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Date Posted: 935207408PDT In reply to: Capt. Jeff/HI 's message, "Kona Hawaii fishing report" on 934932059PDT > Kona Hawaii fishing report 8/16/99: > > This summers fishing action continues to be > absolutely awesome. Big Marlin and 100+ lb. > Yellowfin tuna have continued to be a regular > catch since my last report. Usually the summertime > yellowfin tuna schools are located by finding the > schools of Spinner Dolfin. You’ll usually mark the > Yellowfin on your fish finder just in front and > below the Dolfin schools. I haven’t seen a deep > water Spinner Dolfin school around for almost a > month now but the Yellowfin are commonly being > seen feeding on the surface all along the Kona > coast from near shore to out past the 1,600 fathom > ledge. Getting them to bite can be a real exercise > in patience but there are so many of them, the > odds are good that you’ll eventually get one to > bite. They’re biting both on live bait and lures > and I’ve heard of 2 new Yellowfin world records > that are now being reviewed by the I.G.F.A. > The Stripped Marlin bite has slowed down but the > Pacific Blue Marlin bite is in full swing. There > have even been a few 1000+ pounders hooked up but > only one boat (The Vixen) has been able to > actually subdue one of these beasts and bring it > back to the dock. The average size Marlin being > released or brought in to the dock are in the 130 > to 250 lb. range with a few bigger ones (400+) > also being landed each day. > Spearfish, Mahi Mahi, Ono, Skipjack and Bigeye > tuna have also been a very common site at the > weigh-in dock. In fact, it’s the weigh-in that > seems to be the most frustrating part of the day. > There are so many fish being brought in that the > wait to get your fish on the scale can sometimes > take over an hour. The abundance of fish sure has > made the people of Kona town happy though. The > price for fresh fish at the supermarkets is dirt > cheep. > One word describes the bottom fishing bite right > now. SLOW. There’s always some fish to be had by > bottom fishing and there’s a wide assortment of > good eating critters down there but be prepared > for a long wait between bites. The currents have > been very strong and it’s been difficult and some > days impossible to fish the prime bottom fishing > grounds North of town. > The sun’s shinning, the water’s flat and the bite > (over all) is great! What are you waiting for? > > Aloha, > Capt. Jeff Rogers , > http://home1.gte.net/jfrogers , > jfrogers@gte.net [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |
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| Re: Kona Hawaii fishing report | Bob Endreson | 935877767PDT |
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