Captain
Matahi Ateni

Member since October 2020 Moorea-Maiao, French Polynesia
Background
Captain Matahi is born and raised in Moorea. He's a true ocean lover and enjoys every day spent on the water. He loves to share his knowledge and experience with other people. He runs the trips with his friend Benji, a world traveler since he was a kid. He arrived at Moorea when he was 16 years old and spent most of his time at the ocean.

Hey, I'm Captain Matahi Ateni

Moorea-Maiao, French Polynesia
Background
Captain Matahi is born and raised in Moorea. He's a true ocean lover and enjoys every day spent on the water. He loves to share his knowledge and experience with other people. He runs the trips with his friend Benji, a world traveler since he was a kid. He arrived at Moorea when he was 16 years old and spent most of his time at the ocean.
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Moorea Fishing Adventures

Excellent
4.7 / 5
(36 reviews)
Moorea-Maiao
Trips from US $315

Fishing Reports

SASHIMI
SASHIMI
Dec 8, 2021 Moorea-Maiao
We take our guests directly at the Sofitel ponton, and went outside at 7am. We saw a big group of bird after 30min of trolling, but nothing was jumping from under...we troll inside the bird for 30min, changing lures to find the lucky one and after 30min, we get a big bite! fight for 30min, and bring this beautiful yellowfin on board! Come back at 11am with a big smile! Good souvenir for this lovely couple!
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What a day!!!
What a day!!!
Dec 6, 2021 Moorea-Maiao
What a day!! We get out at 7am, and after 1h of trolling, we saw 2 beautiful Marlin at the surface! we try to attract them but they were not really hungry :( so we head to a group of birds way outside, and we get some fun with the small reel and the skipjacks! Dany and his wife were so fun and made a great job standup fight for those skipjacks... we head back slowly to the shore and saw other birds, and then we get a huge bite!!! Dany fought for 2hours, it was a big big mama, around 400/500pounds... after 2hrs, we bring the fish close to the boat, and manage to grab some GoPro footages, but after a last big fight, the Marlin manage to take off the hook just front of us!!! that's the game!! we lost it after 2hrs of fight, but damn that was soooo good! We finish the day between the blacktip sharks in our sandbar, and set up the local lunch! As we always said, until the fish is on the boat, it's never finish! Come with us, adventure is out there!
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Nice Wahoo
Nice Wahoo
Nov 22, 2021 Moorea-Maiao
Get out at 7am, find some birds and activities really quick and get this nice bite with this nice 20kg wahoo! then we saw a beautiful mahi mahi at the surface so we try to get him for 30min, he came one or 2 times check the lure but never manage to grab it :( Finally we spot a big group of birds outside, and we saw a huge group of dolphins that were chasing under! what a show! we head back inside the lagoon and bring back our guests directly to their hotel! Tomorrow they will try a good Wahoo sashimi and Carpaccio!
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Nice Marlin!!
Nice Marlin!!
Nov 16, 2021 Moorea-Maiao
Go out at 6am as usual with the WTF crew from Florida! find a first group of bird and saw a beautiful Mahi at the surface. He came to bite one time but didn't manage to grab the lures... then 20min after, we saw a first good bite, then a second one! we understood that it was a nice marlin who was chasing the lure, so we try to excite him for 10min, and it works!! get a huge bite, then a good fight for 45min, Chris know how to fish so he made a great job! we manage to bring this 200lbs Marlin onboard! We finish to stop in our exclusive sandbar to clean the fish and set up the local lunch served onboard, between stingrays and sharks! What a good day!!!
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Rainy session but some sashimi!
Rainy session but some sashimi!
Oct 24, 2021 Moorea-Maiao
We get out at 6.30am under the clouds and the rain...but we was hoping to get some big yellowfin again so we give a try! Gordon and his wife was from NY and we had a great times with them! we saw some birds but the activity was pretty calm, we drive a lot under the rain to find others groups of birds and at the end, we were lucky to find some activities and have some fun with some skipjacks! always a pleasure to fight them on the small gear and really feel the power of those bullets! Let see what the rest of the year will bring us!
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Yellowfin tuna season is open!
Yellowfin tuna season is open!
Oct 23, 2021 Moorea-Maiao
Went out at 7.30am alone, it was just to have a little session... saw some birds after 20min, and get a huuuuuuuge bite, big fight for 30min, land the fish on the boat, go back home at 9am! that's a kind of morning we love!!! Yellow fin tunas are here!!!! Come with us and let's have a try!
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.7 / 5
out of 5 stars from 36 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.6 / 5
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Tuna time
Tuna time
Excellent fishing, excellent crew, awesome with kid
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
90%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
89%
Appropriate for children
86%
Satisfied with the boat
95%
Caught fish
63%
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Raegan S.
Littleton, CO
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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June fishing trip

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip on June 21, 2022
We had a great time! We learned a lot about deep sea fishing and the crew was very welcoming and helpful. Loved every minute...
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Billy S.
Kailua-Kona, HI
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fishing with Matahi

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip โ€“ Private on September 23, 2022
Captain and crew knowledgeable and sharp.ย  Best part of .my trip to Moorea.ย  Will charter with them again.
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Eamonn T.
Larchmont, NY
Excellent
4.7 / 5
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Very good
4.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fantastic trip!

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip โ€“ Private on July 25, 2022
We loved our half day trip! Captain Matahi was a wonderful host and very friendly. We caught skipjack tuna which he filleted...
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Cain E.
Punaauia, French Polynesia
Excellent
4.3 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
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Full Day

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip โ€“ Private on August 7, 2023
Was good fun with a great crew, unfortunately not much fish for us but thatโ€™s fishing!
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Gabriele N.
Papeete, French Polynesia
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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September fishing trip

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip โ€“ Private on September 24, 2022
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