Innholdsfortegnelse for February 2009 i Hawaii Fishing News

Dear Chuck, My name is Ryan, and I'd like to tell a story about my good friend Lance Hookano’s 119-lb ulua. Most of you know Lance as a pro surfer, but his love for ulua fishing is just as great. I fish with a bunch of guys, and we call ourselves the Rain or Shine (GS) Fishing Club. We fish every week, and my mom cooks us dinner no matter what. Thanks, Mom. Well, it was Thanks giving week and Lance called to say he had a couple of days off. I called Kurt Lum and Brian Araki, and we headed to the North Shore. We got to one of our favorite spots and quickly set up camp. The first day was all about catching bait. Lance and Kurt are…

■ Like a wraith back from the dead, screaming for vengeance, some dry clothes and a hot meal, the fall incarnation of a Spring Classic (temporarily on hiatus, I'm told) manifested itself on the 24th to the 26th of October as the Atlapac Fishing Club & Da Weighmasters Obake Shootout 2008. One word came to mind during this tournament: committed. That’s what you are when you enter any fishing tournament. No matter how miserable the weather is, save for hurricanes/tropical storms, you gotta go or poho. So, during a weekend that would sway Neil Sedaka’s opinion of a rainy day and leave even the most seasoned of veterans wet behind the ears, participants fought an uphill battle with Mother Nature in their quest for the winning catch. For those that…

Department of Land and Natural Resources and Division of Aquatic Resources 1151 Punchbowl Street, Room 330, Honolulu, HI 96813 • phone (808) 587-0593 Mahala Everyone! ■ A big mahalo goes out to all of our volunteer ulua, papio and moi anglers for taking the time to fill out the Proposed Management Survey Summaries for both the ulua and moi fisheries. It’s always a challenge when it comes to revising these regulations because these fisheries are highly regarded for both food and sport. The DAR’s goal is to have these local traditions continue while maintaining these resources for our generation as well as future generations to come. Both the Ulua Tagging Project and Moi Tagging Program have provided quite a bit of information, some of which will be presented and shared…

A Texas-Sized MPA ■ "The president has given the Earth a Texas-sized gift," said Diane Regas, Environmental Defense Fund’s ocean program head. "The area is nearly 200,000 square miles, which is nearly the size of Texas." Actually, President Bush’s three newly created marine national monuments protect 195,274 square miles of ocean surrounding U.S. territories in the Pacific Ocean. • The Marianas Trench Marine National Monument consists of waters surrounding the islands of Uracas, Maug and Asuncion, hydro-thermal volcanic vents and the entire stretch of the Marianas Trench. • The Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument comprises the coral reef ecosystems in waters up to 50 miles around Kingman Reef, Palmyra Atoll, Howland, Baker and Jarvis Islands, Johnston Atoll and Wake Island. • The Rose Atoll Marine National Monument is made…

Why Buy Sashimi? Just Buy the Boat ■ Here isa tuna tale that proves the fisherman motto true: "Don't give a man a fish; teach him to fish." Two sushi bars paid $104,700 for a 282-lb bluefin tuna at the Tokyo Fish Auction. The tuna, caught off Japan’s Oma Coast, fetched the highest fish price since 2001. The per pound price was $370. The winning bidders were a Hong Kong sushi bar and a Japanese competitor. They put the sushi knives aside and agreed to share the sashimi. The Hong Kong buyer paid the highest price at last year’s New Year event at Tokyo’s Tsukiji Market, the world’s largest fish seller. And for wives complaining about outrageous boat expenses, here is finally the proof: it is cheaper to buy the…

■ You could fish Hawai'i waters all of your life without ever boating a kamanu (rainbow runner). Then there are guys like Arnie Wolfe who catch them all of the time. Several on one trip. Big ones, too. Arnie lives in Puako on the Big Island and is always in the running for biggest rainbow runner of the year for the Kona/Kohala Coast. Arnie tied for the 2008 title with a 27-pounder, his biggest ever. Let’s take a look at what kamanu experts like Arnie are doing right and what you might do to copy their success. Arnie fishes out of Kawaihae and concentrates a lot of his efforts on the 'opelu ko'a-the feeding grounds where 'opelu hang out. He took the kamanu lead for 2008 last February with a…

