ALPHONSE ISLAND FLY FISHING REPORT (11 – 18 MAY 2024)
ALPHONSE ISLAND FLY FISHING REPORT | 11 – 18 MAY 2024
Our final week before Explorer season was marked by a waxing crescent moon. Our tidal range slowed down and moved towards neaps, which proved to be excellent fishing despite some wind and rain.
The opening day was definitely one of the craziest milk fishing days we have experienced this season, with countless big schools feeding on the surface in the lagoon. There were five milkfish landed between the three skiffs – Russel, Brian, Jerry, and Dan all getting in on the action. Dan landed two for the day, one measuring a respectable 97 cm. That same day, Brian also landed a lovely yellowmargin trigger and a handful of bones to complete a Grand Slam. Nice job Brian!
That was not the last milkfish. Jerry got another in the net the following day. Blake opened his milkfish account later on in the week, bringing the milkfish tally up to a staggering seven for the week, between six anglers. Russ landed the permit of the week, his first and a beautiful specimen at that, measuring 58 cm. He closed it off with a nice GT and bonefish that same day, scoring a Grand Slam – the second of the week. Another incredible achievement!
The bonefish fishing was exceptional as usual, with a nice spring drop the first few days of the week. Our anglers were able to rack up some great numbers, with Jerry leading the front. We ended the week with 163 bones between 6 anglers, 20 of which came from Jerry on the final day of fishing.
Despite some challenging weather, it ended up being a great week of GT fishing. Fishing partners Dan and Gerry spent a lot of their time fishing in deeper waters, looking for big fish. Their hard work was not in vain as they landed six geets for the week. Two of which were magnificent fish landed by Dan – 110 cm on the Capel Shoal in the Top Lagoon and the biggest fish of the season, 128 cm in the Bad Lands. These are the fish of a lifetime, Daniel, congratulations!
GT Friday did not disappoint, either. Blake and Russ had an exceptional day on their boat, catching sizeable fish measuring 81 cm and 84 cm, respectively. The fish of the day definitely went to Brian. After struggling to entice his first GT throughout the week, all his hard work paid off. He got his hands on a beautiful 109 cm fish close to Ratrays Channel. It was a remarkable way to end the week, Brian. Well done!
Thank you to all our guests for a phenomenal week. The exceptional bonefish numbers — not to mention the incredible-sized GTs — made for a spectacular week! We can’t wait to see what next week brings!
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