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Stay for 7 pay for 5 or stay for 5 pay for 4 valid for travel from April 1st –  31st August 2015. On sale from 13th February to 31st April 2015. Contact us for more details

These new rooms are an exciting addition to what we already offer, As of the 1st of April these 8 Vale Vou rooms will become our new lead in room category.

Could you handle this view?

Offering the best value for money at $330fj for 1-4 people these rooms suit families, fishermen or divers perfectly.

The configuration of these rooms is 1 x queen bed accompanied by 2 singles, air conditioning, private ensuite bathroom, tea and coffee facilities huge covered and uncovered private balconies and an ocean view to die for.

    Please contact us for more information and reservations.Keep tuned for more images and updates coming soon.

Volivoli, Still stunning in a drought!

Its been a tough winter on the landscape with very little rain and many bush fires. Through all this Volivoli still looks amazing, well from 300ft it sure does.

Volivoli Beach Resort Fiji, from 300ft

Photo courtesy of Colin Gans Photography

October 2014

Lead by Kelly S. Bricker, Interim Chair and Associate Professor (Sustainable Tourism, Outdoor Recreation, Sustainable Management of Natural Resources, Place Attachment and Community Impacts of Tourism) this small group of students were on a 3 week field trip to Fiji studying a range of topics including sustainable tourism for local operators and the impact shark feeding as a tourism venture on local economy and tourism.

With a combined total of certifications close to 10,000 the U of Utah students were in great hands with instructors Pola Steve and Simon. The students opted to complete the online learning prior to arriving in Fiji, This is a great option as anyone from around the world can study in the comfort of their home and more often than not in their own language. With online learning you are able to hit the ground running and get into the confined water training on day one of your course.

Once the training dives were completed the students were able to hone their skills and really enjoy the diving in the Bligh Waters with 4 “certified” dives to add to their fresh log books. All the students (and Tour leader I might add) enjoyed their time and felt that the experiences gained and friends made will be remembered forever with many students vowing to return to Fiji again to experience the true underwater riches Fiji Diving has to offer.

All in all everyone had a great time including the instructors and dive crew, We hope to see some of these guys again and wish them well for their futures in which ever career path they choose.

If you would like any information please fill out the form to your right.

  All photo credits to Kelly and Nate Bricker.

Now that we have all 3anglers on board we head off, John still wiping the drool from his mouth as he stepped on board. Perhaps this was a morning for sleep ins as there were no birds on the water on our way out so it was straight into casting poppers for GT’s.

First cast and a massive Spanish Mackerel leaped from the water with Nev’s popper cutting the 130lbs leader like it was a thread of cotton. Fortunately Nev only fishes barb less hooks so we were able to retrieve his lure when it came to the surface, with this in mind if you ever get cut off and you know your lure floats its worth searching the area for a few minutes as they often dislodge and float to the surface saving you $$$.

With a few solid fish boated we changed tactics and hit a few broken bommies where there was good current movement. We could see the bait all over the surface as we arrived so knew we were in for it. First cast and John is hooked up after a pack attack from half a dozen or more GT’s, Line peeling of his Stella 8k like it was a trout fishing set up.

Cast after cast we were hooking up to GT after Gt after GT… I was stoked to hear ” I love this place” come from John as he hooked up yet again, I think we landed a dozen GT’s from one stretch of reef no longer than 150m. Along with a couple of Bluefin Trevally and 3 sharks it was an action packed couple of hours before the wind picked up and we headed for home.

Opting to take the scenic and much calmer route home gave Nev a chance to get a couple of icy cold Fiji Babies down his gullet while John and I threw around a few good old fishing stories. Another GREAT day out on the water.

Before I call it a wrap Neville kindly listed the tackle used on this trip so you know what to bring for YOUR next trip with Half Cast Charters.

Popper Outfit. Rod : Carpenter Monster Hunter H 80/40. Reels :Shimano Stella 20000FA with two spools. First spool had Varivas PE10 GT Max (which equals 130lb ) with a  Varivas 200 lb leader. Second spool for that reel was Sufix 832 PE 8 (which is about 80/100lb) with a 150lbJinkai leader. Second Reel was , Shimano Stella 14000 XG spooled with Varivas PE8 GT Max with a 150 lb Jinka leader. Poppers included,West Coast Poppers 120 gm Montebello in Pibara sun colour, 125 gm Cubera in Red,(the bug) 150′gm Orion T-Rex in Orange, The “Baker” rig was used for all poppers, It consisted of, 2 x Owner SJ41 11/0 hooks on the belly and a 9/0 Jobu on the tail.Split rings were Owner No 11,.

The Baker Rig was developed by Tim Baker a Nomad Guide (one of the best they had) who came up with this idea as an alternative to trebles. Brandon from GTpopping was one of the first to use is ,was happy with it so he named the rig after Tim Baker, It is now quiet famous.

My Stickbait outfit is as follows, Rod : Carpenter TBL (the blue lagoon) 80/40. (80 is the length in inches,40 is a drag calculation.) Reel : Diawa 6500 H (high speed) ,spooled with Varivas PE8 GT Max 100lb.with a 150 lb Jinka leader. Stickbaits included,Orion 180 gm Big Foot (sinking),ASWB 130 SS(sinking), Carpenter 100 gm Blue Fish,Carpenter 160H Gamma.Nomad 125 gm Dog tooth.All surface Stickbaits. All of the Stickbaits were rigged with the “Baker ” rig with the exception of the 160 Gamma were 7/0 GT recorder trebles were used. The 100 gm Blue Fish had smaller hooks for it’s “baker ” rig. The light weight outfit Rod :Yamaga PE4 Blue Sniper, Reel: Diawa Catalina 4500 spooled with Sufix 30 lb 832 with a 60 lb Black Magic Leader. The Stickbait used was a Sebile Stick Shad 114 Sinking.