Fly Fishing Blog by Alphonse Fishing Co™

ALPHONSE ISLAND FLY FISHING REPORT | 17 – 24 FEB 2024

This week of the season turned out to be yet another awesome week on Alphonse and St Francois. The Atolls showcased its continuous consistency in providing some phenomenal catches. Whilst a bit of wind and a few small squalls passed our island paradise, mostly sunny and pleasant conditions filled our week.

Anyone who has fished Alphonse and St Francois knows the sheer number of bonefish which frequent the flats. Bonefish are one of the purest fly rod species targets, usually caught in ankle-deep, clear water. They rip huge amounts of line off the reel in mere seconds. Without teeth and being a very clean fighting fish, they are incredible to catch for anglers of all skill levels. We absolutely love them as they are almost always willing to eat a fly.

Angler Brian McLean had an absolute beauty of a week when he managed to land himself not one but two bonefish, which measured in at 66 cm. Bonefish in this size category can be extremely picky and very conscious of fly lines and the splashing made by anglers’ steps. Catching two fish of this magnitude is a serious achievement. Brian did not just show off his skills with bonefish, though; he managed to land three serious GTs over the course of the week, two of which were 81 cm and 90 cm beasts. A huge congratulations on an epic week of fishing, Brian!

For a number of weeks now, the GTs have been out in force and terrorizing smaller fish that inhabit the flats, and this week was no different. Our guests thoroughly enjoyed targeting them as they were readily found just about everywhere across the Atolls.

Angler Huge Langmuir visited Alphonse once again to catch that converted GT. On his first day, he was teased by a few fish that followed his fly and attempted to bite but missed. On his second day, he finally landed a 70 cm fish! On his last day, Hugh’s guide spotted a big free swimming fish and instructed Hugh to make the cast. Without hesitation, Hugh did just that in smashing the fly. Hugh put up a great fight with heaps of pressure on the fish, and he ended up bagging an impressive 94 cm GT. This was our biggest GT of the week and an unbelievable reward for Hugh’s hard work. He also managed a tanker of a bonefish, coming in at 60 cm. Congratulations Hugh, on your perseverance and fantastic catches!

A big congratulations to Bill Kinney and Kathy Bieler, who each caught a sailfish on the fly. Kathy caught a bonefish to wrap up another bills and bones slam!

Notable mentions for the week include Johan, who caught a beasty 65 cm bonefish and a GT, Ed who caught a 61 cm bonefish, Mike who caught five GTs, Johnathan who caught three GTs, Donald with two GTs, Alistar who landed the only moustache trigger of the week, Robert who bagged a beautiful 81 cm GT, Conor who also caught a cracker 81 cm GT and Tom, Tryggvi, Kay, and Libby who also caught GTs!

We look forward to another exciting week of fishing on Alphonse and St Francois. Stay tuned for next week’s report!

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