MAGICAL EMERALD PARROTFISH – A RARE CATCH

During this fly fishing week at Cosmoledo Atoll, 12 anglers started the week with the tail end of the springs moving into a full neap. The first three days, we had postcard-perfect conditions and lots of moving water. The fish loved it, and we had a few memorable moments in the surf with multiple fish on rays and big fish riding in on the surf on almost every swell!

Brad Edwards started his experience with a walk in the surf and had multiple shots on GTs and various trigger species. Eventually, after lots of persistence, Brad managed to hook and land his first trigger. Not only was it Brad’s first, but one of the more uncommon species landed on the flats, a blue triggerfish, while Carl Palumbo landed a moustache trigger in the surf. On the topic of rare and unique fish to catch, Jeff Kozak managed a magical emerald parrotfish midweek!

The emerald parrotfish is a brightly coloured fish that grows to around 30 cm in length. Their colour is primarily green, with a bit of yellow, mostly under their mouth. Unlike other parrotfish, the emerald parrotfish do not have fused teeth. You would generally find them on the bottom of the sea floor, between the seagrass, and they will rarely go deeper than 80 cm. However, they can be found in water depths of 75 m.

The GTs were around with incredible sightings of 30+ fish seen on rays and in the surf waves. All the anglers took their best chances and landed some lovely fish, and we will certainly hope to welcome you back to tame the beast!

Tight lines,
From Alphonse Fishing Co.