TITAN TRIGGERFISH, GTS, MILKFISH, SPRING TIDES & SOME GREAT SURF WALKS

The last week of fishing on Astove Atoll for this season! The weather held up enough to let us fish but not always giving the best shots at fish. However, many casts were made, and fish were caught.

Spring tides make for some great surf walks and lots of misted-up glasses. Southeasterly winds stuck around for the week, giving the odd gap in the day.

Day one started with a bit of excitement. Some fish were seen. Pieter and Maralize catch themselves 20+ bonefish in the surf each, which is never an easy task, and a handful of other flats species on their nine wts. Day two would see Brett catching himself the first giant trevally of the week, which was a good fight off the rocks.

Day three would be a memorable day for Pieter, first watching Maralize catching a fish off a ray, then following it up with getting himself a one-metre giant trevally. Many lessons were learned in the moments between hooking and landing the fish. Everything goes through your mind as the fight continues!!

On day four, Dan and Brent went on a hunt, Daniel landing two GTs and Brent getting four GTs and another day reminding someone just how strong these fish are no matter what their size. Brett also manages to capture another gangster in the flat.

Maralize got a beautiful titan triggerfish, while Daniel and Brent decided to capture Astove Lagoon bonefish.

The final day wasn’t the most accessible day to fish in, and winds were more potent than usual, making those shots more difficult. A group effort of bonefish in the lagoon was a great way to end the week and the season on Astove. Pieter making sure he puts in effort till the end, captures himself a milkfish out of the lagoon!

Tight lines,
From Alphonse Fishing Co.