
24/06/2025
Tour Spotlight | Christmas Island Lodge | Saltwater Fly Fishing | Kiribati
At Sportquest Holidays, we pride ourselves on bringing you the best destinations, accommodations, and fishing experiences from around the globe, and it gives us great pleasure to announce we've just formed a new partnership with Christmas Island Lodge.
Widely considered Kiribati's finest fly fishing lodge, the newly remodelled and renovated lodge is now amongst the finest accommodations on the island. On top of this, its prime location sets it apart, offering immediate access to the inner lagoon, nearby flats, and offshore fisheries, where endless opportunities for a myriad of species, such as Bonefish, Giant Trevally, Triggerfish, and Milkfish, await.
Hosting a maximum of 12 anglers per week, it provides a relaxed and intimate atmosphere renowned for its hospitality and welcoming smiles, ensuring all guests feel at home amidst the Pacific Ocean.
Fishing -
Without a doubt, the main attractions on the flats of Christmas Island are the Bonefish. These sleek, metallic warriors glide the flats in all directions scouring the coral and hard sand bottoms for shrimps, crabs and worms. For saltwater anglers targeting these fish, it’s always a thrill presenting a fly to a hungry Bone, watching them speed over to investigate before engulfing it and shooting off 100 yards of backing in a flash. The unique part about fishing these flats is that all the fishing gets accomplished on foot, and the majority of the time at close quarters, with anglers stalking the flats in full predator mode, hunting the fish down with rods at the ready. The Bonefish average around 2lb to 4lb, but much bigger specimens to nearly 10lb get landed every season.
Along with the Bonefish, the island is equally famous for its Giant Trevally fishing. There are few sights in fly fishing as spectacular as watching a colossal GT smashing mullet in shallow water. To catch one while stalking the flats requires a mix of skill, perseverance, good luck and also discipline, as often when fishing for them, you’ll be letting hundreds of Bonefish opportunities pass you by. The GT’s are large, powerful, can turn on a dime and possess speeds of over sixty kilometres per hour. Committing to fish for these stunning fish for a whole week can be a tough call, but for the few who commit, the rewards can be amazing, and the accomplishment is well worth it. The GT’s average around 40lb but can grow to well over 100lb.
Accommodation -
Christmas Island Lodge hosts a maximum of 12 anglers per week in private accommodation, providing a relaxed, intimate atmosphere – it’s known for its hospitality and welcoming smiles, ensuring all guests feel at home in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
It offers six traditional bungalows constructed of coral stone and thatch roofs, each with two private suites with a fully stocked fridge, air conditioning, an en-suite bathroom with shower, and excellent Starlink wifi, among many other amenities. They are widely considered the most comfortable accommodations on the island after being recently renovated and remodelled.
Outside the bungalows is an expansive open-air lounge where you can enjoy your evening meal, cocktails and appetisers while recounting stories from your fishing day.
One of the most popular things about Christmas Island Lodge is its prime location. Strategically situated on a 20-acre beachside site, it offers immediate access to the surf and is just a short drive away from the private ‘back-of-the-lagoon’, which only lodge guests can enjoy.
These things ensure that you will arrive first at the most remote corners of the inner lagoon and be the last anglers on the water at the end of each fishing day. The extra distance from the hubbub of London or Paris on the island’s western end also means you will spend less time travelling to the most desirable fishing locations, including the famed Korean Wreck and the Huff Dam.
Whats Included?
- All international flights
- Internal flight Hawaii to Christmas Island
- Transfers to and from Lodge
- All accommodation in Hawaii
- All accommodation Christmas Island
- All meals at Lodge
- 6 days fishing
If you would like to take a closer look at this tour in full detail, you can find all the information here: https://www.sportquestholidays.com/tour/ikari-house-christmas-island/