Innholdsfortegnelse for June 2003 i Hawaii Fishing News

Chuck, My wife Cyndee had just gotten her captain’s license and it was her first day as captain. In 2½ years she has a couple of 500s, a few 600s, one 700, no 800s, two 900s and one grander. Not too bad for a girl. Thanks, Capt. Robert Hudson CAMELOT ■ On Tuesday, April 29, the Ervin family booked the CAMELOT for a half-day of fishing. We fished the “ono lane” for the full four hours without a bite. The Ervins really wanted their 13-year-old daughter Ayesha to get a fish, so they rebooked us for a full day on Friday, May 2. We left Honokohau Harbor at 6:30 a.m. and headed for F-buoy to look for bait. On the way, we tagged and released a spearfish. Ayesha was a…

Aloha Chuck, Here are some photos of Halawa Prison guards on their fishing excursion to the Big Island. We had 40 strikes and landed 13 ulua in 24 hours. I think this is something you would consider putting on your front page (and should you become a guest at Halawa Prison we’ll take care of you. Hahahahaha!). Mahalo, Patrick Augustus Honolulu, o‘ahu 24-Hour Madness We would like to start this story off by saying that our trip was the most memorable fishing trip of our lives. We’d been planning this trip for months. After arriving at Hilo Airport at 6:30 a.m., we met up with Merrell Demello, a long-time ulua pounder and one of our best friends from Halawa Prison, and Larry Mahuna. Both had moved from o‘ahu to the…

Veterans at Play ■ As a follow-up to the article on the history of casting clubs done for HAWAII FISHING NEWS (December 1999), it seemed appropriate to write about one sector of the club community that I spoke to. At least three casting clubs that I am aware of were formed around veteran’s organizations or affiliated with a branch of military service. I did not come across others, but would like to add them to my historical data should anyone know of any I omitted here. For instance, I know that many, many members of the famed 442nd Regimental Combat Team belonged to clubs like the Pompano and Pacific Casting Clubs, Atlapac Fishing Club and others. I was surprised, however that the 442nd vets apparently did not form a casting…

Nu‘uanu Opening Results ■ The first open catfish weekend session at Nu‘uanu began May 10 with 275 anglers in attendance. It was a fairly breezy day with very few showers. The recent rains had filled the reservoir up to the usual level, and the fish were active-much more so than when the water was very low in the late autumn/early winter. A total of 299 catfish came to hand. There were a few highlights like a 16.3- and a 15,3-lb catfish. The majority of the fish were in the 1.5-lb cat-egory, and there were many that did not make the 16-inch length that were returned unharmed. Incidentally, that rule bears some more explanation. If a fish is over 16 inches, the angler must keep it. However, any fish may be…

Mothership on the Horizon ■ Nash Kobayashi, a long-time Hilo fisherman with a 1,000-lb Pacific marlin bill on his wall, called to ask about a grand fishing tale. It seems a California sportfishing company is planning on comingto Hilo with 18anglersona 176’mothership carrying four 23’ fishing skiffs. What will the mothership be doing in Hilo? It wants to give sport fishermen fishing thrills and sell their tuna and marlin catch on the Japanese sashimi market. Pacific Tuna Ventures, operating from Los Angeles, has a grand plan to fish Magdalena Bay in Baja Sur, Mexico, the Marshall Islands and Hilo. The limited-partner operation is selling shares to as many as 100 fishermen. Buying into the company will get a partner lifetime fishing privileges, membership reimbursement, free seafood and quarterly income from…

Hale‘iwa Fishing ■ Fishing is looking good for this summer. Aku, shibi and mahimahi are around the buoys. With good weather and variable winds, the North Shore boats are starting to go trolling. The fleet has been returning to the harbor with some good-sized catches of aku and shibi. Hopefully, no one will tie up to the buoys. Then the bait fish will stay at the buoys and fishing this season should be very good. Bottom fishing at night has been productive. Lots of ‘opelu have been caught. Just watch out for the whales. Surprisingly, they are still around. There must be a lot of good-eating fish to keep them here so long. I heard shore fishing for ulua has slowed down as the surf has come down. But you…

For letters, with photos, received during the month of June we’ll send you HFN’s New Red, White ad Blue “Fight For the Right to Fish” Cap…our way of saying thanks for sharing your catch! …Hana pa ‘a, Chuck Send to: P.O. Box 25488, Honolulu, Hawai ‘i 96825 Dear Chuck, Enclosed is a photo of a tough 28-lb white ulua that I caught at a place we call the “Pride Lands.” It was caught using a 13-foot 9-inch Lamiglass rod with a 4/0 reel full of 80-lb test line. Ten minutes before I took this strike, I had another strike that took my 4/0 to the knot. It broke off after a brief fight and I was content with just fishing my other pole. But, as I walked back to put…

AHI FEVER June 14 and 15, 2003 Waianae Boat Fishing Club Norman Swift-O’ahu (808) 696-3399 E-Mail <norman.swift@verizon.net> PEARL HARBOR TOURNAMENT June 28, 2003 J.D. Okamura—(808) 473-8000 ext 3541 E-Mail <okamuraJD@phnsy.navy.mil< 7TH ANNUAL KONA CLASSIC 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> 2ND ANNUAL KBC PURE JACKPOT July 19, 2003 Keehi Boat Club—O’ahu (808) 841-7271 4 Sand Island Access Road, Box 44, Honolulu, HI 96819 LAHAINA WAHINE TOURNAMENT July…

CONSOLATION PRIZE: A MALOLO TEASER BIRD ■ Capt. Vinny Maggio and deck hand Eric Demarco on the Kewalo Basin charterboat MONKEY BIZ were having a fine day. They worked south from Kewalo Basin and succeeded in picking up seven nice-sized mahimahi before reaching the Penguin Banks. Capt. Vinny’s charter consisted of a nice bunch of young U.S. Coast Guard guys who had a ball landing the mahimahi in breezy conditions. The wind continued to pick up, so with plenty of fish in the box Capt. Maggio headed north for the milk run to Kewalo. About 7 miles off Diamond Head, a huge marlin exploded on the starboard short corner. Failing to hook up there, the fish crossed the wake to make a run on the port corner bait. Again the…

■ The Atlapac Fishing Club’s (AFC’s) annual Weighmaster’s Classic Shoreline Fishing Tournament took place from May 2 to 4, 2003, at any publicly accessible shoreline on the island of o‘ahu. There were 257 anglers entered, with 205 entries in the Men’s Division, 17 in the Women’s Division, 13 in the Teens’ Division, eight in the Keiki A Division (9 to 12 years) and 14 in the Keiki B Division (4 to 8 years). This year, in addition to the 39 placing awards possible, there were four additional awards. The first 100 entries qualified for early entry drawings; two names were selected, and each won a 152-quart Igloo cooler. The smallest ulua category rewarded the angler catching the smallest ulua of 10 lbs or larger, and the first annual largest ulua…

DLNR Chairman Asks for Public’s Feedback ■ The Hawaii State Department of Land & Natural Resources (DLNR) will conduct a six-month evaluation of its divisions’ operations. The purpose of this evaluation is to find ways to improve services and operations in the most costeffective way. DLNR Chairman Peter Young is asking the public to submit ideas and solutions on how the divisions can do a better job. With a nogrowth budget and the ever-increasing budget cuts, doing more with less is a real challenge. The DLNR’s operations include the management of historical sites, state parks, natural area reserves, forest reserves and sanctuaries, hiking trails, wildlife, game, public hunting, ocean recreation, boating and fishing. The evaluation will also determine if the private sector, nonprofit organizations, or volunteers may be able to…

Aku Fishing in Hawai‘i ■ The first section of this series focused on describing the various boats involved in the Hawai‘i aku fishery but did not describe them all. However, do not panic. We will bring forth more details on the ISLANDER, the ANELA and the NISEI later on. Nor did it focus on the men who brought about the development of this industry and, in particular, the development of Hawaiian Tuna Packers Ltd. The next two sections focused on the Okinawan skipjack fishery and showed how it was operated, how different species of bait were harvested and how the fish were processed into katsuobushi, aribushi and namaribushi. This section will focus on the establishment of Hawaiian Tuna Packers Ltd. because it was vital to the development of the aku…

■ The fishing has been great on this side of the island. The mahimahi returned in abundance, and so did the ono. The ono have really come back, especially around the new buoys in front of Mokumanu Island. Ian Tavares and Don Freitas could not leave the area to go to Moloka ‘i because the ono were biting so furiously that they tore up all the skirts on their lures. When they had to go, they returned to He ‘eia Kea, dropped off the 10 ono they’d caught and continued to Moloka ‘i on the KIMI ANN. Jimmy Carvalho and Moses Aiona on LAURA LEE were coming back from 30 miles out with only one fish, so they tried the U FAD in hopes of catching another. They were trolling…

■ The weather outlook in Hawaiian waters for June is good except for gusty trade winds and higher-than-normal southerly waves and surf. It is unlikely that strong Kona winds, thunderstorms and heavy rain will occur. Although it is possible for a tropical storm to appear in Hawaii waters as the warmer months approach, the odds are against it. Gusty trades have made their presence felt since March and are expected to continue in June. With trades on almost all the days of the month, gusty trades are expected on 5 to 10 days. Their occurrence may be more frequent if this pattern for stronger trades persists into June. Although refreshing for their air conditioning effect on land, surface water conditions, especially in the major channels between islands open to the…