Olly Thompson

Alphonse Fishing Report 11th – 18th September 2020   The long wait for the start of the 2020 – 2021 Alphonse Island season is finally over with the arrival of three

Rio Marie fly fishing peacock bass Brazil The Rio Marie (Rio de Gigantes) is located inside a far-reaching Indigenous Territory, approximately 500 miles northwest from Manaus. Manaus is the operation’s

Ponoi River; A Day In Autumn The leaves have now fallen from the birch trees and each morning has a has a cold bite to it. Unhooking my waders from

Astove Fishing Report 16th – 23rd March 2020 Week 19 was a combination of leisure and fishing guests on the island. With the tide shifting from neaps to springs this

Alphonse Fishing Report 14th – 21st March 2020   Unfortunately, the Alphonse Island season was ended a couple of weeks early due to the current Covid-19 outbreak. Despite this, were

Cosmoledo Fishing News 12th – 17th March 2020 Week 17 on Cosmomeldo was a mixed bag of divers, fly anglers and leisure guests, all enjoying what the atoll has to

Guatemala is home to some of the best sailfishing on the planet. The Great Sailfishing Company has been hard at work and the fishing has been on fire! The billfshing

Alphonse Fishing Report 29th February – 7th March 2020   The fishing around Alphonse and St Francois has been exceptional over the last week. Although the weather was poor and

The days are starting to lengthen and the trout season will soon be upon us. The long wet winter may have been pretty miserable but has been a good thing

Astove Fishing Report 2nd – 9th March 2020 Week 17 was presented to the new guests on location with neap tides and difficult weather conditions. Despite the weather guests took

Why I Love Permit Fishing, Olly Thompson Often referred to as fork tailed devils, permit have developed a healthy reputation as being especially awkward and unforgiving. With so many other

Cosmoledo Fishing News 28th February – 5th March 2020 Jo Ann Ribauldo, Kajsa Larrson, Sarah Langenfeld, Soren and Anders Nissen, Joanne Hessney, Mike Nowak, Cyril Bodnar, Izak Kneotze and Alex