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Subject: Kona Hawaii fishing report

Author:
Capt. Jeff Rogers

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Date Posted: 945132992PST

Kona Hawaii fishing report: 12/13/99

First I'd like to apologize to the regular readers of the Kona fishing report for not doing a report in November. After stripping a transmission drive adapter on my boat (3rd time this year) in mid November, I devoted most my time to the re-design and manufacture of a more stable coupling and got out of touch with the local fishing conditions. Since my last report, the STRIPPED MARLIN have moved in. It's nice to see that tagging and releasing has gained in popularity here in Hawaii. A lot of these smaller cousins to the Pacific Blue Marlin are being tagged and released. There are still SHORTNOSE SPEARFISH being caught. While still in the Billfish family, these little guys are one of the best eating fish you can hope for and they're great fun to fight on light tackle. The PACIFIC BLUE MARLIN bite has been pretty good lately. Typically the Blue bite slows down near this time of year but if this year is like last year, there will be a good bite all winter. Also there are still some 100+ lb. YELLOWFIN TUNA being caught. On the flip-side of that, it should be the peak of the BIGEYE TUNA season right now but this years Bigeye season is getting off to a very slow or maybe just a late start. The big MAHI MAHI are still here with typical catches in the 25 to 45 lb. range while the ONO bite remains slow and generally small sized. The bottom fishing bite for SNAPPER and GROUPER is also getting off to a late start this year but the AMBERJACK bite is already in full swing and should remain excellent throughout the winter and spring. One last note: While the rest of the islands and Hilo have been getting slammed with high winds and frequent showers, Kona has been mostly dry with only light tropical breezes. Aloha.

Capt. Jeff Rogers ,
K-IX Charters ,
http://home1.gte.net/jfrogers ,
jfrogers@gte.net

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