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  • Bali Fishing Report: Tuna and Trevally Firing on the Morning Tide
    2026/06/22
    This is Artificial Lure with your Bali fishing report. Light east–southeast trade winds settled in today, keeping things pretty friendly on the water. Offshore we had mostly clear skies, a bit of haze over the straits, and a modest chop that got lumpier by midday as the breeze filled in. Nearshore, especially along the east coast, it stayed manageable with a steady swell but nothing too scary for a competent skipper. Tides around Bali today ran on a classic dry‑season pattern: a decent early morning high, falling to a late‑morning low, then building back up through the afternoon into an evening high. That dropping morning tide pushed bait out of the mangroves and river mouths, while the afternoon flood woke things up on the reef edges and current lines. Sunrise came early, just after 6, with first light already strong when the first boats cleared the harbors. Sunset was just after 6 in the evening, giving a tight but productive golden hour for inshore casting. Low‑light periods, as usual, were the best bite windows. Off Nusa Dua and out toward the drop‑off off Tanjung Benoa, boats trolling early scored yellowfin tuna in the 5–15 kilo class and a few nicer fish mixed in. A couple of crews reported multiple hook‑ups on small skirted lures in pink–white and purple–black, run way back behind the prop wash. Yo‑zuri‑style deep divers in sardine patterns also picked up skipjack and the odd mahi when worked along color changes and bird activity. Down around Nusa Penida and the channel toward Lembongan, the stronger currents pushed bait along the edges. Anglers slow‑jigging metal jigs in the 60–120 gram range pulled up amberjack, trevally, and some solid bottom species like snapper and grouper. Bright chartreuse and blue–silver jigs got the most attention, especially when worked close to the bottom with short, sharp lifts. Inshore on the south coast, around Jimbaran and up toward Canggu, the surf was a bit rough for small craft, but shore casters still found action at first light and last light. Light metal casting jigs and small stickbaits turned up queenfish and smaller GTs along the reefy pockets and around river mouths where the water dirtied up just a bit. Live prawns and small baitfish under a float produced for those patient enough to wait out the sets. East coast inshore, especially around Padang Bai and up toward Amed, fished well on the afternoon rising tide. Local boats drifting over reef patches with cut sardine and squid strips found mixed reef fish—red snapper, small grouper, and emperors. The bite wasn’t on fire, but steady, with most boats taking home a respectable esky of table fish if they stuck it out through the turn of the tide. Best lures today: - Small to medium skirted lures, 4–6 inch, in pink–white, purple–black, and blue–silver for tuna and mahi. - 60–120 gram metal jigs in blue–silver or chartreuse for deeper reefs and channels. - Slim stickbaits and 15–30 gram casting jigs in natural baitfish colors for inshore trevally and queenfish. Best baits: - Fresh cut sardine and small mackerel strips for reef species. - Squid strips for snapper and grouper when the bite got fussy. - Live prawns and small baitfish around structure, jetties, and river mouths. A couple of hot spots to keep on your radar right now: - The drop‑off off Nusa Dua toward the trench, especially on the morning falling tide for tuna. - The channel edges around Nusa Penida, where the stronger afternoon current is stacking bait and firing up the jigs. If you’re heading out tomorrow, aim to be on your spot just before the tide turns, carry a mix of skirts and jigs, and don’t be shy about downsizing your leaders if the water’s clear and the fish are finicky. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss the next report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
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  • Bali Dry Season Bite: Trevally, Tuna, and Perfect Tide Windows
    2026/06/21
    Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Bali fishing rundown. Around the island today we had classic dry‑season conditions: light to moderate southeast trade winds, mostly clear skies, and hot afternoons. Offshore breeze early, then picking up by late morning, backing off again toward sunset. Seas outside the reefs a bit choppy mid‑day, but the channels and leeward sides stayed manageable. Tides were running a decent swing with a low in the early morning, pushing into a solid rising tide through late morning, then dropping again toward late afternoon. That morning flood lit up the bites on the inshore reefs and around the river mouths, while the late‑afternoon run‑out got the predators cruising edges and drop‑offs. Sunrise was early, just after 6, with sunset not long after 6 in the evening, giving a tight but productive low‑light window. Inshore along the east and southeast coasts, the reef edges fished well. Local