Alphonse Island is open all year round for both fishing and leisure guests. We’ll keep this page of 2026/27 Alphonse Island fishing news updated with all the latest action from this truly superb spot.
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Alphonse Island Fishing News – 3rd to 10th October
This week welcomed us with sunny skies, tapering south easterly winds, stunning water conditions and a group of optimistic guests who were eager to get onto the flats. Ten anglers joined us, several of them familiar faces returning to Alphonse. While loads of fish were seen feeding on the crystal clear flats, getting the bite proved easier said than done.
Ed, a return guest, was the first to beat all the odds with a stunning 49cm Indo-Pacific permit, which he sight fished with his guide on the white sandy flats of St François.
The fish were tricky this week. Luckily for us, the bonefish cooperated with our anglers and provided loads of fun for all our guests. A total of 185 bonefish were caught throughout the week, keeping spirits high while the other species were playing hard to get.
Laura and Kevin, both frequent return guests, also got in on the action, landing not one but three triggerfish in a single session. Each of them tricked a moustache triggerfish, and Laura went one better, adding a stunning 40cm yellow margin triggerfish to secure her title as ‘fisherwoman of the day’.
Jasper, also a return guest, managed to fool a tricky trigger of his own, landing a beautiful yellowmargin triggerfish on the sandy flats.
Alphonse Island Fishing News – 3rd to 10th October
This week we welcomed Morgan, Lee and Ryan to the flats, with Andy and Elizabeth, Steven and Betsy, Laura and Kevin, and Andrew joining our anglers later in the week. Hugo also continued his stay with us. The week started as it usually does, targeting bones on the peaceful, sunny flats of St François Atoll. As the days went on, our guests began trying their luck at the more technical species, and by Wednesday we had our first two slams. By Friday we had celebrated three flats slams, a Bills & Bones double and the biggest permit of the season so far.
Two giant trevally came to hand this week, and both were memorable. On Tuesday, behind St François Island, Morgan landed his very first GT, measuring in at a lengthy 100cm. On Friday, Steven, a guest adored by all of us here at Alphonse, went one better with a monstrous 110cm GT off the fingers of the top lagoon. That fish was the first leg of an epic slam, which he completed with a permit and a boatload of bonefish.
Five permit were landed this week, and Lee’s was the standout. On Wednesday he caught his first ever permit, and it turned out to be the biggest of the season so far, a staggering 65cm golden unit. On Thursday, Hugo took to the flats once again and showed the older anglers how it’s done, landing a 45cm permit off the back of a ray on the eastern side of St François lagoon. On Friday, Steven added a respectable 49cm permit to his GT on the way to his slam.
The bones did the heavy lifting with 206 landed, and they played their part in every slam of the week. Hugo, Lee and Steven each wrapped up their slams with a handful of feisty bones, while on Friday Lee, Morgan and Ryan all landed a few on the flats of St François before heading out to the blue water in search of something with a bill.
Seven triggers came to hand this week: four yellow margin and three moustache. Hugo got things going on Tuesday with a stunning moustache trigger caught right on his front doorstep on Alphonse Island. On Wednesday, Lee didn’t stop at his record permit, he went on to catch not one but two yellow margin triggers of 50cm and 51cm, the first triggers he had ever caught, and completed his slam with a handful of bones. Unbelievable!
On Thursday, a now very competitive Morgan set out and landed two triggers of his own: a beautiful moustache and a tank of a yellow-margin at 50cm. Andy, who only arrived on Wednesday, started his week with a respectable 49cm yellow-margin.
Our only batfish of the week was a chunky 48cm fish taken by Hugo on the flats of St François on Tuesday. Together with his moustache trigger and a couple of bones, it made Hugo the first of our guests to complete a slam this week.
