Providence has remained largely untouched, with fewer than a thousand people having visited this tropical wilderness in the last century.
As the world becomes more congested with each passing year, it is little wonder anglers are constantly searching for wild, unexploited areas where they can experience a world still raw and basic. Thankfully there are still a few such places! For anglers who dream of landing a fly in front of fish who have never seen a human, Providence easily ranks as one of the wildest places left on Planet Earth.
Providence defies description, and only those who’ve experienced it can truly understand what a special place it is. It is undeniably a flats fishing paradise, its limitless array of flats teeming with un-impacted life: hordes of massive giant trevally patrol the flats; countless bluefin trevally attack anything that moves; herds of monstrous bumphead parrotfish graze the turtle grass flats; colorful triggerfish daintily hunt for small crabs; shoals of milkfish slurp algae off the surface of the lagoon; humongous bonefish sneak along the few white sand flats; off-shore fishing for sailfish and tuna can be incredible; and anyone who’s tangled with some of the stranger creatures of the deep such as bohar snapper, groupers, even napoleon wrasse, will remember the hard-fought battles (and probably have some bruises and busted tackle to show for it).
In short, this is not a fishery for the weak. But for those willing to travel to the far ends of the earth in search of wild places and wild fish, Providence should be at the top of your list.
Providence is a place that has been surrounded by myth, excitement and more than its fair share of ghost stories. This enormous atoll is just short of being the most southerly atoll in the Seychelles, lying 710 km southwest of Mahe. Providence is just short of being the most southerly atoll in the Seychelles. It is roughly three times the size of Cosmoledo and hosts two prominent land masses: Providence North and the spectacularly beautiful Cerf Island in the south. This remarkable atoll has remained largely untouched, with fewer than a thousand people having visited this tropical wilderness in the last century. The sheer size and amount of fish-holding habitat makes both the flats and offshore angling potential almost limitless. It is a true fly fishing wilderness!
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