tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181061678408323682.post2576953387758757647..comments2023-10-29T01:42:21.307-07:00Comments on Fly Paper: Christmas Island Trip ReportFly Paperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490565567184565469noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181061678408323682.post-88892513183172154112014-03-12T19:12:32.969-07:002014-03-12T19:12:32.969-07:00G'day Guy, good to hear from you and glad you&...G'day Guy, good to hear from you and glad you're still out there doing adventure fly fishing. I figured your sail was probably injured. But I can also understand on islands like that with little land for farming or agriculture a nice fish like that would feed a lot of people. Certainly wasn't casting dispersions even though we all hate to see a game fish killed. I think it'd be fun to look for sunbathing billfish and try to sneak up on them and make a cast in front of them and try to get the eat.Doug Jeffrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06964780711233647604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181061678408323682.post-913081656477296452014-03-12T18:09:51.865-07:002014-03-12T18:09:51.865-07:00Thanks for the clarification Guy! This is what I t...Thanks for the clarification Guy! This is what I thought. Glad to see you and Doug reconnect too!Fly Paperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08490565567184565469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181061678408323682.post-90140198413997203292014-03-12T17:47:30.579-07:002014-03-12T17:47:30.579-07:00Hi Doug.
I hope you are well and still wetting a ...Hi Doug.<br /><br />I hope you are well and still wetting a flyline. They are very happy to release the billfish but mine was very bronzed out and bleeding from its intergill plate tissue from all the head shaking so Moana made a decision to keep it. It would not have been wasted being eaten on the island or being sold to restaurants in Fiji or Hawaii. Either way it contributes positively to the local economy. The guides at Outfitters are the best on the island and will even do an offshore day with bait and switch for bill fish if you specify. We didn't do it as we were after more action but I know you a "hardcore flyfisherman" have more patience than I. In fact I almost thought of you when the sailfish were on the fly as to whether I had too much line out to do a lift cast or not, then the decision was out of my hands.<br /><br />All the best.<br />Guy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02743291129902694494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181061678408323682.post-83056822415594851142014-03-12T13:20:17.501-07:002014-03-12T13:20:17.501-07:00I remember Guy. He's a hardcore fisherman.
Do...I remember Guy. He's a hardcore fisherman.<br /><br />Do they kill all the billfish they catch over there? What do they say if you demand they release it unharmed?Doug Jeffrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06964780711233647604noreply@blogger.com