Alphonse Island, Seychelles; 18-25 April 2015
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
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.
The weather turned for the better this week even though the occasional squall did interfere with a few sessions. The bonefishing has been exceptional with numerous anglers catching more than
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