Friday was the last day of the week for some and only the beginning for others. Lee, Morgan and Ryan decided to try their luck at a Bills & Bones slam, and after all three had landed their bones on St François, they headed out on Suli. It didn’t take their skipper long to find them a group of sailfish. Lee and Ryan both came tight in a father-and-son double up, and both landed their sails to complete the Bills & Bones slam! It is an amazing achievement that isn’t possible in many parts of the world.
Alphonse Island Fishing News – 26th September to 2nd october
One young angler arrived in the Seychelles with a goal in mind, and after days of hard work, a group of Geets feeding on the edge of a pancake flat gave him the chance he’d been waiting for. What followed was an iconic GT eat and battle. The bonefishing was exceptional all week, with 107 fish landed and two beauties hitting the 65cm mark on the same day. A visiting family had their own share of magic, with first bonefish on fly coming during a short session after lunch. But perhaps the most remarkable catch of all came from a guest who had picked up a fly rod for the very first time just a day earlier, and then wandered down to the beach in front of her bungalow to see what she could find.
We were fortunate to be joined by six anglers. James and Graham gave it their all, fishing every single day, while Ben, Alan and Katie, joining us as a family, gave the fly fishing a good go over the course of the week.
The standout catch of the week was undoubtedly the 68cm giant trevally landed by James. A very capable young angler, James came to the Seychelles with one goal in mind, to land one of these formidable predators. His hard work was well and truly rewarded. A group of fish feeding hard on the edge of one of the many pancake flats presented the perfect opportunity. A well-laid-out cast was met by a massive take, followed by a gruelling battle among the coral heads. Ultimately the fish was beaten, and a beautiful 68cm giant trevally came to hand.
The bone fishing was exceptional all week, with 107 fish landed. James and Graham enjoyed a particularly memorable day on the water, landing two fantastic bonefish that both hit the 65cm mark, the biggest of the week.
Ben, Alan and Katie had a ton of fun with the bonefish too. Ben and Alan both landed their first bonefish on fly during a short session after lunch on the flats. Katie then topped it off with a remarkable catch of her own, landing her very first bonefish. What made it so special was that Katie had attended her first fly casting lesson only the day before. She then headed down to the beach in front of their bungalow and hooked and landed this bonefish all by herself!
A huge thank you to James, Graham, Ben, Alan and Katie for sharing their week with us. From a hard earned giant trevally on the pancake flats to a bonefish caught straight off the beach, it was a week to remember.
Alphonse Island Fishing News – 19th to 26 September
St Francois Atoll delivered another week to remember on the flats. A giant trevally snapped a twelve weight mid fight, only to reveal a surprising story once it was finally landed, one that links back to these very waters six years ago. Permit a few appearances, with one angler landing two, feeding on a mudding ray. Our youngest guest, just 10 years old, landed one of his very own. Throw in some memorable bonefish mornings that most anglers can only dream of. Triggerfish chaos sending a guide diving to land a special moustache triggerfish, it’s safe to say this week had it all.
We were fortunate to be joined by four very keen anglers: Benjamin, Hugo, Matthias and Heike.
Ben managed a stunning giant trevally of 80cm that snapped the twelve weight rod mid-battle. This fish was also a recapture, having grown 10cm in the six years it had been free. Perhaps the most interesting detail about this fish is that it was hooked just a couple of hundred metres away from where it was originally caught, despite its long period of freedom. Matthias landed a stunning permit of 35cm early in the week and later had another fantastic day on the water, landing his second permit for the week. The fish were feeding on a mudding ray and couldn’t resist the well presented Alphlexo crab. Ten year old Hugo showed everyone that age doesn’t determine one’s angling ability, landing a permit of his own on his very first day out on the flats of St François.
Heike made sure that the guys didn’t have all the fun, having a blast with the abundant bonefish and enjoying a fantastic day of bonefishing where she landed 21 bonefish in a single morning. Matthias also added a good brace of bonefish to his tally.
