FARQUHAR ATOLL FLY FISHING REPORT (13 – 20 MAR 2024)
FARQUHAR ATOLL FLY FISHING REPORT | 13 – 20 MAR 2024
Nine anglers hit the water this week during the Farquhar season, brimming with anticipation of what surprises the Atoll had in store.
The first day of the week set a high bar for the days to come, with some special catches coming to hand. Emily was quick to tick off her first bumphead parrotfish on the shallow turtle grass flats. It was a beautiful specimen around the 90 cm mark. She then rounded off her incredible day with an even rarer catch, a golden trevally — the first of the season and a fish celebrated among the guides as one of the finest to target on the flats.
On the same boat as Emily, Dom managed to land himself another Giant trevally, using his experience in landing GTs. John joined in on the action and landed his first GT on the fly. John picked up on the GT action again when he landed another one of the brutes on day three.
The following day saw the GT frenzy quieten down, prompting the anglers to search for other species abundant on Farquhar. Dom went on a surf walk with head guide Gerry, attempting to stalk triggerfish and bumphead parrotfish. Dom had no trouble bringing a beautiful moustache triggerfish to the net during his walk. Some of the team also headed offshore for some dredging action in deeper waters. James soon found himself on one of the rarer species Farquhar has to offer, successfully landing a magnificent saddleback grouper, still in its bright yellow phase and looking very photogenic.
The next day started with most of the team heading to the inside of the atoll on pristine white flats in search of bonefish and permits. David L. bagged himself a 60 cm bonefish, classified as a trophy specimen. Sam quickly became the angler of the day when he landed his first Indo-Pacific permit in the dying minutes of the day.
David was at it again on the last day of the week with another trophy bonefish of 60 cm. Dom was also at it with the triggerfish and landed himself another moustache. David G ended his week on a high note and landed a banded trevally, a rare catch not many can claim.
Congratulations to all our anglers for their superb catches this week!
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