Alphonse Island, fishing report: 21 – 28 April 2013
The crystal clear waters of “Cosmic Lagoon” is a marine playground of juvenile fish, rays, turtles, sharks and this time of year, full off big bonefish. This weeks extremely high
The crystal clear waters of “Cosmic Lagoon” is a marine playground of juvenile fish, rays, turtles, sharks and this time of year, full off big bonefish. This weeks extremely high
What a species week it has been! Dogtooth tuna, yellow margin triggerfish, moustache triggerfish, bonefish, emperors, giant trevally, permit, yellowdot trevally, brassies, bluefin trevally, bohar snapper and grouper – they
It’s amazing to think that there are only 3 weeks left in the 28 week long 2012-2013 season. Soon the crew will be all packed up and heading off: the
I was on the finger flats, visibility was perfect. I saw the trigger fish hone in on my fly and follow it. With pounding heart I saw its head go down and …
Ronald and Luke Benck had fantastic success on Alphonse Island landing several GTs and some big bluefin trevally too. See the pictures below of some of the fish they landed:
This week saw a start to the return of the milkfish schools after they disappeared on their mid season spawning migration to “who knows where”. Although they are back in
This past week has once again seen some superb catches at both St Francois and Alphonse. The early part of this week produced some trophy catches both on the flats
Completing the 17th week of the season, to start another with a bunch of fresh and eager anglers is a boosting experience for any guide team. It’s even better when
The cloud and rain didn’t dampen the spirits of our angling team as they went about their normal fishing routine with vigor and ended up with some amazing catches this
Our 12th Alphonse week started with terrible weather as the tail of a tropical depression swept up past Madagascar bringing strong wind and lots of rain. Unfortunately this meant that
The “Christmas Week” was one of diverse gifts both on and off the flats. It was a week full of the different species around the atolls of St Francois, Alphonse