20 Years In Savusavu

Today we celebrate 20 years of operation in the little town of Savusavu.

When we first arrived into Savusavu it really was the Hidden Paradise, there were only a few yachts (could count them on one hand) in the harbour, & we were the only Sport fishing boat around, you knew all the ex pats by name, as there were also just a few of them at that time.
Today there are so many from all over the world that have made Savusavu their home, it is hard to get to know them.

For 10 years we transferred tourist to Moodys Namana Resort & to Dere Bay Resort on Koro Island . Mind you Dere Bay wasn't built then.
Game fishing or Sport fishing was done on days we didn't have a transfer.
We still go to Namena & Koro but only when the Resort boats aren't able to do the transfer.

Over the 20 years we have taken a lot of people from all over the world out fishing & have made a few very good friends.

Not sure how much longer we will be able to operate as it is getting harder to keep a hand on things with all the new regulations that are falling into place.

It has been a lot of fun & we both don't regret bringing Searov over from New Zealand to start our business here.

                                            

These are some of the photos we have taken over the years in Savusavu.

Sam's Yellowfin Tuna

Finally we were able to do a charter this morning, had one for yesterday but the winds were still blowing 16-18 knts so the people decided to cancel.

This morning the seas were down & it was a beautiful morning as we left the Copra Shed Marina.

Today we had a lovely young couple from England as our clients, Kelly wasn't too good a sailor so the sea conditions just suited her.

Not having been out for 12 weeks was a worry. we weren't sure where the fish were & if there was fish around, anyway as we got closer to the usual spot we could see birds working. so this was a good sign.

It wasn't long before we had out first yellowfin on board it wasn't big only about 5kg.
We had another couple on board before the line went screaming out this was a little bigger, Sam played for a short  while before it broke the line taking the lure with it.

It turned out to be a really busy & enjoyable day we brought home a 20 & 25kg yellowfin one Mahimahi & 5 small yellowfin plus a head that a shark left behind. Lost 3 bigger fish breaking 25kg line so on the hole a good fishing day out was had by all.

Savusavu

It's been a while since my last blog, the last few months haven't been very good for us.

This year we got a lot of fine days but the winds were too strong for us to take out charters, then 7 weeks ago Terry came down with a bad case of Shingles so to cut a long story short we haven't been out since our last charter to Namena Island on 8th August.

Haven't heard if fish have been caught as we have been house bound.

Hopefully I will have something to report soon!!!

A lovely piece done by our local artist Shane Bower, for sale with other of his works, at the Gallery in the Copra Shed Marina complex. 

 

Weather

This has been the worse year for us weather wise, & fishing hasn't been good at all.

Again the strong Trade winds have set in, we seem to only get a day or at the most 2 days before it is too rough to venture pass the lighthouse.

On a couple of occasions we did go out, the fishing  wasn't at all good, thank goodness we aren't the only ones that are complaining.  A friend also went out on the days we went & caught nothing, the second time they spent all day trolling up the coastline & back & still caught nothing, so decided to snorkel instead.

Local fishermen we spoke to yesterday say there are some Walu in the bay now, so hopefully when the wind dies down a little we will try again.

Have seen the fishing trawlers working up & down the reefs for the last few week so that isn't good for us local boats, as they take everything.

Savusavu has been visited by a few really big Super Yachts this year one of the latest was the Ocean Victory, now that is some boat!  The Marina's are still full with cruising yachts, they make a dash out of Savusavu as soon as the winds ease off a little, having done their clearance & stocked up with fresh supplies.

No latest fish photos so here are ones of sights of Savusavu.

                   Fiji Link about to take off from Savusavu airport for Nadi.

                                       Police Band marching through Savusavu

                                                                  Moon rising