Fiji Islands Saltwater Popper Casting Fishing Report - November 2008

- Average Water Temp - 27.0and barely noticeable swell, just enough to keep the
- Average Weather - excellent. Calm seas, lightbarrier reef breakers visible. All being well, the current
overcast, just the occasional breezy day.excellent popper conditions should last right through
- Water Clarity - Variable inshore after tropical rain,to April. With such calm conditions, its easy to spot
good offshorethe fusilier shoals being harassed by GTs, bluefin
It has been an excellent spring for us with just abouttrevally and narrow barred mackerel.
everything on the species list available to anglers. TheThe calm also makes it easy to work jigs down to
wahoo and sailfish packs have thinned but the first120m with little or no drift. This summer we will be
of the Christmas Yellowfin schools are now moving in.working the Kadavu seamount over with larger 400g
Trolling small baits is still producing wahoo, sails,droppers for dogtooth, amberjack and a whole host
mackerel and mahi mahi whilst switching to big baitsof wild and wacky deepwater species. At 150m its a
close in to the barrier reef is producing good yellowfindeep drop but easy enough in the summertime.
to 100lbs and black marlin to 300lbs.With 75 miles of unexplored barrier reef, the biggest
With the windy winter weather behind us now, theproblem is deciding where to start fishing. Not such a
hot tropical calm is moving onto Fiji waters, idealbad problem to have. I'm looking forward to worrying
conditions for the GT popper casting and deepwaterabout it.
jigging fans. Summer's almost here with glassy seas