Turtle Bay Camp on Kalakajoro Island is geared for the fly fisherman. There are large flats in front of the camp and deep drop-offs around the island (these are accessible on foot, or via one of the sea kayaks that are available to go around the island).  Turtle Bay Camp’s 28-foot cape craft is designed for fly fishing, as it has an open, unobstructed front deck – making it perfect for the fly fisherman to fish on the inside edge of the continental drop off, which is just 3 kms off the island. Please click here for the Madagascar Lunar Tables to see the ideal time for fishing.

Please bring your own fly-fishing tackle (as it is not provided by Turtle Bay Camp) so you can experience the great sport offered by large fish on this gear.

Tackle and flies:
For shore-based angling, we recommend a 10-wt and 6-wt outfit, both loaded with intermediate and floating lines.  The 6-wt is perfect for the many smaller species on the flats, which provide great fun on light tackle!  The 10-wt is more suitable for targeting larger fish and for the casting distance needed in the channels and along the edges of the coral flats. The flies we have used for shore-based angling have consisted mainly of chartreuse and white Clouser Minnows in sizes 2/0 and 4/0 (and when they say “Chartreuse’n white, chartreuse’n white, chartreuse’n white!” they really mean it!).  Smaller charlies (sizes 2-10) in chartreuse, chartreuse and white, and pink and white also proved to be very handy as well.

For off shore angling, a 12-wt loaded with a full length DI-7 sinking line is probably most appropriate.  A full length DI-7 is more suitable for deeper areas (10-15m) and handles better in currents.  A sinking tip with a running line would be fine for targeting fish in water shallower than 10m, but we generally do not recommend it for deeper water.  The flies we have successfully fished off shore have included Mega Clousers (size 6/0) and chartreuse and white Clouser Minnows in sizes 2/0-4/0.  Make sure to stock up on flies, since large toothy fish quickly strip flies to bare hooks.  Have fun!