SOUTH PACIFIC ISLANDS & PAPUA NEW GUINEA (FIJI, TONGA, VANUATU, TAHITI, COOK ISLANDS, KIRIBATI) FISHING MAP

Fishing Hot Spots

Across the Pacific from Papua New Guinea and Palau to Vanuatu and New Caledonia, Fiji, Tonga and Samoa, the Cook Islands, Tahiti and Christmas Island. Tap any star or dot to see what it is and what to fish there.

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Data rule: Every hot spot sits on a named, mapped place: a marina or harbor from OpenStreetMap, the nearest point on a Natural Earth river or lake to the town, or a named bay, cape, lake or reservoir looked up through Nominatim. These are general positions, not pinpoints, and each star says which one it is. Boat ramps and marinas come from OpenStreetMap, and parks and reserves come from the World Database on Protected Areas: areas closed to fishing in solid red, other protected areas in dashed red. No hot spot sits inside or right next to a closed area. Every star shows its source when you tap it. BigJoe does not invent coordinates.
Select a Fishing Hot Spot on the map or from the list below.
★ Fishing Hot SpotBoat rampMarinaWreckObstructionRock (yellow = awash)Coral / rock bottomCanyonWeather/tide stationNo-fishing zone (solid red)Protected area, fishing with rules (dashed red)

Safety: these are planning references. Use current official charts, weather and marine alerts and proper safety equipment before heading out.

Fishing Hot Spots by area

Islands, harbors, lagoons and flats. Tap one to fly to it on the map.

Blue water and endless flats

The Pacific islands drop into deep blue water just outside the reef, so marlin, wahoo and tuna are a short ride from Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga and Tahiti. Papua New Guinea is famous for giant trevally and dogtooth tuna, and the flats of Christmas Island and Aitutaki are bucket-list bonefish water.

Rules: each nation sets its own rules, many reefs belong to villages with traditional closed areas, and Palau's national marine sanctuary is closed to most fishing.

On the bay, in the mangroves or on the ocean, the everyday struggles get left at the dock. For those few hours, it's just you, the water and peace.

BigJoe’s gear for South Pacific Islands

What BigJoe would bring to fish these waters.

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