Baia Sportfishing Lodge – Papua New Guinea
Located in Papua New Guinea on the North Coast of West New Britain is Baia Sport Fishing Lodge. The airport to access West New Britain is Hoskins, which is a one hour flight from Port Moresby by F28 Jet service with Air Niugini. Flights to Port Moresby are again by Air Niugini from Sydney, Brisbane and Cairns. From arrival at Hoskins it is about a 30 minute drive to Liamo Resort in Kimbe for an overnight stay. Next morning bright and early there is a very scenic 4 hour drive to a small peninsula that makes up part of Open Bay shoreline.
Not only is there excellent fishing for black and spot tail bass, the offshore waters and reefs are alive with marlin, sailfish, tuna, trevally, barracuda, mackerel, mahi mahi, queenfish and many other tropical reef species in a virtually pristine marine environment.
 
The Papuan black and spot tail bass are members of the “lutjanid” family and are related to the mangrove jack and fingermark bream. They are “ambush” feeders with very hard hitting tactics, tending to come out of their cover and take your lure on the way back. A very successful method of catching these bass is on surface lures and a big bass taking your lure or fly near the surface has been likened to someone having opened a car door underwater!
Fishing from the lodge gives you a choice of five rivers. It’s just 15 minutes to the nearest and 35 minutes to the furthest one. Beyond this area there are numerous reefs and estuaries that are still to be explored!!
Services & Facilities
Construction of the Lodge was completed in 2003. There are 6 rooms as well as 2 bathrooms and showers supplied with hot running water. 240V and 12v power is supplied from a generator. A fully stocked bar with soft drinks, beer and wine is on a raised, covered dining area that overlooks the water. Meals from the kitchen are of the highest quality and certainly maintain the standard set by the fishing and the accommodation facilities.
 
The boats are purpose-built fibreglass construction of 6.7 metres in length and 1.9 beam with centre console. Power is supplied by 60hp, 4 stroke Suzuki outboards. The boats have sealed compartments that make them virtually unsinkable. There is a forward casting platform with plenty of space. The lodge has 3 boats and with a capacity of 9 clients at the lodge, each boat will carry a maximum of 3 clients at a time.
Costs per person
Examples only
7 days, 6 nights ex - Cairns $4535
Ex - Brisbane $4615
Ex - Sydney $4705
Plus Taxes + Insurance
Minimum of 4 participants, maximum of 9.
Extra days can be added to the above.
Example gives 4 and 1 half days fishing.
*Cheaper for 5 or 6 people!
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