Sailfish

Alphonse is synonymous for its magnificent Bonefish population as well as the sheer diversity of predatory fish that feed on these shallow water speedsters. Great weather, neap tides and anglers

The last few weeks of fly fishing at Desroches have been outstanding with amazing catches both on the flats and offshore. The sailfish have been around in good numbers with numerous

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

Week 16 was met by a group of anglers hosted by the brothers Stefan and Alex Haider. The breezy North Westerly winds made for some tricky casting conditions, however it

After being stationed out on St Brandon’s Atoll over the last couple of seasons I was extremely excited to learn that I would be heading up the Farquhar operation in

Week 15 was full of variety with a number of firsts for numerous anglers! Again, like almost every week, the bonefish fishing was exceptional with over 300 fish caught during

The Indian Ocean offers saltwater anglers bonefishing to a consistently high standard as well as a huge variety of species, not least the turbo charged milkfish and aggressive GTs. Alphonse Island combines all of that with

Flat calm seas, hot weather and the presence of big GT’s continued on from previous weeks. Peter Barlow was the first to strike with a monster GT measuring 120cm and

The incredible weather continued with light South-Easterly winds and flat calm seas.  The Milkfish have been here since October even though they have been considerably late in their offshore feeding

A closed group of 10 avid fly fishermen from the US joined the FlyCastaway guide team on Farquhar this week. Being the first week of full neap tides for the

Wading and sight fishing the flats is hugely dependent on sunlight, an element which was sadly lacking for the first few days of our 5-12 Nov week on Farquhar. This

Enjoy the second week of the season report from Alphonse Island. For more details or to hold space please contact Charlotte Chilcott or call us on 01980 847389. Deposit paid