St Brandon Blog: 8-18 April 2025

Welcome to Week 2 of the 2025 St Brandon season. Our week began with fishing over spring tides, and the group was treated to calm conditions and excellent light—ideal for sight fishing on the flats. The atoll once again lived up to its reputation, with several special catches coming to hand throughout the week.

We experienced excellent bonefishing, especially in terms of average size, with many fish landed in the 5 to 6 lb range. A few larger fish were also brought to hand, though some true giants managed to get the better of us! Notable catches came from Tim, Rex, and Steve, with the largest bonefish of the week landed by Tim—a trophy 11 lb specimen—and Rex with a beautiful 10 lb fish. Congratulations to both anglers for taming these speedsters! It’s an exciting sign of what the weeks ahead may hold.

Once again, good numbers of Indo-Pacific Permit were encountered across various locations while wading these magnificent flats. All our anglers enjoyed multiple shots at these notoriously tricky fish and landed five Permit in total for the week. Steve fooled his 8 lb Permit with a spot-on cast late one afternoon, while Brian managed to trick a beautiful 7.5 lb specimen. Well done, guys—great fishing!

The warmer conditions this week brought several Trevally species into play. Some guests had shots at GTs (Giant Trevally), though these fish proved just as elusive as ever—reminding us why they’re among the atoll’s most challenging targets. Big bluefin trevally were seen in good numbers, especially along the eastern coral edge and around the islands. We successfully brought eight of these stunning fish to hand.

This wrapped up another fantastic week on St Brandon, with all of our guests experiencing what makes this atoll so special. We thoroughly enjoyed hosting this group and look forward to welcoming them all back in the future.

Catch Tally for the Week: