Innholdsfortegnelse for January 2021 i Hawaii Fishing News

Official NEW State Record - Yellowtail/Hiramasa October 18, 2020 will go down in the books as one of my best days of this crazy year! As usual, the day started off early. It was the second day in a row of fishing for me and it was gonna be hard to top the awesome action we had the day before since I already had three papio and a moi in the cooler at home. I brought my PIFG tagging kit and planned on tagging and releasing any papio I brought in that day. The fishing started off slow, but everyone around me was having their fair share of action. By 7 a.m., I had tagged and released a 12.5-inch and a 15-inch papio, then the bite slowed down. I ended…

What do proposals to close beaches to fishing, the current pandemic, and the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) Fishing Merit Badge have in common? I attended one of the recent statewide virtual hearings regarding a proposal to close some of our most popular beaches to fishing, including Ala Moana Beach Park. The proposal exists because there is a perceived conflict between fishermen and swimmers. Large schools of fish (bait balls that may be 20 or 30 yards across) come in close to shore for a month or so during spawning season. Anglers gather along the shore to catch these fish. The swimmers are mostly retired, and some are new residents, who use swimming as their exercise. They are also very well organized and show up in force at hearings and meetings.…

RE: DAR’s Marine 30x30 Plan An Alternative Option I retired from DAR in 2013 and still have an interest in sustainable fishery management. DAR’s Marine 30x30 plan, still not completed, suggests a fishery management that focuses on area utilization. I would like to suggest an alternative option. Mahalo to Robert Duerr for his article in Hawaii Fishing New’s December 2020 issue reporting on the various issues of concern regarding the proposed Marine 30x30 plan. An article in the July 2020 HFN entitled “Sustainable Fishing Relies on Healthy Estuaries” clearly demonstrated muliwai (estuaries) as essential nursery habitats for many of our nearshore game fish such as moi, ‘ama‘ama, weke and others. Estuaries and rocky shoreline tidepools are critical nursery habitats in Hawai‘i and are the engines that provide for a healthy…

The “Let’s Go Fishing Show” premiered in Hawai‘i in 1969. Since then, this weekly television program has enjoyed a multi-generational audience. If you watch the program, you will see many avid ocean resource users who are often from families of fishers. The “Let’s Go Fishing Show” also produces episodes from beyond Hawai‘i that celebrate fishing cultures from other parts. One episode that aired on November 16, 2020 featured a fishing trip to Christmas Island. On that trip were family and friends of Reno Henrigues of Fresh Catch restaurants, including my son Ty Tamaru. Reno and Fresh Catch have already appeared in magazines, newspapers and the news. You can use these links to check out Fresh Catch: <https://www.staradvertiser.com/2020/05/05/food/quickbites/freshcatch-lures-in-triple-d/> and <https://www.khon2.com/local-news/hawaiirestaurant-fresh-catch-appears-on-diners-drive-ins-and-dives-hosted-by-guyfieri/. Ty shared some photos, particularly of the ulua that were caught…

The HINATEA with Capt. Chris Cole and deckman Dylan Lehmann landed another big blue marlin, this one weighing 656.6 lbs. They were heading out to the MC-buoy, 12 miles off the southwest corner of Lana‘i. Dylan was setting up the pattern as they crossed the 200-fathom ledge between Lana‘i and Kaho‘olawe. As he went into the cabin to grab some more rubber bands, he heard Chris shouting, “Short corner! Short corner!” The marlin came up and whacked the short corner lure a couple of times, but missed it. When Dylan came out of the cabin, Chris was already off the bridge and at the reel. Chris cranked the line down and pulled it off the ’rigger rubber band. Chris dropped the lure back and then cranked it back in, teasing…

