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Fly Fishing The
Seychelles
The
Seychelles are great for bones and GT and if you have the chance to fish
the outer Islands like Alphonse, Cosmoledo or Aldabra you will remember it for
all your life. These more or less untouched areas north of Madagaskar are
paradises for every single saltwater fly fisher. All good saltwater fly fishing
takes place on the outer islands. You can book trips to these destinations and
you will definitely have a great time there.
The main islands like
Mahe, Praslin, Curieuse or La Digue are perfect for
diving and snorkeling but good spots for fly fishing are hard to find. There are
some places where you can find bones and milk fish but they are rare and those
areas which would be perfect are usually protected as marine national parks(Port
Launey, Curieuse). La Digue is beautiful and its beaches with the huge granite
rocks belong to the most beautiful on the planet but for fly fishing the island
does not fit. Mahé
has got a few flats with turtle grass where you can try for bone fish. The best
one might be the flat at Anse á la Mouche but you can also try Turtle
Bay at Anse aux Pins.
 On
Praslin you can find a nice flat just when you come down from Val du May(the
national park where you can find world's largest coconuts). Unfortunately
Fond de l'Anse as the flat is called is heaviliy fished because the hotel
nearby(Palm Beach) advertises with fly fishing. So the bones are spooky there.
You will definitely catch some perch species, mullets, half beaks and maybe also
garfish there. When wading the flat you will also spot the one or other eagle
ray passing by. Of course there are a lot of coral fish everywhere on the
Seychelles but nobody fishes for them. If it gets too hot take your goggles and
snorkel a bit. Turtles are very common around the Seychelles and diving is great
especially in April and May. North of Praslin there is one of the most beautiful
beaches, Anse Lazio. There are bonefish there but they are not easy to catch.
They are feeding in quite deep water and you have to wade in as far as you can
to reach them. They are there but as on all other spots on the main islands the
fishing for them is free but not easy. The best time for fishing the Seychelles
is October and November when numberous tuna species, Sailfish and others move
in. It is a quite windy period but althoug you might not feel the sun to be very
hot be sure you
protect all your body from it. Even gloves are a good choice. If you want to
combine your trip with diving spring is the better time to enjoy a quiet sea.
this nice picture of bone
fish I took during my stay on Praslin in 2008
guided fly fishing
On Praslin you can also go out
fly fishing by boat. Open water fly fishing means
usually
trolling the fly,
trolling a teaser or casting to hot spots sometimes also in connection with
cumming. You will
definitely reach better spots by boat than just seeking for flats on your own.
On Praslin I can highly recommend Capt.
Pierre d'Offay. Pierre
has got more than 30 years of experience in fishing
the waters around the Seychelles and he is the one you should contact if
it
comes to hiring a boat. Pierre has got a perfect boat and you will have a good
time with him. Pierre is based at Hotel L'Archipel.
Corsair Boat Charter - the best on
Praslin
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