Set on the remote atoll of Kiritimati, Christmas Island Lodge offers access to some of the finest saltwater fly fishing in the world. Surrounded by miles of white-sand flats and crystal-clear lagoons, it delivers both technical sight fishing and powerful battles in one extraordinary destination. Staying here places anglers at the heart of the action, where the next trophy Bonefish or Giant Trevally is always within reach.
The lagoon’s vast flats teem with Bonefish averaging three to five pounds, with larger fish patrolling the deeper edges. Triggerfish feed across coral heads, while powerful GTs cruise channels and drop-offs, ready to destroy poppers or streamers in explosive strikes. Offshore, anglers can target Sailfish, Tuna, and Wahoo for even greater variety. With consistent year-round weather and skilled local guides, every day brings a chance for exceptional sport on fly or light tackle.
Accommodation at Christmas Island Lodge is modern, comfortable, and designed for anglers. Spacious air-conditioned rooms feature en-suite bathrooms and ocean views, while communal areas overlook the lagoon. Dining focuses on fresh seafood and local produce, with chefs creating a mix of international and Pacific flavours. Evenings are relaxed and social, the perfect setting to share stories after a day on the flats.
Non-anglers can enjoy snorkelling, beach walks, or exploring the island’s fascinating culture. Christmas Island Lodge combines world-class fishing, comfort, and warm island hospitality for an exceptional South Pacific holiday.
The season runs from January to December.
Season: All year
Peak: October to February
Weight: 1lb to 13lb
Average Weight: 3lb
Season: All year
Peak: October to February
Weight: 1lb to 40lb
Average Weight: 8lb
Season: All year
Peak: August to February
Weight: 5lb to 140lb
Average Weight: 37lb
Season: All year
Peak: August to February
Weight: 1lb to 30lb
Average Weight: 3lb
Season: All year
Peak: November to December
Weight: 5lb to 30lb
Average Weight: 7lb
Although the fishing days are fixed, the below itinerary is still flexible should you require additional free days to explore at the beginning or end of your holiday; we can tailor this itinerary to suit you personally. Feel free to talk to our travel consultants who can explain all options available.
Please note that depending on what international airport you depart from, travel to this destination may involve an overnight flight and/or an overnight hotel.
Once flights are available, your itinerary will be finalised.
Depart Any international Airport (See Details)
Arrive Honolulu
Transfer from Honolulu airport to your overnight hotel
Once you have landed and collected your bags you’ll need to take a taxi (not included) to your overnight hotel.
Overnight Accommodation: Honolulu standard hotel in a twin room on a bed and breakfast basis
Transfer from your overnight hotel to Honolulu airport
At the agreed time take you’ll need to take a taxi (not included) from your overnight hotel back to Honolulu airport, ready to catch your flight to Christmas Island.
Depart Honolulu
Note: The flight from Honolulu to Christmas Island is only three hours, but as you cross the international date line, you actually arrive the next day. (Day 3.)
Arrive Christmas Island
Travel from Christmas Island airport to Christmas Island Lodge
Once you have landed and collected your bags a representative from our partners will pick you up from the airport and transfer you to the lodge, a journey time of around ten minutes.
When you arrive you’ll be free to relax and get prepared for your full week of fishing.
Overnight Accommodation: Christmas Island Lodge in a twin room on a full board basis
During your first two fishing days, you’ll experience the fantastic mixed fly fishing on offer on Christmas Island. Surrounded by miles of white-sand flats and crystal-clear lagoons, the atoll delivers both technical sight fishing and decisive battles in one extraordinary destination. Established as one of the first saltwater fly fisheries globally, many modern techniques and fly patterns were forged on its iconic flats, and it’s now known as one of the most consistent wade fisheries on the planet.
Overnight Accommodation: Christmas Island Lodge in a twin room on a full board basis
On your third and fourth fishing days and throughout your fishing week, you’ll get the chance to wet a fly for a vast array of different species. The lagoon’s vast flats teem with Bonefish averaging three to five pounds, with larger fish patrolling the deeper edges. Triggerfish feed across coral heads, while powerful GTs cruise channels and drop-offs, ready to destroy poppers or streamers in explosive strikes. Offshore, you can target Sailfish, Tuna, and Wahoo for even greater variety.
