Innholdsfortegnelse for October 2009 i Hawaii Fishing News

Stanford Shimizu and I, Cheryl Mizusawa, planned to go out on the 21' Glasply boat with no name. When Stanford saw that there would be a full moon, he decided not to go because he thought there would be no fish around. I said, "No, let’s just go." I had to drag Stanford to get him going. After launching, I drove the boat out 13 miles. Stanford set up five or six rods with 9-inch lures. He went inside the boat to get some things including a meat hook and a bat. I keep on driving until I felt a vibration from the outrigger pole at 9:30 a.m. I checked the rod. Oh, goodness! The rod was already bent down and his reel was spinning. About 300 yards of line…

'Opelu opportunities improve in October. The meager schools of summer are already fattening up with more and bigger fish as I write this in early September. Because there are more 'opelu to compete with each other in the months from October through February, that’s the season when you will have your best chance to catch them during daylight hours to use for bait. Notice I said day time. Yes, 'opelu are easier to hook at night when you can attract them to your boat with lights. But you may not want to start your fishing day by staying up all night drifting at sea to hook your live baits. If you don't think 'opelu feed during the daytime, you have not watched the commercial 'opelu fishermen palu schools to the…

Nostalgia at Nu'uanu Reservoir This past month, hundreds of anglers at the catfish session besieged me with one single question: "Is this really the last time that we will ever be able to fish here again?" You can actually feel the pain that some of these anglers are going through. Stories come out about how long they have been coming to the reservoir and how they caught their first fish there. In fact, no one really knows what the status is as of this writing and no one is offering suggestions about what could be done versus what will be done. One thing is for sure: the dam will have to be repaired. There are no two ways about that. Then up pops the question, "What happens after the dam…

The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council’s High School Summer Course on Marine Fisheries and Resources advises students about how the Council (also known as WESPAC) and other organizations prevent over fishing, minimize by-catch and protect our fish stocks, marine habitats and ocean. Last summer, when I was a sophomore at Waipahu High School, I took the course because I was interested in marine biology. The course confirmed my desire to pursue marine biology and was so educational and fun that I registered to attend the program again this year. The students who attended the 2009 course had a fantastic time, and we became great friends even though we were from different schools including Moanalua, Damien, Kamehameha and Waipahu. We gained a lot of knowledge during our weeks in the…

This year, on Admission’s Day Weekend, the Maalaea Boat and Fishing Club sponsored the 38th Annual Lanai Rendezvous. As usual, we had a great turnout with 41 boats entered and 157 participants. Hosting teams from Maui, O'ahu and Lana'i, we were hoping the weather and fish would cooperate and all the prizes and T-shirts would arrive safely at Manele Harbor before registration (that is just one of the many things that has to be planned when you are having an event on another island). The entry fee included dinner at the awards ceremony, a T-shirt and prizes. Each year, the tradition is to print on the shirts the names of the individuals who have passed a way recently that were long-time members of the Maalaea Boat and Fishing Club or…

OFFSHORE TOURNAMENTS OAHU-22ND NA WAHINE O' KEEHI TOURNAMENT October 17, 2009 KeehiBoatClub Matt Moribe(808) 330-7133 MAUl-32ND ANNUA LAHAINA WAHi NE October 29. 2009 NorvAyers(808) 757-0665 Website<lahainajackpot.com> E-mail<kokolele5@aol.com> MAUl-33RD LAHAINA JACKPOT October 30, 2009 NorvAyers(808) 757-0665 Website<lahainajackpot.com> E-mail<kokolele5@aol.com> MAUI-HALLOWEEN SHOOTOUT October 31, 2009 Jeff Kahl(808) 283-2628 E-mail<info@bluemarlinshootout.com> Website<bluemarlinshootout.com> OAHU-THE DO OR DIE TOURNAMENT November 14 & 15, 2009 HawaiiYachtClub BoolieWhitmire(808) 382-2013 or SuePotts(808) 392-2771 E-mail<susiepotts@hawaii.rr.com> Website<www.hawaiiyachtclub.org> SHORELINE TOURNAMENTS OAHU-2009 O'AHU TALON ROD SHOOTOUT Ongoing Tournament-Ends Dec. 31, 2009 Eric lmasaka(808) 721-2346 OAHU-NANKO’S EASTSIDE CHALLENGE October 23, 24 & 25, 2009 Jeff Manatad(808) 636-8585 E-Mail<blaine@GTMasterscup.com> Website<www.gtmasterscup.com> KAYAK TOURNAMENTS HAWAII-THE FALL "YAK" ATTACK November 21 & 22, 2009 Screamin' ReelVideos(808) 885-8907 P&PKayaks(808) 880-1400 HFN 2010 Tournament Planner OFFSHORE OAHU-AHi FEVER June 19 & 20, 2010 NormanSwift (808) 696-3399 E-mail<nswift9005@msn.com> Website<WWW.Wbfc.net> WORLD CUP BLUE…

