Farquhar Atoll, Seychlles: Blog 15-22 April 2015
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
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
The FlyCastaway guide team welcomed some fresh as well as some familiar faces for the first trip in April 2015. Calm clear conditions were enjoyed by all during the first
The South-Easterly season is almost upon us as the wind direction slowly swings bringing cooler ocean currents and an increase in Bonefish numbers. It was a week of light winds,
It was a first time experience for most of the team this week with 4 first timers to Seychelles and 1 “soon to become angler” casting his first fly. John
It’s hard to believe that the Bonefish numbers could get any better than this seasons previous weeks, but as the South-Easterly continues to make its mark and the coolers waters
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
Nine long years I have waited to return to one of the most out of the way places I have ever been. Nine long years left wondering if I would
A wet windy start to the week but boy did the fishing start off well. Harrald Claessen and Robert Gilchrist were quick out of the blocks with 18 GTs for
The week started off like a dream with Grant Mackenzie winning the tussle against a 109 cm GT early on the first morning. As the week progressed the big GTs
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