St Brandon's is a recently discovered tropical saltwater fly-fishing wonderland in the Indian Ocean. Situated 268 nautical miles north east of Mauritius, it consists of a group of more than 50 small islands, islets, ridges and vast sand flats that are part of an extended coral reef. The magnificent condition of the coral, the fishery and the lobster infested outer reefs is proof that other than a small population of Creole natives who live on Raphael Island in the north, this area has had very little human interference.
Due to its remote location, St Brandons is accessible only by live-a-board boat. Only one operator is running fishing trips to this area, so anglers can enjoy this wonderful fishery entirely to themselves. The islands are accessed from Mauritius on board the MV Gryphon, a spacious 96ft motor yacht that is totally mobile and allows anglers to explore this remote destination in luxury.
The fishing
St Brandon's has the most spectacular fishing for bonefish you will ever encounter - on most tides anglers can expect to see vast shoals of these shallow water speedsters as well as enormous singles and doubles (up to 15lbs). There are also plenty of Indo-Pacific permit for those anglers wishing to target the ultimate shallow water quarry. Other notable species that frequent the flats of St Brandon's are bluefin, golden, yellow dot and green spot trevally, as well as the notorious giant trevally, which reaches weights in excess of 100lbs. St Brandon's flats are primarily made up of white compacted sand, which makes for easy wading.
The blue water fishing is excellent - along the eastern side of the island. If anchored in this area it's very possible to participate in offshore fly-fishing either from the mother ship (which is perfectly set up for this application) or from one of the tenders. Here the most common species encountered are dogtooth tuna, giant trevally, barracuda, wahoo, yellowfin tuna, sailfish and the occasional striped and black marlin. All the guides are experts in rigging for, teasing and the handling of blue water fish.
There is much more to do and see, and we invite you to contact us for further info.
Sunday 6 June 2010
Liquid Horizon | Fly Fishing Indian Ocean Islands : St Brandons Atoll
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