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Hawaii Fishing Reports

Kona Hawaii fishing report - April wrap-up

I did last month's wrap-up a day before the end of the month and in last month's report, the big news was Kona's first "Grander" of the year. The very next day after that report, last day of the month, another "Grander" was caught. It was an awesome battle! I  Full Story »

Kona Hawaii Fishing Report - March Wrap-up

March isn`t considered a good month for blue marlin but one thing about these animals is that they will group somewhere. Even in the off-season we can get a decent run of blue marlin and that happened this month. Not only are we getting a fair number but we`re getting  Full Story »

Kona Hawaii Fishing Report - February Wrap-up

The biggest blue marlin of the year was weighed in on the 15th. The year is still young but a 934 pounder might just stand for a while. The marlin died 1-1/2 hours into the fight and it took another 1/2 hour to plane it up. It's a lot of  Full Story »

Kona Hawaii fishing report - April wrap-up

I did last month's wrap-up a day before the end of the month and in last month's report, the big news was Kona's first "Grander" of the year. The very next day after that report, last day of the month, another "Grander" was caught. It was an awesome battle! I  Full Story »

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The Billfish Foundation Launches Conservation Plan with Peru

Yesterday Peru's President Allan Garcia and Minister of Production Rafael Rey finalized a Presidential Order that decommercializes marlins and sailfish - no further commercial harvest or sale will be allowed - and begins a national commitment to ocean conservation and the development of a sustainable sportfishing  Full Story »

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COMMERCIAL LANDINGS DOWN - DOCKSIDE VALUE UP IN 2007

Contact: Patricia Smith Date: April 23, 2008 Phone: (252) 726-7021 MOREHEAD CITY -- The amount of seafood commercial fishermen brought to the docks in North Carolina dropped for the fifth straight year in 2007, but the dockside value of the catch increased from 2006 figures. Commercial fishermen  Full Story »

Scientific Research Yields Consensus on Opportunities for a Cleaner New York-New Jersey Harbor

Release date: 04/03/2008 Contact Information: EPA Elias Rodriguez (212) 637-3664, rodriguez.elias@epa.gov / New York Academy of Sciences Bill Silberg (212) 298-8646, bsilberg@nyas.org / Port Authority of NY/NJ Jason Kirin, (212) 435-4234, jkirin@panynj.gov (New York, N.Y.) After seven years of groundbreaking research and consensus building, the NY/NJ Harbor Consortium of the New York  Full Story »

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Local Articles

HOGSTY REEF - Worth the Run?

By Capt. Trey Rhyne Day 1 - Long Island to Albert Town, Long Cay We departed Flying Fish Marina around 10:30am on Tuesday April 22nd with our group of 3 crew and 3 guests. Earlier that morning we took on an extra 150 gallons of fuel, to further the range of  Full Story »

Published May 4, 2008

Sea Witch: From Start to Finish

Today I am going to go through the process that I use to make a Sea Witch and, to rig it up for trolling. The first thing I do with all my sea witch heads is I paint the eyes black. You can use permanent markers or my preferred method of  Full Story »

Published May 4, 2008

Wired Stripers: Wire Line Trolling For Big Bass

By Capt. John A. Cafiero Seafood Fishing Charters (609) must admit, catching stripers fishing with wire is one of my least desirable ways to fish for them. It is tiring to haul them in and it's frustrating to deal with the wire not getting kinked. It almost seems like it  Full Story »

Published May 4, 2008

BIG FISH I HAVE KNOWN....

Author's Note: When one spends a lot of time at sea over a multitude of years and seasons, it is easy to become blase about what one sees and what one does. Included among the memories of good and bad times, of ferocious weather and rosy golden sunsets, are  Full Story »

Published May 4, 2008

MADEIRA 1993 - An Excerpt from the Days of Sharp Learning Curves

Author's Note: Originally written soon after the event in 1993 for the Sport Fishing Club of Great Britain's yearly magazine, this revised version appeared in New Zealand Fishing News in 2006. As will be seen, this adventure takes place well before I learn the good stuff from Capt Bark  Full Story »

Published May 4, 2008

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Fisheries News

GOVERNOR LINGLE RELEASES $1,025,000 FOR KALAUPAPA HARBOR FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES LAURA H. THIELEN CHAIRPERSON Phone: (808) 587-0401 Fax: (808) 587-0390 http://hawaii.gov/dlnr For Immediate Release: April 17, 2008 HONOLULU - Governor Linda Lingle has released $1,025,000 for the construction of pier and harbor improvements at the Kalaupapa Harbor facility on   Full Story »

Published April 17, 2008

DLNR ANNOUNCES FIVE-MONTH BOTTOMFISH SEASON CLOSURE IN STATE WATERS

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES LAURA H. THIELEN CHAIRPERSON Phone: (808) 587-0401 Fax: (808) 587-0390 http://hawaii.gov/dlnr For immediate release: April 9, 2008 HONOLULU - The Department of Land and Natural Resources announced that it will officially implement a temporary closure, effective April 14, 2008, for bottomfishing in  Full Story »

Published April 9, 2008

GOVERNOR LINGLE RELEASES $4,190,000 FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO ALA WAI SMALL BOAT HARBOR

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES LAURA H. THIELEN CHAIRPERSON Phone: (808) 587-0401 Fax: (808) 587-0390 Immediate Release: March 3, 2008 HONOLULU - Governor Linda Lingle has released $4,190,000 for improvement projects at Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor, including the replacement of docks B, C  Full Story »

Published March 3, 2008

Sundance Marine "Summer Night" Seminar - Thursday, June 5

CROW'S NEST YACHTS SEATTLE (206) 625-1580 - NEWPORT BEACH (949) 574-7600 SAN DIEGO (619) MARINE MISSION BAY (619) 226-3737 2590 Ingraham Rd. - San Diego, CA Marine in Mission Bay, Southern California dealers for Parker Boats, Contender Boats, and Tiara Yachts, will be hosting a free private boater seminar at its waterfront showroom  Full Story »

Published May 15, 2008

One-day Razor Clam Dig Proposed on Three Ocean Beaches

NEWS RELEASE WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE 600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501-1091 May 13, 2008 Contact: Dan Ayres (360) 249-4628 OLYMPIA - Razor clam enthusiasts may get one more day of digging this season, the Washington Department of  Full Story »

Published May 14, 2008




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