Kadavu has a typical tropical climate with the winter months being May to September and the summer being October to April.

Summertime is usually characterised by calm settled weather. Its calm, hot and humid which is great for spotting birds working tuna or finding current or weed lines for mahi mahi, tuna and billfish. The highest water temperature is about 30 degrees and the hottest month is usually March with the first cooling from the tropical heat starting mid-April.

Bite Me usually concentrates of the offshore heavy tackle fishing in summer months though the popper casting for GTs in the barrier reef breakers is also excellent.

Yellowfin tuna migrate through Fiji’s waters twice a year and are therefore present for most of the year. Generally the runs are Dec/Jan/Feb and Jun/Jul/Aug though many yellowfin are caught outside of these months.

Most schools along the edges of the reef range in size from 12lbs to 50lbs.