Seychelles Fast Track Service With the work on the Immigration hall in Mahe now complete, it was recently announced that immigration facilities will be automatically fast tracked for those arriving into
The Alphonse festive season began with the run up to Christmas, a packed house at the hotel and a full complement of anglers out on the flats. The entire extended
An Alphonse sunrise is one of the most spectacular sightings behold as the sun rises above an endless horizon, split by a white haze of surf, sand and blue ocean.
After the crossing from Alphonse Island, seeing St Francois atoll for the first time usually makes a profound impression on all of our guests. As you enter the lagoon a
A ‘perfect’ bonefish session is something that only comes around once in a blue moon. Masses of bonefish dropping off the flats left, right and center often leave guests and
This week saw Arno Mathee from The Guides Company host a full group of experienced flats fly fisherman from South Africans. The week started off with slower neap tides and
The Astove team were thrilled to welcome some of our more regular fishing friends. A formidable team full of good spirits and great fun, to say the least! Unfortunately, the first morning saw a
After two weeks of less than favorable conditions, the weather finally began to subside, giving the team ample opportunity to concentrate their efforts on targeting the sand and finger flats,
The much-anticipated first week of the Astove season finally arrived. A full complement of six guests joined us for the kick off of another great season on one of the
Renowned for their speed and ferocity, Giant Trevally are one of the most sought after fish in the Indian Ocean. Even for seasoned anglers these beasts prove to be a
This week on Alphonse Island saw the tidal movement slowly shift from spring tides to neaps resulting in slower water movement, a type of tide is more conducive to fishing
Alphonse Island is probably the world’s premier destination for consistently targeting Milkfish on fly. The sight of a group of daisy-chaining milkfish will even have the most experienced anglers weak