Tonga Game Fishing Guide

Tonga offers excellent game fishing opportunities and there are ample game fishing charters to help you catch the prize game. Most are based in Vava'u where the deep channels and currents attract the big game, but a couple also operate on the main island of Tongatapu.

Line fishing is good off almost all reefs in the islands but you will need to bring your own gear as few supplies are available in Tonga. There is no river fishing.

Game fishing charters are roughly T$250 for half a day all fishing gear supplied on a top of the range vessel

The big event of the year is the Tonga International Billfish Tournament held in Vava'u in September.

If you are to go game fishing, please ensure you follow the catch and release method - the seas are not bottomless and game fishing does have an impact on the environment.

Game Fishing Seasons and Average weights:

Fish	Season	Av. Weight
Marlin	All months - best = Nov-Feb	400-800 lbs.
Wahoo	May-Sep	50-100 lbs.
Dolphin Fish (Mahimahi)	Dec-Jan and Jun-Aug
Yellow Fin Tuna	All months - best = May-Sep
Walu	All months

Readers may also be interested in the following destinations:

Cook Islands Game Fishing
Fiji Game Fishing
Samoa Game Fishing
Tahiti Game Fishing
Hawaii Game Fishing

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