Ben had a fantastic week with the moustache triggerfish, landing a feisty fish of 50cm and a further three, including a few that had Tom all masked up to retrieve them from their coral homes. Hugo also managed the only yellowmargin triggerfish of the week, landing a feisty fish tailing hard on Topsticks Finger.
Hugo’s first day on the water also produced a 40cm batfish, capping off a memorable start to his trip.
Alphonse Island fishing news – island season round up
We’ve had an Island Season (May – September) to remember. We welcomed seasoned anglers hunting for permit, familiar faces from the Marine season and multiple new anglers to Alphonse. The island season brought crystal clear days and brilliant fishing, with guests essentially having the flats to themselves. Every year we welcome more and more guests during this period and look forward to many more in the years to come. The fishing is what brings anglers to this very special atoll group, and it produced some exceptional days on the flats.
The Alphonse group is known as one of the top destinations in the world to catch bonefish, and this season provided exactly that, with well over a thousand landed by our anglers. The cool water from the Southeast winds often pushes larger size class fish onto the flats, and our guests took advantage. Of the many noteworthy fish caught, some stood out, Arnold landed 27 fish in a single session, River landed a cannon 67cm bonefish, with Bruce equally landing a special fish of 65cm.
First timers Chris and Merissa, Blaze, and a string of other visitors all celebrated their first bonefish on the flats. The season closed out in style in September, when two anglers, Richard and Dian, with Dian matching the season’s best with a trophy 67cm bonefish, one of 40 landed across his four days on the water, while Richard put together an incredible 25-fish session. From bonefish Sundays to ticking that last species off in a slam, the bonefish of St Francois and Alphonse are ever present and ever willing.
A hot topic in the Seychelles was as always, the GTs. They’ve shown up over the last few months, including some noteworthy specimens including an 87cm fish by Alex landed amongst some gnarly coral heads. Gavin landed an exceptional and very well deserved 105cm fish in the Cosmic Lagoon. Chris had an absolute bumper of a day, landing three fish and one of them stretching to 110cm. Lance, Mark, David, Johan, Damien and Francesco all added fish of their own, Francesco landing a respectable fish of 92cm and Damien one of 85cm.
Dan banked a 96cm giant trevally in the surf, Duke opened his Alphonse account with an 86cm GT before adding two more, and Bryan, Rene and Vincent all landed personal bests, with Bryan’s 94cm fish among the standouts. By season’s end, giant trevally had been landed on the white sand flats, in the surf, off cruising rays and deep in the lagoon. An exceptional season for GTs and not what we are used to seeing, so well done to all the anglers on some exceptional fishing.
The Island season has become a popular time of year to target the elusive golden creature that roams our flats and drives anglers mad. Permit thrive on the cooler water that the southeast wind pushes over the flats during the season. Our guests took full advantage this season, with Ivan’s account of two fish from a bonefish shoal. Jim and Alex also had the privilege of landing their first. Morgan had an epic day on the well known Tam Tam flats, hooking and landing a stunning 67cm permit after a tense 21 minute fight, a true fish of a lifetime. Adam equally got stuck in and landed three fish of his own, while Chris and Enrico also landed two of their own. David and Duke continued the exceptional fishing later into the season and landed their firsts. Exceptional angling and an incredibly healthy permit fishery led to some special fish landed this season, and we are sure these memories will last a lifetime.
The triggerfish can be even more finicky than normal during this season. They did, as always show up and create many frustrated anglers. James opened his account in style with a cannon 57cm yellowmargin, while Alexy added a 36cm moustache the same week. Morgan got stuck in and landed a yellowmargin. Stefano and Bruce took to the fingers of St Francois and after a couple of shots and triggers being triggers they both landed a moustache triggerfish. Lance and Enrico also got in on the action, with them both landing yellow margins, Enrico’s being a first and one he has been after for quite some time. Dan and Bryan closed out the season in style with two lovely moustache triggerfish coming in at 42cm and 43cm respectively.
