Big Game Fish

Where the Sport is Worthy of the Name

All men dream that some day, some where, they will enjoy a day's REAL fishing. Sport worthy of the name can be had, at almost any time, in the end less, sheltered waters of the Fiji Groups.

The most enthusiastic fishermen in Suva are Sir Maynard Hedstrom and Mr.

Thomas Horne, who know the waters of Fiji from end to end. Mr. Horne, who took Earl Beauchamp fishing recently, dur ing his brief call at Suva, has kindly written these notes for The Pacific Islands Monthly.

NEARLY everyone who comes to Fiji wants to know about the fish ing—where to go and what kind of fish are to be caught.

The best plan is to find out where Andy Smoothey is. He can take you to all the good spots about Suva. If there are any fish to be caught Andy Smoothey will find them for you.

In my experience I found that the best artificial baits are the No. 6 Gibb-

Stuart and the No. 6 Knowles Auto matics. I always keep a piece of red wool to keep the hook in its place in the No. 6 Knowles Automatics. With the Gibb-Stuart I find that by using a triple hook, hanging two inches from the top triple, I get the best results. You must use a steel wire trace —brass is of no use, because the “Ogo” and “Walu” have sharp

and such strong teeth that they bite through the brass ware.

In the vicinity of Suva a large var iety of fish are to be found; “Sanga” from 5 to 60 lbs.; “Ogo” from 1 to 70 lbs.; “Walu” from 5 to 50 lbs.; “Donu” from 5 to 25 lbs.; and rock cod up to 70 lbs. If you are lucky enough to get into a school of “Bonita,” or you can get on to a “Ligone,” you will have all the fun you want.

Anyone coming into Suva and

wanting to know about accommodation and where they can go around the island, should com municate with Mr. J. Herrick (Secre tary of the Tourist Bureau), and he will be only too pleased to give all

information required.

Mr. Thomas Horne, managing director of Messrs. Walter Horne & Co., of Suva and Sydney: vice-president of Suva Chamber of Commerce; has been forty-eight years in the Pacific. Mr. Horne is a noted deep-sea fisherman.

A sample of the fish caught in Fijian waters.