Permit

This week we welcomed our second group of guests for the season. Some of them have been to Farquhar on multiple occasions. Some would be new friends…either way they were

Often overshadowed by its better known neighbours Alphonse and Farquhar, Desroches is one of those very rare gems … a beautiful island surrounded by seemingly endless sandy beaches and azure

Alphonse and St Francois atolls continue to produce amazing catches on a daily basis and it is this consistency, coupled with the comfortable accommodation, fantastic food and friendly staff that

I heard last night that this stunning Indo-Pacific permit had been caught in the surf on St Francois and was delighted to see images waiting for me this morning.  I will

Good to have the Alphonse blogs coming in to relieve yet another grey and gloomy day.  As always, fantastic to see the variety of species that this fishery can offer.

Below is the latest news from Alphonse, covering the last four weeks. It has been a rather different festive season on the island to those of recent years, with fewer

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

Weather: A mix of clouds & sun with light rain and scattered showers. Air Temp: 74 – 84 degree Fahrenheit; 23.3 C – 28.8C Winds: NW 5 to 10, N

The week started with sunny clear weather, 3 GT’s, a nice yellow dot trevally, some bluefin trevally a pile of bonefish and an Alphonse caught permit. As the week progressed

Week 7 started in true North-Easterly fashion, no wind, flat calm seas and extremely hot weather. The full moon was waning, which meant that day 1 would feel the effects

It’s the end of week 5 on Farquhar and morale amongst the guide team is high. The boys have worked hard to produce great fishing for our guests and this

The Indian Ocean reports continue to brighten up an autumnal UK, St Brandon’s in Mauritius seems to be firing on all cylinders with another multi-species success story, starring a substantial amount