It was Wednesday, September 8, 2008. Right before the sun was going down, I went for a surf at Laniakea. I walked down to the Turtle Beach side of Lanis-you know, where the sand and the reef meet. I was watching the waves and was about to put on my leash when I decided not to go surfing. I figured the swell wasn't really hitting yet and it would be going off in the days ahead. Hallelujah! My neck hurt from sleeping on it the wrong way, and it wasn't worth going out. I figured I would just hang out and watch the sunset. I was sitting there, watching, when all of a sudden, over in the water where the turtles hang out and the surfers go in and come…

On Sunday, September 13, 60 two-man teams off ree-dive spear fishermen checked in at Pinky’s Pupu Bar & Grill in Kailua, O'ahu, to take part in a spearfishing event on the east side. The dive boundaries were from the Makai Pier in Waimanalo to Pat’s at Punalu'u. Maui Sporting Goods is a spearfishing store in Kapahulu, O'ahu, and the major sponsor of this annual event, which attracts free-dive spear fishermen from all over the state. Kurt Taguma, manager of the store, said this contest is for divers to enjoy a day of fellowship and have a "safe and fun dive." A safety rule that requires each two-diver team to drag along one float is unique to this contest. Both divers must stay with in a SO-foot radius of the team…

Aloha Chuck, I'm sending you two photos of fish that I caught on the last two fishing trips I made this year. I caught the first ulua on my birthday on a trip in June. My partner Sean Hashizaki and I planned to fish my favorite spot in Makena. The water had really been rough that week, so maybe that was why no one else was there. We decided to take a chance and fish it even though it was rough because it was rare to have the spot to ourselves. That night, we took only one strike and were fortunate to land the fish in such rough conditions. Sean was my gaff man, so I wasn't worried. The ulua weighed 53 lbs. The second picture is of a 39-lb…

HAWAII FISHING NEWS STATE FRESHWATER RECORDS Fish Weight Bass, largemouth…………………………………………….. 9 lbs 9 oz……………. 9.58 lbs Bass, peacock(tucunare)…………………………………. 9 lbs 4 oz……………. 9.26 lbs Bass, smallmouth………………………………………….. 4 lbs 15 oz……………. 4.98 lbs Bluegill…………………………………………………………………… 8 oz………………… 5 lbs Carp, Germangrass……………………………………….. 13 lbs 4 oz………….. 13.28 lbs Catfish, channel…………………………………………… 43 lbs 13 oz………….. 43.81 lbs Catfish, Chinese…………………………………………….. 2 lbs 11 oz……………. 2.73 lbs Oscar……………………………………………………………… 2 lbs 6 oz…………….. 2.37 lbs Pacu…………………………………………………………………… 18 lbs………………. 18 lbs Pongee (snakehead)……………………………………………….. 7 lbs…………….. 7.01 lbs RedDevil(midascichlid)……………………………………. 1 lb 2 oz…………….. 1.16 lbs Tilapia…………………………………………………………….. 4 lbs 3 oz…………….. 4.18 lbs Trout, rainbow……………………………………………….. 5 lbs 10 oz…………….. 5.66 lbs Angler Location Dickie Broyles………………………. Waita Res., Kaua'i…………. 1-26-92 Barry Brun……………………………. Lihu'e, Kaua'i………………… 11-5-90 Chad Boteilho……………………….. Secret Spot, O'ahu…………… 2-7-04 June RaeMaeda……………………. Lake Wilson, O'ahu………….. 6-9-00 DarrellK. Ariola…………………….. Waita Reservoir,…