Overnight Accommodation: Christmas Island Lodge in a twin room on a full board basis
On your last two fishing days, if there’s a species of fish you haven’t caught that you’d like to, chat with your guides, and they will do their best to make it happen. The guides are world-class professionals who have amassed considerable hard-earned experience regarding all facets of fly fishing at this remote atoll destination. They’re highly skilled in pursuing all the species the island has to offer and have been fishing and guiding the waters for many years. They know which flat to be on, in what weather conditions and the state of the tide. They are some of the atoll’s most skilled and passionate workers and love nothing more than to share their knowledge with you; rest assured, they will go the extra mile in search of your fish of a lifetime.
Overnight Accommodation: Christmas Island Lodge in a twin room on a full board basis
Travel from Christmas Island Lodge to Christmas Island airport
On departure day, once you’ve checked out of the lodge, a representative from our partners will transfer you back to the airport for your return flights to Honolulu. The journey from the lodge to the airport is around ten minutes.
Depart Christmas Island
Note: The flight from Christmas Island to Honolulu is only three hours, but as you cross the international date line, you actually arrive the previous day. (Day 9.)
Arrive Honolulu
Transfer from Honolulu airport to your overnight hotel
Once you have landed and collected your bags you’ll need to take a taxi (not included) to your overnight hotel.
Overnight Accommodation: Honolulu standard hotel in a twin room on a bed and breakfast basis
Transfer from your overnight hotel to Honolulu airport
At the agreed time take you’ll need to take a taxi (not included) from your overnight hotel back to Honolulu airport, ready to catch your flight home.
Depart Honolulu
Arrive Home
Please note that depending on what international airport you wish to return to, travel from this destination may involve an overnight flight and/or an overnight hotel. Once flights are available, your itinerary will be finalised.
Prices are shown per person and are based on twin rooms and two anglers per guide unless stated otherwise. All prices are accurate at the time of publication but may vary slightly depending on factors such as travel dates, booking time, airline pricing, or fuel surcharges set by the operators.
Flights are always priced at the most competitive rates available at the time of enquiry to ensure you receive the best possible value when booking.
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"I can not even begin to try and describe the great fishing, just go and experience it for yourself, I promise you we just had a ball."
"A amazing trip with lots of GT's"
"So many fish... Not enough time....
What an amazing holiday adventure I had on Christmas Island.
Lots of fish caught each day and many different species.
Fly Fishing for bonefish was excellent along with many other species on fly from the flats and the boat.
Great company, fantastic guides & boats, excellent food & accommodation, looked after extremely well.
A fishing holiday to never be forgotten.
Pictures added to Dropbox."
"Ever since I'd seen the videos of the huge GT's from Christmas Island, it had been a place I'd always wanted to visit and after a couple of years of saving, I made it a reality. Although I didn't manage any of the true giants, I ticked the species off my list and enjoyed a fantastic holiday. Everything exceeded my expectations and I'd like to thank you for your service. Now it's just a case of where to travel to next... "
"It's a long way to travel and the accommodation maybe fairly basic BUT it must be up there with one of the best fishing experiences/destinations on the planet. "
"A truly beautiful location which provided some fantastic fishing. It was well worth the long journey and I'd love to return. "
Christmas Island Lodge hosts a maximum of 12 anglers per week in private accommodation, providing a relaxed, intimate atmosphere – it’s known for its hospitality and welcoming smiles, ensuring all guests feel at home in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
It offers six traditional bungalows constructed of coral stone and thatch roofs, each with two private suites with a fully stocked fridge, air conditioning, an en-suite bathroom with shower, and excellent Starlink wifi, among many other amenities. They are widely considered the most comfortable accommodations on the island after being recently renovated and remodelled.
Outside the bungalows is an expansive open-air lounge where you can enjoy your evening meal, cocktails and appetisers while recounting stories from your fishing day.
