Kona Hawaii fishing report – May wrap-up

The early part of Could was quite great as far as the trolling bite was concerned. Ono topped the listing as the easiest bite but there have been also a number of yellowfin, marlin and spearfish coming in. As typical, when the current path switches, the bite slows and that’s what transpired a minor about a week in the past. Even though the bite slowed, there continues to be a bite from some Huge blue marlin. Almost every day, 1 or more “best” marlin are getting caught or fought and misplaced. In fact, 1 marlin that was brought in not long ago was a “grander” when it was hooked up but during the fight, it threw up the live bait that was utilised to hook it, a ten+ lb. skipjack tuna, along with everything else that was in its stomach. The bodyweight at the scale was 995 ½ lbs. Near but no cigar. Every single yr there are marlin brought in that finish up currently being just under the coveted 1000 lb. mark but in the grander game, close by no means counts! Several of Kona’s job captains have fished right here for many years and will even retire (like my dad) having never landed a “grander”.

The mahi mahi are generally gone and even the ono bite has slowed. There are tiny yellowfin and skipjack tuna on the ledges, in the deep and on C and OT buoys but there is also an unusual volume of sharks all around. The buoys are specifically plagued with them to the point wherever you can hardly get any fish to the boat ahead of they’re eaten by a shark. Galapagos, whit suggestions and bronze whalers are the most widespread but even some tigers have been finding in on the action in the vicinity of the ledges. Sharks make for a fantastic battle since in contrast to marlin, they don’t tire out quickly. When they get in the vicinity of a boat, that’s when they actually place the brakes on. For most anglers, targeting sharks is the least difficult way to catch something that weighs far more than you do and the very last minutes of the fight when they get around the boat can be quite challenging. Shark attacks have also triggered some beach closures this week. Two surfers have been attacked and their boards ended up bitten. Each have been in the exact same browsing place but it’s not recognized if it was the identical shark that did it. The boards will be examined by authorities to establish that. Neither of the surfers have been injured. A tiger shark is the most likely suspect considering that they don’t mind swimming right following to the shoreline and are known to be aggressive but there are other aggressive types out here also. There’s one tiger hanging out about Kona waters that is believed to be just above 2000 lbs. I first encountered this 1 a minor about a 12 months in the past and in fact hooked it right after it ate a 60 lb. amberjack we had been fighting. I angled it all the way to the boat wherever we got numerous photos and video clip. It’s been spotted by each fishermen and divers this yr but I don’t figure it’s the one performing the attacks. If that monster desired to try to eat a surfer, it could just about do it with just a single bite. I just hope an individual doesn’t kill that big tiger for the publicity.

See ‘ya on the drinking water ,
Capt. Jeff Rogers ,
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