A pair of manta rays gilding by.

I could not have a chance but Maldivian flats do offer chance encounter with Bonefish and Triggerfish. A great SWFF field!!

Still a juvenile fish at round 10kg. Deserves no particular remark if caught on spinning, but the satisfaction of catching him on fly was sweet and enormous.

We walked, searched, walked on and on, scanning the water with our 4 eyes in total.

It's not enough to spot a fish. We must spot the fish as far away as possible, so we can choose the best engagement point and secure the best casting position.

One negative thing I have to mention is the omni presence of plastic bottles. I fond them piling up even on the remotest islands and sandbars. Unlike coconuts trying to take roots, those plastic rubbish wander all over the ocean forever. We really must be more responsible consumers simply because we all can.

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Though only 2 short days fishing, it was one of the most satisfying fishing experience I ever had.

Being able to chase big fish in such beautiful venue is one thing, but another thing that made me happy was the fact GT game on tropical flat has so much in common with the bream game I do back home in Japan. The ability to spot the fish, then to anticipate their movement - the two most important element of the GT game are almost identical in the bream game also. I cannot come here to chase GT that often, but I can harass Breams at my door step to satisfy my GT urge.

By 10a.m. the sun rose high up so did the tide. We began GT game with a fly rod in hand. Had I known that we do sight fishing, I would have come along with my 12wt and Tibor Gulfstream. But this is no time to whine about, I must do the best I can with my humble 10wt.

Next day I had planned another day family fishing in Dohni but had to announce a slight change of plan. I asked Sayuri to do yet another day baby sitting, so I can go flyfishing in the small boat.

We left Keyodhoo as the day broke. Yet another hot day it will be!!

The advantage of small boat was immense - it can go extremely skinny waters, approaching points where big dohni can not. Because it does not have a roof, taking family together is not possible, but as far as fishing goes, the smaller the boat, so much the better.

After spooking a few Bluefins and a GT, I managed a good hook up with a solid GT. Even these predatory fish can be spooked easily in a shallow water like this. It is important to cast the fly 3-5 meters away from the target, as opposed to hitting the fish right by the nose.

The explosion of the water as the fish attacked the fly! And the powerful looong dash zig zaging the forest of corals! Now I see, this is the reason we better fish heavy, time to count on the 100lb mono leader!

The tide was yet too low so we started the day with lure fishing. A wahoo, GT, and a big Grouper - my personal best to date.

Bluefins are easier to spot thanks to, as the name suggests, their cobalt blue fins. Meanwhile GTs are silvery and less obvious but as they are usually bigger, spotting GT, particularly ones cruising, was not difficult.

My first GT was a modest fish around 5kg. For him, my 10wt rod stood up well enough.

Our first playmate was Bluefin. He handed me my 8wt sub rod which worked just perfectly for this game.

As the tide came up, baitfish began coming up to the flooded shallow reef. To ambush the predator fish that must come following the baits, Kafa led me to the higher (shallower) part of the reef.

I started only half convinced, but it did not take long to realize Kafa did know flyfishing. Not just that, most importantly, sight fishing.

As opposed to bashing likely waters blind, we walked, walked on and on and on, till we spot our target. Yes, exactly what I wanted!!

Kafa the FF guide and Mori the boat captain drove the boat with an air of confidence. Having passed over many shallows and reef gutters, we arrived at the first location after a ride of one hour.

Sipping a cup of coffee Kafa checked my tackle - apparently not very impressed. My 10wt rod was deemed ''too soft'' and the knotted leader with 20lb class section was ''no good''. He insisted I better replace it with 100lb thick mono. Sounded a tad too much but, aye aye Sir! As you command!!

Having finished the shake down of my spinning tackle, next day I went alone leaving the family to try my luck with fly.

According to their website Jupiter sunrise lodge has a guide who knows flyfishing. It did not say the important details what kind of flyfishing - left for me to discover.