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Awaiting tide, before starting bonefishing, we decide, Renaud, Laurent (our fishing guide and skipper) and I, to go game fishing outside the main reef.
We left Boat-Pass around 7.30 am and after one hour running on the lagoon, we got the reef pass in sight, just in front of us.
This day there was no wind, the lagoon was like a mirror and the light metallic.
"We have only two hours fishing ahead of us", I said!
We brought only three good stand-up game fishing rods on board, two 50lbs and one 80lbs.
We started fishing in the pass and just immediately after putting the lures into the water, one of the 50lbs "sang", the rush takes almost a minute then broke suddenly!
Few minute later, all the rods were in action simultaneously. We did fight the fish Renaud and I.
Renaud took one of the 50lbs rod and begin to fight the fish and broke the 50lbs line after only three minutes fight.
I took the 80lbs and was very happy to land a 140lbs dogtooth tuna, after fighting half an hour.
The third rod was staying into the rod holder and of course the fish gone.
After a quarter of an hour all the rods were again in action. Renaud was fighting the fish on one of the 50lbs and land a 120lbs nice doggie.
After forty minutes fight, I lost myself a nice blue marlin (400lbs weight estimated) on the other 50 lbs. The fish's gone on the 80lbs rod.
Twenty minutes after starting again, the three rods were in action again and this time Renaud lost a beautiful billfish after three jumps far off our boat. I broke myself a big wahoo on the 50lbs and Renaud was fighting another doggie and after a quarter of an hour before broken.
It was time to go back to the flats and try to hook few good big bones on a fly.
We were only staying two hours in there, fishing this fantastic virgin and wild pass, finding a lot of beautiful different species of sport fish; real dream of any fisherman.
I'll come back soon with my customers along the reef and around this pass but perhaps only one day inside their fishing stay to preserve this incredible fishery spot.
There is nobody fishing there… No pressure…It' really a guarantee to preserve fish stock.
All the few fish we land were released…
My mate, Laurent, says " Since ever, we're taking care to preserve our lands and waters and keep this region under control. We just keep seafood we need to give to our family".
So, this part of New Caledonia, particularly the Grand Lagoon North is still intact since ever and has been recently inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List.
Richard Bertin
New Caledonia Fishing Safaris
We left Boat-Pass around 7.30 am and after one hour running on the lagoon, we got the reef pass in sight, just in front of us.
This day there was no wind, the lagoon was like a mirror and the light metallic.
"We have only two hours fishing ahead of us", I said!
We brought only three good stand-up game fishing rods on board, two 50lbs and one 80lbs.
We started fishing in the pass and just immediately after putting the lures into the water, one of the 50lbs "sang", the rush takes almost a minute then broke suddenly!
Few minute later, all the rods were in action simultaneously. We did fight the fish Renaud and I.
Renaud took one of the 50lbs rod and begin to fight the fish and broke the 50lbs line after only three minutes fight.
I took the 80lbs and was very happy to land a 140lbs dogtooth tuna, after fighting half an hour.
The third rod was staying into the rod holder and of course the fish gone.
After a quarter of an hour all the rods were again in action. Renaud was fighting the fish on one of the 50lbs and land a 120lbs nice doggie.
After forty minutes fight, I lost myself a nice blue marlin (400lbs weight estimated) on the other 50 lbs. The fish's gone on the 80lbs rod.
Twenty minutes after starting again, the three rods were in action again and this time Renaud lost a beautiful billfish after three jumps far off our boat. I broke myself a big wahoo on the 50lbs and Renaud was fighting another doggie and after a quarter of an hour before broken.
It was time to go back to the flats and try to hook few good big bones on a fly.
We were only staying two hours in there, fishing this fantastic virgin and wild pass, finding a lot of beautiful different species of sport fish; real dream of any fisherman.
I'll come back soon with my customers along the reef and around this pass but perhaps only one day inside their fishing stay to preserve this incredible fishery spot.
There is nobody fishing there… No pressure…It' really a guarantee to preserve fish stock.
All the few fish we land were released…
My mate, Laurent, says " Since ever, we're taking care to preserve our lands and waters and keep this region under control. We just keep seafood we need to give to our family".
So, this part of New Caledonia, particularly the Grand Lagoon North is still intact since ever and has been recently inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List.
Richard Bertin
New Caledonia Fishing Safaris
