Praslin Island – a Paradise for the All-round Angler

The Seychelles in February.

After six days’ flyfishing on Cosmoledo and a further 2 days on Alphonse Island, I spent a week on Praslin Island which is a 15-minute flight from the main island of Mahé. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, Sandro and I have been operating a 32 ft centre console charter boat on Praslin called “Frenzy”. This was a maiden voyage for me in the new boat. After the first day’s fishing I was more than reassured because the vessel sits well in the water, is perfectly organized and offers plenty of space for your fishing. The boat has 2 tuna tubes for storing bonitos and a well to keep your live baits frisky.

We steamed out to the drop off for some trolling, jigging and live-baiting which produced a wide and colourful range of all the local fish species. Although February is not regarded as a top month for billfish, we nevertheless had sailfish regularly following our teasers and were able to catch 3 of them. Pitch-bait fishing is a teamwork job with an excellent hook-up ratio and an angling method that can be addictive.