FAVOURABLE TIDES & MULTIPLE SURF WALKS RESULTING IN SOME GREAT GTS & TRIGGERFISH

The first week of January was a fantastic week on Alphonse Island. Although it brought the festive season to a close, the fishing did not stop. Day one didn’t seem all that promising, with some heavy rain and cloud cover; however, things changed progressively with the rest of the week clearing up, and we had some beautiful sunny and windless days. The tides were also in our favour, with multiple surf walks producing some GTs and triggerfish.

Although most of our anglers were returners, we had one or two newcomers to the sport of fly fishing. One of those was Felicity, who caught her first bonefish. She then outdid herself later in the week, catching her first triggerfish and adding another to her tally. Moreitz set out at the start of the week to catch a bonefish bigger than 60 cm, and he did, catching a fish of 66c m weighing in at a whopping 7.2-pound. He also managed to catch his very first moustache triggerfish.

John, Jack, and David also all managed to catch bonefish over 60 cm. Kate, Clive, and Nicky went out with a goal on their final day to catch 20+ bonefish each, and they were very successful in catching over 80 bonefish between themselves. The giant trevallies seem to be hanging around, with more and more being caught each week. Marcus Junior was our GT angler of the week catching four over the week and the biggest fish of the week, measuring 90 cm. He also managed to catch a lovely bluefin of 78 cm. John also had an epic week, with giant trevallies catching four. Mark, Matt, Mike, Nick, Jack, and Hatch all also managed to catch two giant trevallies each this week.

A unique fish for Hatch, being his first giant trevally at only aged 13. Marcel also managed to catch his first giant trevally after many years of trying. To top it off, he also landed a massive yellowmargin triggerfish, completing his first and the only Flats Slam for the week. Talking about triggerfish, Rod got stuck into the triggers and landed two moustache triggerfish. Finally, Lourant managed to land his first-ever milkfish!

On the bluewater side of things, the Britain Family had two phenomenal days on A’mani with the kids (Hutch, Lilly, Wallace) going triple up with yellowfin tuna. Both Hatch and Wallace managed to land good-sized wahoo, while Lilly and Wallace landed massive sailfish.

Another fantastic week of fishing here on Alphonse Island and possibly our best week so far this year. Well done to all our anglers on some tremendous fishing, and we hope to see you back soon.

Tight lines,
From Alphonse Fishing Co.