Indian Ocean availability for 2015 & 2016
Although saltwater anglers now travel much further afield search of a wider range of species to target on fly, the Indian Ocean remains the prime saltwater flats fishing destination, the
Although saltwater anglers now travel much further afield search of a wider range of species to target on fly, the Indian Ocean remains the prime saltwater flats fishing destination, the
Having completed its first full season, Astove atoll had a pretty successful season overall. The original coral house has now been fully renovated into a very comfortable lodge to house six anglers in
As the season draws to an end and the South-Easterly winds start to blow in a light fashion. This change in direction reverses the currents bringing cooler tides to the
Sadly this week marked the end to our first 10 weeks at our new Astove Atoll Lodge. True to what Astove has continued to produce during this season the fishing
Sadly our time on the atoll for the initial half of 2015 was drawing to a close, but with ten excited guests arriving on the atoll, we were determined to
A slower week GT wise for the team but Astove still produced a fantastic variety of other species like Triggers, Bonefish, Saddle-Back Grouper, Swallow-tail Grouper and Wahoo. 30 GTs were
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
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 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.