Get Unique, Fresh And Exhilarating Fishing Experience At Christmas Island

Spending time on a beautiful island is one of a lifetime experience. Especially if you are a keen angler then the joy becomes almost the double. Walking along the shore, hunting for the best place to sit and catch a fish makes things quite adventurous. Once you decide the spot, the real test of your patience starts that is the patience to catch a fish. Isn’t the scene wonderful?

For centuries, Christmas Island's isolation and rugged coasts provided natural barriers to settlement. British and Dutch navigators first included the island on their charts from the early seventeenth century, and Captain William of the East India Ship Company vessel, the Royal Mary, named the island when he arrived on Christmas Day. The island’s geographic isolation and history of minimal human disturbance has led to a high level of endemism among its flora and fauna, which is of significant interest to scientists and naturalists.

With so many endemic species, this particular Island is often referred to as the Galapagos of the Indian Ocean, as Christmas Island is one of nature’s most impressive feats, an island full of natural wonders: from the unique annual red crab migration to rare and unusual birds and glorious deserted beaches where the only footprints in the sand are those made by nesting turtles.

Being as one of the unique personal fishing destinations, the island is famous for its huge numbers of bonefish in the 3-6 pound range with plenty of opportunities to catch double digit fish on a fly. Having almost single handedly brought the sport and art of fishing for bonefish into the public conscience, this island remains one of the best destinations in the world for both novice and advanced saltwater anglers. Unique in its opportunities with consistent and predictable weather makes the place ideal fishing destination year-round and considered as one of the top fishing locations in the world.

As well as practically endless flats and remarkable numbers of cruising fish, this island hosts fine facilities and opportunities for offshore fishing, catching tuna, billfish and the most happening species that is Barramundi. A freshwater fish species found in tropical and semitropical regions ranging from the Persian Gulf to China, and found as far south as Australia, as well as north to India. In Australia, this fish is both wild-caught and farmed for export to the global market as a table fish, and some recreational fishermen enjoy the pursuit of this species as well.

As it has been popularized for human consumption because it has been viewed as a sustainable fish, with strong stocks, a healthy habitat and careful stewardship all contributing to the longevity of fish as a species. People every year visit the place just to recreate the soothing experience of fishing and relaxing in the cool atmosphere prevailing in the area.