Alphonse Island report: 1-8 December 2012
What an amazing week’s fishing it has been as “Milkfish Mania” continued for the fifth consecutive week. It’s evident that our healthy population of Milkfish are back to stay as
	
		
	What an amazing week’s fishing it has been as “Milkfish Mania” continued for the fifth consecutive week. It’s evident that our healthy population of Milkfish are back to stay as
	
		
	After our extremely successful exploratory in 2012 in association with The Fly Shop we would like to share with you some of the highlights of the 2012 season
	
		
	The Tanzanian tigerfish season is coming to a close with just a few groups left before the rods are hung up, this does not mean the fishing has slowed in
	
		
	Catching fly fishing’s “Holy Grail” is not supposed to be easy, so a little luck goes a long way. At the best of times Indo-Pacific Permit are the most difficult
	
		
	The records keep rolling in! For the first time in the history of Alphonse Island, all the guests caught a Milkfish on the same day, some even catching two.
	
		
	I’d had a silly busy year of fishing, used up nearly all my brownie points, and then the phone rang – “Thought this might be up your street, but it
	
		
	What a week it’s been as once again the catches on both the flats and out in the bluewater have been extremely good. The biggest GT of 91 cm’s
	
		
	Heading for the outer islands in the Seychelles is the nearest thing in fishing terms of going to war. After months of preparation including some physical training the time was
	
		
	Although the Alphonse Golden Grand Slam has, deservedly, taken top spot in the news recently, it was an immensley productive week all round. The latest report from the island …
	
		
	Week three of the Farquhar season, reported back from the atoll by James “During certain periods of the season we feel like we have learnt as much as there is
	
		
	First report from Cameron Musgrave, Fly Fishing Head Guide on Desroches Island, Seychelles The season kicked off with the fly fishing guides heading out to St Josephs for a practice
	
		
	Available space and first week report As the leaves and the temperature continue to fall, the temptation to head off to the flats may just be increasing and if you