Christmas Island Fly Fishing Day 5 - Milkfish, Giant Trevally, Triggerfish, Bonefish Slam?

Bonefish, Giant Trevally, Triggerfish, Bluefin, Christmas Island or Kiritimati has them all and is now open after being closed for three years!
We were the first group of anglers to fish out of the famous Ikari house since the closure! The bonefish, bluefin, giant trevally, milkfish and triggerfish were plentiful, untouched and hungry. I can't wait to go back in 2024
On day five, we fished for Milkfish, Giant Trevally, and Triggerfish. Throw in a couple bonefish, and you have a Christmas Island Grand Slam. Although a storm was rolling in, we made the best of our time on the water.
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.
www.fishheadex...
Gear used on this trip:
Trevally:
12wt custom Colton Leviathan, paired with a Reddington Behemoth reel
11wt Hardy Zephrus rod pared with Orvis Hydros SL-V reel
Milkfish:
10wt TFO BVK rod paired with Okuma SLV reel
10wt Hardy Zephrus rod and a size 9/10 Wright McGill Sabalo reel (Dave)
Bonefish and Triggers:
8wt TFO BVK rod paired with Lamson Liquid reel
Preparation for Giant Trevally:
How to make your own braided loop connections:
www.danblanton....
The best way to connect braided backing to a reel arbor:
• How to Attach Backing ...
An easy alternative to a Bimini twist backing loop:
• Creating a loop to loo...
Leader = 10 foot, 100lb straight to the fly high quality Fluorocarbon. If you are concerned about loosing a fly line, use a 16 inch 30lb class section from the fly line to the 100lb leader. Connect these with an Albright knot.
Knots to use:
from leader to fly line loop tie a perfection loop in the fluoro
from leader tippet to fly use a Steve huff figure 8 loop or a perfection loop.
Flies:
Giant Trevally - Modified Purple Brush fly. Purple NYAP Popper.
Bluefin Trevally - Small (2.5 inch) Whistler patterns, Small chartreuse and white Clousers
Milkfish - Modified green seaweed fly
Bonefish - Christmas Island Special, Modified Christmas Island Special, Modified Spawning shrimp, Bonefish Bitters (root beer colored head)
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 tyer
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