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ASTOVE ATOLL FLY FISHING REPORT | 18 – 28 MAR 2024

This week on Astove, we had a few rain squalls pass by early in the week, with southeasterly winds starting to blow a bit more. On day one, Andy and Elizabeth, continuing their Seychelles journey, with Astove being their third atoll, managed to start off getting a few lagoon bonefish. Yuri and Mikhael, a father and son duo, started off on a beach walk on the higher tides, catching a good number of bluefin trevally patrolling the beaches.

On the second day, Andy and Elizabeth started off along the beaches towards North Point, racking up a few bluefin trevally each. Yuri and Mikhael went out on the boat, poling on the western side in search of GTs.

The next day, Elizabeth encountered a few GTs on rays in the lagoon, but the wind wasn’t cooperating, and the fish were always on the move. She managed to get a good number of bluefin trevally and around 15 bonefish for the day. Andy managed to capture a GT in the lagoon on the 9wt.

The fourth day brought with it some rain, making for a slower start. When the rain had settled, we headed out on lower water levels, with the sun peeking through, helping spot bigger tailing bonefish more easily. Yuri managed to get three bigger surf bonefish and spotted a few tailing triggerfish. Andy and Elizabeth, also walking out on the western side, encountered some surf bonefish and added some to their tally. We adventured to the mouth in the afternoon, where we saw numerous fish out and about. Unfortunately, none came to the net when we lost a few GTs.

On Day five, Yuri and Mikhael caught GTs within minutes of each other on the sand by Paulies. Yuri caught a 77cm fish, while Mikhael captured a 72cm GT. Andy had seen a few GTs, managing to get one on the lower tide.

The next day, Andy had some fun with the smaller Picasso triggerfish on the dead low, later getting stuck into the bigger surf bonefish pushing up to feed. Yuri and Mikhael headed off towards Paulies to start off the day, catching a few of the bonefish on the dropping tide and coming close to getting triggerfish. Everyone opted to finish in the lagoon to get a few more bonefish and still have a chance at getting those geets on rays. Elizabeth ended the day on 12 bonefish, Andy around 15, and another GT for Yuri.

On day seven, Chris, now alone for the rest of the week, went on a surf walk on the hunt for whatever he could find. He came across three GTs in the surf and missed a few triggerfish.

The following day, Chris managed four GTs for the day, the biggest being 82 cm, a moustache triggerfish, and a bonefish to complete the slam for the day! On his final day, he added three more Giant Trevallies to the tally between 60cm and 80cm and came close to getting another triggerfish.

We had a fantastic week on Astove with our anglers. Congratulations to everyone on their catches! We hope to have you back with us soon.

Tight lines, from Blue Safari Fly Fishing on Astove Atoll

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