Innholdsfortegnelse for April 2021 i Hawaii Fishing News

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Diver Goes for a Ride My friends and I caught a 50-lb ono on the West Side on Sunday, the 14th of March 2021. We did a shore dive a couple of miles away from shore with depths of 60-80 feet. The visibility was great, but we fought strong currents. We saw a school of three onos cruising by 10 yards away. We started to slowly follow them in hopes of getting their attention and curiosity. I got this ono’s attention with a spoon, then slowly approached him until he gave me his broadside and took a shot with my Riffe 120 cm speargun. My shot penetrated the ono on the dorsal side above the spine region. I knew that the shot was a solid holding shot because the ono…

For a long time, GPS has been an integral part of boating. Everything from supertankers to kayaks use GPS for precise navigation, and it would be hard to imagine not having it. Of course, GPS for precise boating is a small niche among GPS users. Newer cars, all commercial aircraft, farmers, the military and hikers all depend on accurate GPS. Over the years, GPS has changed, from government’s intentional error induction (up until the 2000s, but no longer) to the current, far more accurate receivers. Twenty years ago, 100 meters (330 feet) was the best accuracy you could get, and that was only guaranteed most of the time. Now boaters can know where they are, nearly anywhere on the planet, within about 16 feet. Boaters particularly need that accuracy and…

Herbivore Fish Regulations Scoping Sessions The Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) is conducting informal statewide sharing sessions with fishers on the rough-draft proposal to regulate herbivorous coral reef fish. Herbivorous fish include kala, nenue, manini, kole and uhu. The DAR pointed to unhealthy coral reefs overtaken by invasive algae as a reason why plant-eating fish need to be protected. It claims to have 10,000 herbivorous fish surveys, 8,000 benthic (sea-bottom) surveys and 27 maps showing that the healthiest coral is located where the most herbivorous fish are. The Hawai‘i island Zoom presentation was facilitated by Phil Fernandez of the Hawaii Fishermen’s Alliance for Conservation and Tradition. It was moderated by DAR’s Luna Kekoa, who conducted a long but well-run meeting and was assisted by DAR Biologist Stacia Marcoux, Casey Ching…

Ulua would likely be voted Hawai‘i’s favorite game fish because they are tough fighters that can be caught from shore and grow to giant sizes (well over a hundred pounds). Equally popular are the smaller trevally, under 10 pounds, all species of which share the common name of papio when this size. These fish are a delight for light-tackle fishermen and a delectable treat for seafood lovers. Late summer and early fall are best for ulua, with average weights caught between 10 and 30 pounds although the largest on record weighed 191 pounds. Papio weigh in under 10 pounds and are usually sold whole, but ulua is often marketed in steaks, fillets and chunks. Ulua has firm, pinky-white flesh and can be cooked by any method. Skin it before cooking.…

Parading a 45.8-lb Ulua Down the Highway I woke up at 6 a.m. to meet my friend Kona at my secret aholehole spot for the sunrise bite. I told him to bring his diving stuff just in case the water was clear when the sun came up. After we caught what we needed, we were about to leave until I noticed how nice and clean the water looked. I stopped and said to Kona, “We can’t pass this up.” We got ready to jump in, said a quick prayer and started diving the flats, searching for tako. The water was very clear; you could see 10 to 15 yards in every direction. Unfortunately, all we found were old, empty tako holes. As the wind started to pick up, we looked…

I know the tides determine where saltwater fish will be at certain times of the day, but does the same hold true for tilapia? Normally, we take the Boy Scouts fishing at Ho‘omaluhia Botanical Gardens for the fishing portion of the Fishing Merit Badge. In a lake, the tide changes don’t really have anything to do with where the fish will be found and how actively they will be feeding. Ho‘omaluhia canceled all fishing because of COVID-19, so we needed to find another location where the kids could reasonably expect to catch a fish in 20 minutes or less. When fishing with young anglers, especially first-time fishermen, you should catch a fish in 20 minutes or less to keep the anglers’ attention and interest. Think “action.” I remembered seeing tilapia…

Beginning in late February 2021, NOAA Fisheries Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center will open a survey to Hawai‘i small boat fishers. We want to hear about your fishing experiences during the past year, fishing expenditures and trip costs, and how the pandemic may have affected your fishing activities. This study will help fishery managers to better understand the economic, social and cultural importance of small boat fishing in Hawai‘i. All State of Hawai‘i Commercial Marine License (CML) holders that reported fish catch in 2020 are eligible to participate in the survey. You will receive a letter in late February 2021 with secure online access information to complete the survey online. We will also send a survey booklet in the mail in late March 2021 with self-addressed stamped return envelope if…

