2017 Mola Spotting in Bali

[bqualls]

I'm leaving for Bali soon. How is the Mola spotting this season? Hope it's better than last year...

 

[richdrogpa]

Let you know over the next week when I find out more... I'm in Lembongan right now and gonna be diving the whole next week starting Monday... No mola mola in Tulamben though where I was the last week But hey, I saw a whale shark there of all places, a little north of Tulamben on the Kubu wreck reef...

 

[bqualls]

Thanks Richdrogpa.
Best of luck with the molas this week!

 

[Mike Veitch]

yes, it has been much better than last year..

 

[richdrogpa]

Went out today to Crystal Bay and Manta point. First dive, in Crystal, we saw two molas being cleaned at about 100-110 ft depth (we were at 85 ft), not too cold at 72 F being the lowest but below the thermocline. Watched for about 3-4 minutes... Spoke to my diving buddies who have been diving for five days already, they seen them on 3 separate dives. Also, the DM said, this year it's definitely better than the last. In 2016, he only saw 3 during the whole season.

Hope to see a few more, I'm diving here until 8/28... Good luck to you too

 

[Dan]

I spoke with Today, my Bali DM / guide from aqua cat bali, the best travel to scuba diving / dive / diving in Bali, Indonesia (my guide in Bali for the past 10 years). He said he saw 10 of them in Crystal Bay & Blue Corner a couple days ago. They will be there until early October. So you'll have time & good chance to see them.

 

[Dan]

I saw this guy (below) at 144' (44m), the deepest dive I ever done in 30 August 2012, as shown in the date stamp, during full moon, in Crystal Bay, being cleaned by a couple of a dinner plate size Emperor Anglefish. So, you can imagine how big the Mola Mola is.

 

[billt4sf]

I spoke with Today, my Bali DM / guide from aqua cat bali, the best travel to scuba diving / dive / diving in Bali, Indonesia (my guide in Bali for the past 10 years). He said he saw 10 of them in Crystal Bay & Blue Corner a couple days ago. They will be there until early October. So you'll have time & good chance to see them.

Guaranteed ALLL RIGHT!!!!

 

[bqualls]

WOW!
This is exciting!
I love diving Bali.
I think it's very under rated.
Bang for buck its real hard to beat.

 

[bqualls]

Bingo!!
Thanks to all at Gekko Dive Bali for showing us this magnificent fish today. Going back for more tomorrow.