Innholdsfortegnelse for June 2011 i Hawaii Fishing News

■ The whole point of our “stay-cation” was to catch fish and relax in Kona. With everything planned and my boyfriend’s best friend from high school, Ian Kau, living in Kona, we were ready to experience Kona fishing. On the 29th of April we set out to go fishing. Ian started us at Honokohau Boat Harbor. After seven ‘opelu and one broomfish (and a bunch of newfound friends), we packed up and headed back to Kailua-Kona to eat dinner. After dinner and a shower, we decided to get some night fishing in and headed to Kailua-Kona Pier. It was a really slow night with not much action, although we were getting bites and the occasional catch of rubbish fish. Early morning drew upon us, and we were exhausted. With no…

Providing Power From Marine Debris Collected in Papahanaumokuakea ■ In perhaps one of the clearest illustrations of the problem of marine debris, more than 740 tons of it has been removed from the waters and shorelines of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) over the past 14 years. None of the debris, largely derelict fishing gear from distant fisheries, was dumped there. The NWHI’s location in the middle of the North Pacific Ocean makes its reefs a comb for collecting marine debris from all around the Pacific Rim. Derelict fishing gear fouls and damages sensitive coral reefs and presents an entanglement hazard for endangered and threatened species like the Hawaiian monk seal. While the Hawai‘i Nets to Energy Program can’t curb the annual accumulation of an estimated 52 tons of marine…

Boating Bills Flood the Seascape ■ The cat is out of the bag. The DLNR is not about managing resources. It is a real estateleasing fat cat. The DLNR is done dealing with Hawai'i’s boating citizens and is ready to privatize harbors and have private appraisers raise rents. Three major boating bills await Gov. Abercrombie’s signature. Akamai Janet Mandrell, of Concerned Ocean Users, has been keeping "Splash!" up to date on boating legislation. Here are the three billsthat have passed. H.B. 931: Requires all DLNR harbor slip holders to exit their harbor every 90 days. See <http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2011/lists/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&amp;billnumber=931>. S.B. 1555: Allows harbor development via privatization with 65-year leases. Allowsthe DLNR to transfer public lands into a newly established Public Lands Development Corporation "to administer an appropriate and culturally-sensitive public land development…

Hey Dude, Far Under! ■ Sir Richard Branson, British entrepreneur and founder and chairman of Virgin Group, has unveiled a Hawkes submarine that will go the bottom of five oceans. The company believes that it will set as many as 30 world records with each dive being the world’s first solo dive to the bottom of the five deepest trenches in the world. Richard also said he plans to create a larger submarine that can hold more people and offer trips to tourists for a sizable fee. The Virgin Oceanic submarine represents a transformational technological advance in submarine economics and performance. The submarine provides the currently unequalled capability to take humans to any depth in the oceans and to truly explore. It utilizes the latest in composite technology and a…

Spectacular Month for the TOPSHAPE! ■ Suzanne Gustavson is always the number-one angler aboard the TOPSHAPE, and it’s not because her husband, Al, is the captain. She has a beautiful smile and an enjoyable personality that everyone falls in love with. Suzanne started off the TOPSHAPE’s month by tagging and releasing a 40-lb spearfish on April 2, but everyone who knows her knew she wasn't done yet. On the 9th she boated a 50-lb striped marlin. Almost a week later she had a great day tagging and releasing a 40-lb striped marlin. She added a 20-lb mahimahi for dinner. For a while, I missed seeing Suzanne’s name in the daily catch report list but knew that she would be back in action very soon aboard the TOPSHAPE. It didn't take…

For letters, with photos, received during June we will send you HFN’s New LED Mini Light to add to your tackle tools!... our way of saying thanks for sharing your catch! … Hana pa'a, Chuck Send to:P.O. Box 25488, Honolulu, Hawai'i 96825 or email: <fishnews@hawaii.rr.com> Hi Chuck, My Uncle Daryl took me fishing again at Lake Wilson. The drain was stuck open so the water level was low. I picked up more tips from him like throwing the bait ahead of the fish so the bass sees the bait and will bite. I also learned how to cast more accurately. Dylan DomingoMililani, O'ahu Hello Chuck, My name is Aaron Miyasato and I have another catch I hope you 'II publish. My daddy and I were blessed by a very good…

