Komodo, Indonesia Fishing Report Today

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Tune in to the "Komodo, Indonesia Fishing Report Today" for your daily dose of fishing updates, expert advice, and the latest news from the world-renowned waters of Komodo National Park in the Flores Sea. Whether you're a seasoned angler or a fishing enthusiast, our podcast offers tips, weather conditions, and the best spots for a successful fishing trip. Stay informed with the freshest insights on Komodo's exceptional Coral Triangle ecosystem and make every fishing expedition a memorable one. For more info go to https://www.quietperiodplease.com Get all your gear before you leave the dock https://amzn.to/3zF8GXk This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

Publisher

Inception Point AI

Category

leisure · sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

31 Mar 2026

Latest episode

20 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

49 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Jun 2026

   Komodo Strait Fire: Tuna, GT's, and Current Line Gold

   Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Komodo fishing report from the deck, looking out across a glassy Flores Sea. Around Komodo today the southeast trades are in charge: steady SE wind about 10–15 knots, seas a bit choppy in the channels but calm enough in the lee of the islands. Skies mostly clear with some high cloud, hot by midday, cooler once that wind kicks. Sunrise was just after 6 in the morning, sunset right around 6 in the evening, so your golden windows were first light to about 9 a.m., then again from 4 p.m. to dark. We’re sitting on a solid mid‑day high with decent tidal movement on either side. Big water pushing through the Komodo and Lintah Straits has been firing up the current lines and eddies. The bite’s been best on the falling tide as the water starts to rip, especially along reef edges and pressure points. Offshore, the last few days have been kind. Local charter skippers around Labuan Bajo are reporting good numbers of yellowfin and skipjack tuna, plus a few dorado riding the current lines. Most boats working the drop‑offs between Komodo and Padar have been picking 5–15 tuna a trip, mainly schoolies in the 5–15 kilo range, with the odd bigger model mixed in. Narrow‑profile metal jigs, 40–80 grams in blue–silver and green–gold, have been doing damage when dropped into the marks, and small skirted lures trolled at 6–7 knots have been bending rods consistently. Closer to the reefs, the jigging and bottom fishing crew have been busy. Around Batu Bolong and the slopes off Sebayur and Tatawa, anglers have been boating good coral trout, spangled emperor, red bass, and various trevally. Slow‑pitch jigs in pink glow or orange, 60–120 grams depending on depth and current, are the top artificial. For bait, nothing beats fresh squid, scad, or small cut sardine pinned on a strong 5/0–7/0. The trick is to fish the slack and early run before the current turns brutal. GT hunters have had some heart‑stopping moments on the reef edges of South Rinca and Karang Makassar. Big poppers in white, bone, or mackerel pattern, plus stickbaits with a strong roll, are getting followed and smashed on the up‑current corners where the water boils. You might only get a few proper shots a session, but they’re worth the effort—fish over 20 kilos have been sighted and a handful landed. If you’re fishing bait from a smaller boat, try anchoring on the shoulders of the current, not right in the middle of the river. Freeline a live scad or small fusilier back into the wash for Spanish mackerel and trevally. If you’re throwing plastics, 4–6 inch paddle tails in natural baitfish colours, rigged on 1–2 ounce jig heads, are a smart choice along the drop‑offs. Couple of hot spots to keep in mind: First, the reefs and channels around Tatawa Besar on a moving tide—good mix of pelagics and reef fish, just watch that current and respect the park rules. Second, the deeper edges off Karang Makassar, especially where the manta cleaning stations drop into blue water; work your jigs and deep divers along those contour lines for tuna, trevally, and the odd surprise. That’s the word from Komodo for now. 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

2. 