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that The Nature Conservancy and Malama Maunalua’s Invasive Algae Removal Project will receive support from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act(ARRA) to create 73 new jobs and restore healthy marine habitat in East Honolulu’s Maunalua Bay. The Conservancy’s Hawai'i chapter and Malama Maunalua, alocalgrassroots organization, willwork with state and Federal partners to implement a large-scale invasive alien algae removal program as the necessary first step to restore habitat in the Kuli'ou'ou reef flats of Maunalua Bay. The project scales up three years of volunteer efforts to pull invasive algae out of the bay. NOAA is providing $3.4 million for the jobs, equipment, supplies and scientific studies necessary for the two-year project. "This support comes at a critical time for both the environment…

The 2009-2010 Fishing Year for Deep 7 Bottomfish in the Main Hawaiian Islands Opened on September 1, 2009 With a Proposed TAC of 254,050 lbs Based on the recommendation of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee, in July 2009 the Council members decided on a proposed Total Allowable Catch (TAC) for the 2009-2010 MainHawaiian Islands (MHI) Deep 7 bottom fish fishing year of 254,050 lbs. The 2009-2010 Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) Deep 7 bottomfish fishery opened September 1, 2009 under this TAC. It is a 5% increase over the 241,000-lb TAC from the 2008-2009 fishing year. Like the 2008-2009 MHI Bottomfish fishing year, the fishery will close when the TAC is reached, or on August 31, 2010. The 2010-2011 fishing year will then open with…

What’s the purpose of the billon a billfish? Does a fish with a deformed billhave a harder time than one with a normal bill? These are questions wemaynever answer. Each year, we see some odd fish: some marlin without bills and some marlin with wounds caused bybills. However, I've never seen a marlin with a bill like the one on the fish 16-year-old Richard Prigatano caught. Richard was visiting from California, and he tagged and released this marlin while aboard the MARLIN MAGIC captained by Marlin Parker. Carol Lynne was the second crew that day and was able to take some great photographs. Maybesomeday we'll come across this marlin again. There’s definitelyanodditythat sets this marlin apart from the rest. Along with the twin-billed marlin, there was an astounding number ofother…

Oh, what a month it has been for the fishermen on the Kane'ohe side of the island! All kinds of fish came up. From near-shore to deep sea, there have been great fishing conditions and nice water. Even fishermen on 13' Boston Whalers caught fish this summer. That would be scary under normal conditions, but the weather has been good so all aboard enjoyed a safe voyage. Ron Wolf invited Matt Stebbins, who is a junior at Slippery Rock University majoring in bio-chemistry, aboard his13' Whaler and they landed a96-lb marlin. They caught the fish just off Mokumanu Island. It was a thrill for Matt, who was sunburned and smiling quite nicely throughout the weighing of his fish. No less happy was Chuck Hutchi son aboard the CLAIRE G. While…

Barbless Circle Hooks Catch On Fishermen around the state are using more barbless hooks. Barbless hooks are being urged for use in areas that hold seals and turtles. Tournaments that featurea "barbless hook challenge" include The Pole Benda, the Tokunaga Ulua Challenge, the Hilo Casting Club Tournament, the Lihue Fishing Supply Tournament and the Obake Shootout. Tournament anglers who tag and release ulua and 'o'io are also finding barbless the way to go. NOAA and the Pacific Island Fisheries Group (PIFG) have been instrumental in promoting barbless hooks. The Mike Tokunaga Ulua Challenge was the first major ulua tournament to advocate the use of barbless hooks. There are 113 identified monk seals in the islands and 10 to 15 interactions a year. Since 1982, 5,000 turtle strandings have been…

Whale Buoy In the last couple of years, we've deployed satellite tags on individuals in three different groups off alse killer whales off the North Kona Coast, and the tags have lasted an average of a month. During that time the individuals ranged regularly onto the windward side of the Big Island and among the islands as far as Kaua 'i, but there is a conspicuous lack of movements along the entire southeast coast of the Big Island between South Point and Hilo. I'm interested in finding out from anyone who may fish out of Hilo or Miloli'i or launch at any of the sites along the southeast coast of the island how fishing there may compare to other areas around the Big Island. The tagged false killer whales spent…

