Komodo Afternoon Report: Fall Tide Fire, GTs on the Points, Jigging Steady Deep

Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Komodo fishing report for this afternoon. We’re sitting on a **waning moon**, and local tide tables from Pelabuhan Labuan Bajo show a **morning high** followed by a **strong falling tide mid‑day**, then a modest **late‑afternoon low**. That outgoing water has been ripping through the straits, stacking bait on the points and channel edges. Around Komodo and Padar, the current lines have been clear enough that you can see the color change and nervous bait on top. Weather from the Indonesian Meteorology agency has it **hot, humid, and mostly clear**, light east to southeast breeze, just enough to put a little chop on the surface. Visibility is good, and the sea state inside the islands has been friendly, though the passes still kick up when the tide runs. Sunrise was just after 6 in the morning, with sunset a bit after 6 in the evening, giving a tight, productive low‑light window at both ends of the day. The **morning bite** was the winner. On the first of the falling tide, boats working the edges of Batu Bolong and the reefs north of Komodo reported **solid action on GTs**, with fish in the **8–25 kilo** class and a couple brutes pushing higher. Yellowfin and dogtooth were picked off the deeper drop‑offs, mostly by jig guys working 80–150 meters. A few wahoo and Spanish mackerel hit trolled metal and hardbaits along the current seams. Mid‑day slowed on top, but the **jigging bite stayed steady**. Anglers dropping 150–250 g jigs along the steep walls reported mixed bags of dogtooth, amberjack, and reefies, plus the usual tax from the sharks. Inshore, smaller trevally, queenfish, and snapper kept light‑tackle anglers busy along the mangrove edges and sandy points. Best **lures** right now: - For GT and surface brutes: big **stickbaits** and **poppers** in natural bait and flying‑fish colors, worked hard over the reef tops at the start of the run. - For dogtooth and yellowfin: long, slim **metal jigs** in pink, blue‑silver, and glow, fast‑jigged on the edges of the drop. - For inshore fun: 20–40 g **casting jigs**, soft plastics on jig heads, and small hard minnows around bait schools. Best **bait**: - Live scad and small fusiliers slow‑trolled along the reef edges. - Fresh cut bonito or mackerel dropped into the deeper ledges for snapper and grouper. A couple of **hot spots** to keep an eye on: - The **north side of Komodo**, especially the points where the main current hits first on the falling tide. Work those pressure edges, whitewater lines, and any birds dipping. - The **channels around Gili Lawa and the northern reefs**, where the tide squeezes and pushes bait up. Time it for the first two hours of either the flood or the ebb and keep the boat mobile. Overall, fish activity has been **good on the moving water, slow on the slack**, so plan around the tide, not the clock. Heavy leaders, strong hooks, and respect for the current are still the Komodo rules. 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