
Farquhar, Seychelles; head guide Tim Babbich’s season report
After being stationed out on St Brandon’s Atoll over the last couple of seasons I was extremely excited to learn that I would be heading up the Farquhar operation in
After being stationed out on St Brandon’s Atoll over the last couple of seasons I was extremely excited to learn that I would be heading up the Farquhar operation in
Week 15 was full of variety with a number of firsts for numerous anglers! Again, like almost every week, the bonefish fishing was exceptional with over 300 fish caught during
Alphonse Island is known as a destination, which provides amazing fishing opportunities week after week and year after year. During the festive season it’s a place teeming with various activity
The Indian Ocean offers saltwater anglers bonefishing to a consistently high standard as well as a huge variety of species, not least the turbo charged milkfish and aggressive GTs. Alphonse Island combines all of that with
The light North-Westerly winds have finally arrived after a lengthy delay. The change in wind direction was met by an explosion of Milkfish feeding on the flats, in the channels
Indo Pacific Permit are without doubt one of the most difficult flats species that can be caught on fly. This week started in an incredible fashion with 2 magnificent Permit
A closed group of 10 avid fly fishermen from the US joined the FlyCastaway guide team on Farquhar this week. Being the first week of full neap tides for the
Wading and sight fishing the flats is hugely dependent on sunlight, an element which was sadly lacking for the first few days of our 5-12 Nov week on Farquhar. This
Continuing from last weeks’ great action, the first day of this week kicked off with 2 “Flats Slams”, 8 GT’s, 2 Triggers and 112 Bonefish. Arthur Wickson and Simon Dawes
The week started with strong South-easterly winds as this season continues to run late. The early season bonefishing has continued to impress and so have the triggerfish, trevally and permit
Repetitive sounding fishing reports are indicative of how constant this season’s good fortunes have been on a weekly basis. The reports might sound similar, but the smiling faces in the
The isolated atoll of Farquhar in the Indian Ocean has been a favourite spot of mine for several years now. It still offers wild fishing experiences but from a land