The Pacific Ocean offers popping and jigging anglers an incredible number of possibilities. Whether it’s fighting strong kingfish in more temperate climates such as New Zealand, monster GTs and dogtooth tuna in South Sea paradises such as Fiji, or roosterfish and cubera in Central America – when fishing in the Pacific, there is a destination  that makes all your dreams come true.

Top Spots for popping in the Pacific

1. Papua New Guinea

Fish: GTs, dogtooth tuna, napoleon fish, barracudas
Hotspots: Bismarck Archipelago, Milne Bay
Charter: Rock Expeditions

2. French Polynesia

Fish: GTs, yellowfin tuna, mahi-mahi
Hotspots: Tuamotu Atolls, Bora Bora, Rangiroa

3. Australia (Great Barrier Reef & Coral Sea)

Fish: GTs, coral trout, tuna, groupers
Hotspots: Ribbon Reefs, Kenn Reef, Swain Reefs

4. Japan (Okinawa & Tokara Islands)

Fish: GTs, dogtooth tuna, large snapper species
Hotspots: Amami Islands, Okinawa reefs, Tokara currents

5. Hawaii

Fish: GTs (“Ulua”), barracudas, yellowfin tuna
Hotspots: Big Island, Oahu, Kauai

6. Christmas Island (Kiribati)

Fish: GTs, bonefish, yellowfin tuna
Special feature: Shallow lagoons are ideal for shore fishing for GT

 

Top spots for jigging in the Pacific Ocean

1. Papua New Guinea

Fish: Dogtooth tuna, amberjacks, napoleon fish, GTs
Hotspots: Milne Bay, Wuvulu Island, New Ireland

2. New Zealand

Fish: Kingfish, groper, wreck bass
Hotspots: Three Kings Islands, Coromandel

3. Australia (Great Barrier Reef & Coral Sea)

Fish: Dogtooth tuna, amberjack, grouper, GTs
Hotspots: Osprey Reef, Marion Reef, Swain Reefs

4. Japan (Tokara Islands & Okinawa)

Fish: Dogtooth tuna, red snapper, large grouper
Hotspots: Tokara Trench, Amami Islands, Okinawa Reefs

5. Hawaii

Fish: Yellowfin tuna, amberjack (“Kahala”), groupers
Hotspots: Oahu drop-offs, Big Island seamounts

6. Fiji

Fish: Dogtooth tuna, GTs, snapper
Hotspots: Outer islands

 

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