Innholdsfortegnelse for January 2003 i Hawaii Fishing News

Hi Chuck, Thanks for doing such a great job on our articles in the past few months. Thanks for the great placement in your paper. We had an excellent response to the articles. Especially last month on the first page. We had a number of tag kit requests-quite a few from the neighbor islands. We tried to sample those who were requesting kits as to how they heard about the project. We found that 95% of those fishermen read about the project in HFN. The majority also said that they have been following the articles on our project through your paper. Many said they finally made the effort to call or E-mail their request. Clay Tam DAR ■ 2002 was a great year for the Ulua Tagging Project. We doubled…

‘Fishing Tales®’ Goes National ■ Starting December 30, 2002, “Fishing Tales®” will be airing on The Outdoor Channel that you’ll be able to find on Oceanic Cable/Digital Channel #212 and on satellite. The program will be airing to some 65.7 million viewers throughout the United States and Hawai‘i. Unfortunately, “Fishing Tales®”‘‘will no longer be on”Oceanic Cable channel 16 at 7 p.m. December 30, 2002 Papio Whipping on Lana‘i Mike Sakamoto, Bobby Nii and James Kau fly to Lana‘i and fish on board the KUAKOA with Capt. Steve Schultz. Mike and the guys fish on the Maui side of Lana‘i, hook into some trophy-sized papio on light spinning tackle and have a blast. January 6, 2003 Trolling Kona on the EAGLE’S NEST Sandy Contessa and his son Chad head out on…

My name is Tom Oiye, I am a fisherman in Kawaihae on the Big Island. Over the past few months, I have been working to help raise public awareness about the proposed Ahi Nui Tuna Farm on the Big Island. Dave Holzman, Ray Chakin and Isaac Harp have given me a tremendous amount of support in helping to ‘“get the word out.” Isaac and I have jointly authored the following letter and would appreciate it if you would consider printing it in HAWAII FISHING NEWS. ■ Ancient Hawaiians practiced aquaculture by applying the fundamental principles of sustainability and harmony with nature as their top priority in their coastal fishponds known as loko i‘a. Sustainability was of the utmost importance to them because at times, the existence of their communities depended…

■ It is very difficult for me to get up the nerve to climb into a kayak and paddle into the pseudo-nuclear radioactive pool otherwise known as Lake Wilson without the use of a full anti-germ warfare body suit. At least, that is how I feel after a quick gaze at the water. Lake Wilson is situated in central o‘ahu in the town of Wahiawa. Its principle purpose was to irrigate the fields of sugar cane and pineapple for the Dole company. Now it serves what appears to be two purposes: it is a freshwater fishing destination for hardcore freshwater fishermen; and it is a landfill for the people who live along the shores of the reservoir. That is a sad and harsh commentary about Lake Wilson, but it certainly…

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■ This season’s “Slow Poke Award” goes to the Honolulu Main Post OfficeMail Processing Department. They processed the HFN subscriber’s December issues on November 25. However, as we go to press with the January issue, some of the U.S. Postal branches are still waiting for their mailbags containing the December HAWAII FISHING NEWS. Areas reporting nonre-ceipt include the Big Island (Kailua-Kona, Waimea and Hilo), o‘ahu (Mililani Town), and Maui (Wailuku and Pukalani). The vast majority of HFN subscribers received their copies by the first of the month (on schedule). So, who was the “Grinch”? The powers that be within the U.S. Postal Service’s management were at a loss to say. They did say that the December issues were probably misdirected in the huge volume of mail containers they receive and…

For letters, with photos, received during the month of January we’ll send you HFN’s popular yellow fishing cap, embroidered with “Holoholo Style”…our way of saying thanks for sharing your catch! …Hana pa‘a, Chuck Send to: P.O. Box 25488, Honolulu, HawaPi 96825 Hey Chuck, On 7/19/02, my boyfriend Jeremy, his friends Leland, Kris, Garrett, Meilani and I went fishing overnight down at Campbell Industrial side. Jeremy had been dying to catch an ulua/papio for so long, but finally that night his dream ended. He had caught a papio before (down at Mokulei‘a) but he said it wasn’t big enough to satisfy him. At 2 o’clock in the morning, he woke me up to tell me he’d caught a fish. A couple minutes later, he caught a ta‘ape…and then another. It got…

