MASSIVE NAPOLEON WRASSE FOR WEEK TWO!

Another fly fishing week as part of the Cosmoledo Atoll season started off exceptionally well, as the weather eased off for most of the week, which allowed for excellent fishing opportunities. This week we welcomed Tony Armour, Steve Madry, Phil Canfeild, Scott Gwilliam, David Koo, Ben Shapiro, brothers Jim and Mike Froy, as well as Seychelles veteran Justin McCarthy.

All, apart from Justin, were new to the flats of Seychelles and were keen to tick that much-anticipated GT box. It didn’t take long for all of them to do so. Along with some excellent GT action, one of the week’s highlights was when Tony managed to land a very impressive 106 cm napoleon wrasse. Indeed, a fish that will be hard to beat this season.

The GT fishing was fantastic, both on the flats, in and around the lagoon area, as well as the surf zone. Scott, however, topped the charts with his 105 cm GT hooked on the finger flats that took him around a few coral heads that his guide, Shaun, managed to help keep his line as free as possible and enable him to land the fish.

Justin had an epic week by constantly racking in good numbers of fish daily. Sadly, it didn’t go all his way as he lost two fish well over the one-metre mark in one afternoon.

There is always something to catch on Cosmo. During the times when it wasn’t prime GT fishing, the anglers shifted to catching bonefish and fishing around coral structures. This resulted in incredibly different species being caught, such as African marbled grouper, boha snapper, and bluefin trevally.

Tight lines,
From Alphonse Fishing Co.