A HANDFUL OF BONEFISH, A FLAT SLAM & MORE!

We have finally received the report for the opening week of Farquhar, and we cannot wait to share it with you. This week saw the re-opening of the Farquhar season after the Christmas and New Years’ break. It was well-rested, and ten anglers got to enjoy their weeks fishing.

Veterans of the flats, Ian Hodge and Ty Pollock, had a great week, each with several GTs to their names. Ian also managed to land moustache triggerfish.

Klaus and Christina Vander had a dream start to their week as they landed nine GTs between them on the first day, along with a handful of bonefish. They didn’t stop there as they each managed to get a Flats Slam on the same day consisting of a GT, triggerfish, and bonefish. An extraordinary day for them to remember.

John Horlock managed to land a GT daily, along with some decent bonefish. Sadly he missed the bonefish when he needed it the most to complete the Flats Slam. That day he managed to land three moustache triggerfish, with the biggest being a hefty 45 cm. He also landed a decent 87 cm GT that was hooked and landed well into the surf zone, which he did well to present his fly in deep water and rolling waves.

Robert Gilchrist had a cracker week as he managed to land the only two bumphead parrotfish of the week. Sadly, true to their nature, they didn’t stick around once in hand to get a decent photo. He also managed to land the only GT over the one-metre mark with an awe-inspiring 105 cm beast.

Newcomers to the saltwater flats Vasili Lendel, Andrew Kriegel, Jake Steele, and Brad Simmons improved drastically throughout the week, and all managed to land their first GTs. Andrew managed to land the first moustache triggerfish of the week.

Jake came so close to breaking the one metre mark with his still very impressive 99 cm GT caught cruising the shallow turtle grass flats.

Even with some unfavorable weather conditions from time to time, the team caught some great fish.

Tight lines,
From Alphonse Fishing Co.