Alphonse Island, Seychelles: Charlotte Chilcott’s trip report March 2013
I was on the finger flats, visibility was perfect. I saw the trigger fish hone in on my fly and follow it. With pounding heart I saw its head go down and …
I was on the finger flats, visibility was perfect. I saw the trigger fish hone in on my fly and follow it. With pounding heart I saw its head go down and …
It’s Week 4 at Farquhar! The day the plane lands is the set us aside for routine maintenance and other administrative we have to tinker with boats and prep for
Ronald and Luke Benck had fantastic success on Alphonse Island landing several GTs and some big bluefin trevally too. See the pictures below of some of the fish they landed:
This past week has once again seen some superb catches at both St Francois and Alphonse. The early part of this week produced some trophy catches both on the flats
Completing the 17th week of the season, to start another with a bunch of fresh and eager anglers is a boosting experience for any guide team. It’s even better when
The cloud and rain didn’t dampen the spirits of our angling team as they went about their normal fishing routine with vigor and ended up with some amazing catches this
Our 12th Alphonse week started with terrible weather as the tail of a tropical depression swept up past Madagascar bringing strong wind and lots of rain. Unfortunately this meant that
The “Christmas Week” was one of diverse gifts both on and off the flats. It was a week full of the different species around the atolls of St Francois, Alphonse
The week started at its normal fast pace as the anglers got stuck into some really exciting milkfish, which had once again congregated close to Bijoutier on the eastern side
What an amazing week’s fishing it has been as “Milkfish Mania” continued for the fifth consecutive week. It’s evident that our healthy population of Milkfish are back to stay as
Heading for the outer islands in the Seychelles is the nearest thing in fishing terms of going to war. After months of preparation including some physical training the time was