■ On November 16, 2002, Waipahu Bicycle held their annual invitational surfcasting tournament. The format had been changed to a 24-hour tournament from Saturday at 10 am. until Sunday at 10 a.m., with the weigh-in to follow. The boundaries were the same as in previous years-from ‘Ewa Beach to Ka‘ena Point. The beaches were packed as we had 82 anglers participating. All in all, after bad weather early in the week, the weekend was awesome. This event is mostly known as a small-game tournament, but the catch was pretty impressive. Cash prizes were awarded to all winners in each category. At the weigh-in, family and friends gathered around the scales as the catches were weighed and prizes were raffled and passed out. On behalf of all the anglers, we would…

E-Mail Buoy Hey Chuck, Check out this article. You might want to use it in your issue. Greg Holzman by Dave Strege (reprinted from The Orange County Register, Thursday, November 7, 2002) ■ Anglers dream of the day that the fishing is so hot the fish are jumping into the boat. The Spiro family of Laguna Niguel experienced such a day firsthand in Cabo San Lucas, and it just might land them on “America’s Funniest Home Videos.” A 265-lb blue marlin jumped into their boat, causing all sorts of madness and mayhem, and it was all caught on videotape. Fortunately, nobody was hurt, so the episode can be called amazing and amusing. Scott and Patsy took sons Jonathan, 9, and Nicholas, 7, on a cruise ship to various Mexican ports,…

■ A light mist floated over the clear stream like a morning fog. Trees, lush and full of color, grew along the steep embankment, and cicadas chirped a melody that was not familiar to me. Above us some 100 feet was a rocky cliff enveloped with thick pines and assorted brush. The tops of the trees rustled lightly, but below at the stream all was quiet and placid. I was standing on a moss-covered bank of Riwaka Stream. Still huffing from the hike, I paused, took a deep breath and then removed a leaf stuck in one of my fly rod’s guides. Russel Yamashita and our guide Mark Neuman had hiked down the long trail ahead of me and were already shin-deep in the river. Only about 20 feet across,…

■ There are several different types of tags that can be used to monitor the movement and behavior of tuna in the open ocean. Simple plastic dart tags provide a starting point (tag and release time/location) and an ending point (on recapture) useful for basic movement, stock assessment and catch rate studies. In contrast, highly sophisticated “archival” tags can be thought of as mini-computers that can store highly detailed information, such as the general location of the fish, external water temperature, internal body temperature and depth of dives. However, these types of archival tags must be recaptured by fishermen and returned to researchers for the data to be downloaded and analyzed. The newer generations of pop-up satellite archival tags (PSATs) can store similarly detailed information but are designed to detach…

■ Bigeye tuna were caught all month long at the LL FAD. The shibi were coming up both day and night. One handline boat brought in a total of 25,000 lbs in three trips, and that was with many smaller boats fishing the same area. The average size of the fish was 50 lbs, but some were bigger like the KALI GIRLS’ 170-lb bigeye. They got the fish about a mile from LL-buoy on a Futa lure while trolling back from a long night of fishing. Alan Wong was joined by Tony Nguyen and Reid Onaga, who caught six smaller ‘ahi and thought it had been a great night before the 170-pounder. The big fish was caught on Futa’s slant blower head that has been very lucky for them. The…

PEARL HARBOR FISHING TOURNAMENT June 28, 2003 J.D. Okamura—O’ahu (808).473-8000 ext 3541 E-Mail <okamuraJD@phnsy.navy.mil 7TH ANNUAL KONA CLASSIC TOURNAMENT June 28 & 29, 2003 Tropidilla—Kona (808) 327-1440 P.O. Box 2158, Kailua-Kona, HI 96745 <info@konatournaments.com> WORLD CUP BLUE MARLIN CHAMPIONSHIP July 4, 2003 Jim Hardie—Miami (305) 559-8485 P.O. Box 2476, Miami, FL. 33159 FIRECRACKER OPEN July 5 & 6, 2003 Tropidilla—Kona (808) 327-1440 P.O. Box 2158, Kailua-Kona, HI 96745 <info@konatournaments.com> SKINS MARLIN DERBY July 11, 12 & 13, 2003 Tropidilla—Kona (808) 327-1440 P.O. Box 2158, Kailua-Kona, HI 96745 <info@konatournaments.com> LAHAINA WAHINE TOURNAMENT July 22, 2003 Lahaina Yacht Club—Maui (808) 661-0191 Contact Donnell Tate at <tatemaui@aol.com> LAHAINA JACKPOT July 25, 26 & 27, 2003 Lahaina Yacht Club-—Maui (808) 661-0191 Contact Donnell Tate at <tatem@aaolu.com> 17TH ANNUAL BIG ISLAND MARLIN TOURNAMENT August 7,…

