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Maldives Monsoon Bite: Tuna Schools and Giant Trevally on the Fall

Maldives Monsoon Bite: Tuna Schools and Giant Trevally on the Fall

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This is Artificial Lure with your Maldives Indian Ocean fishing report. Light southwest monsoon flow kept things calm on the inner atolls today, with moderate chop and a 10–15 knot breeze on the outer rims. Local met offices called for scattered clouds, humid air in the high 20s Celsius, and only a slight chance of showers, so it was a fine day to be on the water. Sunrise slipped in around ten to six this morning, with sunset close to ten past six this evening. Those first two hours after dawn and the last hour of light were the prime bite windows. Skies stayed bright enough that mid‑day action slowed in the shallows, but the deeper edges and current lines stayed productive. Tide charts from local harbors showed a mid‑morning high and a late‑afternoon low, giving us a nice falling tide for most of the day. That dropping water pulled bait off the reef flats and stacked predators along the outer walls, channel mouths, and kandu entrances. Anywhere the current pinched, the fish were there. Off the eastern edges of North Malé and Vaavu atolls, boats trolling along the drop‑off raised good numbers of yellowfin tuna and skipjack. Several crews reported double‑digit hookups on smaller yellowfin in the 5–15 kilo range, with a few bigger models mixed in. Most of the action came on small to medium skirted lures in blue‑silver, purple‑black, and pink‑white run close to the surface. Feather jigs and cedar plugs also produced when run tight to the prop wash. Inshore on the reefs, jig and popper anglers did well on giant trevally, bluefin trevally, and jobfish. Early morning casts with big white or natural‑colored stickbaits over the surf‑washed corners produced a handful of solid GTs, while smaller 40–60 gram metal jigs dropped along the steep edges picked up jobfish, grouper, and the odd snapper. Live fusilier and small scad remained the top bait for serious GT hunters, slow trolled along the edge of the whitewater. For bait anglers on dhonis and smaller skiffs, fresh cut bonito and squid were the stars. Dropped straight down on the outer reef slopes they produced red snapper, emperor, and mixed reef fish for the table. Around the FADs and current lines, chunked bonito brought in tuna and the occasional wahoo when the current picked up. Best lures today: - Medium skirted trolling lures in **blue‑silver** and **purple‑black** for tuna and wahoo - Large floating stickbaits and poppers in **white**, **baitfish**, and **mackerel** patterns for GT - 40–80 gram metal jigs in **silver** and **sardine** finishes for jobfish and mid‑water predators Best natural bait: - **Live fusilier**, **live scad**, and **live mackerel** for GT and big reef predators - **Fresh bonito strips** and **squid** for snapper, grouper, and mixed reef fish A couple of hot spots to keep an eye on: - The **outer eastern drop‑offs of Vaavu Atoll**, especially near the main kandu passes, have been holding strong tuna schools on the falling tide, with birds and surface bust‑ups giving them away. - The **south‑facing corners of South Malé Atoll**, where the swell wraps around the reef, have been turning up quality GT at first light for those willing to cast big surface lures into the foam. If you’re heading out tomorrow, plan around that early push of current, keep your eyes on the birds, and match your lure size to the bait you see on the surface. Light leaders will get more bites from tuna, but step up to heavy gear around the reef if you are hunting GT – they’re unforgiving around coral. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
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