There are few places in the world to consistently catch milkfish, and May is often a great month for them. This season proved just that, Alex landed his very first milkfish before Simon battled a supercharged milkfish to the net. Morgan and Gavin found the perfect feeding school off Bijoutier, both anglers landing fish from it. The fish then moved into the lagoon midway through the season and created some exceptional days of fishing, with Adam, Bradley, Francesco and Graham all landing fish throughout their respective weeks. Adam capping one of his days with a flats slam consisting of a milkfish, GT, bonefish!
While the above species often steal the show, there are many others that provide our guests with entertainment and are often extremely noteworthy. Alex banked two batfish in May, along with Ralph, who opened his fortnight’s account with batfish landed on a bluebottle imitation. The bluewater scene continued on form and we had, with Jim hooking a black marlin on fly, unfortunately, the fight only lasted for 10 minutes before the hook pulled. The day was, however, saved with two beautiful sailfish landed. Lance landed an outstanding 147cm barracuda. A couple of anglers took to the bluewater midway through the season, and a total of nine wahoo, a tuna and a sailfish were landed amongst the team.
The island season is becoming a popular time to join us, and despite the windier conditions, the fishing continues to produce. A total of 1,020 bonefish, 43 GTs, 14 milkfish, 11 permit, 11 triggerfish and a couple batfish, it was a season to remember for our anglers. From bonefish Sundays to marlin, big GTs and the elusive permit, we had an exceptional run of fishing over the last few months, closing out the season in September with a bumper bonefish week to remember. Whether you landed your very first bonefish or fish of a lifetime, we hope you left with stories worth retelling, and we look forward to welcoming you back to the flats again soon.
Alphonse Island Fishing News – 25th July to 8th august
The past fortnight on Alphonse brought together anglers old and new, from a father and son pair sharing the flats, to a first time visitor who arrived with two days booked and ended up extending his stay. Conditions were kind for the most part, with the persistent south-easterly winds easing off just enough to give everyone comfortable fishing days. It turned into a fortnight of firsts and personal bests, a first bonefish, first triggerfish, and for one guest, a first giant trevally, alongside some serious GT fishing out in the surf.
Dan, a familiar face here at Alphonse, put in the standout GT performance of the fortnight. Fishing the Cosmic Lagoon on an approaching spring tide, he opened his account with an 80cm silver GT spotted patrolling the mangroves. Later in the week he moved into the surf on the western side of St François, where he battled a brute of a fish through the coral heads and crashing waves to land a 96cm GT, his best of the week, before returning to the same stretch on his final day to add two more respectable fish at 76cm and 78cm.
The following week brought a different kind of GT story. Duke arrived at Alphonse with just two fishing days booked and one goal, to catch his very first giant trevally. He didn’t have to wait long, landing a stunning 86cm silver GT on the white sandy flats of St François on his very first day out, before backing it up with another solid GT on the flats of Alphonse Island the next day. Two GTs and two personal bests later, Duke made the right decision to extend his stay on the island.
The bone fishing was in fine form during the first week, headlined by Arnold, who landed a staggering 27 bonefish in a single session, including one taken on a bluebottle imitation while he was actually fishing for batfish. It was also a week of firsts on the flats with young Blaze joining his father Ralph out on the water and landing his very first bonefish. Across the week, the team put 73 bonefish on the board, the best measuring 65cm. The second week was slightly quieter on the bonefish front, but still 19 fish were landed.
Dan kept busy between GT sessions, landing a 42cm moustache triggerfish on Alphonse. Ralph opened the fortnight’s account with a striking batfish, a notoriously difficult fish to hook, taken on a bluebottle imitation.
If you’ve enjoyed reading this Alphonse Island fishing news and would like more information and availability on Alphonse Island, please contact Charlotte Chilcott or Peter McLeod or call us on +44 1980 847389. Alternatively click HERE if you would like us to contact you.
