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Providence has it all: GTs, Bumphead Parrotfish, Yellow Margin and Moustache Triggerfish
Providence has it all: GTs, Bumphead Parrotfish, Sailfish, Yellow Margin and Moustache Triggerfish
Providence has it all: GTs, Bumphead Parrotfish, Triggerfish and Bones. This enormous atoll is just short of being the most southerly atoll in the Seychelles, lying 710km south west of Mahe.
The Fishing
The major attractions angling wise lie in the 30 miles of fishable flats, channels, cuts and lagoons that lie between Providence North and Cerf island. Fishing conditions include sand and Turtlegrass flats, the surf zone and an enormous lagoon system along with the hundreds of channels and drainage areas. Providence has it all, shoals of up to 50 GTs rampaging across a Turtlegrass edge, Bumphead Parrotfish waving their paddle sized-tails as they scour the bottom in search of a feed, fields of Yellow Margin and Moustache Triggerfish on the slower neap tides and the bonefishing during certain tides proving to be quite special, with very few fish falling below the 5lb mark.

Providence Atoll Giant Trevally

Providence Atoll Bumpy Bumphead Parrotfish

Providence Atoll Sailfish on Fly

Providence Atoll Titan Trigger Fish

Providence Atoll Giant Trevally

Providence Atoll Giant Trevally

Providence Atoll Giant Trevally

Providence Atoll Bluefin Trevally

Providence Atoll Yellowmargin Triggerfish

Providence Atoll Yellow Lip Emperor

Providence Atoll Giant Trevally

Providence Atoll Giant Trevally Double Release
Accommodation
The ship MV Dugong will be the home and base for this week of fishing. The MV Dugong is an ex-research vessel which has been upgraded and modified into a mother ship catering for long range sea voyages. The vessel can accommodate up to twelve fly fishermen, four guides, as well as eight crew members who cater for their guests every need. A large, spacious and extremely stable vessel, the MV Dugong is the perfect base with which to explore the remote outer atolls of the Seychelles and other Indian Ocean waters. As a fly fisherman it would be difficult to find a better boat from which to operate out of, with its ability to store and transport four tender boats on its spacious aft deck.

Providence Atoll Mayas Dugong

Providence Atoll Mayas Dugong

Providence Atoll Mayas Dugong

Providence Atoll Mayas Dugong

Providence Atoll Island

Providence Atoll Mayas Dugong Rod Rack

Providence Atoll Mayas Dugong Deck

Providence Atoll Sailfish on Fly
Getting there
Guests need to fly into the main island of Mahe. Guests will then catch a charter flight onboard a Beechcraft 1900 to Farquhar (1hour 45min).The mothership will be on anchor waiting for its guests arrival and will depart for Providence shortly after guests have unpacked and settled in. The crossing generally takes approximately 8 hours most of which is done throughout the night.
Rates 2024: US$ 15.500
Included
Seven (7) nights of double occupancy accommodations aboard the MV Maya’s Dugong mothership. Six (6) full days of guided fishing (three anglers per guide/boat). All meals while on board the ship. Round-trip inter-island IDC charter flights between Mahe and Farquhar Atoll. Water transfers from Farquhar to Providence Atoll. Seychelles fishing license. Seychelles conservation license of US$ 175 per person. Daily laundry services aboard the mothership. Water, soft drinks, coffee and tea.
Not included
Round-trip airfare from your home to Mahe Intl. Airport (SEZ). Meals and accommodation on Mahe or any other en route cities. Beer and wine aboard the mothership. Gratuities for guides and crew. All fishing equipment, tackle and flies.
Quick Facts Providence Atoll Live Aboard
Location | Providence Atoll, Seychelles (Outer Islands) approx. 400 nautical miles south of Mahe |
Season | Early October through late November and late March through early May |
Capacity | Maximum of 12 anglers per week |
Closest major air hub | Mahe, Seychelles (SEZ) |
Target species | Giant Trevally, Bluefin Trevally, Bonefish, Bumphead Parrotfish, Indo-Pacific Permit, Emperor, Sharks, Triggerfish, Barracuda and more |
Documents required | Valid passport. No visa required for citizens of most countries |