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The Skinny Waters Research Team has Unearthed Some Explosive Content!

Christmas Island, long known for it's fantastic fly and spin fishing, has an interesting past that most folks don't know about. In the late 1950's they tested 4 hydrogen bombs. The crack research team at Skinny Waters have unearthed some of…
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Christmas Island Fishing Report, Opening Week

A couple friends/clients were lucky enough to be on the first flight back into Kiritimati. The lodges, locals and fish had been visitor free for over 3 years. I'll summarize their experiences re-entering the fly fishing mecca we all missed so…
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Christmas Island is NOW OPEN!

After almost 39 months, a Fiji Airways flight with about 25 fishermen landed on Kiritimati (Christmas Island) on May 3rd. Skinny Waters had a few fishermen in this first group of Guinea pigs and what follows is a second hand report of how the…
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Christmas Island Opening Delayed... Again!

Yep, almost three years since a commercial flight has landed at Cassidy Airport. Frantically, we were hoping the early December 2022 opening wasn't another mirage. Not the case, right now there are no flights available until April 2023. A few…
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COVID Requirements for Christmas Island Opening

More and more signs point to Christmas Island opening in early December. I just received this document listing the requirements to be allowed in. Seems like a Honolulu COVID test will be required to make the 24 hour deadline. Also note the information…
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Time to Wet a Line.... We Hope!

The next flight to Christmas Island leaves Honolulu on December 6th, 2022 and all signs point to it really happening this time. The airline sent a team to inspect the runway a couple months ago and there is some good buzz on the island. Skinny…