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Popping lessons!!
Maxime (10 yo and Tâânlo Fishing Safaris manager's son!) begins his career in popping!! A shortened popping rod is necessary for him, and his age only allows him low drag settings... Fights are always spectacular and outcome often uncertain, this is a...
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A tour around the spots...
...we have sometimes to check and update fishing spots. Here are a few pictures from last tour on west coast! Shallow area, much current... first cast, adjusted between two coral bummies... hit... slow motion hit... then sudden fantastic rush!! This is...
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3 days lure fishing, March 2011.
We were very glad to receive Yves and his son Pierre for a three days popping stay in early march! Weather was good and fishing has been very pleasant for father and son!! Yves was discovering GT fishing, and hooked a 20 kgs one as very first Caranx Ignobilis!!...
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Thunnus albacares
Casting lures for yellowfin tunas is something very exciting but not so easy off New Caledonia! Once spotted, this fish must be approached as silently as possible, skipper stops engine and echosounder during final approach, using natural drift of his...
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May... approaching cold season
Happy fishermen onboard Nivaala! In spite of changing weather conditions to cold season, fishing was good this month... Many nice fishes onboard and much more observed or missed!! Some hard fishing days, and some fantastic ones... Eric and Thierry came...
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2013 first catches !
Good fishing in January, with many species caught! Nice fishes, sun and happiness onboard... what else? Alectis ciliaris, by Christophe on popper Sphyraena barracuda, by Georges on popper, huge attack on the bummy!! Lethrinus ?, by Thibaut... on small...
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Lisa, Sabine & Cliff!
Sabine (nine months old!) was our very first baby onboard! She came from New Zealand with her parents, Lisa & Cliff to fish New Caledonia northern territories. Many techniques will be tackled : flyfishing, jigging and lure fishing. Cliff had much pleasure...
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Bonefishing august 2010
We had very good fishing conditions for our last flyfishing session on north caledonian flats in August 2010. Many bones were caught by Justin, our customer from Australia, with an average weight of 8 lbs! Justin who is a good flyfisherman could make...
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Happy New Year !!
Dear readers, I wish you a very very good 2014! Could you be healthy and happy, and catch many big fishes!! Here are pictures of some of last catches of 2013... GT landed by Bruno after hard fight in strong current and swell! A nice GT for my friend Xav',...
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Another session with Pierre !
March popping was nice, and Pierre came back in april for another lure session. Weather conditions were harder but fishes still there! Nivaala, one guide and one skipper only for him in such a fishing paradise : Pierre is really a lucky fisherman... In...
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One more GT addict !
Olivier lives in Brittany, and loves fishing! He discovered our fishes and how to catch them on popper & stickbait with his brother Julien, who lives in New Cal' and invited him for this popping session! After "playing", our Breton fisherman confessed...
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Groupers' day !
Plectropomus Laevis During this short session, Juan and Grant hooked many groupers & snappers, among which several very nice specimen were caught and, of course, released in their natural habitat! Plectropomus Laevis Many attacks and serious hooks up...
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Very first fishing for Chris !!
Christophe was invited for fishing by Ariane & Raphaël... and none of them had never fished before!! After a quick familiarization with popping gear, everyone could cast and animate a popper... let's see what will happen then!! As usual, attack was sudden,...
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Our brand new boat : NIVAALA
We just took delivery of our brand new boat, Nivaala, a 620CC aluminum boat from Fargo Boats shipyard who manufactured this custom model especially for Tâânlo Fishing Safaris. The idea was to design a manoeuvrable and seaworthy boat, totally thought for...
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Tâânlo Fishing Safaris ??
We are waiting for you in South Pacific Ocean, in New Caledonia, a french territory in Melanesia : We operate in the northern territories of main island : Our fishing camp is ideally located, on Tâânlo island, in the middle of New Caledonia northern lagoon......
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Bonefishing september 2010
Weather was windy during this session with Nigel, a very good flyfisherman from Australia, making fishing really challenging! We could see many bones, and our guest hooked several during this hard session... many were lost during fight, and a big one...
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2014 let's go popping!
First popper casts this year!! Congratulations "Kenny" !! First GT on popper and a nice one! Second session for Martine, definitely "coral grouper hunter"!! another very nice Plectropomus Laevis, great fights and perfect releases! What a popperwomen!!...
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Bent rods & tight lines!
Good fishing onboard the yellow boat! Newbee or confirmed angler, barbless fishing is safer for you and fish release! Just keep your line well tight and enjoy bending rods during hard fights!! A few pics to share... ...very first fishing : congrats miss!!...
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Birdwatchers day
Besides getting you in contact with big fishes, our skipper can also help you in birdwatching trips. Following awesome pictures were shot in july 2014 by three amateur birdwatchers from Australia and New Zealand, however results look really pro!! Fairy...
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Popping... doggies !!
We just ended a fantastic eight fishing days trip with Murielle, Xavier and Gabriel... That was a GREAT session for our fisherwoman & men coming from France!! Both Xavier and Gabriel came with secret fishing dreams in their luggage... Xavier hoped to...
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Early 2012 news...
A new year begins and New Caledonia is still a popping paradise in 2012!! Fisherman's smile is always a great pleasure, and we would like to thank all our customers for fishing with us!! Régis, Henry, Serge, Sébastien, Laurent, Ted, Charly, Florent......
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Christmas Dogtooth Tuna!!
Luc and Paul spent several days with us, both on western coast and northern lagoon areas. Luc is a worldwide GT hunter, and offered his son Paul his first fishing trip for Christmas! What a challenge for Paul who never fished such formidable fishes before......
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Owen, Daddy... and fiiiiishes!!
Owen and his father Rob crossed Coral Sea from Australia to fish with us! Both father and son were very excited to hunt caledonian fishes and Owen proved to be an absolute lure fishing enthusiast!! This young fisherman teased king mackerels successfully...
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Fly paradise...
Just to share some nice pictures from our flyfishing paradise... Enjoy! It looks like a dream... ...but can become your reality! In the mangrove... ...or on the flat... ...you're definitely not dreaming!! Many thanks to Tim, an outstanding flyfisherman...
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March first GT's
Pierre regularly fishes with us, and his favorite opponents are GT... This one delivered a very tough fight in a shallow area our fisherman won't forget! Yet smaller, this one provided nice sensations outside the reef... That was very first March session...