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I lived in SE Asia for about 8 years so I’ve done a fair bit. Mostly western tip of Java at Ujong Kulon as it is gazetted and not many people about. As a result it is beautiful and mostly unspoilt. Did some pelagic big fish stuff but also lots from the shoreline similar to what you intend. Plenty of trevallis and jacks in the 1-3lb bracket. Great fun on light gear.
I’ve been to Nusa Dua about half a dozen times. You will see on google earth a bunch of waves breaking offshore. That’s actually a natural (I think) sandbank that creates a shallow lagoon which is great for snorkelling. Beyond that it drops off. It’s the drop off or entrance to the bay you will find the larger fish I’d expect. Tides are minimal and you can usually wade out to the sand bank at most times but obviously it’s easier at low tide. Take some decent rubber shoes for wading as coral is sharp.
If you are further south, say hilton or beyond, its more typical beach I think.
Cod are turning up here from the beach already.i only sea fish now thru the winter ... first signs of cod .. i'll be cleaning my reels and rods this week .. making snoods and off we go into October .. best thing is no tourists
where you at ? roughlyCod are turning up here from the beach already.
Annoyingly I was too sick to get out on the boat this weekend (weather Saturday was glorious). Fingers crossed for this weekend.
I need to get my act together. No rigs made and no bait prepped.
where you at ? roughly
Sorry for late feedback, I've not checked in here for ages.Bali update:
Our hotel has a section of beach and to the left is a keyhole gap in the surrounding reef that hotel pleasure boats use as a channel to get out past the reef. It is here that the locals congregate to fish.
I got out there early one morning when dawn coincided with low tide, and had an hour spinning some soft plastic lures. Didn't catch anything, but had a follow right to my feet before the fish turned away. I also had a hit on a diving lure, again right by my feet, and the fish jumped up out of the water as it struck the lure, but alas no hook up. Had trebles been fitted, I might have hooked into it. I did see a blue starfish when walking back to the hotel.
There are little man made outcrops nearby with a pergola, and I did an hour at high tide because I'd seen some small reef fish round them when snorkeling.
Again, no fish caught, but I did get the tails bitten off 2 of my smallest soft lures
Yesterday I took a fast boat to Nusa Lembongan island, a small island next to the larger island of Nusa Penida.
From here I went out on a small fishing boat with Manu, a fisherman native to the island. He took me about 3km offshore into 200m of water and I caught 2 bluefin tuna, one of about 7lb and another of about 4lb.
The larger of the 2 gave a good initial run, but with the heavy gear that Manu supplied it wasn't difficult to get them in. Manu also spoke very little English and I couldn't get the concept of catch and release across to him, and as soon as the fish were close to the boat he'd gaffed them through the side and passed my the gaff. Call me a wimp, but it wasn't pleasant watching such beautiful fish die in the bottom of the boat between my feet
Anyway, were here for another few days and I might get another chance to sneak off with the travel gear for another hour or two, though I do keep getting reminded: "It's a holiday, not a fishing trip".
this is fine but then they need to invest... in ways for local fisheries to verify digital licences.No more printed hard copy rod licence cards.
Environment Agency to invest an additional £230k into fisheries through rod licence card change
Environment Agency takes further steps to modernise rod licencing to increase fishing benefits for anglerswww.gov.uk
this is fine but then they need to invest... in ways for local fisheries to verify digital licences.
i have a screen shot of mine and the kids on my phone, but not all have a smart phone and not all with a smart phone can work them.
are lets face it, it very easy to modify a screen shot
my local pond owner im 99% sure the owner doesn't have internet, and i know her phone is a old brick.
TBH i dont think a single place i go(now day) as ever asked is i have one, or the kids.
when i was younger say 20 years ago they used to ask to see the card when you paid to fish