Innholdsfortegnelse for March 2014 i Hawaii Fishing News

◼ “Epic” is probably the best way to describe my recent trip on the OCEAN ODYSSEY out of H & M Landing in San Diego, California. This was my first two-and-half-day trip. The charter was organized by the Marina Del Rey Anglers Fishing Club, which I recently joined. The timing was perfect. It was at the peak of the bluefin bite. The combined landings totaled 1,440 bluefin. The one-and-a-half-day boats were averaging 100 fish a day, with at least that many lost to tangles, poor equipment and inexperience. On an open charter, there will be a combination of experienced and novice anglers, some who have never fished before and are trying to land a tuna with catfish outfits. The latter are fondly referred to as “farmers.” The best way to…

◼ A midmorning start... Oh well, my thermos of Kona Palms Coffee just took a while to kick in. The zigzag channel at Pu‘uhonua O Hononaunau or City of Refuge took all my concentration in order to avoid the mainland snorkelers who had no idea that this was the only way that my buddy Jay and I could get to deep water and the C-buoy. No boats, no birds and no shibi down below. I wish I knew what makes one day at a FAD productive and the next a lifeless desert. We were just about to pack it in when there was a green and gold streak under us. Yep, there was life. “Jay, grab some bait and let’s see if we can get this mahi!” I yelled. “Ray,…

◼ Ask any fisherperson about their best day on the water, and more times than not, they will tell you about a trip when something unexpected happened. Maybe they were trolling for mahimahi and ended up with an a‘u, or thought they had a grouper but found a tako clinging to the line. On a recent fall trip, we had a special and unexpected catch of the day. The morning weather reports indicated rough offshore conditions, so our plan was to fish inshore. As we motored out, we stopped and picked up our friend Bobby, who lives right near the outfall of the Suwannee River into the Gulf of Mexico. Bobby tried to guide us to one of his secret spots, but the water was too shallow and we had…

What you are about to read was composed many years ago. It was written extemporaneously, mostly to ease the author’s internal conflict. It was never disseminated and has since languished, forgotten in an archived computer file. Recently, however, certain events have jiggled the recesses of the author’s mind, allowing heartfelt memories to painfully seep forward again. He recalls the first time he saw a rose and marveled how beautiful it was–how fragrant the scent, and how soft the petals. Since then he has learned a lot about life and much about roses. Each rose he now sees evokes systematic concepts like photosynthesis, osmosis, transpiration, and other tangent notions. Knowledge, it seems, has become a double-edged sword. Unlike before, he knows a lot about roses these days, but oftentimes wonders where…

Aloha, My name is Sam Young. I grew up on the island of Maui. My friend, co-worker and dive partner Travis Castillon has been showing me your magazines, and I’ve been really getting into them. I read HFN every month and love reading all the stories. You guys have a great magazine, and I would like to start being a part of it. Travis isn’t my only dive partner. I go on dive missions once or twice a week. I have a YouTube channel named “syoungun.” You can check out all my latest dive videos online at <www.youtube.com/user/syounggun>. We use a few GoPros. My brief story of getting into the sport started with having pure passion and love for the ocean and trying to be in it every day. There…

◼ It’s time to fish or cut bait. It’s the season when lawmakers busily go fishing for new ocean bills. Teresa Nakama of the Kona Ahu Moku and the Big Island Fisheries Alliance and Makani Christensen of the O‘ahu Ahu Moku and Keawe Adventures have been vigilant in getting the word out to fishers on bills that will affect ocean users. “If these bills pass, it will affect all of our coastal shorelines on every island, and… we no longer can rely on subsistence to feed our ‘ohana,” Teresa said. “It is vital that we all submit that we oppose all of the following bills. None of the bills are based on nor have a foundation of scientific facts to show the real picture of dwindling resources. In fact, the…

