Innholdsfortegnelse for May 2016 i Hawaii Fishing News

Right Side Up or Upside Down? ■ Both online and in print, I recently saw some special “pro tips” about fishing for big-game with trolling lures. The recommendations were one variation or other of “troll lures with the dark side down” or “skirt lures upside down” for greater visibility to game fish. This “new” advice caught my attention for several significant reasons. First, if you have been reading this column for the 40 years HFN has been in print, you know the dark side-down advice goes all the way back to the beginning of trolling with Hawai‘i-style, big-game lures. Indeed, you can find it in one form or other right back to the original skirted trolling lures of the 1940s and 1950s. Second, do you even know which is the…

■ During silent moments between reports of “akule stay in,” time is well-spent catching other types of fish. One type that carries a lot of prestige on my dinner table is menpachi, or ‘u‘u. There are several ways to catch this redfish with big eyes. I will be focusing on capturing them with lures presented on spinning rigs from the shoreline at night. To select the best time to fish for menpachi, I simply review my HAWAII FISHING NEWS “Almanac,” the monthly tide and moon calendar found in each issue of HFN. It gives me accurate information on the times of tide changes and moonlight intensities. I like to fish for menpachi during the first-quarter moon phase, on a rising tide. When I do, I end up with more “fish…

No-Fishing Petition ■ Fishermen met with Kaua‘i Sen. Ron Kouchi to discuss a letter sent to President Obama to expand no-fishing in the NWHI Marine Sanctuary from 50 miles to 200 miles. Greg Holzman of Kauai Ocean Users and Makani Christensen of Hunting, Fishing, Farming Association met in Sen. Kouchi’s office along with letter writer and expansion proponent Willam Aila, former chairman of the DLNR. The 200-mile federal waters expansion would make the NWHI nine times its current size of 139,797 square miles. The letter was signed by a Hawaiian contingent including William Aila, former DLNR chair and Hawaiian Home Lands Deputy Director; Kamana‘ opono Crabbe, CEO of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs; Nainoa Thompson, Hokulea navigator; Isaac “Paka” Harp, one-time commercial fisherman; Kekuewa Kikiloi, assistant professor of Hawaiian Studies…

■ Aloha, HFN readers. Recently I had the pleasure of returning to Christmas Island for another epic fishing adventure. This was my fourth visit to the world’s largest coral atoll, and this trip proved to be the best one yet! I was joined by Jason Valle, Scott Valle and Micah Pignolet, who were all visiting the atoll for the very first time. Our trip began with the once-a-week Air Fiji flight departing out of Honolulu on Tuesday at noon. The three-hour flight to Christmas Island is well suited for Hawai‘i residents. Christmas Island may be in close proximity to Hawai‘i; however, when you arrive on the atoll, it feels like a place that might take several days to reach. Christmas Island is a place lost in time, but it is…

Novice cooks and gourmet seafood chefs will love the tempting simplicity of the more than three hundred recipes that are offered in “FRESH CATCH OF THE DAY … from the FISHWIFE.” An extensive array of Fishwife’s Tips will guide readers to success- from choosing fresh seafood, to safe handling and preparation, to innovative cooking in the kitchen and barbecuing and smoking seafood outdoors. This, the second work of author and “Fishwife” Shirley Rizzuto, spanned the last decade of the 20th century. As we enter the next millennium and increasing attention is given to healthy living for longer life, scientists and dietitians predict we will turn more and more to the oceans of the world for healthy eating. With this in mind, “ FRESH CATCH OF THE DAY ” will most…

■ The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) announced an open fishing season for rainbow trout in the Koke‘e Public Fishing Area (PFA) on Kaua‘i, beginning Saturday, June 18, 2016. Anglers may fish daily from Saturday, June 18, to Friday, September 30, 2016. Fishing hours will be from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. “Trout fishing at Pu‘u Lua Reservoir in Koke‘e has always been a popular family activity, and anglers will have a chance to catch trout from last year’s stocking,” said Suzanne Case, DLNR Chairperson. Last year, 3,837 anglers caught 28,831 trout. The largest trout was caught on opening day, June 20, 2015. It measured 13.25 inches in length and weighed 1 lb 5 oz. Last season’s largest trout was caught on September 15, 2015, and measured 18.5…

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