Kadavu island sees black, blue and striped marlin however the most commonly caught species and seen all year round is the blue marlin.

Ranging in size from 150lbs to 1,000lbs they can be caught trolling lures, skip-baits or livebaiting.

Some time ago, Bite Me Gamefishing was contacted by Peter Mumford, a regular Australian East coast black marlin fisherman who was looking for a week away with the family, but just as importantly, the chance to explore new waters in search of his favourite species, the black marlin. Peter had landed a number of huge fish (including granders) on the world famous black marlin fishing grounds of Queensland Australia and was looking to find a new fishery.

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.

We target the Bluefin Trevally, bigeye trevally and GTs with Daiwa threadline reels on Shimano T-Curve 50lb class Bluewater spin rods from both the inshore and offshore game boats. Common by-catch are red bass, narrowbarred (Spanish) mackerel and barracuda. GTs to 25kg and bluefin trevally to 7kg are common along the outer barrier reef. All are fantastic sport on medium tackle gear.

With 75 miles of outer barrier reef slopes, Kadavu Island offers a host of deepwater jigging opportunities for the jig and bottom fishing specialists. The outer barrier reef slopes plummet from the breakers down to depth of 1,000m within sight of the reef. These slopes are pristene and unfished by anyone but us.

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.

Matava is an eco adventure getaway offering you a fun and unique blend of cultural experiences and adventure activities in the environmentally pristine and remote island of Kadavu in Fiji.

Large schools of yellowfin migrate through Fiji waters twice a year and so are found here almost all year round and here are some pics to prove it!

This is the big brute of the reef with a pretty mean attitude and a propensity to head for the nearest coral head and burst you off.

Some anglers specialize in fishing for GTs with popper casting.

Offensive Tackle is a 17ft Warrior fishing boat imported from England.

Built to handle the rough & tough of the English Channel she is equally at home trolling the outer slopes and sheltered lagoons of the Great Astrolabe barrier reef.