ALPHONSE ISLAND FLY FISHING REPORT (02 – 09 MAR 2024)
ALPHONSE ISLAND FLY FISHING REPORT | 02 – 09 MAR 2024
This week of the season was slightly tougher than expected. The weather was absolutely stunning, with a number of “glass off” days featuring no wind and bright sunshine. As much as the weather was picturesque, the absence of any wind can sometimes make the fish a bit skittish on the flats. Nonetheless, our guests managed to catch a number of awesome fish and had a great time fishing our flats.
Bonefish are, without a doubt, the backbone of our fishery, and they sometimes do not get the appreciation they deserve. On almost any tide and in any conditions, our ghosts of the flats are always willing to take a fly and peel line off the reel. Many of our guests for the week had never caught bonefish or had not seen them in such plentiful numbers and feeding so aggressively. For that reason, almost all our guests gave the bonefish a good go, for at least a few hours each day. We loved hearing the stories of how impressed and excited our guests were with the quality and quantity of bonefish caught.
As great as our bonefish action is, almost all of our guests could not resist the temptation to target the angriest fish of them all, the Giant trevally. The GTs were spotted in good numbers once again, but glassy conditions made them slightly apprehensive to take the fly. Persistence always beats resistance, as a number of GTs were fooled into taking some of our feather-dressed hooks. A big congratulations to Robert Card, who showed off his fly fishing skills and managed to land five GTs over the week, the most of any angler.
Angler Leifur Kolbenisson displayed his fly fishing skills in a series of exhibitions to emerge as the top GT angler among the 10-man strong Icelandic group. He fished the week with four GTs, including the biggest of the week, measuring a phenomenal 91 cm. Congratulations on your epic week of GT fishing, Leifur!
A very special mention to angler Bjarni Bjarnason, who caught his first-ever permit, which was also our only permit of the week. He then got a stretch on the 12-weight setup to catch himself a GT. Great stuff, Bjarni!
Notable mention also goes out to Gudmundur, who caught the only moustache triggerfish of the week, and to Hilmar, Kjartan, James, Lance, and Joe, who all caught GTs during the week.
We hope you all enjoyed your fishing experience with us. We look forward to another exciting week with endless possibilities. Stay tuned for next week’s report!
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