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Kona Hawaii fishing report - July wrap-up
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Kona Hawaii fishing report – July wrap-up . So how many of you regular readers of my monthly fishing report Google’d to see who won the Blue Marlin World Cup Tournament on July 4th? You don’t need to email me with the answer but I have thousands of fishermen who regularly read my monthly fishing report a...
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Kona Hawaii fishing report - June wrap-up
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Kona Hawaii fishing report – June wrap-up . HUGE blue marlin tops the report this month. Several marlin over 500 lbs. (beast status) were caught in June with a few hitting the 900+ mark and many in the 500 to 800+ lb. range. It was almost a surprise that another Kona grander wasn’t caught. There very wel...
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Kona Hawaii fishing report – May wrap-up
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Kona Hawaii fishing report – May wrap-up . The early part of May was pretty good as far as the trolling bite was concerned. Ono topped the list as the easiest bite but there were also several yellowfin, marlin and spearfish coming in. As usual, when the current direction switches, the bite slows and th...
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Kona Hawaii fishing report - April wrap-up
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Kona Hawaii fishing report – April wrap-up . So here I sit at the computer again about to write the Kona Hawaii Fishing Report. I’ve been doing it once a month for over 10 years now and I always try to get it done just before the month ends. Last month I didn’t even realize the month had ended until after the f...
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Kona Hawaii fishing report - March wrap-up
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Kona Hawaii fishing report – March wrap-up . The trolling bite is still doing real good in Kona with a mix of striped marlin, spearfish and mahi mahi. There have even been a few blue marlin around with one coming in this month just 22 lbs. short of the “grander” mark. While the blue marlin are generally s...
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Kona Hawaii fishing report - Feb. wrap-up
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Kona Hawaii fishing report – Feb. wrap-up . The striped marlin are still biting good in Kona but they certainly are running small. When they do show up in the winter they are usually all close to the same size. Some winters they’re all about 50 to 60 lbs. Other winters have had most running around 100 lbs...
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Kona Hawaii fishing report - Jan. wrap-up
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Kona Hawaii fishing report – Jan. wrap-up . Great news! Yes, we have striped marlin :) Kona hasn’t seen a good striped marlin run in the past 5 seasons so I’m very happy that we’re finally getting them. Striped marlin is my 2nd favorite fish to eat after the Hawaiian grouper. Raw with wasabi and soy sauc...
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Kona Hawaii fishing report - Dec. wrap-up
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Kona Hawaii fishing report – Dec. wrap-up . The year ended with a bang as Kona’s 2nd “grander” marlin was weighed in. Usually there’s more than one grander caught in Kona each year but this year looked like it would be the exception. During a year there are several granders hooked up but most of these fi...
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Kona Hawaii fishing report - Nov. wrap-up
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Kona Hawaii fishing report – Nov. wrap-up . November was a very slow month for charter fishing as the uncertain economy and uncertain tax burden has many vacationers in a wait-n-see mode. The new TSA procedures aren’t helping either. And as I’ve said before, many of the vacationers that are coming t...
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Kona Hawaii fishing report - Oct. wrap-up
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Kona Hawaii fishing report – Oct. wrap-up . October is one of my favorite months to fish because it’s this month that offers the most variety of fish. The blue marlin bite usually starts decreasing this month as does the ono bite but then the fall run of mahi mahi shows up this month, yellowfin and bigey...
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Kona Hawaii fishing report - Sept. wrap-up
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Kona Hawaii fishing report – Sept. wrap-up . While September is the slowest time of the year for tourism, it can be the best time of the year for blue marlin and that happened again this year. The few boats that were going out this month were seeing marlin on almost a daily basis. So what are the odds of get...
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Kona Hawaii fishing report - August wrap-up
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Kona Hawaii fishing report – August wrap-up . So maybe I should stay out of the fish prediction business. Last month I predicted that there wouldn’t be a large number of marlin caught in the Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament but there would be a good number of big ones weighed in. I was right...
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Kona Hawaii fishing report - July wrap-up
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Kona Hawaii fishing report – July wrap-up . This morning as I’m writing this report the Wahine (female in Hawaiian) Tournament that hosts only female anglers is happening. In recent years it has been the biggest tournament in Kona but the economy has slowed it down to about half of its normal size. Ma...
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Kona Hawaii fishing report - June wrap-up
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Kona Hawaii fishing report – June wrap-up . The summer marlin bite is kicking into gear so marlin are now a daily sight on the catch board. Mostly blue marlin but the striped marlin are also making a showing. Last summer we had more striped marlin show up in the summer than we did in that previous winter e...
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Kona Hawaii fishing report - May wrap-up
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Kona Hawaii fishing report – May wrap-up . We’re experiencing a good ono run right now so ono tops the list of the most common fish caught this month. The marlin bite has been real slow so most of the boats are pounding the ono lane in order to have a successful trip. The mahi mahi are just now starting to sh...
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Couple from Texas hook 9 bonefish in one day!