When I be came interested in using ceramic materials to make fishing lures almost 20 years ago, most of my fishing friends smiled politely when I showed them my first rather crude experiments of surface plugs. Some said, why not make them out of resin? "Resin is not my area of knowledge and expertise," I told them. Plus, I wanted to do something that hadn't been done before. Peter Dunn-Rankin was the first to make trolling heads out of porcelain, but I think I was the first to try ceramic surface plugs as a business. I later added trolling lures to my line. The one benefit I immediately realized is the extra distance on the cast, especially at wind in-your-face locations. I used to throw plastic and wood diving lures…

Spring break loomed ahead, full of studying, chores and long visits from family members. But at least we had our warm and breezy springtime California weather. My brother, London, had driven home from college. As usual, my other brother, Ulysses, wasted no time in taking advantage of our lack of a school schedule to involve us in farm management activities. Last winter, some mysterious animal-probably an otter or a weasel-raided the pond in our vineyard and killed all of the trout. They were nearly 8 years old, and the last one we caught and weighed was over 6 lbs! It was time to restock. Ulysses told me about the farm where he buys our fish: Smith’s Trout Farm. It would be over an hour drive on winding, empty country roads…

FOR DECADES, THE PREVAILING THEORY about coral reeffood webs was reef fish ate what-ever was available. The implication was, for healthy fish populations, it doesn't matter what kind of fish were out there as long as there were fish. "It was one of the statements people made and no one ever seriously evaluated it," says Ken Longenecker, are search scientist with Bishop Museum. So Longenecker did. Then a PhD student at the University of Hawaii, Longenecker decided to take a fine-tooth comb to the diets of a small group of fish, like gobies and blennies. It wasn't easy. He had to cut open scores of the tiny fish stomachs and then identify what was inside. But when he was done, his findings were an eye-opener. Of The eight fish he…

It was a beautiful day for fishing. Entries had been slow coming in, but by tournament day we were up to 81 boats. The excited fishing teams were ready for a great day of fishing at the 2009 Pearl Harbor Fishing Touma-ment. The winds were whipping up early, and it looked asthough itwas going to be a unusual blustery Wai'anae day. During the week, there had been few signs of fish activity. We were praying to the fish gods for action on Saturday. This year’s Ahi Fever tournament had produced the usual heavy numbers of 'ahi, and we were hoping for similar luck. The winning 'ahi was caught early in the morning, but overall the morning fish hookup calls to tournament basewere few in number. The weigh-in crew scaled more…

Tag and Release Report Due to the limited space available and the large number of fish caught, catch reports are limited to tuna over 100 lbs and billfish of any size, any species: (S)=Striped Marlin, (B)=Black Marlin. Fish WI. Angler Capt. Boat August 1- Marlin 150 Ross Fogarty………… MAKANALANI Marlin 180 Ernest Ayano…………………. LADYDEE Marlin 200 Bremer Ayano…………………. LADYDEE Marlin 150 Tyler Herron…………………….. RAVEN Marlin 125 Wigzell Wigzell……………. HOOKED UP Marlin 140 Martin Bensko………………. BITEME3 Marlin 250 Matthews Bensko………………. BITEME3 Marlin 250 Wyler Davidson………….. GAMEBOAT Marlin 225 War Davidson………….. GAMEBOAT Marlin 200 Haywood Lazenby….. GOLDENDRAGON Marlin 120 Haywood Lazenby….. GOLDENDRAGON Marlin 285 Gouveia Wargo……………….. BITEME2 Marlin 200 Bray Wargo……………….. BITEME2 Marlin150 Mareko Tarbill……….. KONACONCEPT Marlin 150 Christianson Tarbill……….. KONACONCEPT Marlin 290 Unknown Hoogs…………………… PAMELA Marlin 120 Baily Bradford………….. HIGHNOON Marlin…

It was an interesting couple of months. The boat finally came out of the water (after three years) for some well-deserved and overdue maintenance. There were quite a few barnacles (the shell kind-not the political kind) and seaweed stuck to the hull and running gear. Now, I am no expert in fluid dynamics or marine engineering, but common sense told me that this stuff was bad. In fact, the engines could only attain 2,400 rpm prior to the haul-out. And 2,400 rpm translates to 9 knots and 10-plus-gallons-per-hour on this particular boat. We rounded up the crew and got to work. The bottom was pressure-washed; the rudder, props and shafts were polished with a wire wheel; and the packings were replaced. A through-hull light was installed, and the bottom was…