Farquhar Atoll, Seychelles – Trip Report May 2013, by Peter McLeod
Arrival day There is only so far that the human body can run on adrenalin before it finally decides it needs to sleep, and this is a common phenomenon that I have
Arrival day There is only so far that the human body can run on adrenalin before it finally decides it needs to sleep, and this is a common phenomenon that I have
The 2012 -2013 Alphonse fishing season has finally come to an end, and what a season it has been! The last week of the season saw 6 anglers visit our
The crystal clear waters of “Cosmic Lagoon” is a marine playground of juvenile fish, rays, turtles, sharks and this time of year, full off big bonefish. This weeks extremely high
What a species week it has been! Dogtooth tuna, yellow margin triggerfish, moustache triggerfish, bonefish, emperors, giant trevally, permit, yellowdot trevally, brassies, bluefin trevally, bohar snapper and grouper – they
It’s amazing to think that there are only 3 weeks left in the 28 week long 2012-2013 season. Soon the crew will be all packed up and heading off: the
Desroches Island in the Seychelles not only has great flats fishing but also boast extraordinary Gamefishing, see the pictures below to get a taste of what this island has to
I’ve mentioned before that no matter how many months we do at Farquhar, every week is unique. This week was a shining example as we had 4 young lady anglers
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
The catch reports from the last two weeks of March speak for themselves and echo the sentiment that the Amirante permit fishery is the best there is in the Seychelles.
After two long weeks of working on boats it was a welcome relief to receive our guests this week. We knew things were looking good when on the first morning
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 week saw a start to the return of the milkfish schools after they disappeared on their mid season spawning migration to “who knows where”. Although they are back in