The 2025 season on the East Ranga has been, by most metrics, a reasonably good one.

The first official week of the season kicked off in true Alphonse style — with a bang.

This week promised to be one for the ages with the forecast showing winds easing off and big spring tides on the cards.

Eventually the river dropped and towards September the 2000th fish of the season was landed.

Its been a really enjoyable and encouraging week at East Ranga.

In the second week of August the weather turned in our favour.

The Fish Gods giveth and the Weather Gods taketh away!

The last week of July and the first weeks of August are prime time on East Ranga

The large group of friends fishing 19-24 July had a fantastic 5 days.

The last week of July proved very encouraging indeed with lots of good quality fish running into the river.

We have now been treated to some truly excellent fishing

At 10 July the average of 12 fishers have landed 145 salmon for the season.

The first 10 days of the East Ranga season saw generally nice fishing conditions – clear water, a good height and not too much wind.

20 June saw the opening of the 2025 East Ranga season with 8 fish landed.

Finnmark Nets Removed & Netting Reduced due to Tana River preservation - Great news for Lakselva and Alta

For most of the group it was their first saltwater fly experience, and they truly made the most of every moment.  

Nearing the end of the season, a group of ten keen anglers joined together on their quests for trophy fish and broken records

As we transitioned from March into April we were treated with some incredible catches on the Alphonse and St Francois atolls

Our last week on Cosmoledo coincided with a new moon spring with most of our fishing days influenced by the strong tide movements

This week eight guests from around the world gathered at the Farquhar Lodge, eager to chase bucket-list fish and create unforgettable memories