Join our hosted trip to Christmas Island next March, 2017

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Christmas Island is one of the top salt water flats destinations in the world.

http://www.wildonthefly.com/#!christmas-island-1/g3p12


100% wading on beautiful firm light colored flats for Bonefish, Trevally and dozens of other species.

Our host is Tim Au-young of Kiene's American Fly Fishing Company, Master fly tier and a prominent member of the California Fly Fishers Unlimited in Sacramento.

You will fly to Oahu, HI, overnight there and the fly down 1,200 miles south to Christmas Island very near the Equator in the Central Pacific for a full week of world class tropical flat fishing.

Our trip is at the famous Villages which is the premiere location with top local guides.

Most use #7 to 9 weight outfits with tropical floating lines for Bonefish. For Trevally we use #10 to 12 weight outfits.

Casting is not long while wading for Bonefish, maybe 35 feet on average so everyone is successful daily.

Our trip is March 7 to 14, 2017 for $2,590 per person plus air fare.

I have been to Christmas Island 13 times and many of our other staff members have been there too.


Let me know if you have any questions or concerns about going on this wonderful trip.

Email, phone or text me. I can also meet you at the shop some time that is convenient.

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[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Here is a little documentary film about the history of the island and it's friendly people.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXrZ-k333aw

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Here is a nice video that shows how wonderful the fly fishing is on Christmas Island.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT2UwGzILqc

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Let me know if you are interested in going on a Kiene's American hosted trip to Christmas Island in March of 2017.

This is one of the best destinations in the world because it is all wading on mostly light colored flats for nice Bonefish plus Trevally of all sizes. Casting is not long, 30 to 50 feet, so it is good for anglers of all abilities.

Our own Tim Au-young is your host.

I was lucky to get down there 13 times so far and it looks I will be going back.

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[mems]

Hey Bill, have fun on your trip. I was wondering if Dan Sheppard from Grizzly Hackle was going with you folks. I have talked to him a couple of times in his shop in Montana about CI. The Villages has a great program and some nice center consoles for bluewater fishing. Hopefully the milkfish will be schooling for you guys.
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Good luck, Don

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Great Don

Can you put up some photos of your favorite flies for Bones, Trevally and Milkfish for Christmas Island?

I never stop trying to get more info on our destinations.

[mems]

http://www.rainysflies.com/bonefish-permit/dons-coral-pink-ci-special

http://www.rainysflies.com/bonefish-permit/dons-orange-ci-special

http://www.rainysflies.com/bonefish-permit/dons-chili-pepper

http://www.rainysflies.com/bonefish-permit/tan-pink-bunny-gotcha
bonefish flies

http://www.rainysflies.com/saltwater/hamiltons-bush-pig-mullet
Trevally size 4/0

http://www.rainysflies.com/streamers/olive-wooly-bugger-wtd
milkfish

http://www.rainysflies.com/bonefish-permit/tan-epp-crab
Golden trevally

You really don't need many types of flies there. I have lots more, but these all work. I caught over 50 bones on day on a single Bunny Gotcha. The more they ate it the more they liked it.

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[DLJeff]

You used an olive woolly bugger for milkfish? Nice.

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

I guess they eat vegetation or moss?




Thanks Don

I really appreciate it.......

[mems]

No there was a worm hatch going off and they were keying in on this worm with eyes. I got three milkies to attack a fly in 90 seconds. The first two got knocked off by other fish in the school. I had not seen that kinda of action with milkies before. It was three milkies in three casts with them chasing down the fly. It was pretty cool, Mems.

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Some years ago they did not seem to be able to catch Milk fish with a fly but I guess they have been working on it.

[mems]

You can get them on a number of different flies. A scum fly with green moss like Arnies Milky dream works. I would use a small black octopus hook to go to the corner of the mouth. You can also get them to eat fish eggs. Try a yellow egg glued on to a small red octopus hook size 06. They eat stuff floating out of the lagoon on a dropping tide. When they school up on the surface you have your best chance to get them. The fishery there is getting better understood by the guides. Honestly they, the guides don't see what the big deal about milkies is all about, but they do want to make their clients happy. It is much easier to catch them in deep water than on a flat where they can break you off. They are still a tough fish to catch and really put up a great fight. Good luck, Mems.

[Tony Buzolich]

Here's a couple that Jim May and I got one morning helping Michael with some nets. Those guys over there were eating them raw the next day for breakfast and lunch. We ate back at the lodge so I don't know what they did for dinner but I suspect they ate them then too.
You better like fish if you live there for very long :) Tony

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[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Once when I was there the guides and boat driver had salted strips of dried Milkfish with them.

It looked like they loved it so I ask for some.

It was on the skin so you just scraped it off into your mouth with you lower teeth.

Yikes...it was fishy.....like raw Anchovy or raw mackerel.

I think cooked it would be good.

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