Fishing at Tokoriki
Tokoriki’s position at the northern end of the Mamanuca Islands offers great access to vast areas of lightly fished ocean. With acrobatic pelagics and feisty reef fish, great boats and tackle, and experienced guides, we have the right recipe for fun fishing!
Sport Fishing
A 25–minute run from Tokoriki reaches the Malolo Barrier, beyond which lies the open Pacific. This huge reef system offers great sport fishing for Spanish mackerel, wahoo, mahi–mahi and yellow fin.
Successful techniques include trolling lures and dead baits with 10–24kg (20–50lb) tackle. Sport fishing trips run early mornings and late afternoons for four hours, although longer trips can be arranged. Up to four anglers can share the charter rate.
Fish species targeted include: big spanish mackerel, yellow fin tuna, trevallys, mahi-mahi, wahoo, rainbow runner and dog tooth tuna.
Sport fishing trips are for a minimum of four hours, either early morning or late afternoon, but we are happy to take longer charters if requested. Charter rates are for the whole boat, and can be shared by up to four anglers.
Light Tackle and Popper Fishing
Within a 20–minute radius of Tokoriki are myriad reefs and pinnacles, all inhabited by a variety of exciting sport fish including Spanish mackerel, trevallys, coral trout and barracuda. What these fish may lack in weight, they more than make up for in speed and power.
The perfect trip is a combination of trolling with light, 6–10kg tackle around the drop–off and popper fishing on the reef tops, but if you want to troll exclusively, no problem; your skipper will advise you on the best options.
Popper fishing is one of the South Pacific’s most exciting techniques—casting and retrieving poppers or ‘bloopers’ across the shallow reef. While it’s harder work than trolling, the rewards can be greater—slashing surface strikes and epic battles. The main targets are the tackle busting GTs and other trevallys but a surprising number of other species will hit surface lures.
Light Tackle trips last for three hours and are available late afternoons only. Charter rates are for the whole boat, and can be shared by up to two anglers.
