Fly Fishing Blog by Alphonse Fishing Co™

ALPHONSE ISLAND FLY FISHING REPORT | 23 NOV – 30 NOV 2024

The final week of November was very much a continuation of the previous weeks gone by in terms of weather and fishing. The weather conditions were near perfect, with very gentle winds and hot sunny days. The calm winds and the neap tides made for some very still days with very little water movement, which made the fishing on the flats slightly more difficult at times as always, our anglers persevered and some unforgettable fish were caught.

Angler Connor Probert is no stranger to our flats and knew what it would take to catch some of the more difficult species during his week. In the glassy conditions Connor opted to go and search for some milkfish, which are frequently found in the calm offshore seas. Searching the scum-lines outside the reef, Connor’s guide spotted some feeding milks and pulled up to start fishing them. After a few throws in the right areas, Connor went tight with a submarine sized milk, which ripped line as it attempted to stay with the rest of the shoal. Connor did well to put a load of pressure on the fish to keep the fight under the 30-minute mark. The beast was netted and measured to be amongst the biggest we’ve caught this season – a colossal 105 cm! Connor would later in the week land another smaller milk as well as a moustache trigger and a well deserved 70 cm GT.

Angler James Haspel is also well acquainted with our atoll, and came with GTs in his crosshairs. The first few days were fairly difficult, with plenty of fish seen but not many bites coming his way. By the middle of the week however, James’ luck changed in a big way. His guide was polling him along Top Sticks finger, a renowned GT spot. James’ guide saw two good fish cruising along the edge of the finger and quickly threw the anchor, instructing James to climb off the boat. The pair approached the edge of the finger and made a cast, waiting for the fish to approach the fly lying in wait. At the right distance, James began stripping, and the bigger fish surged ahead of the other to inhale the fly. Quickly realising the size of the fish, James and his guide got back on the boat to follow the big geet. James emptied his energy reserves to pull with all his might, and eventually landed the beastly fish. It measured an incredible 104 cm, our biggest geet for the past few weeks and an absolutely beautiful fish. Congratulations on your epic catch James!

A big congratulations to angler Meghan Oliver who caught the biggest bonefish of the week, measuring an awesome 65 cm as well as a beautiful moustache triggerfish of 40 cm which also turned out to be the biggest of the week! Anyone who has fished for the triggers in the ultra calm conditions knows how difficult it is so that is very well done Meghan!

Congratulations to Mindy Slovick who had her hands full when she got stuck into a massive milkfish. Mindy had the fight of her life and landed her personal best milkfish of 99 cm, a fantastic effort! It was a tough week of GT fishing, with a number of fish seen but not nearly as many bites, and so a big well done to Jim McHugh, Chris O’Neill, David Geer and Chantal Chone who also successfully fooled GTs into eating and landing them!

Also following suit from previous weeks, the Bluewater fishing continues to provide plenty of entertainment to our fly fisherman. Chris O’Neill, James Haspel, Stratton Slovick and John Abbott were all able to land sailfish on fly during their week’s fishing, an awesome achievement and a serious challenge on a fly rod, congratulations gentlemen!

We look forward to another exciting week of fishing with even more memorable fish catches, stay tuned for next week’s report.

Tight lines, Blue Safari Fly Fishing

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