Innholdsfortegnelse for January 2022 i Hawaii Fishing News

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Great White Attack in Kona? At twilight on Saturday, December 5, Hawai‘i Fire Department (HFD) rescue arrived at Banyan’s surf spot off Ali‘i Drive in Kona. A 38-year-old Kona man known as Jahred had been viciously attacked by what he claimed was a great white shark. “Upon arrival, the victim was out of the water with a tourniquet already applied. He was conscious and ambulatory at the scene,” HFD rescue told West Hawai‘i Today. He was taken to Kona Community Hospital for surgery. Refusing interviews, he did tell media that he believed the shark was a great white. Beach Grit, a surf website describing itself as “ultra-hard surf candy,” posted an Instagram video of the attack. Beach Grit then cited a commentor who wrote that the shark “grabbed him by…

Fish Aggregating Devices Continue To Be Deployed Statewide One of most popular projects of the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) is the Fish Aggregating Device (FAD) program. Funded by the Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration program and state funds, FADs have been enhancing fishing opportunities in the near-shore waters of Hawai‘i for more than 40 years by attracting various pelagic species. There are currently 54 FAD stations around the state, and they are by far the most popular sites for open-ocean recreational fishing. However, these floating buoys tend to break loose from time to time and need to be replaced. During October and November 2021, 13 FADs were replaced around Hawai‘i island, Maui nui, and O‘ahu. “We ran into some rough weather…

Fly fishing is a huge sport, with many techniques, many types of rods, lines that sink, lines that float, and lines that do everything in between. As a lifelong fly fisher and a guide for most of my younger life, I have tried most angles in pursuit of all types of fish. Recently I was lucky to be invited to fish with a group of Maine fly fishers at a remote private area of lakes, ponds and a stream. Our main target species was brook trout. There are only a few places in the world where one can catch big brook trout, and Maine is one of them! Due to my dodgy knees, my hiking ability was very limited, so my Big Island buddy Kim and I stuck to boat…

Journey to the Reservoir ■ It was recess time and Clarence, my sixth-grade classmate, and I met to complete our plans. We sat in the shade of the huge monkey pod tree that stood in the center of the the outdoor stage on the playground. ‘Twas Friday and the details were being finalized for our trip to the restricted reservoir in Nuuanu in search of the exotic “striped barb” (a non-native carp-like fish that was probably introduced into the reservoir by fishermen or hobbyists). My hobby was collecting tropical fish and my collection consisted of wild guppies and swordtails which were easily caught from the nearby streams. I was anxious to add these special fish to my collection. The trap was made from the wire screen material that was used…

It was one very early morning for my son, Grayson boy. He really wanted to go with us and kept telling me the night before, “Please don’t leave me home.” I told him “OK, then you better go to sleep early.” Before we went sleep that night, Grayson and I gathered all of our gear. He made sure that he didn’t forget his “benderflyzzz”. At 3:45 a.m. I went to wake him up, and he jumped out of bed with no hesitation. Grayson was so excited while we were waiting for Uncle Jacob to arrive, but we focused on getting ready to go. As soon as Jacob arrived, Grayson had no questions for him. He just grabbed his pole and bag, and jump in the truck. We were off to…

The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (the Council) recommended to replace blue-dyed fish bait and strategic offal discharge with tori lines in the Hawai‘i deep-set longline fishery’s suite of seabird conservation measures. This amendment will improve the overall operational practicality and efficacy of required mitigation regulations. At their meeting last week, the Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) supported the regulatory changes, noting that they are informed by the best scientific information available. The change was based on a fishing-industry-led collaborative project with Hawai‘i longline vessels to conduct field experiments over the past three years to compare seabird interaction rates with baited hooks. “The Hawaii Longline Association fully supports this change to tori lines,” said HLA Executive Director Eric Kingma. Council Executive Director Kitty Simonds added, “This action is…

A few months ago at the ICAST Show in Florida, the HAWAII FISHING NEWS crew met Andrew Tsui. We instantly connected with Andrew because of his Hawai‘i roots and the unique company he was representing: The Ike Jime Federation. This company manufactures and sells tools designed for fishermen to kill fish in accordance with the Japanese ike jime method, and the products were somewhat strange at this fishing trade show. As Andrew put it, The Ike Jime Federation produces “a collection of application-specific tools for a ‘considered kill,’ which improves the value proposition of all fish in the water column.” We were eager to learn more about his company and these unique tools that include a brain spike and a curious wire designed to destroy a fish’s spinal cord. We…

I can’t believe I finally got a golden trevally on the fly! The last time I caught one was 25 years ago while using a spinning rod in Kane‘ohe Bay. I am beyond stoked with this beautiful catch! Here’s how it happened. The tide was about 1.1 feet, so we headed to a different flat to fish. As I was anchoring the boat, Sean said to me and Eddie, “There’s a fish tailing.” I looked up and saw a big gold V-shaped tail sticking straight up. The fish was aggressively tailing on the edge of the flat 30 to 40 yards away. I immediately grabbed my fly rod and start making my way toward the tailing golden. If you are familiar with these fish, you know that they move pretty…