A heavy lead anchor is tied to a line of properstrength and thrown into the water as far as you desire. This line, known as the anchorline is made fast to the shore or pier when it is ready for the Split Fork Trolley. On the Solid Fork Trolley, the anchorline is first passed through the fork and under the pulley before it is made fast. The advantage of the Split Fork Trolley is it can be readily placed on and taken off without untying the anchorline. Fasten a trolley line to the eye of the trolley, tie a quantity of hooks at proper intervals and bait them. Let the trolley into the water to the desired depth and await developments. • Set No. 340 contains 1 solid brass Fork…

Turtle Uplinks to Satellites ■ One of Mauna Lani Resort’s recently released honu (Hawaiian green turtle) has been cruising the pelagic zones around the Hawaiian islands. This turtle, affectionately known as Mauna Lani Honu #22270, was fastened with a small, air-activated UHF transmitter enabling researchers to track its movements prior to being released 5 miles offshore this past June 20. Honu #22270 was released with the help of Francis Ruddle and Steve Boreri of Mauna Lani Sea Adventures, and student Jill Quaintance of the Hawaii Preparatory Academy Sea Turtle Research Program. By July 16, the honu was southeast of the Big Island when it abruptly turned north away from the islands. August 7 marked the honu’s venture west, where it neared Necker Island before heading south and then west toward…

Offshore Fishponds ■ Aquaculture has been practiced in Hawaii for several centuries, primarily in coastal fishponds, known locally as loko i‘a. These fishponds were–and even today some still are-stocked with juvenile mullet, or pua, that are fed and grown in the enclosure to harvest size. Several years ago, local Hawaiian tuna fisherman Robert Kealoha Keahiolalo Cabos dreamed of combining this traditional method of fish farming with modern aquaculture techniques. It has turned out to be a long process, and Robert has learned much along the way; but he is now the president and majority owner of Big Island-based Ahi Nui Tuna Farming Company. As Wai‘anae Harbormaster William Aila said of Robert’s project, it is “ancient technology using modern materials.” In 1999 a group of Hawaiian ‘ahi (tuna) fishermen, headed by…

Nu‘uanu Reservoir #4 Status ■ The reservoir was leaking water very badly in the latter part of November. To add insult to injury, the channel catfish absolutely went on strike in several places around the reservoir and the catches became minimal except from the far point on the left side. Then, the oxygen level became very low with the absence of rain and wind. The result was that the smaller nuisance fish could be seen actively schooling close to the surface. That was where the catfish also paraded. Despite the fish’s surface appearances, most people still insisted on fishing the bottom and, for the most part, caught only a few small catfish. Eventually, we reasoned a few anglers into trying a floater and suspending the bait 2 to 3 feet…

Fishermen Gaff ‘Ahi Farm ■ Two Big Island fishing groups have been granted a contested case against the proposed Big Island tuna aquaculture project, Ahi Nui Tuna Farming LLC. The Kawaihae Fishing Association and Kamakani ‘O Kohala ‘Ohana, d.b.a. Kako‘o, are concerned that the tuna aquaculture project will be “environmentally unfriendly.” Kako‘o President Mark Grandoni petitioned the DLNR using Ahi Nui’s draft environmental assessment as evidence. The problem for Mark is the tuna farm’s waste food and fish feces. The assessment estimates that in 2006 at full operation the farm will produce 45 tons of feces and 45 tons of uneaten food. Mark was quoted in the Hawaii Tribune Herald as saying, “Open pen fish farming is in effect using the marine environment as an open sewer.” The company said…

Dear HFN, I got a bit carried away writing this story but you can probably imagine the excitement after reading it. We got this fish “special delivery” in November this year. An early Christmas present? Hope your readers will enjoy! Rouen Fishing Poles? Who Needs ‘Em? ■ It was another beautiful morning. The air was still. We could hear the roosters crowing in the nearby park at He‘eia Small Boat Harbor as we launched Pat and Barb Conlan’s 18’ Glassply. Considering the size of this fiberglass boat, she handles o‘ahu’s windward waters very nicely. Most boats wandering out of Kane’ohe Bay run no smaller than 25’. But there are a few of us hardcore fishermen (or maybe we’re just crazy) who brave the ocean swells and wind. This day was…

■ In January, the middle of winter, weather can be varied-ranging from very nice to very bad days. More days will be nice, but the month probably will have some severe weather that no one should be caught in. The onset of bad weather is faster than at other times, and the weather is more severe. The severe weather in decreasing events that are likely to occur are, gusty trade winds, high northwest swell and surf, cold front with gusty Kona winds, upper trough and Kona lows. Expect six to 12 days of gusty trades even though January has the lowest number of trade wind days. High northwest swell and surf continue in January. Expect about eight days with surf heights at Sunset Beach, o‘ahu, to be over 10 feet…