Christmas Island is a well known destination for the hard core fly fishing fanatic, which I am one!  The Republic of Kiribati is located near the equator and has many different fish species that you can check off your list.  Here is a map of the area (click here).  This is actually an atoll and not much of a “island” as the highest spot on the entire land mass is 6 feet above sea level.  That being said this place is one huge flat.  There are over 200 square miles of flats inside this atoll and coral reef which makes for some of the best all around fly fishing in the world!  If you don’t believe me you will just have to go yourself and find out!

Fishing Report:

Everyone in the group (there were 17 fishing people at the Ikari Lodge) caught plenty of Bonefish, Triggerfish, various snappers and some of us caught some of the legendary GTs (Giant Trevally)!

Several of us went out to feed the guests and staff by catching Yellowfin Tuna and Wahoo which was a blast in itself.  We also caugh some large Rainbow Runner, Barracuda and a Black GT which was a bonus!

I can’t wait to get back out there and do it all over again!

Check out the other great photos from this trip in the Photo Gallery!

Fished the Miracle Mile, Fremont Canyon and Pathfinder Reservoir.  We caught fish in all locations, some better than others but all produced fish.

The wind!  Wow, both last weekend and this weekend was windy, which you get used to when fishing in Wyoming in general but when the gusts are over 40 mph, it can be difficult, at best. 

 Most of the time the gusts were well under 20 mph but we have our times where it was much higher than that.

That being said, we all managed to catch fish while dealing with the wind.  To that, working through the issues of wind, I believe, makes you a better fly fisher person, in general, and also allows you to function where others can’t.  This can also be beneficial, from a learning standpoint, for fishing in distant locations such as any saltwater environments, Tierra Del Fuego, Patagonia or other far of places where you will also need to learn to deal with mother nature and the types of conditions you will find everywhere in the world.