Well just got back from a week on Christmas Island. It was wet to say the least. I stayed at the villages there were two other extremely nice anglers fishing there and only a total of 15 that I counted on the whole island.
Everyday but one was rain/thudershowers and cloud cover. Made for tough conditions. With poor visibility most shots for bones where between 15-35 ft and need to be fast and accurate. Basically one backcast to aerialize the fly line and drop. This was super tough for me depending on wind direction and I had a few days I struggled.
With El Niño in full effect there was an extra foot of water on the flats which made for deeper than usual wading and some flats not being accessible. Last year I saw and had shots at 10 plus triggers a day other then my days at Korean wreck. This year I saw 15 triggers total I hooked up to two of those fish and both bit the hook off. Still fun hooking up to those skittish fish.
The higher water did seem to bring more large GT on the flats and I saw significantly more and got more shots. Wasn’t able to connect but it’s thrilling to get yourself in the right spot and have shots.
I had two days where it really seemed I could do no wrong not sure what the difference was. Both days were cloudy and rainy with high winds but those sessions were worth the whole trip. The best being a morning out going tide that I hooked 50 bones and landed 35, all of these fish where bigger than average Christmas Island bones.
There were many blue fin and baby GT cast at and landed and I was able to land a Brassy which was a super cool eat.
Fished a lot of new flats I didn’t last time and had some outstanding guides. Even with crappy weather and visibility it was a great trip.
Everyday but one was rain/thudershowers and cloud cover. Made for tough conditions. With poor visibility most shots for bones where between 15-35 ft and need to be fast and accurate. Basically one backcast to aerialize the fly line and drop. This was super tough for me depending on wind direction and I had a few days I struggled.
With El Niño in full effect there was an extra foot of water on the flats which made for deeper than usual wading and some flats not being accessible. Last year I saw and had shots at 10 plus triggers a day other then my days at Korean wreck. This year I saw 15 triggers total I hooked up to two of those fish and both bit the hook off. Still fun hooking up to those skittish fish.
The higher water did seem to bring more large GT on the flats and I saw significantly more and got more shots. Wasn’t able to connect but it’s thrilling to get yourself in the right spot and have shots.
I had two days where it really seemed I could do no wrong not sure what the difference was. Both days were cloudy and rainy with high winds but those sessions were worth the whole trip. The best being a morning out going tide that I hooked 50 bones and landed 35, all of these fish where bigger than average Christmas Island bones.
There were many blue fin and baby GT cast at and landed and I was able to land a Brassy which was a super cool eat.
Fished a lot of new flats I didn’t last time and had some outstanding guides. Even with crappy weather and visibility it was a great trip.
