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Jupiter Sunrise Lodge
Maldives’ largest full-service sportfishing operation
12 boats | Offshore • GT • Fly • Flats
16 rooms | 2 restaurants | Tackle shop
Vaavu Atoll, Maldives
📩 [email protected]

09/09/2026

ONE SHORT WINDOW. FOUR RUBIES. 🔥
Deep jigging isn't only about finding the right spot.
Sometimes it's all about being there at exactly the right time.
Hape headed out with our guests to one of our deep jigging spots, where the current normally makes fishing difficult.
At this particular place, there's only a short window when the current slows enough and the conditions become right.
You wait for it. You watch the conditions.
And when that window opens — you fish. 🎣
This time, they made it count.
Four beautiful Ruby Snappers during that short period before the conditions changed again.
That's what makes deep jigging in the Maldives so interesting. Knowing the spots is important — but knowing when to fish them can make all the difference.
🎣 Deep Jigging
📍 Vaavu Atoll • Maldives 🇲🇻
Jupiter Sunrise Lodge– More Than Just Fishing

05/09/2026

This isn’t a resort. This is home. ❤️🇲🇻

Another evening on the tiny island of Keyodhoo.

The sun is slowly disappearing into the Indian Ocean. Teenagers are playing football on the beach. Local women sit together enjoying the evening, while children swim in warm, crystal-clear water.

Nothing staged. Nothing arranged for tourists.

Just everyday island life.

Keyodhoo has been a fishing island for generations. Today, fishing and tourism exist side by side — but the heart of the island is still its community.

And when the sun gets this low, life seems to slow down for a little while.

Football. Friends. Family. Ocean. 🌴

For visitors, it looks like paradise.

For the people here, it’s simply home. ❤️

📍 Keyodhoo, Vaavu Atoll, Maldives

Could you imagine calling a tiny island like this home?

01/09/2026

This is how it starts. ❤️🎣
On a tiny island in the middle of the Indian Ocean, the ocean isn't something children only visit on holiday.
It's part of everyday life.
From playing with a handline at the beach as a little child, to catching your first fish from a local fishing boat and learning from your father as you grow older.
Fishing here is more than a hobby. It's knowledge, tradition and a connection to the ocean passed from one generation to the next.
While childhood is becoming increasingly digital in many parts of the world, moments like these still belong to everyday life on Keyodhoo.
Bare feet. Saltwater. Family. Fishing. 🌴🌊
Growing up on Keyodhoo. 🇲🇻❤️
📍 Keyodhoo, Vaavu Atoll, Maldives
What did childhood look like where you grew up?

30/08/2026

A NEW JUPITER IS TAKING SHAPE… 🚤🔧

A little behind the scenes from our newest addition to the JSL fishing fleet.

Our Jupiter 5, a 23 ft boat, has spent at least 8 years working hard in charter service. After countless fishing days, it was time to think about its replacement.

And here it is:

Jupiter 12 – 27 ft Center Console, powered by twin Mercury 115 hp. 🔥

But why 27 ft?

Our fleet already includes Jupiter 8, a 38 ft fishing boat powered by 2 × 250 hp Yamaha, and Jupiter 10, our 32 ft boat powered by 2 × 175 hp Yamaha.

These larger boats are fantastic for groups and demanding fishing trips, but not every guest needs that much boat.

With the new 27 ft Jupiter 12 and 2 × 115 hp Mercury, we’re filling that gap – giving solo anglers, couples and small groups of up to around 3 anglers a proper fishing platform that’s more economical than taking one of the big boats.

Right now the Mercury technicians are installing the engines. Next comes the steering and hydraulics, complete electrical installation, GPS, fishfinder and all the other equipment needed before she is ready for fishing.

If everything goes according to plan, Jupiter 12 could touch the water for the first time tomorrow or the day after. 🌊

We’ll take you behind the scenes all the way to her first fishing trip.

Welcome to the fleet, Jupiter 12. 🚤🔥
Than Just Fishing

28/08/2026

A day on the flats… with a fly rod in hand.
Our guest from Italy headed out for a guided fly fishing session on the flats of Vaavu Atoll.
Sight fishing, clear shallow water and different species throughout the day — including Bluefin Trevally and Triggerfish on fly.
This is a completely different side of fishing in the Maldives. No heavy tackle. No trolling. Just walking the flats, searching for fish and waiting for that one perfect opportunity.
See it. Cast it. Hook it.

📍 Vaavu Atoll, Maldives
🎣 Guided Flats Fly Fishing
JSL Maldives – More Than Just Fishing

17/08/2026

Imagine this being your childhood. ❤️

Growing up on a tiny local island in the middle of the Indian Ocean.

Playing football with your friends under the palm trees. Running barefoot to the beach. Turquoise water just a few steps from home. Nurse sharks and rays are part of the world around you.

For visitors, Keyodhoo can look like paradise.

For these kids, it’s simply home. 🌴🇲🇻

Sometimes it’s the everyday moments that remind us just how special island life can be.

📍 Keyodhoo, Vaavu Atoll, Maldives

16/08/2026

MISSION: BIG YELLOWFIN
Today the plan on Jupiter 9 was clear — head offshore and find the big tuna.
But first, we needed the right bait.
Fresh Bonitos were caught and kept for live bait. Then the search for the big Yellowfins began.
And the plan worked.
Three big Yellowfin Tuna landed!
A great result after a proper day of offshore fishing — and one very happy angler!
Jupiter Sunrise Lodge
Vaavu Atoll, Maldives
JSL Maldives – More Than Just Fishing

12/08/2026

Would you feel safe standing here? 🦈👀

Just another evening at the harbour on Keyodhoo.

A local fisherman cleans his catch while more than 20 nurse sharks gather just centimetres away, hoping for the scraps. Two local kids watch the spectacle as if it’s the most normal thing in the world.

But this always starts a discussion…

Would you consider this dangerous?

Some people say wild sharks should never associate humans with food. Others point out that fish scraps have traditionally ended up in the harbour and the sharks have gathered around fishing activity for years.

What do you think?

🦈 Fascinating natural behaviour — or something that shouldn’t happen?

📍 Keyodhoo, Vaavu Atoll, Maldives

11/08/2026

When fly fishermen decide to pick up a popping rod... 🎣💥
Our guests from Argentina came to Keyodhoo mainly for fly fishing on the flats – but for one session, they decided to swap the fly rods for popping gear.
And the reefs didn't disappoint.
Several Giant Trevallies and a beautiful Bluefin Trevally made sure they got a proper taste of Maldives popping. 🔥
Different tackle.
Different technique.
Same addiction. 😄
That's one of the great things about fishing here – you don't have to choose just one style.

📍 Keyodhoo, Vaavu Atoll, Maldives
🌴 JSL Maldives – More Than Just Fishing

10/08/2026

A beautiful GT and an even better ending. 🎣💙

Our guests from Japan are enjoying some great fishing here in Keyodhoo.

This beautiful Giant Trevally put up a good fight, posed for a quick memory… and then went straight back where it belongs.

Listen to guide Adam in the background – sometimes the crew celebrates the release just as much as the catch. 😄

Catch. Respect. Release.

📍 Keyodhoo, Vaavu Atoll, Maldives

🌴 JSL Maldives – More Than Just Fishing

🇯🇵 More from our Japanese guests coming soon.

Hape Salvatore

Address

V. Keyodhoo
Male
10400

Telephone

+9607973856

Website

http://www.jupiter-sunrise-lodge.com/, https://www.instagram.com/jslmaldives

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