites but nothing
September 13, on the hunt for dog tooth tuna with no success
September 12, hunt for dog tooth in the morning with no success, afternoon charter 14kg YFT with Marlin bite
September 11, Tagged Blue Marlin, lost another on popper and lost two Mahi Mahi
September 10, 1 strike today but otherwise quiet
September 6, and 7, both days bit rough and no fish
September 5, YFT approx. 10kg
September 3, Daniel tagged his second Blue Marlin with us, had another jump off and broke one off a popper
September 1, 2 x Mahi Mahi and tagged 400+ pound Blue Marlin on stand up, nice one Daniel
August 27, 10kg Wahoo today
August 22, Yellow Fin and Mahi Mahi on 6 hour charter
August 21, Popper fishing caught YFT, saw Sailfish jumping
August 20, Rough weather today so had to stay inshore, a shark only today
August 19, Morning charter caught a YFT, afternoon charter double hook up 15kg Mahi Mahi on strip baits along with a YFT
August 18, No Marlin today but landed a YFT
August 17, Tagged an 80kg Blue Marlin, caught nice size Mahi Mahi and lost one
August 16, Tagged a blue Marlin, 3 YFT for Grahame lost one to a shark
August 15, Popping and Jigging today, landed YFT, head of a Doggie and a Shark
August 14, Couple of Mahi Mahi and a Yellow Fin Tuna
August 13, Tagged Blue Marlin and landed 3 small YFT
August 10, 3 Mahi Mahi, jumped off small Black Marlin and lost Wahoo for anglers from The Moso
August, 9, 4 Mahi Mahi and 1 Wahoo today for Brad
August 8, 6 x YFT all around 10kg size, lot of fun on poppers
August 6, 14kg Wahoo and three YFT around 15kg size
July 31, Two 10kg Yellow Fin Tuna, Mahi Mahi and a Shark
July 27, Tagged a blue, lost 3 others, got a Wahoo and YFT, nice work.
July 26, two Blue Marlin today for Justin
July 23, Gerard as sole angler was busy, 13 YFT, 2 Mahi Mahi and a Wahoo, no time for lunch
July 18, bit rough today but 2 x 12kg YFT and 12kg Wahoo, another big strike but lost it
July 17, 25kg YFT and Blue Marlin today on 4 hour charter
July 16, 8kg YFT on popper
July 15, 10kg YFT on popper
July 14, 50kg YFT on a popper after 1 1/2 hour fight plus 10kg YFT
July 12, 2 x 10kg YFT on four hour charter on poppers
July 11, 1 x 30kg YFT and 2 x 10kg plus could of small ones on 4 hour charter.
July 10, Unfortunately sick anglers today but still got 3 small YFT
July 9, More YFT today, four fish between 25 and 30kg
July 8, Family of 4 all caught a YFT between 8 and 16kg
July 7, Family out spearfishing today, got a coral trout
July 6, rough seas today and we had Roger on board at 82 years of age, trying to keep in some calmer seas, got a Barricuda and lost a nice size Dog Tooth Tuna
July 5, 25kg YFT and Blue Marlin on a popper, good fun
July 4, morning charter 30 and 40kg YFT and missed two Blue Marlin, afternoon 35kg YFT along with some small ones
July 3, 12kg Wahoo and missed Marlin
July 2, boys wanted to pop and jig for GT and doggies in the 4 hours, no luck today
June 28, Tagged Blue Marlin and missed two others. Bit rough out today
June 26, YFT today, one 40kg and one 15kg
June 25, 2 x 12kg YFT, 10kg Wahoo, Tagged a Marlin, broke one off and saw another Marlin, great day
June 23 & 24, Fishing with two 13 year old boys, friends of ours and they landed 4 YFT between 6-15kg
June 19, Missed two Sailfish today in 4 hour charter
June 9, Lots of small YFT, had a big fish on but lost it
June 8, Small YFT nice Sushimi and 2 Wahoo
June 7, Wet day but landed nice Wahoo
June 6, Sharks and Barracuda for cruise boat passengers today
June 5, 4 hour shared charter saw Martin and Mitchell with a 30kg YFT and double hook up of Sailfish, both tagged
June 4, 4 hour charter for German Doctors and got a Shark, saw Blue Marlin and small YFT
May 30, Matt on his birthday tagged a Sailfish, Blue Marlin, Shark and landed couple YFT
May 16, Blue Marlin on for a 20min fight before it broke off.
May 15, Only small Yellow Fin Tuna today
May 14, John, John and Dave first of 3 days and caught a 50kg Sailfish
May 13, Bob and family had 7 hits but no catches, got to see Marlin jumping.
May 12, Simon and Dave were kept busy with Dog Tooth Tuna, Small Yellow Fin, Wahoo and Shark
May 11, Peter out for day 2 and caught a 10kg Mahi Mahi and 9kg Skip Jack Tuna
May 9, First day out in a month and Peter caught a 18kg Wahoo and 10kg Mahi Mahi in rough to moderate seas
April 13, Sea was a bit rough but managed to land a 10kg Wahoo for Steve
April 11, No fish today
March 30, Small Yellow Fin Tuna for Good Friday
March 29, Took local lads for a fish for Skip Jack Tuna and Yellow Fin for Easter
March 22, No fish today
March 21, Electric reels were the go today and picked up around 30 Poulet (Snaper), few different varieties
March 19, No fish today
March 6, Tagged 300lb Blue Marlin
March 5, Skip Jack Tuna as bait, then YFT following by 70kg Black Marlin
March 3, 16kg Wahoo and small YFT for Dean on his 50th
February 21, two big marlin bites and 45kg YFT for Keegan
February 20, no fishing for a few weeks but today in short charter Mike got a 12kg Wahoo
February 4, small YFT and had a marlin bite but didn't want to stay and play
January 31, Skip jack live bait to a shark and then two Wahoo, one of which was 25kg
January 27, 28 and 29 had a group over, we had bites but no hook ups
January 21, Geoff tagged his first Blue Marlin
January 18, Dex landed a 40kg YFT and we lost a Blue Marlin 40 m from the Boat
January 10, cruise boat passengers with no luck today
January 12, Lance out for his final day and he finally manages to tag a Blue Marlin, nice one.
