Big game fishing Free cancellation up to 1 day beforeFrom €330
Instant bookingFull Day Fishing Trips in MaldivesFree cancellation up to 5 days beforeFrom $1,500
Instant bookingFull Day Trip - Big Game FishingFree cancellation up to 1 day beforeFrom £450
Guided Fishing Trips Full refund if weather cancelsFrom €900
Dogtooth do not roam the open ocean in big schools the way yellowfin do. They live alone or in small groups along outer reef walls, drop-offs and pinnacles, ambushing fish and squid, and once hooked they dive back towards the reef. Jigging and live bait are the usual methods, and the job is to turn the fish before it reaches the rock.
The Seychelles boat has the freshest evidence. The Victoria guided trips ran a 6 day liveaboard in April 2026 with 5 anglers and landed 2 dogtooth of around 10 to 12 kg among a mixed bag caught mostly on jigs. Day trips leave Victoria at 06:00 for 5 or 8 hours, for up to 4.
From Malé, Tide Explorer fishes the atoll reefs and deeper water with jigs, live bait and trolling, 4 or 8 hours from 06:30 for up to 6, with lunch on the full day. Atoll channels and outer walls are typical dogtooth water, so ask for a jigging session on the edge.
In Mauritius, the full day big game trip from Grand Baie runs 9 hours from 06:00 for up to 5, mostly game fishing from a fighting chair. Big game fishing from Trou-aux-Biches leaves at 05:00 for 6 or 9 hours; the listing takes a single guest, so check with the captain if you are more. On both, a dogtooth is a bonus, not the plan.
Questions and answers
Short answers to what people ask before they book. Anything else, ask the captain in chat.
Which of these boats gives the best chance of a dogtooth tuna?
The Victoria crew in Seychelles, whose April 2026 liveaboard landed two on a mostly jigging trip. Tide Explorer in Malé also fishes the reef walls where dogtooth live. The two Mauritius boats are mainly game fishing boats.
Jigging or live bait for dogtooth tuna?
Both work. Dogtooth feed deep along reef walls, so a heavy jig worked fast off the bottom or a live bait sent down the edge are the usual methods. The Victoria and Malé crews carry gear for both; ask which they plan for your day.
Can you fish longer than a day for dogtooth from Victoria?
The listed trips are 5 or 8 hour days, but the same crew ran the 6 day liveaboard in April 2026 that landed two dogtooth. Ask whether a longer trip is possible on your dates.