I recently took a trip down to O‘ahu’s South Shore to fish out of Mamala Bay. The plan was to just check to see if the ‘opelu (mackerel scad) started to show back in the shallows in huge schools. Therefore, I was able to launch at 5 a.m. I meet up with my buddy True, who has a YouTube Channel called “True the Fisherman.” We set off toward the horizon. The conditions were calm: the winds were minimal, and the ocean had a gentle roll. As we passed the last set of buoys, the roar of the breakers pierced the early calm morning. Before long, we made it to our first spot. As the sun began to rise over the mountains to the east, we had our first school light…

For letters, with photos, received during April we will send you a NEW SURPRISE gift made especially for HFN — our way of saying “thanks for sharing your catch!” …Hana pa‘a, Carrie Send to: P.O. Box 25488, Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96825 or e-mail: <hawaiifishingnews@gmail.com> Aloha! Just wanted to share my personal best Moana Kali, caught from shore. Caught on light tackle whipping setup using SatoLuresCo grubs. The pole was a 9' Assasin Aurora paired with Shimano Stradic 5000xg. I’m planning on getting this printed for our place. Keep throwing them grubs! Klieven Sarol Secret Spot, Maui Aloha Carrie, Lovely day on the water with ohana. To catch fish is a bonus!! Blessed and thankful for these ruby red jewels from amazing angler Flor Armendariz. Amanda Padilla Honolulu, O‘ahu Aloha HFN, This…

Riding Cloud Nine While Fishing in the Minus Tide I took my son Kaldryn and my brother Skyler Murakami for a walk during the minus tide one Wednesday night at around 8 p.m. The night was beautiful, and the water was perfect. We were armed with just two scoop nets and my three prong. We started the night off catching a male Samoan crab and a 5-lb tako. Feeling that luck was on our side, we started scooping and three-pronging a bunch of weke and even catching a closed can of tuna. We were riding cloud nine, having a lot of fun and thinking that the night couldn’t get more awesome until we heard a heavy thrashing and major splashes about 50 feet in front of us. Whatever was causing…

O‘ahu is known as “The Gathering Place.” Striped marlin and bigeye ‘ahi, two pelagic fish important to Hawai‘i, also likely consider the waters around Hawai‘i as a “gathering place” for portions of their Pacific populations. Hawai‘i-based deep-set longline vessels that target bigeye ‘ahi at about 1300 feet also catch highly desired striped marlin. In fact, about 302,000 to 1 million pounds of striped marlin have been caught annually by the fleet since 2010. Local troll and handline fisheries also report 13,000 to 44,000 pounds of striped marlin sold commercially each year. Many more troll and handline fishers catch striped marlin for personal consumption and to share with friends and family. However, these U.S. landings represent a small percentage of the striped marlin landings in the North Pacific. Japan has historically…

Ask any fisherman, “Who taught you to fish?” and almost everyone will tell you it was a grandparent or parent and that they started out using a hand pole. My first memory of fishing is of catching bluegill with a cane pole. Here in Hawai‘i, my kids started catching small reef fish with a hand pole. A simple pole with no reel—a bamboo pole, a hand pole or a telescoping pole—is fun to use and is a good first step in teaching someone to fish. Basically, all you need to start is the pole, fishing line, a floater or bobber, lead weight and hooks. I visited several fishing supply stores, and this is what I learned. The Pole You might be fishing from a breakwater like those in Hawai‘i Kai…

2020–2021 Season Recap The three-month-long 2020-21 Hawai‘i island game-bird hunting season closed on January 31. In inexplicable deviation from other states, Hawai‘i restricts bird hunting to weekends and state holidays, except on Mauna Kea, where additional hunting is permitted on two weekdays. The number of game birds harvested each hunter trip provides a measure of hunter success. Hunter-reported information from check stations at three public hunting areas islandwide was reviewed to determine the extent of that success: Pu‘u Wa‘awa‘a on the west; Kapapala Ranch on the east; and more centrally located Mauna Kea. The recent season’s harvest success results are combined with those of the prior six years in Figure 1. Over the course of the season, island hunters logged a total of 4,693 trips to the three public hunting…