Mauri and welcome to Fanning Island Outfitters, the only fishing lodge and guiding operation on Fanning Island.

100% local. 100% amazing.

Tabuaeran is the next frontier.

This tiny atoll in the vast Pacific offers a saltwater fishing adventure on pristine flats with limited access, solitude, and opportunity.

Few anglers have waded these flats. The fishery is healthy, and the fish are generally large.

Trip options, pricing, schedule, and booking.

Our fishing program runs year-round with intentional fishery rest periods to avoid overfishing. The lodge accommodates a maximum of six anglers per week. All trips are hosted by an experienced guide/coordinator for the best experience.

Learn more about the fishing program.

Rates and Booking

Today was easily one of my best days fishing, and definitely the single best “fish eat” I have ever experienced. I'm running it over and over in my mind, where it will live vividly forever.

CS, Fall 2025

The FIO Experience

  • Aerial view of palm trees on a tropical beach with turquoise water and cloudy sky.

    Fanning Island Lodge: Your Home

  • Man holding a large fish in shallow water with fly fishing gear.

    Varied Flats Species

  • Group of men smiling on a beach with fishing rods, near a boat and palm trees.

    The FIO Guide and Boat Team

  • Tropical beach with palm trees, turquoise water, and a makeshift wooden fence.

    Lagoon Beach and Boat Pickup

  • Group of people, mainly children and teenagers, riding on the back of a truck in a tropical setting with palm trees.

    Lots of Smiles

  • Aerial view of tropical beach with clear turquoise water and dense palm trees along the shoreline.

    Beachfront Lodge Steps from the Boat Pickup

  • People unloading luggage from boat on tropical beach

    We Handle the Logistics

  • Person serving tropical seafood platter with crabs and fruits on a wooden table

    Fresh Meals Using Local Ingredients

  • Child wearing a helmet riding on a vehicle in a tropical setting with palm trees.

    Main Street Tabuaeran

  • Tropical beach with palm trees and birds flying in the blue sky.

    Pure and Natural Beauty

  • Person holding a bonefish in clear shallow water.

    Large and Willing Bonefish

  • Tropical beach scene with palm trees, a small white boat, and several people on the sandy shore.

    Morning Prep at the Boat Pickup

  • Traditional thatched huts surrounded by palm trees on a sandy beach

    Personal Huts at Fanning Island Lodge

  • Tropical beach with palm trees, turquoise water, and small waves under a blue sky with clouds.

    A Perfect Surf Break

  • Tropical beach scene with a thatched-roof hut on a wooden pier over light blue water.

    "Downtown" Terine is a Short Walk Away

  • Tropical beach with turquoise water, shoreline, rocks, and cloudy sky.

    Pristine Flats and Channels

  • Aerial view of a tropical coastline with turquoise water, lush green trees, and a wooden pier. The ocean meets the land where a small structure is built over the water, surrounded by greenery. Clouds hover above in the sky.

    The Pier Near the Main Channel

  • Aerial view of turquoise ocean with coral reefs and distant land on the horizon.

    Flats Made for Wade Fishing

Person holding a fish standing in shallow clear water

“I like the fishing

as much as you do.”

— Mwatanga Aran, FIO Owner, Operator, Guide