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Alphonse Fishing Co. 1 October 2018
Alphonse Island Fly Fishing News – A Great start to the Season!

Fly-Fishing Season 2018 | Week 1: 22nd – 29th September The neap to spring tidal movement for the week afforded us great opportunity to target most of the anglers favoured quarry. The season began with some very familiar names on the cards, all of which new what ...
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Alphonse Fishing Co. 5 August 2018
Milkfish – Chanos Chanos – Bangus

Milkfish - An Algae Feeding Fish by Sam Balderson Milkfish (Chanos Chanos) are one of the dream or perhaps nightmare fish for fly fishermen visiting Alphonse Island. Known as the fish of a thousand casts, just hooking a Milkfish is a major undertaking. Combine that with the incredible ...
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Alphonse Fishing Co. 30 May 2018
Reflections of the 2017-2018 Season on Cosmoledo

By head guide - Cameron Musgrave Guests often ask me which island is my favourite island to guide on. It’s always a hard answer as I’ve fished on Farquhar, Desroches, St Josephs, Poivre, Alphonse, Astove and even Assumption. All of those islands and atolls each have their ...
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Alphonse Fishing Co. 28 March 2018
Cosmoledo Atoll Fly Fishing News 8 – 15 March 2018 – 73 GT’s

With last week’s low-pressure system moving off, sunshine and a gentle breeze come in for this week’s enthusiastic guests ready for what Cosmo had installed for them. The neap tide cycle had most of the team getting stuck into the incredible bone fishing, with almost all of ...
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Alphonse Fishing Co. 28 March 2018
Alphonse Island Fly Fishing News 10 – 17 March 2018 – 700 Bonefish

Northeastern winds, beautiful sunny conditions and midday spring tidal movements provided top-notch action throughout the week with a massive 700 bonefish landed for the 6 days of fishing. Alphonse Island is known for its prolific bonefishing. While most high spots on the atoll produced good numbers, the ...
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Alphonse Fishing Co. 28 March 2018
Astove Atoll Fly Fishing News 12 – 19 March 2018

Six eager fishermen descended onto Astove’s flats with bootlaces tight, all the desired kit and the mindset of accomplishing personal goals they had set for themselves leading up to this trip. The week started with neap tides with very little water movement meaning lengthy sessions in the ...
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