Up for grabs at Redd Villaksen's charity auction on November 13th: Two rods at Cosmoledo Atoll - The Giant Trevally Capital of the World! The trip is scheduled for April 9th - 16th 2026 and the donor is Alphonse Fishing Co.
Send your pre-bid to jonawalle@gmail.com or info@intheloopmag.com - the absolute minimum bid is 18…
The Indian Ocean is home to some of the most remote fly fishing destinations in the world. In this article, Rasmus Ovesen takes you to Farquhar Atoll – a fabled and far-flung atoll just north of Madagascar known for its incredible species diversity.
BY Rasmus Ovesen - www.instagram.com/rasmus_ovesen/ PHOTOS: Rasmus Ovesen & Martin Ejler…
Astove Atoll's shallow lagoon, jagged coastline and endless flats surrounded by sheer drop-offs provide unique and versatile hunting grounds for a myriad of gamefish emblematic of the vast Indian Ocean.
Besides GTs, Astove Atoll boasts trophy-sized bonefish, bluefin trevally, triggerfish, barracuda, milkfish and Indo-pacific permit. And if one ventures offshore, one can catch yellowfin…
Among fly fishermen with salt in their veins, permit have historically been considered the ultimate flats trophy. But permit aren’t just permit. In fact, there are four different species of permit dispersed across the sub-equator oceanic realm – and while all of them are elusive and challenging to catch, one of them requires a particularly…
Imagine a remote atoll delimited by pearly-white, palm-strewn beaches; a secluded and wondrous getaway surrounded by flickering azure blue water and set amidst a seemingly endless excess of alluring flats bathed in warm sunlight. Now, add to that a vast number of powerful fish species randomly revealing their ghost-like shadows along the edges of these…
