Seychelles – post 4

The second week of my trip I have spent at the Alphonse atoll. I was fishing by myself - by wading or from a plastic kayak. I was lucky to catch lots of diverse fish.

Alphonse atoll map

Bluefin trevally caught at the reef

Летрин Charaxes guderiana

A little stingray

Goatfish also bite flies – there are several species of them at the atoll

Yellow-lipped emperor

This bonefish is caught with a little crab fly tied on a flat base made of lead

Mullets can bite crab patterns

Queenfish is very strong and fast

Good size needlefish

This needlefish is not smaller than 3 kg

Good size bluefish trevally

A broken shell of Nautilus – squid relative

Pufferfish also bite flies

Dangerous teeth!

Reaction to any danger

Green jobfish is a predator

Green jobfish