Bula, this is Artificial Lure with your Fiji fishing report. Trade winds have been steady out of the southeast, 10 to 15 knots around the main islands, with a light chop on the reef edges and cleaner water on the leeward sides. Skies have been partly cloudy, with just enough overcast to soften the sun and keep the fish comfortable up in the water column. Humidity is high, but the wind is taking the edge off. Around Viti Levu, sunrise is coming just after 6 in the morning and sunset just before 6 in the evening. The early bite has been strongest from first light through about 9 a.m., then again on the late afternoon push. Midday has been slower on the shallow reefs, with better action a bit deeper. Tides today are running a moderate range. The incoming tide has been the most productive, especially that last hour of flood over the fringing reefs and lagoon passes. On the outgoing, the main action has shifted to the drop-offs where the current is pinching bait. Offshore, boats working the blue water off Pacific Harbour and the Kadavu passage edges have been into good numbers of yellowfin tuna in the 10 to 25 kilo range, along with the odd bigger fish. A few mahi-mahi have been picked up around flotsam and current lines, and the occasional wahoo has come tight along the steeper contours. Skirted lures in purple-black, lumo green, and pink have been the top producers, with small to medium cup-faced pushers and bullet heads doing the damage. Rigged ballyhoo and small bonito slow-trolled along the drop-offs have also been accounting for strikes. On the outer reefs, GTs and bluefin trevally have been active on the pressure points where the swell hits the reef first. Surface stickbaits in natural sardine and flying fish patterns, plus big cup-faced poppers in white or bone, have drawn brutal strikes, especially on that building tide. Strong leaders and solid hooks are a must; these fish are heading straight for the coral. Inshore, the lagoon flats and bommie edges have produced a mix of coral trout, sweetlip, and small trevally. Soft plastics in 3 to 5 inch sizes, paddletails and jerk shads in pearl, chartreuse, and natural baitfish colors, hopped along the bottom, have been very effective. Fresh cut bait – strips of mullet, pilchard, or squid – fished on light running rigs has been doing the job for those soaking baits from the boat or the shore. Best baits right now are fresh local offerings: small live fusiliers and scad for GTs and Spanish mackerel, fresh skipjack strips for tuna, and squid for almost everything on the reef. If you’re limited to lures, focus on quality terminal tackle and natural movement – the fish are not too fussy, but they’re testing gear. A couple of hot spots to keep in mind: First, the Navula Passage area off western Viti Levu. The outer drop-offs and nearby seamounts have held tuna, wahoo, and mahi, while the reef shoulders are alive with trevally on the pressure edges. Work skirted lures along the contour in 80 to 200 meters, then switch to poppers and stickbaits when you move in shallow. Second, the Great Astrolabe Reef off Kadavu. The passes on the eastern and southeastern sides are firing on the incoming tide, with dogtooth tuna down deep and GTs smashing bait up top. Jigging metal jigs in the 80 to 150 gram range around the ledges is turning up doggies and jobfish, while big surface lures are cleaning up in the whitewater. As always, keep an eye on the weather, respect the reefs and local customs, and take only what you need. The fishing is good, and with the right tide and a bit of patience, there’s plenty of action out there. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe for more fishing reports and tips. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn