Fish Species Indonesia-Nov
Hello All
Ill be in Uluwatu for the month of november, im bringing my dive gear with me. My question is, does anyone have or know where i can find a chart for fish species that i should be looking for? |
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Careful of current at Ulu especially on the outside. There are fads to dive up in north Bali as well.
Never did see any charts and each fish seems to have a different name on different island but these fish names are pretty standard throughout. The ding repair guys will often trade fish for ding repair. Ikan Kokatau: Parrot fish Ikan Kakap Merah: Red Snapper Ikan Tongkol: Mackerel Tuna Ikan Tuna Sirip Kuning: Yellowfin Tuna Ikan Tuna Sirip Biru: Bluefin Tuna Ikan Tenggiri: Spanish Mackerel Ikan Lemadang: Dolphinfish/Mahi-Mahi Ikan Barakuda/Barakuta: Barracuda Ikan Kerapu: Grouper |
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skipjack tuna seems to be comma there |
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Go to the Delpi Warung, ask Ketut Pitur if he still has a Fish Identification Chart. Say hello from Jon. Go by Drifter Surf Shop and ask for Jake ask him if he's going diving. From the Local Boy crew down there ask for Chokz, say hello from Jon, he could point you in some directions. On the reef look for Mu, Trevally, Red Bass (Non Ciguatoxic in Uluwatu), Mangrove Jack, Flower Cod (Grouper). As Pak Ross has said. You need to be carfeul of the currents on the Outer Reef. These days you also need to be very careful not to get run over by a boat. Seriously. It all depends on the currents, but if you swim out a mile or more and it's on.. you could run into King Mackeral, Wahoo, Black Marlin (Do not shoot.) etc.. In October you have a Spinner Shark Migration, so don't carry any fish around the "Secrets" zone or else you could find yourself in a bad situation as it's not deep and there could be literally 100 sharks around you. If you go out far, expect currents. Use the Minimal set up so you don't have a lot of crap. A Carter Float is great. Don't drag around a Bungee, or a lot of rope. Use a Reel. If you go off the reef you want to be able to swim Freestyle to fight the currents. I used to bring a length of thin rope, a Carter float, both of which went into the pocket in the back of my rashguard/suit. If diving the reef I bring a reef anchor. If going out far no anchor neccesary. I use a Gun flasher which is a Yozuri Rattler on a 6-8' length of 50lb mono. I can tuck that lure into my weight belt and my gun will trail behind my fins so I can freestyle swim. Usually I only catch one fish since that's all I need. Then come back in.
Be careful of the Leatherjackets. They have a terrible knife on the tail and will cut you very very deep and you will need a lot of stitches. Don't stick your arms in holes looking for Lobster. The Lobster population is decimated and there are Basketball sized Morays which could grab you. Really I just hunt for Mu, Yellow Lipped Emporer inside.. only take what you want to eat. Where you staying? |
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I dragged a float (with whistle) around with me for safety and to string fish but the line attached to your gun definitely makes fish more weary. The Carter float system sounds pretty ideal. |
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Thanks all, ive always been a very picky on which/if any fish i shoot so i dont plan on taking much. Ill deff print some photos of each fish and bring it with me.
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Not sure about Bluefin but I have seen some Fat Yellowfin offshore. If you see any of these, pull the trigger.
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Awesome, thanks for the input
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These are tasty too.
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Is there any permit or license that i need to fish there?
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nope
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