Hawaii Fishing News

After about a month of undesirable weather, one Saturday was forecast to be a good day on the water. It turned out that Saturday morning was terrible with a new 10-foot northeast swell and 30-knot winds till about 12:30 p.m. Then the wind was suppose

My friend Rob invited me out to dive on January 12 after a string of rainy days. Conditions didn’t seem awesome, but my wife said I should go, so I figured, why not? As I drove out to the west side, it was raining. It stopped for a bit, but right whe

KAHULUI, Maui — The heat from the helicopter radiated off the ocean surface as Go Fly Maui pilot Nick Moran hovered in position over a roughly 400-lb “ghost net.” Leaning out of the doorless aircraft, Campbell Farrell yanked on a steel cable to hook

August in Kona means really big fish – really near shore! The biggest of the Hawai‘i volcanoes are here, standing shoulder-to-shoulder. Hawai‘i’s volcanologists strain to describe the gigantic plume of superheated magma rising from the center of the

I made another awesome catch with my Gearhead T20 Bow rigged for bow fishing. With a 70-lb draw weight, it is extreme overkill for fishing. There was a strong wind advisory for Maui, which made it hard to decide what to do. I knew that there wasn’t a

The Hilo Trollers will hold a general meeting to make some final collective decisions for the 2020 season on Friday, April 3 at 6 p.m. at the ramp. The first tournament of the 2020 season is scheduled for Sunday, May 3, weather permitting. Registrati

A new study on the Pacific Ocean’s floating trash indicates not only a significant accumulation of microplastics in the Hawaiian Islands, but also that larval fish are eating the debris. The research, conducted in partnership with Hawai‘i Pacific Uni

Although I don't get to often, I love to cook for my friends and family at home. I've been fortunate enough to have some friends who are great fishermen try to teach me a couple things and take me out on their boat. I don't know if I would call my at

As of March 1, boats 26 feet and longer need $100,000 in insurance to operate in Hawai‘i. Vessel owners of any size who have grounded a vessel in the past also need insurance. The following are some questions from Splash! to the Division of Boating a

Our tech editor, DIY guru Tom Neale, lived aboard both power and sailboats, and cruised with his family for 30 years, doing all systems maintenance and boat repairs himself. Today, he and his wife Mel own a Camano 41. Tom creates our Ask the Experts

Have you ever wondered how scientists can tell the age of a fish? Or how the fish in your poke bowl was caught? Or how people know if fish stocks are healthy? For the past 14 years, the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (the Council

The HINATEA started off the new year with a 560.6-lb blue marlin captured by Cory Warden and Chris Belanger. They were fishing with Capt. Chris Cole and deckman Dyllon Lehmann. They were about four miles northeast of the SO-buoy, off Kaho‘olawe, in s

Do you catch tuna, mahimahi, ono or uku? The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (the Council) recently held statewide Small-Boat Public Scoping Sessions. By analyzing the Council’s and DLNR’s Division of Aquatic Resources’ (DAR) comp

My wife’s son Jayson was raised in the Philippines and arrived in Hawai‘i in his teens. He has served in Iraq, Kuwait, the Philippines and, most recently, Egypt as a member of the National Guard. Married with two kids of his own, a new house, long wo

Many in our family have caught big-game fish in Hawai‘i. As our grandchildren Hunter and Hayden Nottage grew older, they began to fish with their dad and uncle. When Hunter did a science fair project, Hunter’s mom, April, asked if Grandma and Grandpa

I took Kurt down south in search of a turkeyHunting elsewhere had proved kind of murkyWe went to a place I had hunted beforeHoping and praying perhaps we would score. I had a new call I wanted to tryI made it myself; no need to buyWith cunning and gu