Farquhar Atoll – 18 to 25 March 2015
We welcomed 10 very enthusiastic anglers onto Farquhar this week, at least half of which were friends from past seasons. It was made clear from the get go that the
We welcomed 10 very enthusiastic anglers onto Farquhar this week, at least half of which were friends from past seasons. It was made clear from the get go that the
The last few weeks of fly fishing at Desroches have been outstanding with amazing catches both on the flats and offshore. The sailfish have been around in good numbers with numerous
With Farquhar hosting one of the healthiest GT populations in the Indian Ocean it’s quite uncommon for clients to request bonefish as their primary target species. Nevertheless, the inside sand
The week couldn’t have started better with great weather and plenty of GT’s. Good friends Hugh Law (93 cm & 84cm), Brian Mclean (70 cm & 79 cm) and Alistair
We had landed on Farquhar a week before our first group to ensure all the necessary pre-season boat maintenance and set was in place for their arrival. It’s a busy
The elusive permit. They are there on Poivre and they are there in sufficient numbers to warrant having a helicopter based on Desroches for the permit specific week. Will any be landed? Eagerly awaiting
The settled weather finally arrived after 2 wet weeks. The GTs continue to make their presence felt as 7 good size fish were landed between the team. Robert Simini managed
Having spent Sunday night on Mahe, six of us arrived at Astove on the Monday, late morning, keen to been ground breakers in this remote part of the Indian Ocean.
This is the first photo through of a very, very nice GT landed on Astove atoll, Seychelles in what was the first ever full week fished there. The atoll now
This week Alphonse Island was covered by a depression bringing overcast conditions, strong winds and heavy rain at times. This poor weather brought on a discussion amongst the guides that
Of all the atolls in the Indian Ocean Providence occupies my thoughts. Why? I have not fished it. Instead I am haunted of tales from clients and guides of monster
Week 16 was met by a group of anglers hosted by the brothers Stefan and Alex Haider. The breezy North Westerly winds made for some tricky casting conditions, however it