Farquhar Blog: 21 – 28 March 2012
Another week out on Farquhar Atoll and with the arrival of our new guests made up of old fishing friends, there was great excitement to get out and see what this magical atoll had in store for us.
First day on the flats and things were looking promising to say the least. Henry and David each landed a Yellow Margin Trigger, with Ken landing his first GT, an impressive specimen of 94cm fork length. Barry and Max spent the day smashing the Bones, with a few over the 8lb mark.
Our second day was equally productive with the Bonefish fishing taking centre stage although Dave was fortunate enough to land one of favoured quarries that being a good sized Napoleon Wrasse, always a great fish to catch no matter the size. We did have one sad story for the day when Henry managed to hook into a monster GT who was terrorising a shoal of feeding of Bones…sadly we could not get it to hand… but that’s fishing.
With the weather looking good and some decent current lines forming outside the lagoon, a few guys headed offshore in search of the infamous Milkfish. And find them they did! Dave and Rob hooked four within an hour although the fishing gods were not playing fair, with all four specimens breaking free prior a single pic being taken. The rest of the guys who fished exclusively on the flats did however mange to land some good GT’s and some of Farquhar’s odds and sods before the day finally came to end.
The next few days saw Milkfish fever spreading throughout the group with a large emphasis placed on targeting these immensely powerful fish as they cruised the scum lines. Dave managed to hook 3 one of which he had on for 30 minutes before pesky shark honed in on the action and spoilt the day. Dave did however put this out of his mind later that day when he landed terrific GT of a 107cm. We were also treated to some of the finest skinny water Bonefish fishing the Seychelles has on offer and a few of the guys really went to town.
When the last day arrived, expectations for landing a Milky or a trophy GT were running high considering the excellent fishing experienced! Once again Dave hooked into his Milky…but we sadly he will have to wait until his next trip with us before finally hosting a specimen up to the camera. Back luck Dave…there is no justice in this world! Henry and Chapman then joined in the action sadly with the same result. Milkies 5 – Farquhar Group 0…..oh well these things do happen. Max however saved the day and landed another good GT for the week!
What an amazing week with over 26 species landed, 11 of which were GTs, 2 of them breaking the meter mark, some great Triggers, a Napoleon Wrasse, countless Bones and over 15 hooked Milkfish. Simply put, an awesome week with an fantastic group of guy.
Until next week….tight lines.
The Farquhar Guide Team (Jako, Brad, Rhett & Cameron)