June 1 - Sunrise: 5:49 am, Sunset: 7:10 pm • June 15 - Sunrise: 5:49 am, Sunset: 7:15 pm • June 30 - Sunrise: 5:53 am, Sunset: 7:17 pm MISSING FADS LA-LAHAINA MC-PALAOA OAHU LL-MAKAPUU MM-MAKAPUU T-MAKAPUU 5/15 ALL OTHER FADS ON STATION A MISSING FOR UPDATES OR TO REPORT FAD CALL: OAHU 848-2939 KAHO'OLAWE TROLLING - JUNE 04-05, 25-26 RESTRICTIONS APPLY - 243-5889 DATE NO. FISH ISLAND 01/29/11 1 MICRONESIA 01/29/11 2 RED SNAPPER 01/30/11 2 UNKNOWN ..... MAUI 04/06/11 1 WEKE. ....... OAHU NO OTHER CASES REPORTED SINCE 05/15/11 Department of health 808 586-4586 TIDE VARIATIONS FROM HONOLULU TIMES LISTED TO DETERMINE THE TIME OF THE HIGH AND LOW TIDES FOR THE FOLLOWING PLACES, (+) ADD OR (-) SUBTRACT HOURS AND MINUTES FROM HONOLULU TIME LISTED. OAHU ISLANO…

■ Just as fishermen in Hawai‘i do, when we head out on the water, we take everything we need to survive–just in case. We take extra water, tarps to use for shelter or water collection, MREs, flares, and other survival gear. And, just as fishermen in Hawai‘i do, we take our dog. Meet Shorty, the boat dog. Unlike our other four dogs, Shorty just showed up in our yard. He was a little black and white dog with a big head, well-formed shoulders and a stocky build. Worried that he might be rabid or dangerous, we shooed him away, but he kept coming back. Finally, one day my “fishing buddy” gave him a treat and we decided to give him a chance. We soon realized that he had been dumped,…

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■ Today was a totally epic day–one of the best. I started off by catching a half-dozen ‘opelu for bait, and within the first two hours I’d lost two ono after short fights. I also had an ono chop in half my live ‘opelu on my bottom fishing rig right under my ’yak. I started thinking I was going to get skunked. So, because the wind was perfect, I decided to get more palu and my sail and head for my favorite ‘ahi ko‘a down the coast. I set out with one live ‘opelu and one dead ‘opelu in tow and started sailing. It was a beautiful day. I got going pretty well, but I only made it halfway. Within 10 minutes my live ‘opelu pole was screaming. I set…

Howzit Chuck, My good friends, Tasha Palmer and “Kelly Boy” Martinez, were visiting from O‘ahu and wanted to go fishing, so we went to Kailua Pier to try some night fishing where I had caught my state record blue menpachi (shadowfin soldierfish). My other good friend Dindo showed up later with the bait. After I showed Kelly how to put the bait on the hook, Tasha dropped her line and within a few minutes, hanapa‘a! When she landed the fish, I heard her yell “Is that the blue one?” And it was! I was shocked, but very happy for her. I’m glad it was Tasha that caught it and broke my state record. God bless all my fishing partners,Ian G. KauKeauhou, Hawai‘i…

■ Over 50 percent of the population in the United States and over 60 percent in the world live in coastal areas. Rapidly growing human populations near the ocean have massively altered coastal water ecosystems. One of the most extensive human stressors is the discharge of chemicals and pollutants into the ocean. In the Southern California Bight, more than 60 sewage and urban run-off sources discharge over 1billiongallons of liquid on a dry day with the two largest sources of contaminants being sewage from municipal treatment plants and urban run-off from highly modified river basins. These discharges transport large loads of known and unknown contaminants including heavy metals, chlorinated hydrocarbons, petroleum hydrocarbons, nutrients and bacteria that have shown to be toxic to marine life, including both adult and larval (early…

Researchers Discover New Humpback Wintering Grounds ■ Researchers at the Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB), an organized research unit in the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa’s School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, have made a remarkable new discovery. In the thick of whale season, researchers from HIMB and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shed new light on the wintering grounds of the humpback whale. The primary breeding ground for the North Pacific was always thought to be the main Hawaiian Islands (MHI). However, a new study has shown that these grounds extend all the way throughout the Hawaiian Archipelago and into the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI), also known as Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument (PMNM). Humpback whales, an endangered species, were once on the brink of…

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■ In the early morning on the KE KAI MALIE, Stanford, Cheryl and Darrell prepared to set out from the Wai‘anae Boat Harbor. They soon found out that you can’t always start the day off perfectly. When they got to the harbor, they set up the boat, put out the outrigger and put up the Bimini top. They were all set to go, except Cheryl forgot something: the keys to the boat! Well, the guys didn’t want to go anymore. They felt it was too late and would be a waste of time. (Note: they live in Pearl City.) Still they went all the way back to Pearl City and got the keys. At 8:30 a.m., they finally left the harbor. Stanford motored all the way out (about an hour…

