ASTOVE ATOLL FLY FISHING REPORT (11 – 18 MAR 2024)
ASTOVE ATOLL FLY FISHING REPORT | 11 – 18 MAR 2024
We had south-easterly winds for most of the week, with a few scattered rain squalls. We welcomed spring tides, which made for great surf walks and even better fish sightings.
To start off the trip, Chris and Josh got stuck into an abundance of surf bonefish, Chis landing 12 whilst Josh racked up six.
The next day, Josh cast at a hungry triggerfish, which charged over and didn’t hesitate. He landed the moustache trigger within a matter of seconds; no time for messing around with him. He then found himself with quite the tally of 10 surf bonefish. While searching for a trigger, Chris caught himself eight bones.
On the third day, Josh found a different-looking fish on the flats. He made the casts with his GT fly, the fish charged forward, and he connected, landing a green job fish. With the impressive western wall being a few meters away, anything is possible. Chris found shoals of surf bonefish tailing on the dead low and had lots of fun adding another 10 to his tally.
On day four, Chris found permit shoals along the beach, but unfortunately, they would not cooperate. However, the GT did. Chris landed himself at 60 cm GT on the dropping tide. After some walking and the turn of the tide, then landed a 74 cm GT.
The following day, Chris managed to put in a long cast off Paulie’s cliffs, aimed towards a GT on a ray. The GT turned and engulfed the fly. The rain poured down as the fight commenced, making it more of a challenge. However, Chris didn’t give up and landed the fish!
On the final day of the trip, Josh ventured off to the mouth, landing a 65 cm GT quickly and another after that. He then headed out on the boat for an afternoon of dredging, landing potato grouper as well as a 75 cm GT.
We had a fantastic week on Astove, racking up an impressive 46 bonefish amongst a variety of other species. We can’t wait to see what next week looks like – we’re ready for our next adventure!
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