Christmas Island Day 1 Fly Fishing for Bonefish and Giant Trevally

Christmas Island or Kiritimati is open!
We were the first group of anglers to fish out of the famous Ikari house in Three years! The fish were plentiful, untouched and hungry. On Day one we fished the flats for Bonefish and the drop offs for Giant Trevally. We fish just after a big storm blew through and the skies were still dark. It wasn't great weather for sight fishing but we still caught fish.
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Christmas Island Day One: • Christmas Island Day 1...
Christmas Island Day Two: • Christmas Island Fly F...
Christmas Island Day Three Morning: • Christmas Island Giant...
Christmas Island Day Three Afternoon: • Christmas Island Kirib...
Christmas Island Day Four: • Christmas Island Kirib...
Christmas Island Day Five: • Christmas Island Fly F...
Christmas Island Day Six Final: • Christmas Island Kirib...
Special thanks to Jerry Swanson at Fish Head Expeditions for making this trip possible. I tried all the big name travel guides and only Jerry stepped up and made this trip happen.
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Gear used:
* 12wt custom Colton Leviathan, paired with a Reddington Behemoth Reel
* 11wt Hardy Zephrus rod pared with Orvis Hydros SLV
* 10wt TFO BVK rod paired with Okuma SLV reel
* 8wt TFO BVK rod paired with Lamson Liquid reel
Flies:
Bonefish - Christmas Island Special, Modified Christmas Island Special, Modified Spawning shrimp, Bonefish Bitters (root beer colored head)
Giant Trevally - Modified Purple Brush fly. Purple NYAP Popper.
Bluefin Trevally - Small (2.5 inch) Whistler patterns, Small Clousers
Milkfish - Modified green seaweed fly
Trigger - Mark's crab, Modified spawning shrimp
Note - Modified means that they have some material additions that I like to use such as rubber legs or sparkle. The traditional patterns are the base flies and should be used if you are not a tier.

[@BenKor-dp4xe]

Who is that great fishermen? Oh yeah, that's my son Scott!

[@skorflyfishing]

You were the inspiration. 🫡

[@gideon7359]

He’s definitely the best I’ve been around. He told me so himself. You helped raise a good one Ben👍

[@BenKor-dp4xe]

Got me Gideon.

[@skorflyfishing]

:)

[@jaylevine3701]

Don't hold fish with one hand! Minimize Air Exposure. Bonefish exposed to air for more than 15 seconds are six-time more likely to die post-release. Don't use mechanical lip-gripping devices on active fish. This is from studies from Bonefish Tarpon Trust. That first fish was out of water for triple that. We all like a grip and grin but that fish handling was a travesty.

[@skorflyfishing]

Thanks for the info.

[@jaredwasik8610]

Looking forward to the next videos on Christmas Island! Hoping to get there in the next 12 months.

[@skorflyfishing]

Man, it's fly fishing Disneyland. I'm working on day two now. But day three will probably be the best. It was all good.

[@Ukmongoose3]

Love the heavy breathing lads

[@skorflyfishing]

Ha, sorry. I know that isn't fun to hear. I have a mic very close to my mouth and I am a mouth breather due to nose breaks from sports. I wish I could get rid of that. Thanks for watching.