Alphonse Island fishing news – 11-18 January 2014
I have missed the Alphonse blogs, pure escapism from this prolonged grey and wet period in the UK. I felt from the last blog report that there was an image
I have missed the Alphonse blogs, pure escapism from this prolonged grey and wet period in the UK. I felt from the last blog report that there was an image
Although Alphonse is almost fully booked for the 2013/2014 season for rods fishing St Francois, there is space on some of the weeks to accommodate couples on a combination fishing/non-fishing
“Permit, Grand Slam and Super Grand Slam” Angler lands a Sailfish, Milkfish, GT and Bonefish in one day. The mix of fishing, non-fishing, families and couples has added a new
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
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
Heading to the Seychelles for his trip to the Indian Ocean, Alex Jardine left the office followed by cries of ‘catch something big’. He did. He landed the first “Bills
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
Another week at Farquhar has come and gone in a flash and what a trip it proved to be. Admittedly the GT fishing on the flats was tough by Farquhar’s
There is no greater feeling of excitement and in truth relief for a guide than an abundance of fish. After having to work a bit for the fish last week,
The reports from the Indian Ocean continue to flow in …. Repetitive sounding fishing reports are indicative of how constant this seasons good fortunes have been on a weekly basis.