Local and worldwide superstition about fishing: First of all rules you should know if you want to go to the ocean in Indonesia you should know that wearing a green shirt or anything green on you is a very bad omen and therefore bad luck for all the people with you. Also google” Nyi Roro […]
Top Ten Fish to hunt In Bali
The fish are found around Bali water, they are rated according to the best dining experiences, Rarity, and difficulty of hunting them. 1. Longface Emperor ” ikan moncong”Only been spotted by me and Arvid 5 time since the last 6 years. Found in sandy coastal areas, lagoons, and reef slopes. Juveniles are found in shallow […]
Top Ten Fish you Shouldnt spear in the island of god.
The list is sorted according to rarity of the fish in Bali, Edibility, and endangered: 1. Napoleon Fish(Humphead Wrasse). Javanese fisherman are still targeting smaller napoleon fish and sold in Benoa or Kedongan market for special customers. The Napoleon population in Bali are located in few spot around Bali. They usually in school of 10-15 […]
“Kampuh” Maori Seaperch
“Kampuh” known in english as scribbled snapper (Lutjanus rivulatus). This my local favorite fish, perfect for the grill, fillet , steam and baked in the oven. Scribbled Snapper is best found behind the reef, where there are a lot of ridges(underwater valley) with sand bed in the bottom. Also they are found in areas with […]
“Tumpek” Mahi Mahi
“Tumpek” known in english as “Mahi Mahi”. Knowing the Balinese name is very helpful and save you the trouble communicating with the captain. Most of them have many experience of the area and will lead you directly to the best location. Your best luck to find Mahi Mahi is north Bali at the FADs, if […]
“Ikan Tawah” Rabbitfish
“Ikan Tawah” known in english as “rabbitfish”, is one of the most favorite reef fish to eat of the Balinese. There are 2 kinds: One with a yellow spot next to the tail (Gold-saddle rabbitfish) which can grow up to 2kg, or the white spotted rabbitfish which can grow up to 300-400 grams. Don’t let […]
Eenk Hendra aka fish finder or kretek lung
38 kg Barracuda West Java Eenk a scuba instructor by profession, and a mad spear-fishermen from Pangandaran West Java. His love to the ocean started when he was very young where he use to company his father snorkeling collecting tropical marine fish.Throughout the years Eenk have caught many incredible trophy fish, all over Java and […]
Problem cooking your fish in Bali?
Chef Asier can transformed any type of fish to the best seafood meal you will ever have in your life!! Rather you’re on your holiday or a settler in Bali, having trouble with your catch from the sea. Get Asier to swing by and arrange a private dinner. From Top restaurant to remote surf camp […]
Eenk-Eenk Trophy fish 12/4/2012
We started early in the morning, the water visibility was poor, medium current, no wind, swell was 2 ft. We were looking for scribble snapper and grouper. Majority of them was too small, only saw 2 snapper around 1 kg range. Arvid also saw the same size fish and couple grouper. Luc was having problem […]
North west Bali 2 April 2012
During the afternoon at Grouper Farm First Day In North west Bali, we stay a night at the grouper farm. We tried to catch fish around the farm but no luck. So we took 2 (500-700 gram) Baramundi and 1 good size grouper (800 gram flowery cod) for dinner. The meal was amazing, you cannot […]