THE FRENCH FISHERMAN
AT VOLCANO ISLAND — FEB 2026
Théophile Gonet. Four days planned offshore. Two days that reached the banks. One last session on the Incredible Banks — 33 GTs, two-metre barracuda and everything this ocean is capable of. Filmed entirely by Romain Blot.
Volcano Island, Andaman Sea — February 2026 · Sparidae × The French Fisherman · @bltfilms
When The French Fisherman — Théophile Gonet, one of the most followed fishing content creators in Europe — agreed to join Sparidae at French Fisherman Volcano Island, there was only one question worth asking: what would the Andaman Sea decide to show him?
The answer required patience before it arrived. The entire Théophile Gonet fishing expedition was documented by Romain Blot of BLT Films — from the first cast to the final drift, from drone footage above the active volcano to the chaos on the Incredible Banks.
Théophile — primer contacto con el Andaman
French Fisherman Volcano Island — Four Days & The Sea Decides
The plan was four full days of long-range fishing. The Andaman Sea, as it does in February, had its own schedule. Weather conditions allowed only two of those days to reach the offshore banks — the other two kept the expedition working inshore structure, coral trout, GT in the channels, and species that kept Théophile and Romain busy throughout.
The Andaman Sea GT fishing report February 2026 tells this honestly: the ocean decides what you fish on any given day. The skill is staying ready for the moment it opens.
Full expedition film — The French Fisherman × Sparidae · Volcano Island 2026 · Directed by Romain Blot @bltfilms
Dos días offshore — Volcano Island a 80km, Incredible Banks a 130km
French Fisherman GT Fishing Andaman — Day One at 80km
The first long-range day of French Fisherman GT fishing Andaman put the boat 80 kilometres from the nearest land, fishing structure around the volcano itself. The camera ran from the moment the engines hit full throttle.
Théophile — a fisherman who has documented difficult water on multiple continents — found what makes this fishery different: the aggression. GT in the Andaman do not hesitate. They commit fully, from the first strike to the last run. The drone footage captures the scale of the water, the isolation, and the violence of the takes against the backdrop of an active volcano rising from flat sea.
Coral trout — one of many species the Andaman offered between sessions
"130 kilometres from land. No other boats. Nothing between you and the fish except the popper and the current. That is what the Andaman offers."
Incredible Banks GT Popping 2026 — 130km Out, 33 GTs In
The last day offshore delivered the definitive Incredible Banks GT popping 2026 session of the expedition — 130 kilometres from land, one of the most productive and least pressured GT fisheries in the Indian Ocean. Thirty-three Giant Trevally in a single session: every one on surface poppers, every one released.
Between the GT, a barracuda measuring close to two metres came to the boat — a fish that even Théophile, with the experience he carries, stopped to acknowledge. Romain filmed it all. The French Fisherman Volcano Island expedition film is the result — a document of a fishery that very few people in the world have experienced at this level.
Volcano Island — February 2026 · Sparidae × @thefrenchfisherman_ × @bltfilms