March 6, 2011 Lahaina Harbor, Maui

Aloha from Lahaina Harbor. The fishing is nevertheless excellent on the leeward aspect of Maui. The striped marlin operate has been going for virtually a month strong now and is displaying no symptoms of slowing down. As usual, there are fairly a couple of mahis and tunas being caught as effectively. Begin Me Up has lately taken out numerous initial time anglers that caught fish. We’re often pleased when we can share the thrill of fishing with very first timers. If anybody has concerns, call Start Me Up’s booth at Lahaina Harbor at 808-667-7879 between nine a.m. and 5 p.m. Hawaii time or e-mail startmeupfish@gmail.com. Start Me Up’s anglers and some of their catch for the beginning of March are pictured beneath.

Matt Stewart, Dan Kobi, and Dave Milmine had loads of action behind Lanai. They caught and released two striped marlin and a single shortbill spearfish. If they had only traded in a striped marlin for a blue marlin, these anglers would have finished the Hawaiian billfish slam. As an extra bonus, they caught two mahis for the barbeque.

This striped marlin was hooked solidly as the trailing hook went cleanly by way of the fish’s reduced jaw. The striped marlin was tagged, the hook was removed, and the fish was productively released.

Jordan Quayle did a short afternoon trip and arrived across this mahi at the inside of pinnacle referred to as key spot. As a first time offshore angler, Jordan was really proud of her catch.

Wealthy Davidson, Harold Sigfusson, Dave McLachlan, and Mark Gerhard were all smiles right after they every landed a shibi although trolling the deep h2o behind Lanai. These anglers knew that they were heading to take pleasure in some good sashimi.

Ben Ayton fought his striped marlin to the boat and decided to release the fish. The thoroughly clean release continued a good streak for Start off Me Up.

Mitch and Kathy McGaughey, visiting from Colorado, somehow managed to stay away from all of the marlin activity. They caught fish anyway as they went two for two on mahis.

These three fortunate anglers had a great time on their 4 hour afternoon trip and discovered a number of fish as nicely. They caught a few of mahis in addition to a extremely wonderful aku. If the mahis had been equivalent to the aku, they would be pair of forty pounders.

Lorraine Vanduker and her husband opted to sleep in and do a short midmorning journey. Leaving later was no massive offer as they caught and released a striped marlin.

This mahi cooperated for Dan Day on an afternoon journey and bit a basic jet. The fish definitely furnished a wonderful meal for Dan and his family members.

With all of the striped marlin all around Lanai, most boats have not been fishing around Kahoolawe. Mike and Louise Duboise, Mickey Bigalke, and Bill Taylor decided to break the trend and fished the shoals of Kahoolawe. They came up with a pair of mahis.

Mary Ann Sabino caught a shibi just south of Olowalu. She was fairly happy about getting some sashimi.

Kevin Zimmerman boated a 25 lb. ono although trolling. Even although the ono’s torpedo-like entire body allows the fish to get to fantastic speeds, Kevin was nevertheless shocked at how quickly the line arrived off the reel.

Jane Wiehe from Fort Wayne, Indiana boated a mahi on an afternoon trip. Jane was all smiles after catching the initial fish of her daily life. That’s a excellent catch for a 1st time angler. Now that she has experienced the thrill of catching a fish, Jane will certainly get far more interest in fishing.

David and Joni Cover had a good day on the water and caught 3 mahis. They stated that their journey was a great knowledge and that they would fish once again.

Austin Larison caught a great twenty lb. cow mahi that was almost as big as him. Austin’s catch is truly amazing. Way to go Austin! Keith Lewell also had a nice catch as he tagged and launched a striped marlin. Catching a billfish is always an accomplishment.

Tony Lisbona and Petro Zakyrias arrived to Maui all the way from Australia. They caught these two mahis in between a couple of billfish bites. Catching the mahis undoubtedly lessened the sting of lacking the billfish. Plus there’s constantly up coming time to catch the one particular that acquired absent.

Torrey Knorr, a veteran lieutenant fireman from Washington state, was not ready to unwind considerably on his fishing trip. He did Commence Me Up’s early journey and left Lahaina Harbor at two:30 a.m. The boat headed to N buoy on the north shore of Molokai and, upon reaching the destination, proceeded to hook fish right after fish on a combination of lures and bait. Torrey proved that he was tough by fighting all of these mahis and shibis on standup gear. Very good task Torrey!

Thank you for taking a glimpse at the report. If there are any queries, bear in mind to call Deli in Start Me Up’s booth at 808-667-7879 in between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Hawaii time or e mail startmeupfish@gmail.com. Until finally the subsequent report, tight lines.

Aloha,
Jonny