Fresh Port Vila Fishing Reports

Its always nice when you can tick off some goals for your anglers. Tom and Kimberly from the USA had a couple of requests, a Blue Marlin for Kimberly and a Yellowfin for dinner! Kimberly had done a bit of fishing in Central America catching a sailfish but had never experienced the rush of fighting a Blue Marlin. The right fish came along and at around 150KG she got a work out in the chair. She did an amazing job and fought a stubborn fish. Unfortunately during its jumps the fish had got tail wrapped and didn't survive the fight. The beauty of Vanuatu is nothing goes to waste and the fish was gratefully accepted by the local villagers. Tom provided our dinner with a beautiful 50KG Yellowfin Tuna, which Russ did his magic on and did Yellowfin Tetaki 3 ways.

Great day out on the water with nice calm conditions. We put out one of our favourite lure spreads and hooked this nice little Blue for the guys, it fought hard and jumped all over the place. It wasn't a good day for the Marlin though and he lost the fight. The local villagers were over the moon to receive such a huge gift! Seeing it tied along side a canoe is quite a sight.

It was a crazy trip with our regulars and good friends from New Zealand. The guys were blessed with the weather and we really made the most of it. These guys came super prepared with everything they needed for an Jigging and Popping trip of a lifetime, and these guys put the work in. Contrary to what you see on most TV shows Jigging is hard work with lots of lows, whether it be the sheer exhaustion or getting destroyed by sharks or getting out gunned by monster fish that are just unstoppable. You have to work hard to get the most out of a serious Jigging and Popping trip. Over the series of days we cast, jigged, trolled, live baited, you name it and the guys got what they were after and more... One of the highlights had to be a 55KG Doggie on the Jig which Daniel fought his heart out for. The guys caught far too many fish to mention but they had some of the most exciting top water Dogtooth action we have seen in a while. It really was mental with multiple Doggies pushing each other out of the way to try and smash the Poppers and Stickbaits. There were some truly huge fish cruising around, and several of these destroyed us in the process. We also caught several Sailfish, Marlin, Mahi Mahi, Yellowfin, GTs, Jobfish Wahoo. It really was an awesome trip and we enjoyed it as much as the guys did,

As usual the winter season in Vanuatu in shaping up to give us some seriously hot Blue Marlin Fishing. In the last 5 days Nambas Fishing charters have clocked up 10 Blue Marlin from 13 bites. It has been all action with double hook ups and rapid action at the back of the boat with Marlin climbing all over the teasers and being switched onto lures right at the transom, leading to some up close and personal aerial displays. With the water looking really good and the temperature dropping this bite is set to continue over the coming months so now is the time to book your charter and get in on the action.

The fishing has gone off the charts here in Vanuatu! The weather is perfect and the fish are biting their heads off. With double hook ups of Blue Marlin there has been loads of action and some monster Yellowfin thrown in for good measure. Yesterday in a 5hr trip we went 4-4 on Blue Marlin and boated a nice 70KG Yellowfin for our experienced anglers Pete and Sean. Today saw another epic morning on the water a first time lady angler Lauren hooking up on her first Blue Marlin when we hadn't even got the full spread of lures in the water yet, she did a cracking job, with an hour long fight she had to work, but the reward was worth it! This was then followed by another Blue Marlin which launched itself like an exocet missile at the long corner and went fully airborne!!! With 6 marlin & 1 Tuna for the Nambas crew in two half days it looks like its going to be an epic June in Vanuatu.

It was a great day out for honeymoon couple Chris & Danielle. Chris had never caught a marlin and was keen to get his chance. It's the start of the inshore fishing season in Vanuatu so we decided to get some baits out there to try and raise a Sailfish or a Black Marlin. Chris got his chance as Black Marlin engulfed one of the skipping Ballyhoo baits, leaving a hole of white water and line started screaming off the reel. On only 15KG stand up gear Chris got a quick introduction to Marlin fishing and did a fantastic job. The fish gave a few jumps before disappearing into the depths. We soon realised this fish wasn't going to be easy and after an hour of Chris battling the fish we got the leader and the fish gave the classic Black Marlin display, jumping at the back of the transom. It was a nice fish of around 110KG, and gave a great fight on the lighter tackle. The fish was released and swam away healthy, and Chris now has to deal with a new found Marlin Fishing addiction.