Bali

I might be going to Bali for a week after Thanksgiving. Does anyone know
about fishing opportunities there? I've never heard of any. The Web has
a few things, but I don't really trust the information.

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There are some cracking Sal****er Fly Fishing Opportunities out there. Your
best bet would be to find someone locally when you are out there. Very good
value too - you can even afford a generous tip if you have a good day with
him - a small gesture will go a long way for someone out there.

Chris


"rw" wrote in message
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I might be going to Bali for a week after Thanksgiving. Does anyone know
about fishing opportunities there? I've never heard of any. The Web has
a few things, but I don't really trust the information.

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

Chris Cook wrote:
There are some cracking Sal****er Fly Fishing Opportunities out there. Your
best bet would be to find someone locally when you are out there. Very good
value too - you can even afford a generous tip if you have a good day with
him - a small gesture will go a long way for someone out there.

Thanks, Chris. I guess I'd better take my 9 weight and some bonefish
flies and Clousers, at least, and hope I run into a local connection.
Since I'm going with the most gregarious person I've ever known, that
would be likely. :-)

Are you from Australia, by any chance? I understand Bali is a popular
place for Aussies.

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Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

"rw" wrote in message
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Chris Cook wrote:
There are some cracking Sal****er Fly Fishing Opportunities out there.
Your
best bet would be to find someone locally when you are out there. Very
good
value too - you can even afford a generous tip if you have a good day
with
him - a small gesture will go a long way for someone out there.

Thanks, Chris. I guess I'd better take my 9 weight and some bonefish flies
and Clousers, at least, and hope I run into a local connection. Since I'm
going with the most gregarious person I've ever known, that would be
likely. :-)

Um.....gosh.....thanks. I'm sure that you'll understand how surprised I am
(under the circumstances and all) but I really appreciate it. However, I'm
afraid I'm going to be busy just about then. Hey, maybe you could RENT a
friend!

Wolfgang

Nope, I from Surrey in the UK. Went to Bali a few years ago and thoroughly
enjoyed it. Fortunately we were there before a lot of the terrorist
activities out there in recent years. It's possibly ruined the place now but
is well worth visiting (assuming that's not a contradiction in terms...)

Chris


"rw" wrote in message
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Chris Cook wrote:
There are some cracking Sal****er Fly Fishing Opportunities out there.
Your
best bet would be to find someone locally when you are out there. Very
good
value too - you can even afford a generous tip if you have a good day
with
him - a small gesture will go a long way for someone out there.

Thanks, Chris. I guess I'd better take my 9 weight and some bonefish
flies and Clousers, at least, and hope I run into a local connection.
Since I'm going with the most gregarious person I've ever known, that
would be likely. :-)

Are you from Australia, by any chance? I understand Bali is a popular
place for Aussies.

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

You may have already found this:
Page 14 of the Travel Talk section at
http://www.flylife.com.au/forum/default.html has a thread
on Bali, Steve. A 9 wt might be optimistic in some circumstances ;-).
You have to wade through the surfing anecdotes (Bali is a surfing
dest.) to find anything. See Gilo's (15th Jan) and Trevor Martin's
contribs for some idea.


Steve

wrote:

You may have already found this:
Page 14 of the Travel Talk section at
http://www.flylife.com.au/forum/default.html has a thread
on Bali, Steve. A 9 wt might be optimistic in some circumstances ;-).
You have to wade through the surfing anecdotes (Bali is a surfing
dest.) to find anything. See Gilo's (15th Jan) and Trevor Martin's
contribs for some idea.

Thanks, but I'm going to go through the registration rigamorole and give
them my email address. Can you summarize the findings?

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Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

rw wrote:
wrote:

You may have already found this:
Page 14 of the Travel Talk section at
http://www.flylife.com.au/forum/default.html has a thread
on Bali, Steve. A 9 wt might be optimistic in some circumstances ;-).
You have to wade through the surfing anecdotes (Bali is a surfing
dest.) to find anything. See Gilo's (15th Jan) and Trevor Martin's
contribs for some idea.


Thanks, but I'm going to go through the registration rigamorole and give
them my email address. Can you summarize the findings?


Oops. Meant "not" going to. insert embarrassed smiley of your choice

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Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

From the messages:
Look at hiring boat and 'ghillie' to get beyond beach break.
Not a lot of beach fishing due to break size.
Low tide may be an option from beach (locals use cast nets then - if
you can find access the deeper channels, drains etc. who knows ... 9wt
minimum).
Boats and local guides are cheap apparently.

Beyond break be ready for sharks -wire tippett, fast sinking line and
12wt.
Advice from a charter guy in Bali was that the flyrodders tend to get
"busted up " and revert to conventional tackle. (He may have been
biassed not being a flyflicker)


Have a good trip,


Steve

"rw" wrote in message
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I might be going to Bali for a week after Thanksgiving. Does anyone know
about fishing opportunities there?

Not me. Um......but then, you probably already guessed that.

I've never heard of any.

Hm......

Well, Bali is an island twixt the Bali Sea and the Indian Ocean, somewhere
around 8 1/2 S and 116 E if memory serves. As far as anyone has been able
to determine to date, virtually ALL of the islands in the region are
surrounded by water. Fishing is probably not out of the question.

The Web has a few things, but I don't really trust the information.

Yeah, well, if it was on the psig web page, I don't think you'll find a
single person on this entire newsgroup who would blame you.

Wolfgang
don't thank me........it's a duty.