Howzit HFN! I just wanted to send in some pictures of my second 100-lb ulua! I am so lucky to have caught a second 100-pounder. I and my friends Claude, Komaka and Cal went holoholo one night out Kalapana side on the Big Island and ended up coming home with a prize catch! This big boy weighed in at 104 lbs. With my friends’ help, we hiked this one out of our secret spot in my Dakine fish bag with its tail sticking out and all. Just thought all the anglers out there would be stoked to know that the big boys are running now! Aloha,Chris AlvarezPuna, Hawai‘i…

■ A quarter-century ago, Shirley and I visited Christmas Island to see how the Kiribati fishermen catch huge ulua by casting with big, handmade, wooden plugs. During the day, we tourist fishermen went out on small boats to catch ulua "the modern way." We were armed with the latest and greatest and most realistic-looking lure creations the plastics industry could produce. For sure, we caught ulua on our shiny, flashy, multicolored pencil poppers, needle-fish, splashers and chuggers. But we really had our eyes opened at the end of the day while we were sitting on the beach watching the sun go down. A few hundred feet offshore, we saw a tornado of 'iwa birds gather over some kind of feeding frenzy. A big school of predatory game fish was chasing…

■ Wade Fukumoto’s inspiration, vision and creation of Shore Casters for Christ Fishing Club (SCFC) were accomplished with the guidance of God’s word and a desire to see others living a victorious and sober life for Jesus. We are more than just a fishing club; we’re a family and a circle of support to those that need it. We have fishing outings once a month and hold an annual tournament to let the community know who we are and what we do. Our third annual tournament was tons of fun. We want to thank our event sponsors, New Maui Fishing Supply, the 808 Clothing Company, Freedom Life Ministries, Covenant Clothing Company, Kamaole Sands Resort, Ventura Construction and 808 Maui Realty. All of the entry fees were returned in the form…

Crown-of-Thorns: Cancer of the Reef ■ For the coral gardener, the worst plague that can occur on a reef is a crown-of-thorns (Acanthaster planci) invasion. These gnarly creatures can be considered the cancer of the reef. The crown-of-thorns is the second largest sea star. The largest is the sunflower star. The crown-of-thorns got its name from the venomous thorns that cover its body. Crown-of thorns are endemic to the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. In short, they can be found wherever there are tropical reef systems. The crown-of-thorns is a corallivore, or a carnivorous predator that preys on reef coral polyps. They crawl onto reef structures and then extrude their stomach onto the coral. They release a digestive enzyme that liquefies the coral tissue, enabling the…

■ About 50 people gathered in a meeting room at the Ala Moana Hotel in late March to hear from a panel of California visitors about how they bridged their differences to develop an improved network of "underwater parks"-also known as Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) along their 1,100 miles of coastline. Although the 10-year effort was longer, more complicated, and more costly than originally anticipated and not all of the stakeholders were entirely happy with the outcome, most participants felt it generated largely acceptable compromises. Hosted by the state’s Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR), the workshop was intended to bring together local stakeholders to explore the relevance of the California process and planning tools to efforts in Hawai'i, and to begin discussions about how to best design a process for…

Hilo Trollers' May Tournament ■ The Hilo Trollers completed their second successful fishing tournament of the season on Sunday, May 1. Fifteen boaters entered, and nine landed qualifying flag fish. Thirteen ono were weighed. The largest ono and largest fish overall was a 38.3-lb ono landed on the KAY L C 5 by Capt. Arie Okuda, angler Keith Okazaki and crew. The second largest fish was a 38.1-lb ono landed on the IVY J II by Capt. Joey Johansen, angler Isaiah Anahu and crew. The award for the first fish landed was donated by S. Tokunaga Store and went to the HONEY GIRL and Capt. Gil Kualii. Capt. Gilalso assisted another boater by towing in his boat. The award for the last fish landed was donated by J. Hara Store…

Garden Isle Offshore Action Heats Up With ‘Ahi, Mahimahi and Ono Catches ■ Aloha, fishermen. The ‘ahi have arrived here on Kaua‘i! Terry Teves aboard the NALANI boated a 135-lb yellowfin on May 7. Mark Koehler and mate Sean Benzine aboard the GRANDER boated a 40-lb striped marlin on May 2. Mark and Sean boated a 100-lb and a 98-lb yellowfin on May 4. The ‘opelu showed up at the Hanalei Pier on Easter Sunday with a hungry school of aku following. Big schools of akule have been netted off Kapa‘a and Nawiliwili. A few ono have been coming in. Terry boated a 35-pounder on May 10. Rick on the BLUE MOON charterboat had a great day, boating a 30-and a 40-lb shibi-ko and a 40-lb ono. The Waipouli Variety…

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