Tahiti, French Polynesia Fishing Report Today

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Tune in to the "Tahiti, French Polynesia Fishing Report Today" for your daily dose of fishing updates, expert advice, and the latest news from the pristine lagoons, vibrant barrier reefs, and prolific passes of French Polynesia's crown jewel. Whether you're a seasoned angler or a fishing enthusiast, our podcast offers tips, weather conditions, and the best spots for a successful fishing trip. Stay informed with the freshest insights on Tahiti's legendary coral ecosystems, world-class pelagic action, and diverse reef species—making every fishing expedition a memorable one. For more info go to https://www.quietperiodplease.com Get all your gear before you leave the dock https://amzn.to/3zF8GXk This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

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Inception Point AI

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leisure · society & culture · sports

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en

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No

First episode

1 Apr 2026

Latest episode

21 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

50 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Jun 2026

   Tahiti Dry Season: Trevally in the Lagoon, Yellowfin Outside the Reef

   This is Artificial Lure checking in with your Tahiti fishing report. Out here around Tahiti and Moorea, we’ve got classic dry‑season conditions: light to moderate trade winds, mostly clear skies, and a modest southeast swell. Mornings are calm, with a bit more breeze and chop building after lunch. Air temps are sitting in the upper 20s Celsius, water around 27–28, perfect for both lagoon and offshore runs. Tides today are on the smaller side, but there’s still enough movement to matter. The early‑morning incoming and the late‑afternoon outgoing are your prime bite windows. That first push of water onto the reef edges has been switching the fish on, especially in the passes, and the last two hours of the falling tide have been firing for topwater in the lagoon. Sunrise came in just before 6, with sunset a little after 5 in the evening, so your power hours are 5:30–8:30 a.m. and 3:30–sunset. Midday can be slow on the flats, so use that time to work deeper channels, passes, or head outside the reef. Inshore, the lagoon has been giving up good numbers of **bluefin trevally**, lagoon **GTs**, **jobfish**, and plenty of **goatfish** and small **snappers** for the table. Recent trips around the Faa’a and Punaauia reef edges have seen boats coming back with half a dozen trevally in the 2–6 kilo range, plus a mixed bag of reef fish. Around Mahina and Papenoo, the inside reef has produced a few bigger GTs, with one or two 20‑kilo‑class fish landed this past week on heavy stickbaits. Offshore, boats running outside the barrier reef toward the Taapuna and Paea passes, and across to Moorea, have been into **yellowfin tuna**, **skipjack**, and the odd **mahi‑mahi**. Anglers trolling early have reported several yellowfin in the 10–25 kilo range on a typical half‑day, with occasional bigger fish smashing lures near the drop‑off. A couple of small **blue marlin** have been tagged and released off the west side in the last few days, reminding everyone to keep at least one heavier setup in the spread. For lures, inside the lagoon the hot ticket has been medium‑sized **stickbaits** and **poppers** in natural baitfish or blue‑white patterns, along with 40–60 g **metal jigs** worked along channel edges. Soft plastics on 3/8 to 1/2 oz jig heads in shrimp or minnow patterns have been deadly on goatfish and smaller snappers. Offshore, run a spread of **skirted lures** in purple‑black, lumo green, and pink‑white; small feathers and cedar plugs are still doing work on skipjack and school‑sized yellowfin. For bait, you can’t beat fresh **small bonito**, **sardines**, or **squid**. Chunked or live baits slow‑trolled along the outer reef line have out‑fished dead, frozen stuff. Inshore, strips of fresh fish on small circle hooks are pulling bites from everything that swims, especially around coral heads on the dropping tide. A couple of local hotspots for you: - The **Taapuna Pass and outer reef**: work the incoming tide on the inside for trevally, then slide just outside the reef line with lures or bait for tuna and mahi once the sun is up. - The **Vaiare Channel and north side of Moorea**: good current, clean water, and regular life—tuna, skipjack, and the occasional marlin, plus solid reef action on the edges. That’s it from Artificial Lure here in Tahiti. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

2. 

