MAURITIUS - Flyfishingtails

Mauritius is a fascinating, world-in-one-island slice of paradise.
Its very name conjures up images of tropical luxury
and stupendous extravagance. Imagine pristine waters and
clear blue skies greeting you at every turn as you enjoy deep-sea
fishing or a sailboat charter off the coast, or of course, site fishing
the flats with fly.
Garreth Coombes recently returned from an epic fly fishing trip to
the St Brandons Island’s. The island is located 300 nautical miles
from Mauritius and offers world class fly fishing for monster bonefish
with the average fish weighing around 5 to 10 lbs.
“My favourite fly outfit for the flats is a 9wt Sage Xi 2 fly rod, SL 5
Shilton fly reel, 9wt Airflo floating bonefish taper and 14lb fluorocarbon
leader. I use shrimp/crab imitation flies, but my favourite fly of
the trip was a Chad’s Hermit which was developed by Chad Hubbard
from Urban Fly Fisher,” says Garreth.
“I believe that it is always handy to carry a 12 wt outfit in case a
monster giant Travelly shows up,” he continues.
Mauritius will enchant you
Mauritius, an island nation off the southeast coast of the African
continent in the southwest Indian Ocean is known for its sparkling
crystal turquoise waters. The contrast of colours, cultures and tastes
makes the island so charming that the scene is set for an unforgettable
holiday.
Mauritius is an island covering approximately 1,865 square kms with
330 kms of coastline almost entirely surrounded by coral reefs, a
central plateau and impressive mountains. The central plateau rises
to a level of some 600 metres marked by extinct volcanic craters,
crisscrossed by rivers, streams and waterfalls.
However, if wading and sight casting to double digit Bonefish, Indo-
Pacific Permit and many of Trevally species on powder white sand
flats in the Indian Ocean is your thing, then look no further… St
Brandon’s Atoll is the destination for you!
St Brandon’s Atoll is a group of over 50 small islands, coral ridges and
vast sand flats which is cut by three major passes and extends 50km
from north to south. Situated north-east of Mauritius’s main island
this area is rich in fish stocks, flora and fauna. The flats fishing for
Bonefish, Indo-Pacific Permit and Trevally species is world class!
This most certainly is the most spectacular bonefishing you will ever
encounter as on most tides anglers can expect to see shoals of these
shallow water speedsters as well as enormous singles and doubles.
Other notable fish species one can encounter on the flats include
Golden, Yellow Dot and Green Spot Trevally.
Mauritius offers world
class fly fishing for monster
bonefish with the average
fish weighing around 5 to
10 lbs.