Fly Fishing Blog by Alphonse Fishing Co™

 ALPHONSE ISLAND FLY FISHING REPORT | 10 AUG – 17 AUG 2024

August was an extraordinary month with good weather and fantastic fishing. This week on Alphonse and St Francois Atoll was no exception, and our guests had a top-drawer flats fishing experience!

Anglers Josh Rosenbach and Amanda Forney made the trip to Alphonse from The States as part of their honeymoon. On their first day, without any assistance from a guide, the couple got stuck into some bonefish right outside their room. For Amanda, these were the first ever saltwater fish she’d caught. Awesome stuff, Amanda!

Josh and Amanda caught plenty more bones in the days to follow. Now, Josh had is eyes on GT and permit, which kept him coming back to the flats hungrier than ever. After some advice from his guides, Josh found his mojo with the strip-set, and he ended the week with two beautiful GTs, of 80 cm and 92 cm. Congratulations Josh!

William Snr and William Jr Bennet also travelled from the States to see what the flats of St Francois could offer them. On the first day, father and son went full send on the bonefish, landing 55 of the silver speedsters between the two of them. Incredible performance gents! The bones continued to flow throughout the week, but William Snr was keen on testing himself against Giant Trevally. With the assistance of his guides, William began to master the art of the double haul cast, an invaluable skill, particularly in breezy conditions. This, coupled with his hunger to tame the gangsters of the flats, allowed him to land not one but two of these beasts. Congratulations on your two GTs, William!

Anglers Saif Al Zarouni and Allan Stanton are two great friends who love to share their passion for fly fishing in the Seychelles Outer Islands. They joined us a little later in the week for three days of hardcore fishing.

During their quick trip, Saif landed a smaller GT to start off their adventure. After catching two smaller GTs, Allan raised a much bigger fish out of the depths of the Badlands. He set the fish hard and fought it like his life depended on it. He pulled so hard that he did the impossible – breaking a G Loomis GLX cross current 12-weight fly rod. Fortunately, the fish was spent, and Allen was able to land his new PB Geet of 94 cm. Congrats Allan!

The next day, the fishermen decided to split up into two boats and competed against each other. Saif started off slow but, by the afternoon, landed the biggest GT of the week – 98 cm! Congratulations on your beauty of a Giant Trevally Saif!

Allan had different fortunes. His guide managed to find a school of feeding milkfish outside the reef. After a few unsuccessful tries, on the fourth bite, after a long offshore fight, the monster milkfish came in at 101 cm. Allan then headed onto the flats, where he caught a smaller GT and a bonefish to complete the flats slam. He indeed went out in style. In the final few hours of his trip, he hooked into another great GT. This time no rods broke as he fought the fish beautifully from hook to netting. Another fantastic GT measuring 91 cm! Congratulations on your phenomenal week of fishing Allan and Saif.

A huge thank you to all our anglers who joined us this week. We hope to see you back sooner than later!

Tight lines, Blue Safari Fly Fishing

EXPLORE OUR FLY FISHING SPECIES

Fly fishing tips, facts, flies, tides, rods & more

• Bonefish
• Indo-Pacific permit
• Triggerfish
• Yellowfin tuna
• Milkfish
• Bluefin trevally
• Barracuda
• Giant trevally
• Wahoo

EXPLORE OUR SALTWATER FLY FISHING DESTINATIONS

• Alphonse Atoll
• Astove Atoll
• Cosmoledo Atoll
• Farquhar Atoll
• Providence Atoll
• Amirante Islands