An article in the July 2021 issue of HAWAII FISHING NEWS described how a misleading statement of entry requirements to a restricted watershed prevented the majority of Hawai‘i island residents from using a publicly funded shooting facility located within such designation. Let’s take a closer look at citizen entry to restricted watersheds. Hawai‘i Administrative Rule §13-105 states that entry to a restricted watershed is by permit only. In times past, Hilo’s potable water was collected from surface flows over the forested area above, designated as Hilo Restricted Watershed. Watershed entry restrictions were put in place over concerns about surface-water contamination. Reliance on surface water was terminated in 2003 with the switch to ground-water wells for community water needs. The watershed entry prohibitions remained unchanged. I remember the days when, hunting…

Nenue Sea Chub If you haven’t tried the nenue yet, rush to your nearest market and get one. It’s inexpensive compared to other white-meat fish, very adaptable to cooking methods, and delicious. The nenue is mild and stays juicy and tender no matter how it’s cooked. Nenue, which average 2 to 5 pounds, have a fairly broad body, but are flat from side to side, so the fillets are thin. When alive and swimming, the nenue are more colorful than the muddy-gray seen in the market. Try this versatile fish fried, baked, broiled, poached, in soups and chowders, or raw. Nenue-Ricotta Cheese Bake INGREDIENTS 2 to 2½ pounds nenue fillets, ½-inch thick¼ cup butter2 cloves garlic, crushed2 stalks green onion, finely slicedsalt and pepperpinch of thyme12 ounces of ricotta cheese3…

Send to: P.O. Box 25488, Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96825 or e-mail: <hawaiifishingnews@gmail.com> Aloha Hawaii Fishing News, Planned a Lanai trip months in advance… and because of the weather and water/road conditions there, we went to plan C: ulua fishing. Prior to sunset, I slid a hinalea on my smaller pole. My friend caught a 2-foot tohei at about 10 pm and said we could use it for bait. I dozed off and got up at 3 am with the moon bright above me. Everybody else was sleeping, so I decided to slide the tohei head, knowing the eye would be shinning because of the moon. At about 5:30 am, while I was trying to catch some menpachi, my reel started screaming! The next thing I know, my friends started yelling at…

Hilo Trollers News The pandemic and the new variant continue to put a damper on public meetings of the Hilo Trollers. The club’s 2022 board of directors will get organized in time to make the hard decisions about the 2022 season. Any board meetings will likely be held virtually, and captains will be notified well ahead of tournaments, which are normally held on the first Sunday of each month from May to September. Meanwhile, check regularly for updates on Instagram (@hilotrollers). The fish will be here in May, so it’s never too soon to be thinking, planning and preparing. More than 90 percent of the new hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19 are among the unvaccinated, and that creates a reservoir for the virus to continue and even mutate. So please,…

I’m a surfer, fisher and diver, and I make and sell custom flys. My biggest omilu was caught on one of my own flys, and I was STOKED! Some people were nearby when I brought it to shore and inststed on buying it from me for $10, but I told them, “it is my biggest one yet so I want to release it.” I sell do sell my flys at our local tackle shop: Susumu’s Fishing Tackle (@susumusfishingtackle) in Kailua-Kona, and on Instagram @konakid_ flys, and they have been catching omilu, aha, menpachi, cornetfish, lai, aweoweo, and more. They are perfect for shore casting and have been tested and proven from Kona to Kauai. It is fun creating each unique fly and learning with each cast about what attracts the…

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Aloha Shoreline Whippers! The last time I picked up the pen, I had a good fishing tale about a kagami ulua to tell. Little did I know that the tale was just the beginning of a very challenging time in my life. Catching that kagami ulua hurt my left hand so badly that I had to receive surgery. While rehabbing from my first surgery, I severely injured the same hand and required a second surgery. Not fishing for the last seven months has been like a prison sentence. I’m still at the beach every morning, but for running, walking and swimming. I was at Waimea Bay watching everyone fish this summer and fall. I picked a good year to be on the beach because the fishing was unlike any I’ve…

A recent bout of shingles rendered me lethargic and lazing about for inordinate periods of time. Temporarily removed from the hustle and bustle of normal life, I paid more attention to what was going on around me. The rear of the house is open to the garden area beyond, and from either my recliner or bed I could view and listen to the sounds of the avian visitors as they arrived each day to search for the seed my wife, Betty, routinely scatters about for them. Bird arrivals commenced with the start of the day “Whatchagonnadoo” wake-up blast from the feral rooster’s overnight perch in the mango tree. The birds continued their arrivals and departures throughout the day, save for an afternoon siesta. Early visitors were the two local dove…

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JANUARY 1: Sunrise 7:09 am, Sunset 6:01 pm · JANUARY 15: Sunrise 7:11 am, Sunset 6:11 pm · JANUARY 31: Sunrise 7:09 am, Sunset 6:21 pm In January, the middle of winter, weather can be varied – ranging from very nice to very bad days. More days will be nice, but the month probably will have some severe weather that no one should be caught in. The onset of bad weather is faster than at other times, and the weather is more severe. The severe weather in decreasing events that are likely to occur, are, gusty trade winds, high northwest swell and surf, cold fronts with gusty Kona winds, upper trough and Kona lows. Expect six to twelve days of gusty trades even though January has the lowest number of trade wind days. High northwest swell and surf continue…