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Kadavu island sees black, blue and striped marlin however the predominent species targeted and caught all year round is the blue marlin.
Ranging in size from 150lbs to 1,000lbs they can be caught trolling lures, tuna skip-baits or livebaiting.
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More on heavy tackle here
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Light / Medium Tackle
We consider 8-10kg (16-20lb) line class to be light tackle around these waters and for general fishing 15kg (30lb) line class is mostly used.
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More on light tackle...
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From sheltered still mangrove bays to Great Astrolabe barrier reef breakers, the opportunities to cast poppers are right on the resort's doorstep and stretch for as far as the eye can see. We target the Bluefin Trevally, bigeye trevally and GTs.
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More on popper casting for GTs
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Ultra Light Tackle & Record Hunting
Nothing compares to fighting a gamefish on ultra-light tackle. When you are hooked up on 4kg line class to a little 10kg yellowfin tuna and the fish laughes in your face and peels of 200 yards of line, then you realise what its all about.
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More about Ultra Light...
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With 75 miles of outer barrier reef slopes, Kadavu Island offers a host of deepwater jigging opportunities for the jig and bottom fishing specialists.
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More on deepwater jigging...
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Deep mangrove bays, miles of fringing coral reefs, sandy flats in sheltered lagoons and 75 miles of Great Astrolabe barrier reef offer fly fishing anglers a range of habitats to hunt with the fly.
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More on fly fishing...
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