boats reported good numbers of **trevally**—mostly bluefin and bigeye—with a few GTs mixed in, plus **snapper**, **emperor**, and some **grouper** holding tight to structure. Night and very early morning brought **barracuda** and the odd **queenfish** around the river mouths and harbor lights. Offshore, the blue water lines off Nusa Dua, Nusa Penida, and the trench toward Lombok were the place to be. Local captains coming back into Benoa and Serangan talked about steady action on **small to mid‑size yellowfin and skipjack tuna**, scattered **dorado/mahi‑mahi**, and the occasional **wahoo** on the deeper edges. Nothing crazy on size today, but enough fish to keep the spreads honest and the coolers respectable. For lures, keep it simple and noisy. Inshore, smaller **metal jigs** in the 20–40 g range, silvers and pinks, worked vertically over reef edges have been producing trevally and snapper. Early and late, **topwater sticks and poppers**—white, bone, or baitfish patterns—have drawn explosive strikes from GTs and bluefin when worked along the surf lines and current seams. Soft plastics on 1/4–1/2 oz jigheads, in natural browns and greens, are deadly around rock and coral patches. For bait, **live or very fresh sardines**, scads, or small mullet are still king. Drift them around current breaks, channel mouths, and any visible bait schools. Fresh squid strips or cut sardine on the bottom rigs will tempt snapper, grouper, and emperor when the lure bite slows. Offshore, keep **small skirted trolling lures** and feathers in blue‑silver, green‑yellow, and pink‑white in the spread for tuna and mahi. A deeper diving plug or weighted skirt on the corner helps find wahoo and bigger tuna working below the surface commotion. If you’re planning a session, here are a couple of hot spots to focus on: - **Nusa Dua to Tanjung Benoa Reef Line** – Fish the early rising tide along the reef drop‑off for trevally, barracuda, and snapper. Cast poppers on the edges at first light, then switch to jigs once the sun’s up. - **North and East Sides of Nusa Penida** – Work the current lines where blue water pushes tight to the island. Troll skirts and feathers for tuna and mahi, then jig the drops once you mark bait and arches on the sounder. Close to town, the rock and reef pockets around **Jimbaran Bay** and the **Sanur reef flats** can turn on near dawn and dusk, especially on that moving tide. Light gear, small metals, and live baits will do the job. Conditions are lining up nicely around those tide changes, so time your sessions carefully, keep your leader fresh, and don’t be shy about upsizing your hooks when the bigger trevs and GTs start smashing on top. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe for more daily fishing intel from around Bali. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
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  • Bali Fishing Report: Calm Seas, Strong Bites on Yellowfin and Reef Action
    2026/06/20
    This is Artificial Lure with your Bali fishing report. Around the island today we had light to moderate east–southeast trade winds, mostly dry skies, and warm air sitting around the low 30s. Sea conditions were generally calm in the morning with a bit more chop building toward midday as the breeze filled in. Cloud cover stayed patchy, so there was plenty of sun on the water. Sunrise came early over the Lombok Strait and the first light bite was good along the east and south coasts. Sunset slipped in with a mellow glow, and the last hour of light saw another push of activity inshore, especially around reef edges and river mouths where bait stacked up. The tide swung through a useful morning incoming, then eased off into a softer outgoing later in the day. Those changing periods around the mid-tide lines were the best windows for both reef and pelagic targets, with current lines and color changes easy to spot off the drop-offs. Offshore, boats working the main trolling lanes south of Nusa Dua and out toward the deep blue off Nusa Penida reported steady action on small to medium **yellowfin tuna**, scattered **skipjack**, and a few **dorado/mahi** cruising the temperature breaks. A handful of boats also raised **sailfish** along the southern contours when the current pushed a bit harder. Running smaller skirted lures in pink–white, purple–black, and blue–silver did the damage offshore, along with rigged dead baits and cedar-style plugs. Anglers slow-trolling live bait around bait balls had bonus shots at bigger tuna and the odd billfish when the sun was higher. Inshore, the reefs around Sanur, Serangan, and the Bukit peninsula produced mixed bags: **trevally**, **snapper**, **emperor**, and plenty of reef pickers. Soft plastics on light jigheads, metal jigs hopped along the bottom, and small stickbaits all worked well where the water stayed clear. Natural baits like fresh prawn, squid strips, and cut fish drew bites when the lure bite went quiet. Up toward Canggu and the west coast, surf anglers prospecting the gutters found