Aloha Chuck, I just wanted to send you some photos of the most awesome day of fishing and diving ever. It happened right here on O'ahu while my friends and I were filming for our new DVD, "Oahu Still Get Fish!" Over the past few months, my friends and I have been blessed to be in the right place at the right time in our quest to film the best spearfishing adventures that O'ahu has to offer. Produced, filmed and narrated by my dive buddy Derek LeVault, the DVD "Oahu Still Get Fish!" is packed with some unreal underwater footage of sharks, ono, ulua, uku, tako and submarines. This is stuff that all fishermen, not just divers, will enjoy. In addition to all the underwater action, sometimes at depths of…

HFN Part 2 in a series about inshore fish of Hawaii. The 12-part series is a project of the Hawaii Fisheries AS SUMMER CAME, THE WHITE ULUA AROUND FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS DID SOMETHING PECULIAR. Carl Meyer, of the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, had tagged dozens of ulua there. His acoustic tags sent out periodic pings that were picked up by his network of underwater receivers, informing him where a fish was any hour of the day. For most of the year, it was pretty routine stuff. During the day, the white ulua, or giant trevally, he tagged at Perouse Pinnacle remained inshore and at dusk, they swam offshore, returning in the morning. Everyday, it was the same. Then summer came and his tagged fish started swimming to Rapture Reef,…

■ The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council voiced appreciation of the Bush Administration for recognizing that the waters in the newly proclaimed U.S. Pacific island marine monuments have been "effectively regulated under the Magnuson-Stevens Act and by WestPac [the Council]." As noted in a recent press briefing by Jim Connaughton, chair of the White House’s Council on Environmental Quality, these new national monuments "are complementary strategies" to the fisheries management plans developed by the Council. "The Council looks forward to continuing its work under the Magnuson-Stevens Act and the presidential proclamations to protect everyone’s interest in these areas," said Sean Martin, chair of the WESPAC. However, the Council is also concerned that the President’s use of the Antiquities Act to create these enormous new marine monuments bypasses the National…

Kamanu Rainbow Runner The rainbow runner is considered a special treat by most anglers because it is rarely caught and by fish eaters because it is a tasty fish that is versatile to prepare. Found mostly during the winter months, these sleek, blue-skinned fish average 2 to 6 pounds, but can grow up to 30 pounds in Hawai'i waters. Japanese-Style Curried Kamanu 1 pound kamanu filletsCurry Marinade (see below)Oil for frying1 egg, slightly beaten1 cup cornflakes, crushed CURRY MARINADE 1 tablespoons sugar1 teaspoon salt2 teaspoons curry powder2 tablespoons cornstarch1 tablespoon sake1 tablespoon shoyu Combine the sugar, salt, curry powder and cornstarch, stirring to remove any lumps. Add the liquids, increasing by 1 to 2 tablespoons if mixture is too thick. MAKES ½ cup. PREPARATION Cut the fish into small, serving-sized…

For letters, with photos, received during February we’ll send you HFN’s New Ulua Hook® Embroidered cap logo design… our way of saying thanks for sharing your catch! …Hana pa‘a, Chuck Send to: P.0. Box 25488, Honolulu, Hawai’i 96825 or e-mail: <fishnews@hawaii.rr.com> Aloha Chuck, Finally the day came when we could go fishing. It followed a two-year make-over period that left us wondering if the boat was well enough to venture out. After many trial runs on the boat that didn't succeed, "the day" in August 2008 arrived for our boat named the ABOUT TIME. With co-captains David and Gary along with Nate and Kevin, we went out on our first fishing trip. Miraculously, we had a triple strike and we reeled in two 'ahi tipping the bathroom scale at 185…

