Tonga Fishing Newletter 7-1

[Fishing Report]

Vava’u Sport Fishing Club
Tonga Fish Tales Newsletter – June 2010 Tonga Fish Tales © Copyright
The month produced some nice settled weather and there were good volumes of bait about from Kawakawa, Skipjack and school Yellow Fin. The water temperature averaged 26 degrees and with gentle SE Trades the fishing was very comfortable.

Billfish Action ......... The Blue action remained steady in the first half of the month then slowed down a bit with the heaviest being weighed in at 182kg by a first time lady angler. The Blues were found in reasonable numbers around the Middle FAD and Western Sea Mount. Two Striped Marlin and three Sails were reported during the month.
Yellow Fin Action ...... The big boys have gone but a few fish in the 15kg-25kg range were reported and most fish in the 7kg-9kg size. Good action around the FAD when it was on but not consistent .... here one day gone the next.
Wahoo Action ............Some good fish in the 18kg-20kg range mostly found on the South Bank and Middle ground.
Mahimahi Action ........Very productive with good runs of large Bull Fish in the 20kg plus range. Paul Mead fishing Dora Mailia hooked up a huge Bull and had it sharked right at the boat - the mid section with head still weighed 19kg so it looked like it would have gone a good 26kg plus.
GT & Reef Fishing Action .......... Capt. Lolesio Lui fishing aboard Hakuna Matata had a great month with 7 new Club & National Records. Good GT, Coral Trout and related species found mostly on the Eastern side of the main island - Popper & Jig action doing the damage.
New VSFC Club & TIGFA National Records
24kg line - Barracuda 22.5kg - Angler Lolesio Lui – Hakuna Matata Club & TIGFA
15kg line - Rainbow Runner 5kg - Angler Rod Fulford – Hakula Club & TIGFA
15kg line - Coral Trout 14kg - Angler Kiko Uata – Hakuna Matata Club & TIGFA
37kg line - Blue Fin Trevally 9kg - Angler Alec Wakelin – Hakuna Matata Club & TIGFA
24kg line - Giant Trevally 17kg - Angler Scott Percy – Hakuna Matata Club

Tournament Dates for 2010 – Pencil them In NOW .........

19th Tonga International Billfish Tournament – September 17th – 22nd
New Zealand Fishing News Tournament – October 21st – 28th
Tonga National Tournament – 27th November, 4th & 6th December


Contact: Steve Campbell
ikalahi@tongafishing.com

[Andaman Andy]

Thanks for the report, any pictures from Tonga?