Catamaran Fishing Seychelles: the virgin atolls

Three days of storm. Three days of virgin water. Most of the big doggies never made the boat — and that is part of this story too.

When the weather finally turned, the outer islands delivered. We reached virgin ground that sees almost no pressure, and the response was immediate: red snappers came up in packs of four, five, even six fish, chasing the popper across the surface. GTs took on the popper, dogtooth came up on the chicken rig, and the species list grew by the session. This is the range that catamaran fishing Seychelles opens up when the conditions cooperate.

Strip it back and the week is simple: a liveaboard puts you where the fish are, for as long as the fish are there. No commute, no lost mornings, no fishing someone else leftovers. Our original plan was to reach Coëtivy, but unstable weather conditions made it impossible to do so safely. With no shelter available around the island and a rough forecast predicting strong winds and heavy seas, we had to reconsider our options. After several calls and a team discussion, we agreed to redirect the expedition towards the Outer Islands atolls, where we could find sheltered anchorages if the weather deteriorated overnight. The sea would be our backyard for six straight days — weather permitting. And even when a storm takes half those days away, this is still an expedition offering fishing opportunities and wild places that most anglers will never experience.

This group had both. Every member fished with focus throughout the week, rotating between slow and fast jigging as the structure and current demanded. The Seychelles fishing October 2026 group approach was consistent from day one: read the depth, trust the technique, stay committed.

The species list across the week was broad. The slow jig at depth produced grouper, snapper, jobfish and trevally of several species — the kind of mixed sessions that remind you how rich the drop offs offshore structure is.

Above the reef, the jigging sessions delivered the Seychelles lost big fish jigging story that defined the week — broken assits, lines, bended jigs... just one midlle sized doggie was landed were landed cleanly and released. Two 30kg GT on the same expedition that also bent three hooks. That is not a bad week by any measure.

This would not be complete without mentioning what surrounds the fishing. The island, the accommodation, the food and the atmosphere make a Coetivy expedition different from almost anywhere else.

This group experienced all of it — comfortable rooms, quality dining, the unhurried pace of an island that has been running on its own terms for centuries. When the fish are difficult, the place carries the week. When the fish cooperate, it elevates everything to something else entirely. Either way, nobody leaves Coetivy unchanged.

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