   20 Jun 2026

   Tahiti Dry Season Hot Bite: Trade Winds, Tuna, and GTs on the Reef Passes

   This is Artificial Lure with your Tahiti fishing report. Out here around Tahiti and Moorea, we’re waking up to classic dry‑season trade‑wind weather: easterly breeze around 10–15 knots, small to moderate swell, and mostly clear skies with a few passing showers riding the trades. Air temps are sitting in the upper 20s Celsius, and the lagoon is bathtub warm. Sunrise slid in just after 6 a.m., with sunset coming a bit after 5:30 p.m., giving us a nice, compact feeding window at both ends of the day. The morning high tide lined up close to sunrise with a solid push of water over the reef passes, and we’ll see a falling tide through late morning before another build toward evening. Those tide changes at the passes are the key—slack water has been slow, moving water has been hot. Offshore, the outer drop‑offs north of Papeete and along the west side toward Paea have produced good numbers of yellowfin tuna and skipjack this week, with a few mahi and the odd marlin in the mix. Charter skippers have been doing best running small to medium skirted lures in blue/white, green/yellow, and lumo colors around birds and bait schools. Darker skirts have worked when clouds roll over. A few boats have reported double‑ups on 10–20 kg yellowfin when the current really starts to roll on the morning tide. Closer in, the reef edges and passes are alive. Around Taapuna Pass and the Faa’a airport reef, dogtooth and GTs have been hammering topwater and fast‑worked metal jigs on the first light high. Bring big poppers in blue or black, stickbaits with a bit of flash, and 60–100 g jigs in silver or pink for working the drop‑off. Expect bruiser reef fish—GTs, bluefin trevally, and big red bass—so don’t come under‑gunned. Inside the lagoon, the inshore bite has been steady but picky during midday. Early and late, you can pick off bluefin trevally, small GTs, and emperors on soft plastics, bucktail jigs, and small hardbaits fished along current lines and channel mouths. Natural bait like fresh bonito strips, squid, or local sardines drifted near the passes has been outfishing artificials for mixed reef species and smaller tunas sliding inside with the tide. For pure bait fishing, grab the freshest stuff you can: bonito chunks for tuna and mahi, squid strips for reef dwellers, and live small baitfish if you can sabiki them around the lights at night. Fish those on simple running rigs near the reef edge where the clean ocean water meets the lagoon blue. A couple of hot spots to circle on your mental chart: • The reef pass and outer slope off Taapuna on the west coast—great for GTs on top early and pelagics just outside the drop. • The passes around Moorea’s north side—especially where the tide rips through in the morning—for tuna and mahi working the bait. Timing is everything here: fish the first couple hours of the flood and the start of the ebb, and keep an eye on birds, bait, and color changes in the water. When that clear blue pushes hard against the reef, things light up in a hurry. That’s your Tahiti fishing rundown from Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

3. 

   19 Jun 2026

   Tahiti Lagoon Fire: Mahi, Trevally, and Perfect Tide Windows This Morning

   Artificial Lure here with your Tahiti fishing report. Out on the big lagoon and outer reef this morning, we started under a calm sky: light trade winds from the east around 10–15 knots, a gentle chop on the lagoon, and clearer blue water on the reef edge. Air temps are hovering in the upper 70s to low 80s, humidity high, but the breeze keeps it comfortable. Clouds are scattered, with a chance of a brief squall rolling off the ocean later this afternoon. Sunrise came in early over Moorea’s shoulder and the first good bite lined up with the morning high tide, which peaked not long after first light. We’ve got a falling tide through late morning, then a modest low early afternoon, before it fills again toward sunset. That dropping water pushed bait off the shallows and really turned on the reef edges and passes. Near the passes of Papeete and Paea, boats working the drop-offs found solid action on **mahi-mahi**, **wahoo**, and a few nice **yellowfin tuna** hanging deeper. Several boats reported multiple mahi in the 10–20 pound class, and at least a couple of wahoo pushing past 30 pounds. Yellowfin have been a bit scattered, but patient crews chunking and live-baiting around the current lines scratched out a handful of fish in the 25–40 pound range. In the lagoon and inside the reef, the **GTs (ulua)** and **bluefin trevally** are active on the moving tide, especially around bommies and channel mouths. Shore casters and kayak anglers picked up a mix of trevally and **jobfish** in the low double digits overall, with plenty of follows and blowups even when they didn’t connect. Reef anglers soaking bait on the deeper edges also found **parrotfish** and **goatfish** for the table. Lure-wise, the offshore crews did best pulling medium to large skirted trolling lures in blue/white, green/yellow, and pink over the 200–1000 meter line, especially along temperature breaks and bird activity. A couple of boats switching to deep-diving plugs and metal jigs around bait balls picked off extra yellowfin when the surface bite slowed. Inshore, topwater is king right now. Big stickbaits and poppers in natural mullet and flying-fish patterns lit up the GTs at dawn and on the evening push. When the sun got high, downsizing to 60–90 mm stickbaits, sub-surface minnows, and 1–2 oz metal jigs produced more consistent hookups, especially for bluefin trevally and jobfish. For bait, fresh cut bonito, squid, and small live reef fish pinned near structure continue to be the most reliable options. If you’re planning a session, timing it around the tide changes is the move: first light through mid-morning on the outgoing, then again late afternoon as it starts to fill. Wind may stiffen a bit later, so morning boats should have the better conditions; evening shore casting along the west side will benefit from that sunset silhouette and cooling temps. A couple of local hot spots to keep in mind: - The **Taapuna and Paea passes** on the west coast: great current lines, regular mahi and wahoo outside, and strong trevally action just inside the reef. - The **Faa’a airport reef edge and drop-off**: consistent for trevally, jobfish, and the occasional tuna cruising close, especially on the falling tide. If you’re heading out, fish smart, respect the reef, and keep an eye on the weather and the tide. Thanks for tuning in, don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

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