scattered **trevally** and **queenfish** on metal slices and topwater lures, especially when the wind backed off and the current lined up along the beach. Evening sessions around the river mouths also produced a few surprise bites for patient anglers soaking bait. If you’re heading out, a few **hot spots** to consider: - The drop-offs off **Nusa Dua and the airport reef**, perfect for early-morning trolling then switching to light jigging once the sun gets up. - The channels and reef edges around **Nusa Penida**, where current meets structure and pelagics push bait onto the ledges. Best overall approach: fish the low-light periods and tide changes, keep your lure sizes modest and colors natural–bright for clear water, darker for when the light drops or the water dirties up. Always match your bait to the local forage: small pilchards, squid, and prawns are hard to beat. That’s the report from Bali waters today. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss an update. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
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  • Bali Dry Season Fire: Trevally, Tuna, and Perfect Tide Windows
    2026/06/19
    Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Bali fishing rundown. Out here today the weather’s been classic dry-season stuff: light east–southeast trades, 8–14 knots most of the day, seas generally calm inside the reefs and a bit choppier once you push wide toward the drop-offs. Skies mostly clear with some afternoon build-up over the hills, but nothing serious, just enough cloud to keep the sun from cooking you in the late session. Sun slid up over the horizon just after 6 in the morning and ducked back down around 6 in the evening, giving a nice clean window for both dawn and dusk bites. Tides have been running a moderate cycle: a decent early-morning high easing into a falling tide through late morning, then a push back in through the afternoon. That dropping tide mid-morning really turned fish on around the reef edges and river mouths. Inshore around Sanur and Serangan, the light game has been good. Plenty of small to mid-size trevally and queenfish smashing bait on the edges of the reef flats, especially when the current started pulling off the top. Small stickbaits and metal jigs in the 10–20 gram range have been the ticket, with natural baitfish colors and a bit of flash doing the damage. Guys soaking bait off the rock walls and jetties picked up mixed reef fish—snapper, rabbitfish, and the odd grouper—on prawn and squid strips. Over on the west side, around Canggu and Echo Beach, the shore casters working the deeper gutters at first light found a few decent barracuda and some solid trevally. Metal slices and long, slim minnows worked fast just behind the shore break got the hits. Bait fishers on the sand used cut sardine, picking up smaller stuff in close and the occasional better fish right on the change of tide. Boat crews running out from Benoa toward Nusa Dua and across to Nusa Penida have been seeing good pelagic life. Skipjack and small yellowfin tuna have been working bait balls with birds overhead, and a few mahi-mahi have come over the rails when the current lines and debris patches are holding. Trolling small skirts in pink, blue–white, and lumo green has produced, and casting stickbaits or poppers into bust-ups has been excellent for those quick enough on the cast. Live bait—small scad or sardine—has outfished dead baits when you can get it. Around Nusa Penida’s drop-offs and current-swept points, the jigging has been steady. Anglers dropping 40–80 gram jigs have reported amberjack and stronger trevallies, with the odd dogtooth tuna when the current is pushing hard. Natural sardine, pink, and blue-back jigs worked with a sharp, fast lift have been hot. For bait guys, fresh-cut fish strips and squid sent down to the bottom have tempted some solid bottom fish, including snapper and grouper, especially on that first push of the incoming tide. If you’re looking for a couple of hot spots, put these on your list: - The channel between Serangan and Sanur: good current, plenty of bait, and regular trevally and queenfish at dawn on small metals and soft plastics. - The waters off Toyapakeh and Crystal Bay on the Nusa Penida side: strong currents, heaps of bait, and a real mix of jigging and live-bait opportunities for tuna, trevally, and dogtooth when conditions line up. Best lures today have been: - Small metal jigs and slices in silver, blue, or green for trevally and queenfish. - Medium stickbaits and poppers in natural baitfish or flying-fish colors for tuna and mahi. - 40–80 gram jigs in sardine and pink for deeper work around Penida. Best bait: - Live sardine or scad whenever you can score them. - Fresh squid and cut fish for bottom species and shore soaking. That’s the Bali fishing wrap from Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss the next report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
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