The new fly fishing week of the 2017/2018 Amirantes season kicked off with five dedicated anglers whose sole focus was catching the holy grail of fly fishing, the Indo-Pacific permit. In true Poivre fashion, it was only minutes into day one, and already multiple shots were had at Permit feeding on Rays.
Following Alphonse’s footsteps, poling a skiff way up into skinny water has added an excellent option for higher water levels. Moving through the super calm and crystal clear lagoon while looking for these majestic creatures in such a picturesque setting only seen in magazines.
While permit was permit, which is inconsistently difficult, Matvey I, a very seasoned angler throughout various aspects of angling, hooked into a powerful Indo-Pacific permit and unfortunately pulled the hook after a lengthy fight. This seemed to be the order of the week as numerous permit managed to get themselves unhooked in various ways, resulting in three permit lands along with a bunch of bonefish and one Sailfish for the week. The week’s highlight would have to be Matvey and Alexander’s moment when they landed a double-up on permit. A feat that has rarely been achieved, and is Alexander’s first Indo-Pacific permit made the moment even more special.
Tight lines,
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