Innholdsfortegnelse for June 2017 i Hawaii Fishing News

In my lifetime, I’ve always been a guy who seeks that certain “edge” that might propel me above my competitors. Because I consider myself to be an equal to my competitors, I feel that any triumphs I’ve had, whether in fishing, hunting or any sport, have been due to my unrelenting determination. Bass Beginnings One of my first initiations to calico bass fishing around Los Angeles was down at the breakwater in San Pedro. We caught small ½-lb calico bass and were happy with our catch. Later, back at the bait shop, the salesman there said that he’d heard of guys catching 8- to 10-lb calico bass at night. At the time, I couldn’t imagine what a 10-lb calico bass would look like. The guy said that you’d be able…

DOBOR and Hawai‘i County Prosecutor Feud Hawai‘i County Prosecutor Mitch Roth and Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DBOR) Administrator Ed Underwood are feuding. Mitch, acting as a private citizen, tangled with the DBOR after a 2015 boater complaint. He told Hawaii News Now, “I checked into it, and, sure enough, I was being told by DOCARE and DLNR officials that there was no retaliation in that agency, but just about everybody in the boating community had a complaint about retaliation, inconsistency, corruption, you name it.” Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation Administrator Ed Underwood, also stating that he was acting as a private citizen, claimed he was the victim of a smear campaign based on fake news. Ed filed a state Ethics Commission complaint against Prosecutor Roth. The boater…

HAWAII FISHING NEWS has been a favorite of my family for many years. It’s awesome to be able to read the fishing tales of others who enjoy the sport of fishing as much as we do in our family. Here’s my son, Bentley’s (BJ’s), tale. Presidents’ Day Weekend has brought our family to South Point on Hawai‘i for many years. It has always been BJ’s birthday wish to spend the weekend camping, and his birthday is February 15, which falls around the Presidents’ Day holiday. As far back when BJ was an infant in his car seat, with his head bopping from side to side as we traveled on the rough road, he has loved the ocean. He caught his first fish at about 3½ years old, and it has…

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 17, 2017. Anglers may fish daily from Saturday, June 17, to Saturday, September 30, 2017. Fishing hours will be from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. “Rainbow trout fishing in the Koke‘e PFA has been extremely popular for years, not only for Hawai‘i residents, but families from the mainland plan their summer vacations around it, which is good for Kaua‘i’s economy,” said Bruce Anderson, administrator of the DLNR’s Division of Aquatic Resources. “Trout are found in streams and ditch systems throughout the PFA, but fishing success there is poor because stream stocking was discontinued a number of years ago. Over 95 percent of…

My First Fly-Caught Ulua Aloha, Chuck! I thought I’d share some photos of a fish I caught while fly-fishing and the story behind it. I’m originally from Idaho and Oregon where I exclusively fly-fished for steelhead, trout, salmon, bass and whatever would eat a fly. I moved to the Big Island near Hilo five and a half years ago and continue to only fly-fish. I can’t say it’s been easy. With the rough coast and lack of classic sand flats on the island, fly-fishing isn’t exactly popular. (I’ve met fewer than a handful of people who do so here). I quickly realized that if I wanted to fly-fish here, I’d have to learn things for myself. There are no fly shops, so I tie my own flies and field test…

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 FISHING FADS CURRENT UPDATE Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology RECENTLY DEPLOYED D, E, G, FF, HS, XX, F, OT, A, SS, KH, K, SO, DD, Q, M, HO, MM, CC, AA, CO, EK, DK, BB, KK, Z, HK, C, VV, RN, V, II, J, X, LL, U, HH, T MISSING FADS MAUI N, LA HAWAII ZZ OAHU S, BO, R KAUAI EK, WK DISCONTINUED: HAWAII QQ / FOR LOCATIONS: WWW.HIMB.HAWAII.EDU/FADS CIGUATERA DATE NO. FISH ISLAND 02/07/16 2 BARRACUDA OAHU 04/25/16 1 UNKNOWN MAUI 06/10/16 1 ULUA KAUAI 08/15/16 2 SEA BASS KAUAI 08/28/16 4 EE LMAUI HAWAII FISHING NEWS (ISSN 0194-65IX)…

A Fifth-Grade Class’ Butterfly Effect Eight years after the Kamehameha butterfly was designated as the Hawai‘i State Insect, 94 of the stunning, captive-raised butterflies were released in the Kawai Nui Marsh. This was both the culmination and beginning of an unusual path toward species conservation. Back in 2009, a small group of fifth-graders at Pearl Ridge Elementary engaged in a project that captivated them. For their teacher, it wasn’t enough to simply teach about government and how legislation is created. She challenged her students to introduce a bill to designate the first state insect. The subsequent chain of events can be likened to “the butterfly effect.” That concept was first coined by meteorologists to explain how small causes can have large effects. Kristi Kimura was 11 years old at the…

Approximately 100,000 lbs of marine debris were removed from Kure Atoll State Wildlife Sanctuary and Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge and Battle of Midway National Memorial within the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. Thanks to support from a Marine Debris Mitigation Capitol Improvement Project appropriation from the state of Hawai‘i through the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife, the mountain of marine debris—12 shipping containers holding an estimated 100,000 lbs—was shipped to Honolulu from Midway Atoll aboard the charter vessel Kahana. The debris was collected from the reefs and beaches of Midway and Kure Atolls over the last six years and stored on the tarmac at Midway until it could be removed and shipped to Honolulu. Now, through the Nets to Energy Program, it will be…

The Molokai Whippas hosted their 40th Annual Invitational Tournament on May 6, 2017. More than a hundred anglers entered the tournament and battled gusty winds to participate in the event, which generates funds for scholarships for graduating seniors each year. Following the event, a great dinner was provided by Mike’s Catering. The program opened with the announcement of the 2017 scholarship recipients. Due to the overwhelming generosity of donors, an unprecedented five $1,000 scholarships were awarded. The recipients were as follow: 1. Nadia Augustiro is the daughter of Elizabeth Coleman and P. J. Augustiro. Nadia is headed to Eastern Wyoming College in Torrington, Wyoming, to double major in Animal Science and Wildlife Management. 2. Brooke Keli‘iho‘omalu is the daughter of Peter and Deanna Keli‘iho‘omalu. Brooke will be attending Lake Region…

The April billfish bite was so-so. Only eight blue marlin were weighed and another nine were released for a total of 17 blues. Nine spearfish were weighed and six were released, bringing the monthly billfish total to 32. Harbor’s Top Blue Weighs 560 The Start Me Up Das It joined the 500-lb marlin club after landing the harbor’s largest blue of the year to date, a 560-lb fish angled by Bryce Bebout. Bryce was fishing with Capt. Ross Elkins and deckman Shawn Carter. They were 180 fathoms off Black Manele, Lana‘i, when Shawn saw a splash behind the Steve Elkins’ blue-back Popsicle Lure running on the long ’rigger. The marlin ripped off 200 yards of 130-lb test line straight away from the boat before going ballistic. It greyhounded, tail-walked and…

On February 24 of this year, my friend and I decided to go fishing for ulua at South Point on the Big Island. We were lucky enough to take over the spot from our buddy who was about to leave the area. When we got to the point at around 4 p.m., we set our campsite, cast our poles and caught baits. As it got dark, we had strikes on every ulua pole, but they were all from sharks. At around 10 p.m., the rest of our gang arrived and started catching bait. I decided to go to sleep for a little while, but the sound of the ocean kept me up and thinking about ulua. I couldn’t help hearing my friends talking about kahala—how hard they fight and how…

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