Desroches Island: flats fly fishing news, March 2014
Often overshadowed by its better known neighbours Alphonse and Farquhar, Desroches is one of those very rare gems … a beautiful island surrounded by seemingly endless sandy beaches and azure
Often overshadowed by its better known neighbours Alphonse and Farquhar, Desroches is one of those very rare gems … a beautiful island surrounded by seemingly endless sandy beaches and azure
Alphonse and St Francois atolls continue to produce amazing catches on a daily basis and it is this consistency, coupled with the comfortable accommodation, fantastic food and friendly staff that
We have been waiting … and waiting ….. for the first Cosmoledo team to get back on to terra firma and send us their report. Getting back to Cosmoledo has been
I heard last night that this stunning Indo-Pacific permit had been caught in the surf on St Francois and was delighted to see images waiting for me this morning. I will
The team is hard at work preparing for another bumper saltwater season in the Indian Ocean. A big part of their preparation includes going through all the daily catch reports, as well
3 GT’s over a meter and a very big hand to Michael, Matthias and Ron who kept me on tenderhooks all week waiting to hear how their trip went, and
The week started with sunny clear weather, 3 GT’s, a nice yellow dot trevally, some bluefin trevally a pile of bonefish and an Alphonse caught permit. As the week progressed
Week 7 started in true North-Easterly fashion, no wind, flat calm seas and extremely hot weather. The full moon was waning, which meant that day 1 would feel the effects
Heading to the Seychelles for his trip to the Indian Ocean, Alex Jardine left the office followed by cries of ‘catch something big’. He did. He landed the first “Bills
There is no greater feeling of excitement and in truth relief for a guide than an abundance of fish. After having to work a bit for the fish last week,
The reports from the Indian Ocean continue to flow in …. Repetitive sounding fishing reports are indicative of how constant this seasons good fortunes have been on a weekly basis.
Another week at Farquhar has come and gone in a flash and what a trip it proved to be. Admittedly the GT fishing on the flats was tough by Farquhar’s