Innholdsfortegnelse for December 2015 i Hawaii Fishing News

■ For those of you who don’t know, there is a freshwater lake at Ho‘omaluhia Botanical Garden in Kane‘ohe. It’s a great place to take kids fishing. A safe, manicured area along the dam offers easy access to the fish. The fish are “bread-trained” and come a-running whenever anyone ventures to the water’s edge to “feed them.” Here are the restrictions: The lake is only open for fishing on the weekends from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It’s a 20-minute hike from the park headquarters to the “designated fishing area.” Only hand poles are allowed, and it’s all catch and release. No live bait is allowed. Only barbless hooks are allowed, which is a great idea when you’re fishing with a bunch of kids and inexperienced adults. There are free…

Matching Heads to Tails–Are There Any Rules? ■ That’s an important question worth a lot of special thought. Let’s look at it first from the long view of history. To me, the “modern age of sportfishing in saltwater” began in 1939 for three important reasons. That year marked the founding of the International Game Fish Association (IGFA). It was the year The Saltwater Sportsman magazine was founded as the first publication devoted only to sportfishing in the ocean. And, most important of all to me, it was the year I was born. At that time, boat trollers here and around the world had two options in their lure drawer. The first was the red-eye jig with a chrome head and multi-colored tail feathers. An idea imported from the Orient, these…

“KULA KAI” by Norman Nagai ………$ 50 12" x 18" Limited Edition “Moi Hole” by Les Hata …………….$ 50 20" x 27" Limited Edition “Kona Tonner” by Les Hata ………..$ 50 12" x 18" Limited Edition “Reef Predators” by Les Hata ……..$ 50 16" x 24" Limited Edition About the Artists Artist/Illustrators Les Hata and Norman Nagai are recognized worldwide as two of the best. Both artists are accomplished fishermen whose artwork has appeared on HFN Hawaii Fishing Almanac Covers. Signed and numbered lithographs on high-quality cardstock paper ready for framing. Please send the following lithograph(s): KULA KAI ($ 50) Kona Tonner ($ 50) Moi Hole ($ 50) Reef Predators ($ 50) Price includes postage and tax. Please enclose full payment with order. Hand-written orders accepted. Phone (808) 395-4499 HAWAII…

NOAA Kills Monk Seal ■ “A Letter to the Public on the Loss of a Seal” was written on October 2, 2015, by NOAA’s Dr. Charles Littnan, lead scientist of the Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Program. Dr. Littnan wrote, “I am sorry to announce that a seal died during a routine procedure while the Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Program (HMSRP) was conducting research and recovery work in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. On September 17, the team captured a 13-year-old adult male monk seal as part of our general health assessment research at Laysan Island.” According to Dr. Littnan, monk seal scientists use a variety of drugs “to sedate or, in some cases, anesthetize seals when they are being handled. For monk seals we tend to use diazepam (a.k.a. Valium).” Drugs…

MISSING FADS HAWAII A-SOUTH PT. C-LOA PT. HK-HILO G-PEPEEKEO RN-PALIMA PT. VV-KAHALUU XX-PUAKO ZZ-WAIMA PT. OAHU P-PENGUIN BANK V-MAKUA X- KAHUKU MAUI JJ- KAMOHIO GG- NAKAOHU PT. HS- HALONA LA- LAHAINA MC- PALAOA N-HALAWA SO- KEALAIKAHIKI KAUAI AA- PORT ALLEN BB- MOLOAA KK- WAIMEA Z- KIPUKAI TO REPORT A MISSING FAD CALL: OAHU 848-2939 KAHOʻOLAWE TROLLING - DECEMBER 05-06, 19-20 RESTRICTIONS APPLy-808 243-5889 CIGUATERA Date NO. Fish island 01/31/12 2 UKU……………..OAHU 08/19/12 1 ULUA………….KAUAI 09/01/12 1 KOLE…………KAUAi 09/10/12 2 KUMU………….OAHU 08/13/13 2 Grouper……Kauai 02/08/14 2 moilOa……….Maui 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 ISLAND HIGH. LOW HALEIWA, WAIALUA BAY…………..-1:02……..-2:05…

