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Saltwater Fly Fishing > the Seychelles
Saltwater Fly Fishing in the Seychelles with Fly Odyssey
A group of coral islands and atolls, sparkle like precious gems way out in the untouched wilderness of the majestic Indian Ocean. These islands are collectively known as the Seychelles and provide some of the most fantastic saltwater fly fishing discovered to date. The Seychelles cater to all of a fly fisherman's wants, be it bluewater chasing various tuna species, wahoo, sailfish and marlin or the wondrous experience of wading the flats for giant trevally, bonefish and indo- pacific permit.
The range of fishing is only matched by the diversity of locations. The remotest atoll's of the Aldabra group offer up GT fishing heaven at some of the most remote locations on the planet. The mixed fisheries of the Amirantes atolls enables both land based and liveaboard options where indo-pacific permit, bonefish and giant trevally provide great challenges. Finally there is the legendary Alphonse island with its huge population of bonefish and where anglers have huge success on the powerhouse that is the Milkfish.
Fly Odyssey provides both land based and liveaboard options in the Seychelles. Our list of options includes land based packages at Alphonse island resort and Desroches island resort or Liveaboard trips to Cosmoledo, Astove, Farqhuar and St Joseph's atolls.
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SALTWATER
FLY FISHING IN THE SEYCHELLES
LODGES AND LOCATIONS
THE SEYCHELLES
GENERAL INFORMATION
- FLIGHT TIME:
The Seychelles are approximately 10 - 12 hours from the UK depending on the route.
The island lodges we work wi8th require a domestic flight of 1 hour.
- SEASON:
Prime weather season is November to March.
- TACKLE SUGGESTIONS:
- 7 or 8 weight rods for bonefish; 9 or 10 weight rods for permit/tarpon. 11/12 weight rods for tarpon fishing.
TESTIMONIAL
"Well, just got back from Alphonse and difficult to describe how good the trip was. On the first day, John and I were teamed up with Vaughn who trains the guides and we had a trainee named Andrew, who was very good. We were very soon into the bonefish and both had fish to seven pounds by lunchtime with many specimens of around four to five pounds. There were very few juvenile fish and although we did see some, there were some real hogs of bonefish mixed in with the average size of around three pounds. We rounded off the day by species bashing over the edge of the coral and had some interesting fish -- juvenile bluefin, various snapper and spangled emperors. Indeed, even bonefishing you are quite likely to catch small bluefin, junior GT and that first day I picked up a small golden trevally, only the third that Vaughn had seen in his long involvement with the fishery. There’s lots of fishing although more than the maximum of 10 anglers would cause a problem. The species diversity gladdens my heart as I find bone fishing great the first 2-3 days but I yearn something different after that. You can certainly find that at Alfonse. In the evenings you can fish right outside your chalet and depending on the tide you can reasonably hope for five or six bonefish and 10 or 12 fish of different species in the hour or so before dinner.
The accommodation and food is at the luxury end of the spectrum. Although it can cater for up to 90 guests the resort is only being used at the moment for anglers and this of course is to our benefit. There is a well equipped fishing centre where you can buy kit or tackle, or borrow equipment if you are unlucky to break a rod as I was.
M. Youkee, UK.
Alphonse Island, October 2009.