Christmas Island or Kiritimati is open after being closed for three years!
We were the first group of anglers to fish out of the famous Ikari house since the closure! The bonefish, bluefin, giant trevally, milkfish and trigger fish were plentiful, untouched and hungry. I can't wait to go back in 2024

On day four, we fished for Giant Trevally, but Bluefin trevally darn near stole the show. When you are fishing in Bonefish, GT, Milkfish and Trigger fish Disneyland, Bluefin become the forgotten species. They are easily the most beautiful species on this list, they are probably the most available species on this list. Their average size is larger than bonefish. They fight long and hard. And, they can save the day because they can be caught in the worst of weather conditions. Hook one over 10 pounds and you will have caught a fish that is well worth bragging about. These fish are awesome! Yes we caught some great GTs wading the flats, but the bluefins we caught should not be overlooked.

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Special thanks to Jerry Swanson at Fish Head Expeditions for making this trip possible. I tried all the big name travel guides and only Jerry stepped up and made this trip happen.

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Gear used on this trip:
Trevally:
* 12wt custom Colton Leviathan, paired with a Reddington Behemoth Reel
* 11wt Hardy Zephrus rod pared with Orvis Hydros SLV
Milkfish:
* 10wt TFO BVK rod paired with Okuma SLV reel
Bonefish and Triggers:
* 8wt TFO BVK rod paired with Lamson Liquid reel

Preparation for Giant Trevally:
How to make your own braided loop connections:
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The best way to connect braided backing to a reel arbor:
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An easy alternative to a Bimini twist backing loop:
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Leader = 10 foot, 100lb straight to the fly high quality Fluorocarbon. If you are concerned about loosing a fly line, use a 16 inch 30lb class section from the fly line to the 100lb leader. Connect these with an Albright knot.

Knots to use:
from leader to fly line loop tie a perfection loop in the fluoro
from leader tippet to fly use a Steve huff figure 8 loop or a perfection loop.

Flies:

Giant Trevally - Modified Purple Brush fly. Purple NYAP Popper.

Bluefin Trevally - Small (2.5 inch) Whistler patterns, Small chartreuse and white Clousers

Milkfish - Modified green seaweed fly

Bonefish - Christmas Island Special, Modified Christmas Island Special, Modified Spawning shrimp, Bonefish Bitters (root beer colored head)

Trigger - Mark's crab, Modified spawning shrimp

Note - Modified means that they have some material additions that I like to use such as rubber legs or sparkle. The traditional patterns are the base flies and should be used if you are not a tyer.

My YouTube Channel:
#skorflyfishing
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