For letters, with photos, received during March we will send you these great gifts from HFN , our way of saying thanks for sharing your catch! … Hana pa‘a, Chuck Send to: P.O. Box 25488, Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96825 or e-mail: <fishnews@hawaii.rr.com> Wassup Chuck, Just wanted to share two pictures of me and my wife Amethy holding a 6-lb tako and a 9-lb tako that we caught while fishing on December 5, 2013. These two tako are the biggest ones we have caught to date. Thank you so much Chuck for everything. Great magazine. Roger and Amethy Pagala Jr. Na Koa Casting Club Waipahu, O‘ahu Hey guys, Just sharing a story about a good crabbing trip we went on. Got there at around 5 p.m. and it was a raining and…

A‘u Pacific blue marlin, Striped marlin, Black marlin, Spearfish, Sailfish and Swordfish Billfish conjure up images of charterboats, trophies and a thrilling fight between an angler and a powerful ocean giant. For some reason, we rarely think about eating them. Even in the old days, Hawaiians only considered billfish “fairly good,” not nearly as favored as aku. The billfish mystique has fooled us all. Those large fish of which dreams are made, as well as Hawai‘i’s other billfish, are as tasty, easy to cook and versatile as Hawai‘i’s more popular eating fish. Billfish is very lean, so you must be careful not to overcook it. Billfish are good fried, poached, and marinated and then broiled. They are also excellent in soups and stews. Oven-Baked Billfish With Onions 2 pounds billfish…

ADD YOUR TOURNAMENT! Send your tournament dates and contact information to <fishnews@hawaii.rr.com> 2014 OFFSHORE TOURNAMENTS HAWAII–REEL HOPE TOURNAMENT March 8, 2014 Shawna Haynes <info@charterdesk.com> OAHU–HANAPA'A SHOOTOUT April 26, 2014 Reid Yamashita 845-1865 E-mail <reidyama@hotmail.com> OAHU–AHI FEVER June 14 and 15, 2014 Norman Swift (808) 696-3399 Website <http://wbfc.net> WORLDWIDE–WORLD CUP BLUE MARLIN TOURNAMENT July 4, 2014 Mike Leech (954) 561-9116 E-mail <mike@bluemarlinworldcup.com> Website <www.bluemarlinworldcup.com> HAWAII–HAWAIIAN INTERNATIONAL BILLFISH TOURNAMENT July 26 to August 2, 2014 HIBT (808) 836-0161 P.O. Box 29638, Honolulu, HI 96820 Website <www.hibtfishing.com> MAUI–HALLOWEEN SHOOTOUT October 31, 2013 Capt. Jeff Kahl (808) 242-8350 2014 SHORECASTING TOURNAMENTS OAHU–6TH ANNUAL GT MASTERS CUP SHORE-CASTING FISHING TOURNAMENT April 4, 5 & 6, 2014 Eastside Outkastaz Shane Watanabe (808) 492-4845 OAHU–ISLAND COLORS 6TH ANNUAL WESTSIDE ULUA CHALLENGE May 2 to 4, 2014 Phone…

MISSING FADS HAWAII A- SOUTH PT. C- LOA PT. HK- HILO TT- KANEWAA PT. UU- AUAU PT. VV- KAHALUU MAUI FF- PUKAULUA PT. M- HANA BAY HO-HOOLAWA PT. OAHU MM- MOKAPU PT. BO-BARBERS PT. LL-HAULA MM-MOKAPU PT. P-PENGUIN BANK R-MAKAHA KAUAI AA- PORT ALLEN PP- KOLOA WK- WAIALUA 02/15/14 ALL OTHER FADS ON STATION FOR UPDATES OR TO REPORT A MISSING FAD CALL: OAHU 848-2939 KAHO‘OLAWE TROLLING - MARCH 08-09, 22-23 RESTRICTIONS APPLY- 243-5889 CIGUATERA DATE NO. FISH ISLAND 01/31/12 2 UKU.................OAHU 08/19/12 1 ULUA...............KAUAI 09/01/12 1 KOLE..............KAUAI 10/12 2 KUMU..............OAHU NO NEW CASES REPORTED SINCE 09/10/12 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…