It was Monday, January 17, 1994, nearing the end of California’s game-bird hunting season. It was Martin Luther King Jr. Day, on which our flexibly constituted little group traditionally headed north to hunt chukars in the Mojave Desert’s El Paso Mountains. I was nearing the end of my 35-yearlong stay in California. Travelling with me this trip were my good friend Merle Wright, my oldest son, Chris, and Doc, my German Wirehaired Pointer. I was mentally thumbing my beads, praying the young dog wouldn’t embarrass me again this trip by taking off on another wild jackrabbit chase. I was sorely tempted to send a load of birdshot up his butt the last time it happened. Our destination was public land adjacent to Highway 14, situated somewhat north of the small…

A few days before Thanksgiving, my longtime friends, brothers Orion and Arlo, invited me on an overnight fishing trip. I hadn’t fished for a while, so I packed my IRW Big Island Special pole paired with a Shimano Torium 50 reel. I had just bought that pole and reel from a friend, and this was my first chance to use that setup. My line was an 80-lb test Berkley Big Game with 250-lb test Berkley leader. I usually use Mustad 16/0 hooks and try to use barbless hooks whenever I remember to. I believe in barbless hooks and think they’re perfect for slide-baiting. I like releasing ulua as much as possible, and hate the feeling of losing a fish and wondering if it will survive. We set out the…

An Ode to the Hilo Trollers in the Time of COVID: Masked Fishermen Ride Again! (To be read in cadence, sotto voice, emphasis bolded) There once was a “little” but BEEG big game fishing clubknown as Hilo Trollers.Its membership always includes captains and crew who dream of catching beeg, beeg fish too! Captains and crew all do strive for big fish awards, trophiesAnd for success and social recognition to sometimes come true! It was started in Hilo over 46 years ago, and the awfully agonizing question always wuz:Is the tournament on, is the tournament a go? And will the bite be hot or the bite be slow? How could weekend captains evah really know? Icing down and prepping the boat is part of the game As captains await the 6…

Fishermen provided input and recommendations on fishery issues at two recent virtual meetings organized by the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (the Council). Using smart-device, electronic monitoring and more outreach could be the key to getting fishermen to participate in providing catch and effort data that fishery managers need. That was the recommendation of the Noncommercial Fisheries Advisory Committee, which provides advice to the Council. Chaired by Dean Sensui of “Hawaii Goes Fishing,” a former Council member, the meeting was held virtually on October 29, 2020. The committee said that fishermen are mystified by the fishery management process and that increased outreach by the Council could encourage them to participate in the voluntary Hawai‘i Marine Recreational Fishing Survey. Members of the committee include Joaquin Cruz (Shut up and Fish…

I grew up fishing on O‘ahu, and I’ve been diving for a few years. A more seasoned buddy of mine kept raving about Pathos Sniper spearguns, so I had to give one a try. I picked one up at West Side Dive & Tackle, and the following is the story of the first day I used it. I got a few uhu in the morning and speared a moana-ukali when we got into the mu during the afternoon. My buddy and I were working a pile of mu and had gotten a couple each. He shot one on his last drop so I decided to take one last drop to see if I could get another before we swam back to the boat. I hit the bottom and looked up;…

Publisher’s Note: From time to time we reprint popular and helfpul articles as requested by our readers. This reprint is from the January 1979 issue. When is the best time to go fishing? There’s an old saying that the best time is whenever you have the time. That’s a bit too flippant. Every dedicated fisherman I know manages somehow to find the time when he feels the fishing is going to be special. But knowing when the fishing will be special means knowing how to predict fish behavior. Throughout history, fishing cultures around the world have developed folklore about when fish perform the rituals of their life cycle from spawning to migration to feeding. Much of the folklore is fanciful, with mythology mixed in to help explain why some basically…

What You Can Do for Better Fisheries Until now, there has been little incentive for non-commercial fishermen to report their catch. We take our boats out on the weekend and come home with whatever ends up in the cooler. There’s no need to fill out any paperwork. But times are changing, and events taking place far from Hawai‘i will have an effect on fishermen here. There could be a time when the opportunity to catch fish will be limited in order to conserve the resource. Decisions may have to be made on how the total amount of available fish will be divided up. This is especially important for migratory, pelagic species such as various types of tuna and billfish that are sought by other countries fishing in the Pacific. The…