Fantastic catches have been reported over the past week with one family having St François Atoll all to themselves. The weather over the week has been absolutely perfect with low winds, hot weather and cool water.

Another wonderful week on Cosmoledo despite some high winds and the majority cloud cover testing the abilities of the anglers. However, it was a great week as old friends were reunited and new friendships were made.

We have been working away quietly in both the UK and from our office in Iceland, helping fishers organise their fishing for the summer ahead.

With fewer guests on the island, the fishing around St Francois and Alphonse Atolls has been absolutely fantastic.

This week saw eight guests arrive on the shores of Cosmo and they got off to a great start. Nick ticked the box on the first day by landing an impressive 110 cm GT on his bamboo rod.

What a week it has been on Alphonse Island. The anglers were excited and anticipating a good week and the fish could sense it! The weather around St. Francois was harsh over the week. Anglers experienced heavy rain and strong winds with some sunshine in between.

After a short Christmas break, we had two families out for the New Year period. A slightly different week with only five of the Guests being completely dedicated to just fishing. The first day had the boys out and about hunting the flats for any fish that moved.

Alphonse Island has been very festive over the last week with staff and anglers celebrating the New Year in style. Anglers were fortunate enough to experience the best weather Seychelles has to offer.

Father Christmas delivered some excellent fishing to Alphonse and St Francois Atoll over the week. Anglers have been in high Christmas spirits with some brilliant catches reported over the week. The westerly wind has set in and brought with it some fantastic fishing conditions.

A few eager anglers descended onto the shores of Alphonse Island this week. The weather was very good over the week. The spring tides allowed anglers to have some amazing shots at the Big 5. The fishing was boundless for anglers willing to put in the effort and make shots at fish.

Spring tides for week three brought huge excitement for the guests who had already completed one week on Cosmoledo Atoll. With lots of fish seen over the neaps, guests and guides were preparing for a great week.

The fishing around Alphonse and St Francois has been exceptional over the last week and some brilliant catches have been reported. Anglers were able to fish a neap tide for most of the week. The beginning of the week started with excellent weather with the wind swinging between east and west. Towards the end of the week, the wind finally settled in a westerly direction which brought with it some amazing GT fishing as well as the bonefishing being on top form!

Week two started with a bang! All guests, except two, were seasonal returners to this incredible part of the world, so expectations were high and we were so excited to see the results of this full-week neap tide.

Perfect weather, brilliant fishing and amazing people are all good ways to describe Alphonse Atoll over week eight of the season. Anglers were lucky enough to fish a full moon spring tide over the week which allowed anglers to fish for all species and walk the surf.

The start of the Cosmoledo season will be one that is spoken about for a long time. We welcomed some familiar faces and some new faces for the opening week for arguably one of the most amazing weeks which was coupled with great tides, wonderful weather, and sensational fishing.

Alicja, Lenka, Gunnar and Jonas have been working hard these past weeks to complete the renovation of the guest rooms at Aurora Lodge, the East Ranga fishing lodge, and I am delighted to report this is done.

It has been a brilliant start to the season on Alphonse and St Francois Atoll. From day one anglers have been treated to fantastic sightings of fish and once in a lifetime catches. During week seven anglers fished a neap tide just before the full moon which made conditions exciting and the fishing interesting.

A great week of fishing started off on a spring tide with a 0.3 m low tide in the morning pushing to a 1.9 m high in the afternoon. The high tide continued to get higher throughout the week peaking at a 2.3 m high…

Week five of the season was met with cloudy weather and passing squalls which cleared by midweek. Tides were in the latter-end of the neap cycle and spring tide arrived by the end of the week…

When the season finally closed on October 18, Head Guide Gunnar submitted the final catch stats which sat at 9070 salmon. None of us expected this but it was wonderful to experience in an otherwise tricky year for everyone.