Fishing in Karawang, West Java: 10 Best spots to fish in Karawang, Indonesia

Fishing in Karawang has become one of the fishing destinations where many anglers come from outside of Karawang. One of the fishing spots in Karawang with monster fish to catch is the offshore Oil Drilling Rig. Fishing on oil rigs has become a goal for some anglers to try the sensation of catching big fish in which the rig is one of the fish magnets.

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Karawang is one of regency in West Java, Indonesia, about 50 kilometers east of Jakarta. Karawang is an industrial center. Typical cuisine in Karawang is cork fish with “Pucung” seasoning which is famous for being delicious. The Karawang area is mostly a broad coastal plain in the north. With such a geographical situation, Karawang offers a potential place for fishing regardless of your busy schedule from work.

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Not only fishing in sea spots, Karawang also has lots of fresh water and brackish water fishing spots such as estuaries, rivers and lakes which is known as a wild fishing spot. You can choose where you will go fishing in Karawang either to the sea, inshore, estuaries, mangrove spots, rivers and lakes.

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Here are 12 Fishing Spots in Karawang, West Java:

1. Pertamina Oil Rigs

This oil rig owned by Pertamina (State-Owned Oil Company) has become one of the best fishing spots in Karawang, West Java. This fishing location is located approximately 3.1 miles from the estuary of Citarum and the beach of Sedari, Karawang. Not only close, this fishing spot is also easy to reach from the capital city of Jakarta. There are also many anglers who come from Muara Gembong Harbor, Bekasi because the location is not so far. Not only from Muaragembong, anglers can also come from Pakis Beach. The fish to catch here are quite diverse, ranging from grouper, snapper, GT, barracuda, and mackerel.

2. The location of the wrecks

There are many shipwrecks under the Karawang sea. The shipwrecks are not too far from the beach so they are easy to reach and the spot conditions are not too deep, on average, between 30-50 meters.

3. Pakis Coral (Northern Coral)

For those of you who want to enjoy the sensation of hook up the king mackerel, you can try fishing at Pakis Coral or in Indonesian called Karang Pakis. This fishing location is a former oil drilling that is not operating. In addition to king mackerel, there are also various other fish that you can fish here such as grouper and snapper.

4. Cipule Lake

Cipule Lake is one of the lake fishing spots in Karawang. There are a number of other lakes in Karawang that you can visit, such as Lake Cikadu and Cikelor. The fish that you can fish in this lake are tilapia and snakehead fish.

5. Kalimalang River

Kalimalang River is one of the best fishing spots in Karawang for fishing for Java barb because there are so many Java barb fish that live in this river. Apart from Java barb fish, other fish that you can fish in this river such as catfish and many others. This fish is very easy to catch using moss bait.

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6. Walahar Dam

Walahar Dam is one of the popular fishing spots in Karawang and also one of the tourist attractions in Karawang that is often visited because the place is suitable for relaxing. In addition, visitors can also fish and enjoy culinary delights where there are many culinary stall near this dam. The fish in this dam are quite diverse, such as java barb fish, catfish, and there is also a mahseer.

7. Buntu River

This river is a tributary of the Citarum River in the north of Karawang. You can fish precisely at the mouth of the river with the target fish to catch such as snapper and GT. Beside the estuary, you can also fish on nearshore of Samudra Baru Beach which is close to the Buntu River Estuary.

8. Sedari Mangrove Forest

This mangrove forest is one of the mangrove fishing spots to catch barramundi in Karawang, West Java. This mangrove forest is located not far from Sedari Beach. Currently, this mangrove forest has become one of the most attractive tourist attractions and regularly visited by local tourists.

9. Pisangan Beach

If you want inshore fishing in Karawang, Pisangan Beach is one of the places. There are many anglers to fish on this beach. You can fish with bottom techniques using small shrimp. There is no entrance fee to this beach. The best spot on this beach is at the breakwater embankment which is a favorite place for anglers.

10. Kalipandan Rice Fields

Recently, anglers often visit Kalipandan Rice Field because this place is flooded due to the overflow of Pangasinan irrigation. In addition, there are also rice fields that are rarely planted with rice so that they become fishing spots for snakehead and climbing perch.

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Those are some best places for fishing in Karawang that you can visit to practice your fishing hobby.

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