Fishing Report January 6, 2012 Lahaina Harbor, Maui, Hawaii

Aloha from Lahaina Harbor, Maui, Hawaii. Mahis keep on to dominate the everyday catch but there have also been some billfish all around. These pelagic species have primarily been biting trolled lures. The bottom fish, in contrast, have favorite normal bait about artificial jigs. If there are any issues about the fishing, really feel cost-free to speak to Deli in Commence Me Up’s Lahaina Harbor booth at 808-667-7879 or startmeupfish@gmail.com. The following report contains some of Start off Me Up’s anglers and their catch from the end of 2011.

Jeff Becker and his son had been proud of their 39 lb bull mahi. The Beckers joined in a group effort to land the fish when Jeff provided his assistance in finishing the grueling fight. Very good heading to the father and son team on a fantastic fish!

Michelle and Steve Burwash had achievement bottom fishing. They drifted by way of an area with their baits on or in the vicinity of the bottom. The bite was rather great so Michelle and Steve caught a range of fish like nabeta, papio, and uku. The inedible bycatch was released.

The lines have been in the drinking water a mile and a 50 percent away from Lahaina Harbor when the long rigger came down hard. Line peeled off the reel ahead of Chris Rasmussen stepped in and subdued the fish. Chris was pleasantly surprised to catch an ono for the duration of the winter season.

Mike Braun posed with his mahi whilst the fish was even now on the spring scale. Right after the photograph, Mike acted like a veteran fisherman and dropped his mahi on the scale. Carrying out so benefits in the scale offering a increased value than the genuine bodyweight of the fish. That’s just an additional way to make the fish seem larger than it truly was.

Richard Spriet did not experience any trouble even though bringing this tiny mahi to the boat. Despite the fact that the fish was small, the fillets had been delicious. A single is surely better than none.

Concentrating on bottom fish, Amy Spreitzer set the benchmark early with her uku. Amy’s snapper ate a strip of squid.

Not wanting to be outdone, Amy’s dad Frank hooked a yellow spot papio, which was tagged and launched. The less prized bottom fish were simply caught and unveiled.

This cow mahi struck a trolled lure in the blind. In other phrases, the fish little bit without having warning in an area that lacked noticeable fish, bird, or mammal activity. A amazingly high quantity of fish are caught below this sort of situation, probably owing to the extremely mobile nature of pelagic species.

This angler also caught his mahi in the blind. Fish caught in the blind genuinely are validation for the technique of trolling. Trolling permits for fish to be caught while at the same time searching for places that seem to have larger densities of fish.

Sam, a experienced soccer player, attempted his hand at bottom fishing. Soon after many dwell goatfish were ripped off the hook, Sam dropped down a total squid. This bait alter swiftly resulted in a good uku.

Sam spotted this needle fish casually swimming around the boat. Making use of palu, or chum, the fish was drawn nearer to the boat and then hooked making use of a piece of squid that was allowed to sink with the chum. The circle hook snagged the corner of the needle fish’s mouth so its sharp teeth couldn’t minimize by way of the line. Sam gave his father the opportunity to combat the needle fish, which set on two enjoyable aerial displays.

The Wildermann group invested their afternoon doing work the coastal waters of Maui. In only 35 fathoms of h2o, they tagged and released a shortbill spearfish. The fish set up a strong battle from light tackle.

The Wildermann group took quite a few photographs by which to remember their fish. Following the images, the healthful shortbill spearfish was introduced.

The Rasmussen group endured some tough weather conditions problems but did not return to Lahaina Harbor with no fish. Even with comparatively powerful winds, the anglers fished driving Lanai. They caught this ono while trolling via the location recognized as the slides. Not surprisingly, the landmark denoting the slides region is a pair of landslides.

Generating each and every bite count is important due to the fact sometimes the number of chances is confined. This angler took benefit of the possibility to catch a mahi and taken care of his focus all through the combat. The angler’s attention to detail ensured that the fish was caught.

Dragging opelus at LA buoy resulted in two mahis, which had been truly portion of a triple bite. The 3rd mahi swallowed a tuna becoming used a teaser but by some means regurgitated the hook with no getting snagged. The other two mahis, in contrast, were not as lucky and had to pay a higher value for taking in the bait. A pair of experienced young anglers productively fought the mahis to the boat. Way to go boys!

Amanda came across her mahi off Manele Bay, Lanai. The fish attacked a blue and silver funnel jet and then fought wildly. In the conclude, nonetheless, the dimensions and power of the wonderful bull mahi had been no match for Amanda’s clean and successful angling method.

Mason also caught a nice mahi. Related to Amanda, Mason did a great job bringing his fish to the boat. If he hadn’t, the fish would have possibly escaped. Mahis have a tendency to jump and shake the hooks, particularly when the angler jerks their head out of the drinking water.

Shane, Shad, Travis, and Statement started out fishing at a FAD. In a window of just a number of minutes, they caught several shibis that weighed in from 32 to 38 lbs. The anglers also missed two much more shibis on normal bait. A little later, they caught some mahis on modest lures. The most exciting element of their day occurred in a short period of time of time and quick operate assisted to place some of these fish on the boat.

Yet another winter ono attacked a lure driving Lanai. This one tipped the scales at 34 lbs, which is over the yearly common. Onos are generally caught throughout the summer people caught out of time are typically better than common.

Many boats retain a purple softhead in the routine at all moments in order to entice any blue marlin that they might come across. The smaller version of that lure, the Jr. Softhead, works fantastic as properly. This mahi little bit a Jr. Softhead working on the long rigger for Harrison Newlands.

Dave Tietz discovered a latest line and followed the highway of moving h2o. Shortly soon after, Dave spotted a piece of debris. This nice mahi popped up and built make contact with with the standard jet on the extended corner as the lure moved previous the flotsam. Dave’s enthusiasm gave him the essential dedication to land the wonderful bull mahi.

Returning Begin Me Up anglers Ethan and Tim Pham place forth a reliable effort and had been rewarded with a few mahis. They have had a lot more successful journeys with Start off Me Up but liked their day anyhow.

Mary Kay and Craig Mills always fish on their yearly Maui vacation. Due to their expertise, they know how to react when the fish bite. Mary Kay and Craig caught numerous mahis and had a few much more fish shake the hooks even with excellent angling method. Sometimes the fish just get fortunate.

Cousins Thomas and Carson Small teamed up to catch a sunrise mahi even though trolling along a existing line just south of Lahaina Harbor. The boys had been energized about their catch.

Many thanks for hunting by way of this Start off Me Up fishing report. The initial number of days of 2012, to be included in the following report, have developed a astonishing number of billfish such as a big shortbill spearfish and some striped marlin. Until the subsequent report, restricted lines.

Aloha,
Jonny