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Couple from Texas hook 9 bonefish in one day!Capt. Chris Asaro May 23, 2010 Honolulu - Sal****er Fishing Report All i can say is 'Wow'! Melissa and Waylan Holmes were on fire, yesterday! Yet hooked 9 bonefish from 1-10 lbs with 3 in the 10 lb range. Only 2 fish were landed but fooling the fish and the blis...
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Spring time Hawaii Bonefishing in Full Swing
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Spring time Hawaii Bonefishing in Full SwingCapt. Chris Asaro May 5, 2010 Honolulu - Sal****er Fishing Report Last week i had the pleasure to fish with a couple of very interesting flyfisherman. Chip from Utah owns a snowboarding retail store and does some trout flyfishing guiding in the summer. W...
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Kona Hawaii fishing report - April wrap-up
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Kona Hawaii fishing report – April wrap-up , This month, the biggest marlin of the year was made 4 times! If you’ve been following my reports, you might remember that I had the biggest of the year in January but was beat out by 2 ½ lbs. just 3 days later and that 600 ½ pounder has been the leader until this mo...
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Winds subside and Bonefishing improves
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Winds subside and Bonefishing improvesCapt. Chris Asaro April 21, 2010 Honolulu - Sal****er Fishing Report After weeks of heavy wind, finally conditions improve enough to get out. Tides were also much better and many tailing bonefish could be found. The spring push is underway and things will on...
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Very Windy conditions and Super Low tides
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Very Windy and super low tidesCapt. Chris Asaro April 5, 2010 Honolulu - Sal****er Fishing Report This past week was as tough as it gets for bonefishing around Oahu. the combination of 20-30 knot wind and negative low tides thoughout much of the day lead to cancellations and nearly impossible condi...
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Kona Hawaii fishing report - March wrap-up
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Kona Hawaii fishing report – March wrap-up . The March marlin bite has been a let down this year. I hate doing a negative report and I catch some heat from other captains about not pumping up the fishing here but the truth is the truth. There were a few days when the marlin bite was pretty hot but on average...
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Winter Winds and Tailing Hawaiian Bonefish
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Winter winds and Bonefish tailsCapt. Chris Asaro March 23, 2010 Honolulu - Sal****er Fishing Report Well i'd like to thank Mike Lawson of Henry's Fork Anglers for enduring what i would call an iron man day of bonefishing with flyrod. We timed the trip so there would be the most possible water on the fl...
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tsunami warnings, wind, rain and tailers
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Tsunami warnings, wind, rain and tailersCapt. Chris Asaro March 7, 2010 Honolulu - Sal****er Fishing Report the theme of last week was cancellations. It started last weekend with a tsunami warning [the first one in years for hawaii] that turned into a complete dud. I guess i can't complain about lo...
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Kona Hawaii fishing report - Feb. wrap-up
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Kona Hawaii fishing report – Feb. wrap-up . I normally start out with a billfish report but I know many are wondering how Kona was affected by the Tsunami. Out of about 400 boats in Kona’s harbor, all went out to avoid damage except 20. Some of the boats I saw gone were a surprise because I didn’t even thin...
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First time Bonefisherman Score!
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First time bonefisherman scores!Capt. Chris Asaro February 24, 2010 Honolulu - Sal****er Fishing Report On saturday, i had the pleasure to fish with Mike Schaeffer and friend Tony. They had never bonefished before but were up for the challenge. We decided to do a half day in the afternoon due to ext...
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9 lb Hawaiian Bonefish on Fly
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9 lb Hawaiian Bonefish on the FlyCapt. Chris Asaro February 18, 2010 Honolulu - Sal****er Fishing Report Super low tide made conditions tough but we have flats that like the low water as Blake from Conneticut found out. He was able to land this beautiful 9 lb bonefish with Capt. Duffield. They hooked...
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Hawaiian Bonefishing Remains Hot
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Hawaii Bonefishing stays HotCapt. Chris Asaro February 8, 2010 Honolulu - Sal****er Fishing Report I must admit, i had no idea that oahu, hawaii would be the place to be for wintertime bonefishing. The action has remained constant with just the occasional front to put a damper on things. Capt. Duff...
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Winter time Red Hot Hawaiian Bonefishing
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Wintertime Red Hot Hawaiian BonefishingCapt. Chris Asaro January 30, 2010 Honolulu - Sal****er Fishing Report Non-stop action is the only way i could describe last week! With great tide and perfect conditions, we spotted tailing bonefish as we pulled up to the flats. On friday, Matt Harper relea...
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Kona Hawaii fishing report - Jan. wrap-up
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Kona Hawaii fishing report – Jan. wrap-up . The start of a new year so Kona’s “Big Fish List” starts fresh. 22 kinds of fish make up the list but last year, one slot, bonefish, was never filled. “Grander” marlin (over 1000 lbs.) takes the top of the list almost every year but until this years grander(s) a...
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another 11 lb hawaiian bonefish
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Capt. Chris Asaro January 20, 2010 Honolulu - Sal****er Fishing Report While the rest of the US is hoping for a thaw. Capt. Terry Duffield aka 'Coach Duff' is guiding another client to an 11 lb. bonefish on fly! This monster ate one of his many shrimp variations. We see beasts like this on a regular basis...
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