Fishing calendar

Fishing in Bali in November

What is actually running in November, which water it lives in, and how many days that month are genuinely comfortable to be out on. Measured, not estimated.

In season2 in season
Easiest waterKomodo & Flores Sea — 94% easy days
Hardest waterSouth Bali & Indian Ocean — 7% easy days

In season in November

These species have a real season, and November falls inside it.

Biting all year

These are worth targeting in any month, which makes them the fallback when the seasonal fish are out of reach.

What the sea does in November

Seven measured waters, each read at a fixed point every day for four years. “Easy days” is the share of days in November with a calm sea and light wind — the days a small boat can actually work.

What the sea does in November
Water Sea Wave Wind Easy days Best month here
Komodo & Flores Sea Easy 0.40 m 15 km/h 94% November (94%)
North Lombok & the Gilis Easy 0.70 m 14 km/h 93% April (98%)
Bali Strait & north Bali Easy 0.19 m 15 km/h 88% April (98%)
North Bali (Bali Sea) Easy 0.26 m 16 km/h 83% November (83%)
Lombok Strait Easy 1.32 m 14 km/h 38% November (38%)
Badung Strait & Nusa Penida Easy 1.33 m 14 km/h 38% November (38%)
South Bali & Indian Ocean Hard 1.64 m 19 km/h 7% November (7%)

Species against water in November

A season and a sea state are only useful together. For each fish in season, this is the water it lives in and how often that water is workable this month — including when the honest answer is “come back later”.

Dogtooth Tuna

Grounds: Nusa Penida walls, Amed, Gili Trawangan drop-offs

Wahoo

Grounds: Lombok Strait, Offshore banks, Nusa Penida current lines

Methods that suit November

The techniques the fish in season in November are taken on.

TrollingJiggingPoppingBottom fishing

Where you would leave from

Only two harbours on the platform have boats that actually depart for a day on the water.

Fishing from a harbour

Book the right boat for November

Our captains work this water all year and know which weeks it rewards.

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