The 2024 season has drawn to a close on Cosmoledo Atoll and we’ve just received this great round up of the season’s highlights. I think you can certainly say that, once again, this exceptional fishing destination lived up to all expectations.
Cosmoledo – Fishing Highlights
Cosmoledo needs no introduction and continues to produce more GTs per season than all the other Seychelles atoll fishing destinations combined. An astounding 1130 GTs were landed in 20 weeks, averaging around 60 fish per week. While GTs are generally always on the cards for most guests some people took to targeting other species, with four milkfish landed, an impressive 12 permit (double that of last season) and 45 triggerfish. The bonefish also showed true to Seychelles form with around 200 landed throughout the season. Known as one of the harder destinations to complete flats slams, an incredible six were accomplished, as well as an extremely impressive super slam.
Gigantic Giant Trevally
Helmut and David outdid themselves on the GT fishing front. Helmut, a well-renowned name in the fishing community, managed to land two phenomenal fish of 125cm and 121cm, with the 125cm fish being the biggest for the season.
David came in close second, landing 115cm and 101cm GTs in his week. David did not stop there; he also landed an incredible 58cm permit.
Cosmoledo – Plentiful Indo-Pacific Permit
Sightings of big permit this season did not stop there, with brothers Carlos and Francisco having an extraordinary start to their week, both landing permit measuring an impressive 60cm and 59cm, respectively.
Kasja, equally a well-known angler, also got in on the action and landed her biggest permit, measuring a hefty 69cm. Chantal, also needing no introduction, could not help herself either and landed a phenomenal fish of 71cm. Daniel also jumped on the bandwagon and landed a 75cm fish on his self-tied Alphlexo, truly a fish of a lifetime and the permit of the season on Cosmoledo.
Cosmoledo – Mind-blowing Bonefish
Cosmoledo is well known for its plus-sized bonefish, with Mike Bonney making the most of them landing a phenomenal fish, measuring 72cm. Arguably one of the biggest fish ever landed on Cosmoledo and definitely a bonefish of a lifetime.
Cosmoledo – Tenacous Triggerfish
The women who visited us this year certainly showed us who’s boss with phenomenal catches, particularly on the triggerfish front. Este landed a 46cm yellowmargin, Logan a 51cm yellowmargin, and Kasja a 53cm yellowmargin.
Finally, Karin and Paula share the top spot with cracking 55cm yellowmargin, adding to the list of phenomenal female anglers.
Cosmoledo – Spectacular Super Flat Slams
Maddie Koo achieved her second flats slam, and Maria Heyns claimed the season’s bragging rights with an impressive super flats slam, with her first permit, a 55cm moustache triggerfish, a 65cm bonefish, and a GT to finish it all off.
Cosmoledo 2025 availability
19 – 26 December (2024) – 4 rods
26 December to 02 Jan – 5 rods (new moon 31st December)
02 to 09 January – 2 rods
06 to 13 February – 1 rod (full moon 12th February)
06 to 13 March – 10 rods
20 to 27 March – 2 rods
4 to 11 December – 7 rods (full moon 5th December)
11 to 18 December – 10 rods
18 to 25 December 9 rods (new moon 20th December)
25 December to 1 January 2026 – 10 rods
If this round up of the 2024 season on Cosmoledo has piqued your interest and you would like more information, please contact Charlotte Chilcott or Peter McLeod or call us on +44 1980 847389. Alternatively click HERE if you would like us to contact you.