Providence Blog: 15-22 November 2022

The 5^th week of our season saw us welcome a familiar group of faces from Austria hosted by AOS. This being their second visit to Providence most of the group had an idea of the adventure that lay before them. This is how it went…

The first day of the week saw our guests enjoy red hot fly fishing from the outset with no less than 5 triggerfish landed for the day – KC landed 1 while MC and Tony managed to get 2 each to hand. The bonefish also showed up to the party with most of the group getting stuck into these powerful flats speedsters. Action was also enjoyed on the GT front with a total of 9 landed on the first day. KC landed 1, while Marko and Stefan both caught 2 each. Alex enjoyed a cracking start to the week by landing 3 GTs himself on the opening day. Well done, Alex! The fish of the day, however, went to Joerg who landed a massive 106 cm GT to get his week underway in the best possible way.

The success of the first day carried on into second day of the week as our guests enjoyed some incredible skinny water bonefishing. The colourful triggers were around in good numbers again and tested the accuracy and patients of our guests. Tony landed another 2 triggers to continue his good form. Marko also landed a trigger, which sealed him a Providence slam as he also landed a GT and several bones during the day. On the subject of GTs there were a total of 10 landed for the day. Alex and Marko both landed 1 GT each while Tony, Thomas, and Bernhard all managed 2 GTs a piece. The standout fish of the day, however, were caught by Joerg and MC who both landed trophy GTs. Joerg’s fish measured 101cm and MC’s an absolute brute of a fish that measured 116cm. Fantastic job, guys!

Day 3 brought with it challenging conditions, however our group still managed to complete some fantastic catches for the day. Thomas and KC enjoyed fantastic skinny water fly fishing for triggers each landing a 1 during the morning session. There were multiple shots at GT’s during the day, but the wind made presenting the fly rather tough. A total of 6 GTs were brought to hand for the day with Marko, Stefan, and Tony all landing a fish each, while KC enjoyed a cracking session adding another 3 fish to his name.

The fourth day of the week was action packed from start to finish. Tony landed another triggerfish, although MC clearly had some big fish mojo and found himself connected to a massive Barracuda that pulled the measuring tape all the way to 131cm! This fish engulfed his fly and put up an impressively acrobatic fight before finally coming to hand. The GT fishing improved somewhat as we saw 13 fish landed for the day. Joerg and Alex both landed 3 each, Marko and Thomas 2 apiece, while MC caught 1 GT for the day. The standout fish for the day though went to Stefan and Bernhard who landed a 107cm and a 101cm fish respectively. Great fishing guys, well done.

The fifth day rolled around, and the great GT fishing continued as we saw 17 fish landed. Both Tony and Stefan caught 2 each while Thomas landed 3. Bernhard got well and truly stuck into the GTs landing 4 for the day, which is a great effort considering this was his first ever saltwater fly fishing trip. The day however belonged to Alex who really displayed his skills by landing 5 GTs for the day.

The last day of the trip saw our guests land a total of 8 GTs between them. Marko, Joerg, Stefan, and KC all landed 1 fish each. Thomas and MC however both went 1 better with 2 GTs on the last day. Thomas, not done with a couple GTs added a feisty triggerfish to the tally which ended his and the group’s week on a high note.