   19 Jun 2026

   Komodo Dry Season: GTs, Dogtooth, and Current-Edge Tactics

   Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your afternoon fishing report for the Komodo area. Out here today we had classic dry‑season conditions: mostly clear skies, light to moderate southeast trades blowing 10–15 knots, and air temps sitting around 29–31°C mid‑day. The sea state between Komodo and Rinca has been a bit choppy on the channels, but calmer in the lee of the islands. Typical sunrise was just after 6 in the morning, with sunset around 6 in the evening, so we’ve got a tight, 12‑hour tropical window to work with. Tides around Komodo are always powerful, and today was no exception. We had strong running water on the bigger channels during the morning and late afternoon, with softer neaps and eddies on the inside bays around the top and bottom of the tide. Current lines and pressure points have been the key – anywhere that flow hits a reef corner or a rock outcrop has been holding bait and predators. Fish activity has been solid. Around the reef drop‑offs and current edges we’ve seen good numbers of dogtooth tuna, GTs (giant trevally), bluefin trevally, and some solid coral trout. The bluewater edges have produced decent yellowfin and skipjack, plus the usual mixed mackerel. Boats working poppers and stickbaits over shallow bommies have raised plenty of GTs, with a few fish in the 20–30 kilo class coming boat‑side. Jigging in 40–80 meters has brought up amberjack, dogtooth, and snapper, with some by‑catch of ruby snapper and grouper for the table. For lures, heavy surface poppers in natural baitfish or white, and medium stickbaits in sardine or flying‑fish patterns have been the standout for GTs and trevally. Metal jigs from 80–200 grams with a slim profile in blue, silver, or pink have been doing damage on the deeper reefs. Soft plastics on heavy jigheads, 5–7 inch in pearl or chartreuse, are picking up trout and snapper when worked tight to structure. If you’re fishing bait, fresh is king. Live scad, small fusiliers, or squid bridled and drifted along the current edges have been deadly for dogtooth and big trevally. Fresh cut bonito or mackerel strips on the bottom are pulling snapper and grouper. Use strong leaders – these Komodo fish live in nasty country and they fight dirty. A couple of hot spots to keep in mind: first, the current lines off the northern points of Komodo where the deep water pushes up onto the reef. Work those pressure edges on the pushing tide with poppers and deep jigs. Second, the channels between Komodo and Rinca – areas with standing waves and boiling current – have been very productive when the tide starts to move, especially for GTs and dogtooth. That’s the word from the water. 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

3. 

   18 Jun 2026

   Komodo Dry Season: GT Runs and Reef Fish in the Afternoon Tide

   Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Komodo fishing report for this afternoon. Out here around Komodo and Rinca we’ve had a classic dry‑season pattern: steady southeast trades 10–15 knots, gusting a bit more in the channels, with air temps sitting around 29–31°C and the humidity still up but not brutal. Skies have been mostly clear with a light haze, and the sea state outside the islands is a short 1–1.5 m chop, but inside the straits the lee pockets are very workable in a small boat. Sun came up early over the eastern side of Komodo, just after 6, and it’ll be dropping behind the islands around half past 6 this evening. That gives a nice long in‑between light both dawn and dusk, and today those low‑light windows have lined up well with the moving water. The tide has been running on a medium range. We had a decent morning flood pushing in from the south, and it’s been easing into an afternoon ebb through the main straits. Around the tighter passes like Karang Makassar and the channel between Komodo and Rinca, the current has really been ripping, so smaller boats are sticking to the edges and eddies where it’s safer and the fish are stacking up. Fish activity has been good whenever the current edges soften. Pelagics have been working bait schools off the drop‑offs. Boats working the current lines off Karang Makassar reported packs of GTs and smaller dogtooth shadowing fusiliers; a few solid GTs in the 10–20 kg class came boatside, with some bigger models busted off in the rough stuff. Yellowfin have been scattered, mostly school fish, with a couple around the 20 kg mark taken by crews slow‑trolling live scad along the outer reef faces. Inshore around the coral edges and bommies, the reef fish bite has been steady. Anglers soaking fresh cut squid and small livebait have brought up a mix of coral trout, sweetlip, and a few nice mangrove jacks tight to the structure, especially in the mangrove‑lined bays on the north side of Rinca. A handful of Spanish mackerel have been patrolling the corners of the reefs where the current hits first; most of those fish came on trolled bibbed minnows and small metal spoons in natural baitfish colors. For lures, the locals have been leaning on big surface stickbaits and cup‑faced poppers for GT and other brutes along the reef edges—think 120–180 mm in sardine, bonito, or flying‑fish colors. Work them across the whitewater of the current breaks and over the heads of the bommies. Subsurface, heavy jigging metal in the 80–150 g range dropped into the deeper channels has turned up dogtooth, jobfish, and the odd amberjack. When the sun is high and the water clear, natural colors and a bit of flash have outfished bright patterns. Best bait right now: live fusilier, scad, or small garfish for the big predators, and fresh squid or strip baits for the reef dwellers. If you can’t get live, a well‑presented dead bait slow‑trolled just outside the reef edge is still putting fish in the boat. A couple of hot spots to think about: - The edges of **Karang Makassar** (“Manta Point”): fish the up‑current and down‑current ends of the reef where the bait piles into the pressure waves. Work surface lures early, then switch to jigs once the sun is up. - The channel between **Komodo and Rinca** near the small islets: focus on the back‑eddies behind the islands on a slowing tide. That’s where the bait and the predators both take a breather and you can work lures without getting swept off the spot. Mind the currents, respect the park rules, and keep an eye out for dive boats and mantas on the popular reefs. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a 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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