■ The ‘O‘io Tagging Project is continuing to run strong. The increasing numbers of volunteers, tagged fish and recaptured fish show no sign of slowing down. We attribute the 3,300+ fish tagged and 70+ recaptures to all of the volunteer anglers who have dedicated time to tagging ‘o‘io and participated in our project. Many of you have talked with us at expos, shoreline tournament weigh-ins and other outreach events. We want to continue engaging the local fishing community and helping to conduct sound science to better understand Hawai‘i’s two unique ‘o‘io species. The Fisheries Ecology Research Lab at the University of Hawai‘i recently published two articles on ‘o‘io in the scientific journal “Environmental Biology of Fishes” and an article in HFN in May 2013, which were a synthesis of the…

It’s the last three days of my two week vacation. My three fishing partners, Maika, Keanu and Brennan, decided to go camping at Limahuli on the North Shore, jeapordizing the two weeks of fishing everyday. However a fishing trip thought of three years ago was finally going to occur. Our Ohana from Enchanted Lakes, Oahu, we're on their way to make it happen. Lionel and Lincoln arrived on Friday and it was full speed ahead from the get go. Got them home, ate some of the goodies they brought, packed up the gear and headed out. First spot, a cliff of Maha'ulepu. This was new to both of them, and safety was the number one priority. Lionel’s first cast went high instead of far. Yards of line wrapped around and…

Aloha Chuck, We when go whipping one early morning down Kamakahonu and my dad caught a ‘uku and I caught one omilu. A hui hou, Glen and John John Nakata Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i Howzit Chuck, I'm living and working in Camp Zama, Japan and really miss fishing back home. I was getting tired of river fishing so I headed out to Sagami Bay and hooked up to this nice size mullet. I only had 4lb test so it put up a pretty good fight. The Japanese guys looked at me like I was crazy when I yelled "hanapaa"! They also looked at me funny when I asked them if I could eat it. Hopefully my next catch will be a big hamachi or maguro.… Craig Ueda Camp Zama, Japan Dear Chuck,…

■ First there were two barracuda that traveled between islands, one from Maui to Hawai‘i, and the other from O‘ahu (Ala Wai Canal) to Moloka‘i. Next there was the kahala that was tagged in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (now known as the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument) and recaptured on the Big Island in 2004. Shortly thereafter, an ‘omilu crossed the channel from Moloka‘i to O‘ahu in 2005, then a white ulua traveled from Lana‘i to the Big Island. Now the first tagged moi has joined the ranks of channel-crossing fish. The moi was originally tagged on O‘ahu and recaptured on Kaua‘i in February 2015. What makes this recapture even more remarkable is the fact that this moi was not your average moi caught along the shoreline. This moi was cultured…

Hilo Trollers News ■ The Hilo Trollers could not survive as a functioning fishing club without the valuable and generous support from various businesses. One of the ways the Trollers raise funds for the radio fund and other expenses is through the silent auction held at every annual banquet and awards ceremony. This past year, generous donations of lure heads and pre-rigged lures helped replenish the radio fund. There were some other nice items, and the grand prize was a Shimano 80W two-speed reel donated by Mike Tokunaga of S. Tokunaga Store. This year’s donated gold reel was won by long-time Troller and previous president and board member Ted Young of the Olena. Hilo Trollers 2016 Incoming 2016 Hilo Trollers’ president and Fisherman of the Year Gil Kuali‘i of the…

■ It is no coincidence that both daughters of Jeff Konn, Cherilyn and Tracy, have, throughout the years, graced the pages of their “Uncle Chuck’s” popular fishing magazine, Hawaii Fishing News. My two girls literally grew up with HFN, which was founded in September of 1977. Since that time, all three have matured and seen many fabulous fishing articles. Throughout the years, HFN contributors and writers have provided us with fascinating fishing stories, tips, wonderful fishing destinations and the lures to catch the wily papio and ulua. The first HFN memory that came to my mind was the involvement I had with Peter Dunn-Rankin (also an HFN contributor) and his innovative 1981 surface popper, the PILI Lure. Up until then, shore fishing was all about rubber baits, spoons and jigs.…