KARITIMATI----ALSO CALLED CHRISTMAS ISLAND----IS A PACIFIC OCEAN ATOLL AND PART OF THE REPUBLIC OF KARIBATI. THE ISLAND IS THE LARGEST CORAL ATOLL IN THE WORLD, 248 SQUARE MILES AND LIES APPROXIMATELY 75 MILES FROM THE EQUATOR.

KARITIMATI WAS DISCOVERED BY CAPTAIN JAMES COOK ON CHRISTMAS EVE 12/24/1777. KARITIMATI IS THE GILBERTESE SPELLING OF CHRISTMAS, AS THE TI COMBINATION IN GILBERTESE IS PRONOUNCED AS "S".

CHRISTMAS ISLAND IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS THE BEST BONEFISHING SITE IN THE WORLD, AND FROM OUR RESULTS AUGUST 14 -20 OF THIS YEAR, I AM NOT ONE TO DISPUTE THE TITLE. CATCHING NUMBERS OF BONEFISH IN DOUBLE DIGITS WAS NOT UNCOMMON!

IN ADDITION TO BONEFISH THE OTHER TARGET SPECIE IS GIANT TREVALLE. THESE FEROCIOUS GAME FISH GET UP TO OVER 100LBS, BUT IN SHORE WHERE WE WERE FISHING, A 60LB FISH IS ABOUT TOPS. BELOW YOU WILL FIND PICTURES OF NOT ONLY THE FISH, BUT THE BEAUTIFUL FLATS AS WELL AS INTERESTING SITES ON THE ISLAND.        ALL IN ALL, A GREAT ADVENTURE !

"NOTHING GROWS FASTER THAN A FISH FROM THE TIME IT BITES UNTIL THE TIME IT GETS AWAY."