August 10, 2026 through August 16, 2026

Report Details

Wind:
10 - 15 knots E
Water Temp:
Water Temperature: 89°F
Moon Phase:
New Moon: August 12th, 2026; First Quarter: August 19th, 2026
Sunrise & Sunset Times:
Sunrise: 5:35 am; Sunset: 6:20 pm

Week In Review

Last week brought some of the best fishing our anglers have experienced in a while, making for a highly successful and enjoyable trip for the entire group.

Here is a summary of the highlights from the reef:

  – Permit: Numerous permit were landed, with large schools spotted daily.
  – Tarpon: Several large tarpon were landed, and many others were jumped.
  – Bonefish: High numbers of bonefish were caught, resulting in multiple grand slams.
  – Other Species: Anglers also landed snapper, jack, and barracuda.

What Guests were Catching

Grandslam
12 Grandslams were landed
Bonefish
200 bonefish were landed
Permit
20 Permits were landed.
Tarpon
15 Tarpon were landed.
Bone Fish Flies
Christmas Island Specials in gold, pearl, and pink sizes 4 & 6, and Crazy Charlies in pink and orange.
Permit Flies
Mantis shrimp, rag head crabs, and Flexo crabs.
Tarpon Flies
White toads, chartreuse and black/purple toads are the flies of choice.