Astove atoll, March 2015 Trip Report by Henry Gilbey
Nine long years I have waited to return to one of the most out of the way places I have ever been. Nine long years left wondering if I would
Nine long years I have waited to return to one of the most out of the way places I have ever been. Nine long years left wondering if I would
For the first week of the 2015 Nubian Flats season we were joined by a group of very eager fisherman ready and set to kick-off the season with a bang.
In recent weeks the milkfish have been threatening to feed in a consistent pattern that would allow anglers sufficient shots and chances of hooking these high flying speedsters. This week
The week kicked off with great weather and great shallow water flats fishing with most anglers catching over 20 bonefish each as well as a bunch of other species. The
The week started off like a dream with Grant Mackenzie winning the tussle against a 109 cm GT early on the first morning. As the week progressed the big GTs
A wet windy start to the week but boy did the fishing start off well. Harrald Claessen and Robert Gilchrist were quick out of the blocks with 18 GTs for
Weather: Mostly fair weather all week with moderate winds out of the east from 4-20 mph, a few days the winds started out of the north but quickly switched back
As anglers we, from time to time, find a particular species or location that we become obsessed with. For me, brown trout have long been that species both at home
Due to the new visa policy put in place for US visitors by the Venezuelan government and the opening of the doors to Cuba for US fishermen there has been
Since our last instalment, we have had a handful of happy divers and snorkelers rolling off the side of our dive boat! Stuart Deselms and Randy Gavlik joined us for
The river is as low as it has ever been for this time of the year with no rain forecast for the foreseeable future – hardly what one wants to
The week couldn’t have started better with great weather and plenty of GT’s. Good friends Hugh Law (93 cm & 84cm), Brian Mclean (70 cm & 79 cm) and Alistair