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Aloha Chock, I just wanted to share my first ulua story with you and the rest of Hawai'i’s ulua anglers. It all started on November 7, 2008. We were camping until November 9 for my Uncle Ben Noble’s one-year anniversary. We camped on the northeast side of Lana'i (Uncle Ben’s Shack) on Friday the 7th. We did not have any hits on the poles. The next day, Saturday the 8th, my uncles were checking the poles in the morning. One of the poles was really slack, and the line was all over. We might have had a hit early in the morning, but everyone was crashed out. So, after lunch, I, my Uncle Terrence Sarme and my cousins went looking for tako. I went in a different direction than my…

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In ancient times, ulua held a very high place in Native Hawaiian culture. The powerful jack fish was fished for sport only by alii, who were the chiefs in Hawaii. Rick Gaffney states in his 200C study for the state that the fish was even used when a human sacrifice was not available. Evidence of the respect for the fish is found in a Hawaiian proverb, “Ka ulua kapapa o ke kai loa,” which Gaffney translates as the ulua is strong like e warrior. The ulua is also featured in Native Hawaiian stories. Tom Cummings, cultural educator at Bishop Museum, relates the story of Pimoe. Pimoe is a giant Ulua who Maui catches, but as he hauls Pimoe in the fish breaks into pieces. Pieces of Pimoe’s flesh then transformed…

■ It seems that everyone focuses on bad news. All I hear about is decimation, destruction, decline and the many vast atrocities of the world. There is just so much of it, especially in the most prevalent and intriguing news items. However, amid the death and destruction, there are other things, which are good and hopeful, happening as well. On December 26, 2004, about 230,000 people were killed in a dozen countries when an earthquake of magnitude 9. 0 touched off a tsunami. Communities were destroyed, and the surrounding oceans were ravaged, as well. Surveys of the surrounding coral reefs after the tsunami showed that one-third were severely damaged. Experts predicted that it would take a decade for these to recover. Yet, here we are, just four years later, and…

■ If you have a U.S. Coast Guard License or a Merchant Mariners Document, you will now be required to obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential, also known as a TWIC. The deadline for mariners is April 15, 2009. If you don't have one yet, there is still time to apply. The TWIC is a tamper-resistant "Smart Card" that will contain your fingerprint template and is issued by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). An estimated one million workers in the marine transportation industry will be required to obtain a TWIC. This includes all U.S. Coast Guard-credentialed merchant mariners and many longshoremen, truck drivers and port facility employees. TWICs are not required for small boat deckhands who do not possess an MMD nor are they required for unlicensed commercial fishing vessel…

■ In 2008, the fishing trend continued from the previous year. It was the harbor’s second worst year for billfish in 21 years. 2008 saw the second lowest number of blue marlin (139) and the lowest number of striped marlin (29) caught. Only 121 spearfish were caught from the charterboats. 2008 also saw the lowest number of billfish tagged and released (25). This brought the yearly total to (292), the second lowest billfish total in 21 years. 2007 saw only (229), the lowest total billfish caught, with only (133) blue marlin, (62) striped marlin and (33) spearfish caught. The monthly billfish numbers were OK during the first part of the year because the short bill spearfish stayed around till the end of May. One hundred three were caught during the…

■ It’s still winter but February’s weather is normally less severe than January's. Good weather will prevail during the majority of the days in the month, but bad weather periods can cause problems: gusty trade winds, upper trough and Kana low with thunderstorms and heavy rain. The fast and sometimes unexpected appearance of these strong winds in local waters should be considered by those planning activities in the water. Wintertime high northwest swell and surf action is gradually winding down. At Sunset Beach, O'ahu, expect about four days of surf higher than 1 O feet but less than 20 feet and surf heights between 6 and 10 feet on about 12 days. Trade winds are expected on over half of the days in the month with gusty trades on about…