January 8 and 10 had Lance out. First day lost fish on a popper, second time had Marlin bite, Mahi Mahi bite and landed a small yellow fin tuna.
January 5 - Lachlan and his 9 year old son had fun on electric reels catching Poulet
January 4 - Greg and Rosco off the cruise boat enjoyed some beers but unfortunately no fish took a bite
January 3 - Richard out for 6 hours first and we caught a 16 kg yellow fin first up, second charter of 4 hours to follow and didn't get a bite for two girls visiting from Japan.
January 2, 1st fish of the year and it's 17kg Yellow Fin Tuna caught by young Eathan
2017
December - normally a time for big Yellow Fin Tuna, the fishing has been hard.
December 31st the sharks had a feed on the YFT.
December 23rd we got a 22kg YFT and 30kg on Thursday 21st.
December 20th was a smaller 12 kg Yellow Fin.
December 19th we tagged a Sailfish.
December 4th Chris tagged his first Blue Marlin.
December 3rd sharks got one and we got one YFT
November saw me travelling again so limited fishing time.
November 10th George had fun with a 60kg Blue Marlin on a 24kg popper.
October has been a quieter month with being off the Island for a large part. Sunday 15th saw nice Blue Marlin caught by novice fisherman, had a few more marlin strikes on the days out along with small Yellow Fin Tuna. Wind has been strong this month as normal in October.
September has seen more Mahi Mahi and Yellow Fin, the occasional Shark and Barracuda
September 3 - Double hook up on YFT and landed them both, nice one Brock and Luke
August 27-31st This week has seen plenty or Mahi Mahi and Yellow Fin Tuna, nice sizes
August 20th 150kg Blue Marlin, caught in the gills so pulled up dead and given to the local Chief
August 19th Hard a Marlin on and lost it, couple of Mahi Mahi, Skip Jack
August 15th 3 Mahi Mahi
August 14th Mahi Mahi and Wahoo
August 13th Mahi Mahi and Shark today
August 12th Rainbow Runner and Mahi Mahi
July - 25th Brad caught a 40kg Yellow Fin Tuna and Spearfish
July - 23rd Hugh caught 2 Mahi Mahi, a Wahoo and jumped off a Stripped Marlin.
July - 21st Chris, Lynn and boys fished and dad managed to catch Mahi Mahi for dinner
July - 20th Colin, Barry and Raoul got 5 Mahi Mahi in their 4 hour charter today
July - 19th Barry for his first Blue Marlin and Raoul a 15kg Mahi Mahi followed by whale watching
July - 13th Hadn't been home for less than 24 hours after a 25 day break and we tagged and released a 400 lb Blue Marlin. Well done to Tony and to top the day off 25kg Sashimi and Wahoo for main course.
June - 11th First Mahi Mahi for awhile, just a small one at 6kg
June - 12th Nice 15kg Wahoo today for David.
June - 6th - Small 8kg Yellow Fin Tuna today for Havannah Resort guests.
June - 1st to 3rd fishing Vanuatu Marlin Classic - 5 Blue Marlin Tagged over 3 days to give the team on Escapade 1st Place.
May - 29th Wahoo on the bite today with nice 12 kg
May - 27th Tim had another day out in there second 4 hour charter, tagged a nice sailfish and caught a nice 16 kg wahoo. We had a double hook up on sailfish but Johns fell off.
May - 25th John and Tim had a double hook up on 22kg YFT but Sams 15kg wahoo and the cute small YFT won the day
May - 16th Pulled in some Dog Tooth Tuna but the sharks wanted to have first feed.
May - 15th Nice 15kg Dog Tooth Tuna today
May - 14th Nice work Grant on nice size Wahoo, tough morning but got lunch and dinner for the crew.
May - 11th First day out since TC Donna and a tough 6 hours, lost a sailfish on a livie but got this 12 kg wahoo. Well done Danial. May have lost 2 FAD's from the blow
April - 30th A tough week fishing that finally came good yesterday catching 70kg of YFT. New popping rods from Saltwater Fishing helped
April - 20th. Great 4 hour fish, a 16 and 14 kg Wahoo and a 14 and 26kg Yellow Fin Tuna, plus some small Yellow Fin's.
April - 16th YFT coming on the bite at low tide so went out with Aaron Strid to get a few for Samuel and Liam, got a few around 5kg and then finished with a nice double hookup on poppers. Bit big for the boys so the big boys had a turn. 18 and 25kg gutted. Nice Easter Sunday arvo
April - 15th, Poppers at the FAD's are going off with YFT well done Martin on Saturday, guest staying at Breakas Resort.
April - 14th. Plenty of popper action with 10 small Yellow Fin's caught, fish for supper on Good Friday.
March - 31st. Nothing like a double hook up on 25kg YFT on poppers. Well done Richard and Mel on there 10th wedding anniversary. Great choice of things to on this special day.
