First opened in June of 2006, “The Villages” has quickly become renowned as the best location and best all-around fishing program on Christmas Island.
Located on the white sand of Discovery Beach, The Villages overlooks the aqua-marine waters of the atoll’s vast lagoon. Its location puts it only a short 5 – 10 minute skiff ride to several expansive, easily waded flats teeming with bonefish.
“The Villages” features 8 air-conditioned double twin-bed bungalows plus 4 smaller single-occupancy cabins, comfortably accommodates up to 16 anglers at a time. There is a private bathroom in each unit and a porch facing Discovery Beach and lagoon. A “maneaba”, a local name for the community gathering center, lies in the heart of the complex, featuring a comfortable lounge and dining area.
There are two distinct advantages to fishing with The Villages. The first is that your boat meets you just a few steps from your bungalow. Anglers are transported to the fishing in versatile South Pacific style, sea-worthy skiffs to the many productive bonefish flats and to the reef drop-offs for exciting light tackle tunas, trevally, wahoo, rainbow runners and bonito. They have eliminated the use of pick-up trucks, except for a few choice, ocean-side and shoreline flats, so that anglers are able to maximize their valuable fishing time. Because of their ideal location and focus on boat transportation, guides and anglers fishing with The Villages are usually the first to the flats every day, and the last off, allowing for maximized fishing time.
As an added bonus, a few years back the guide team at The Villages decided to do something that had never been done on the island before. Rather than the typical two-anglers per guide that is found almost everywhere else in the world, The Villages now employs a distinct, one to one guide ratio, with every angling guest fishing with their own private guide, every day. This translates into more shots at bonefish, trevally, and the variety of other flats and reef fishes. All of the guides are experienced and knowledgeable in all types of fishing, and their incredible eyesight on the flats can often make the difference in how many good shots you have on any given day on the flats.
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