One of the most popular things about Christmas Island Lodge is its prime location. Strategically situated on a 20-acre beachside site, it offers immediate access to the surf and is just a short drive away from the private ‘back-of-the-lagoon’, which only lodge guests can enjoy.
These things ensure that you will arrive first at the most remote corners of the inner lagoon and be the last anglers on the water at the end of each fishing day. The extra distance from the hubbub of London or Paris on the island’s western end also means you will spend less time travelling to the most desirable fishing locations, including the famed Korean Wreck and the Huff Dam.
With limited deliveries, Christmas Island Lodge utilises lots of freshly caught seafood and items flown in from Hawaii, blending standard fare with island favourites.
Coffee and breakfast are served around 5.30am each morning, and lunch is served shoreside, typically consisting of sandwiches, crisps and nuts, with plenty of cold water, soda and beer, depending on your preference.
After your fishing day, you can enjoy a range of appetisers, such as sushi, ceviche, and empanadas, before your evening meal is served around 6.30pm – traditionally consisting of a range of vegetables and meats, including fish, chicken, beef and pork. Normally, a pig roast will cap off the end of each week at the lodge.
The reason to make the trip to Christmas Island is to fish. There is minimal infrastructure on the island and minimal non-angling activities. Aside from wading the flats, guests who don’t fish can enjoy walking the beach, snorkelling and birdwatching.
As it’s known, Kiritimati, or Christmas Island, is a Pacific Ocean coral atoll in the northern line islands, situated 2,156 kilometres from Honolulu. The island has the most significant land area of any coral atoll globally, measuring 388 square kilometres; it also has a stunning blue water lagoon of roughly the same size. As a country, it encompasses an impressive 33 Pacific atolls and islands; however, on a map, it’s nothing more than a mere dot surrounded by thousands of miles of ocean. It is this remoteness that has made the island what it is today.
Established as one of the first saltwater fly fisheries globally, many modern techniques and fly patterns were forged on its iconic flats, and it’s now known as one of the most consistent wade fisheries on the planet. This unique natural masterpiece combines all the elements critical to saltwater fly fishing success; endless hard sand flats, consistent all-year-round weather and remarkable numbers of fish. It offers spectacular sport with vast numbers of Bonefish, abundant populations of beautiful coloured Triggerfish and groups of substantial Giant Trevally. The island offers some of the best and most unspoilt saltwater fly fishing on the planet, and it remains one of the world’s finest destinations for beginners and experts alike.
This trip is also available as a hosted tour exclusive for Sportquest Holidays customers and is ideal for solo anglers, pairs of friends and even small groups. You can see the hosted tour here.
Christmas Island Lodge is one of the world’s premier saltwater fly fishing destinations, set on the edge of a vast lagoon that has shaped the very foundations of modern flats fishing. Remote, consistent and prolific, it is a holiday destination for anglers who want to combine world-class fishing with a true island escape.
Bonefish are the main draw, cruising the hard white sand flats in extraordinary numbers. Sight fishing here is technical and visual, with long blistering runs across the backing when a fish commits. Giant Trevally are the other great prize. Some exceed 100lb, all strike with shocking power, and they have become the defining challenge of Christmas Island. Add Triggerfish, Milkfish and a variety of reef species, and every tide brings fresh opportunity.
Days begin with a ride in a traditional outrigger across the lagoon before wading the flats with expert local guides, fishing two anglers per guide for maximum attention. The water is clear, the shots are close and every cast demands focus.
At day’s end, Christmas Island Lodge provides a comfortable and convenient base just steps from the action. With space for a maximum of 12 rods per week, guests enjoy private rooms, freshly prepared meals and a relaxed communal atmosphere, perfectly matched to the island’s setting.
Book your holiday with Sportquest Holidays and experience Christmas Island Lodge, where Bonefish, GTs and remote flats combine to define one of the world’s most consistent saltwater fisheries.
