grand slam

We always love to hear how each trip goes, what went well, what maybe did not go so well and of course the fish that were landed. When we picked

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

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

Weather: Mostly fair weather all week with moderate winds out of the east from 4-20 mph, a few days the winds started out of the north but quickly switched back

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 grand slam or super grand slam is something that all saltwater fly fishermen aspire to. Its definition has evolved over the years as fisheries in different areas of the

Weather: The weather was a little mixed with a few days of showers, a few days of sun and a few days of wind, generally cool for this time of

Day one dawned with high hopes.  Pick up at 7.00am from the hotel followed by a half hour drive down a forest track to move the 20km to the boats.

Weather: The week started Ok but turned bad midweek – to their credit our anglers persevered and were rewarded. Air Temp: Mid 80’s to High 80s for the High. High

Weather: Cloudy with sunny breaks – which is a polite way of saying we had some stormy weather this week and prayed for sun. Seas were choppy and visibility was

Weather Conditions Air Temp: 83-87 Water Temp: 82 Wind: ENE at an average speed of 8 MPH throughout the week with gusts up to 14 MPH Tides: The week started

Weather Conditions: A low pressure system brought calm, but cloudy conditions to the beginning of the week, changing to breezy w/ passing squalls at the weekend. Rain and less than