ALPHONSE ISLAND HISTORY MADE

St. François Atoll was on top form over the past week. An event occurred that only happens once every few years. Massive schools of rabbitfish formed bait balls and moved into the lagoon, which in turn made the GTs go absolutely wild. The GT fishing was fantastic over the last week, coupled with amazing bonefishing and even a few permit and triggerfish being caught in between. Not only was the flats fishing incredible but also the bluewater angling, with anglers landing some catches of a lifetime.

The bonefishing was as excellent as always, with 322 bonefish being landed by some extremely lucky anglers. The rabbitfish bait balls moved in on Saturday, causing absolute chaos on the flats.

Day one started off with Thomas Hardecky and Mark Speelman landing three GTs between them. Murray Collins and Ian Hodge each landed three GTs, David Hall and Christan each landed two GTs, and Oleksander Sorokin landed one GT. Marcus Kurschat, who is probably one of the luckiest people on the planet, arrived on Alphonse. Marcus had never cast a fly line into saltwater before arriving and ended up landing more fish than most anglers combined. Marcus landed five GTs, a massive permit, and a triggerfish. Marcus managed to land the largest GT of the season, measuring 114 cm.

Over the week, plenty of GTs was landed. The bluewater fishing turned out to be unique for John Miller, who managed to make Alphonse bluewater history. John managed to land a golden bluewater slam on a conventional tackle. John landed a 300 lb black marlin, a sailfish, a wahoo, and tuna. The last day was an excellent day for Gavin Laidlaw, who managed to land a massive yellowfin tuna on fly.

Another fantastic week was spent at Alphonse Island fishing at St. François Atoll. Memories were made, and bonds were formed that will last a lifetime. Stay tuned for next week’s report, as we are sure you won’t want to miss it.

Tight lines,
From Alphonse Fishing Co.