Christmas Island Fishing Lodge utilises several unique, locally crafted, outrigger-style transfer boats; these boats are fun and reliable, and anglers are transferred to and from the flats daily. All the fishing on the island, for the Bonefish and Giant Trevally, is performed whilst wading the endless shallow flats. Most of the wading is straightforward, with the bottom consisting of solid white sand. However, there are odd occasions when you may need to navigate some coral outcroppings, rock shelves or deeper channels, but overall, the wading is very easy.
Each day the fishing on Christmas Island will see two anglers with one guide on a two-to-one basis. The guides are world-class professionals who have amassed considerable hard-earned experience regarding all facets of fly fishing at this remote atoll destination. They’re highly skilled in pursuing all the species the island has to offer and have been fishing and guiding the waters for many years. They know which flat to be on, in what weather conditions and the state of the tide. They are some of the atoll’s most skilled and passionate workers and love nothing more than to share their knowledge with you; rest assured, they will go the extra mile in search of your fish of a lifetime.
To learn more about the fishing on Christmas Island and Christmas Island Lodge, visit our YouTube channel.
Located south of Hawaii, Christmas Island is only 200 kilometres north of the equator, meaning it has exceptionally stable weather conditions and consistent fishing all year round. Angler traffic is heaviest during the winter and spring months, but this has more to do with anglers looking to get away at this time than the fishing being productive. One of the most productive seasons can be Fall, a period often overlooked and one where some of the best fishing spots can go untouched. As the summer months come to a close, September starts to cool off, and weather patterns become more consistent, allowing feeding patterns of Bonefish, Giant Trevally, and other species to become more predictable as a result of cooler water temperatures.
Another thing to consider is the various moon phases of the month. Anglers looking for a well-balanced, productive time to fish the flats, or want to focus on Bonefish, should book during quarter moon cycles that provide neap cycle tides and long sweet spots of moderate water depth on the flats. Anglers looking for great opportunities for Giant Trevally and blue water species should look toward the full moon and new moon periods of the month. These times provide the most significant alignment of the earth, moon and sun and generate the most considerable tide swings. Hybrid weeks with either a full or new moon towards the beginning or end of a week provide good opportunities for both.
I can not even begin to try and describe the great fishing, just go and experience it for yourself, I promise you we just had a ball.
Thanks for taking the time to give us all your important feedback, regards Peter
A amazing trip with lots of GT's
Bart So gald you have a great time, a shame we did not get to Fanning Island as it did not open up in time, but 2 weeks on Christmas is still an amazing trip.
So many fish... Not enough time....
What an amazing holiday adventure I had on Christmas Island.
Lots of fish caught each day and many different species.
Fly Fishing for bonefish was excellent along with many other species on fly from the flats and the boat.
Great company, fantastic guides & boats, excellent food & accommodation, looked after extremely well.
A fishing holiday to never be forgotten.
Pictures added to Dropbox.
Ray
It was great to catch up with you on the phone after the trip. Glad you recovered all ok from the trip.
It was an mazing trip as usual and glad you got to catch so many fish. It was also a pleasure to get to fish with you for a day, even if you did catch all the fish :)
Lets hope you come a join us again next year as I have now set the dates.
Just also wanted to say a huge thank you for your continued custom and support over all these years.
Kind Regards
Peter
Ever since I'd seen the videos of the huge GT's from Christmas Island, it had been a place I'd always wanted to visit and after a couple of years of saving, I made it a reality. Although I didn't manage any of the true giants, I ticked the species off my list and enjoyed a fantastic holiday. Everything exceeded my expectations and I'd like to thank you for your service. Now it's just a case of where to travel to next...
Fantastic David, sounds like you had a great time. If you'd like to chat further about your next holiday, please don't hesitate to contact us.
It's a long way to travel and the accommodation maybe fairly basic BUT it must be up there with one of the best fishing experiences/destinations on the planet.
Thanks for the feedback Mark, nice to chat over the phone and glad to hear you enjoyed a great trip.
Regards Peter
A truly beautiful location which provided some fantastic fishing. It was well worth the long journey and I'd love to return.
Thank you for the feedback Mark, great to chat with you on the phone too. Drop me a line when you'd like to start planning your return.
Regards Peter
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