It was a group of very excited anglers that met up at the outdoor bar at Marriott Courtyard hotel in Kochi on Friday the 13th. The host of the first two weeks of the season, Volkmar Strikkers, accompanied by Solids location manager Patrik Lind had...
A short 3 min video capturing some of the events during the first 10 days of the 2016 Autumn scouting season...
While last autumn’s scouting was haunted by heavy winds and rainy weather, this autumn has been nothing short of sunny days. Over the period of six weeks we have had only one day of rain. The hot and sunny weather stayed with us throughout the...
Giant Trevally, Triggerfish, Bonefish, Milkfish, Parrots, Bumpies, Napoleon Wrasse, Indo-Pacific Permit and many other highly regarded game fish roam the shallow waters and reefs of the Lakshadweep Archipelago, only a mere 90 min flight off the coast of mainland India. This relatively new fishery evolved...
The weather can’t be too good… well, in the world of fly anglers, especially GT anglers, it can. We want moving water, turbid whitewash and a bit of wind to cover up what we are secretly up to. This week, we had good weather, exceptional...
In the world of fishing, full moon weeks are the unwanted love child of moon and tides. With the exception for night time anglers, sportsman all over the globe are not really fond of the days around it. Before and after a full moon, the...
The highly anticipated opening and pre-opening week of our Indian Ocean Fly Fishing and Destination Angling Operation based in the pristine Lakshadweep Archipelago just off the coast of India has been a success on literally all ends. Despite the impressive number of species and trophy...