Here in Hawaii we target four main species: Marlin (Blues, Striped, Black, and Spearfish),
Tunas (Yellowfin also known as Ahi, Bigeye and Skipjack also known as Aku), Mahimahi (also
known as Dolphinfish or Dorado), and Ono (also known as Wahoo). All species of fish we target can be caught all year long because our
water temperature remains 72-80 degrees all year long (cooler in the winter, warmer in the
summer). Hawaii remains as the only fishery in the world where a Marlin in excess of
1000 pounds has been caught in every calendar month of the year.
Generally speaking,
summer months produce more Yellowfin, Skipjack, Ono, and Blue Marlin. Winter months
produce more Striped Marlin and Bigeye tuna, and spring and fall months produce more
Mahimahi.
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A nice Mahi !
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June
2009 Our summer fish
species are showing up already with an excellent start to June.
Two big Blue Marlin were landed off Maui, a 592lb on May 30 and a
774lb on June 1 among other Blues as well as a 92lb Striped
Marlin. The largest Blue Marlin so far this year was a
990lb caught at the end of April. We are also seeing a good
amount of Ono being caught in the 25lb plus range with multiple
catches on trips. The Ahi are also coming around as scheduled
with quite a few catches over 100lbs in May and more in early June as
of this writing. There are some Mahi being caught as well.
Most common catches in June will be Ono, Ahi and Blue Marlin. A good way to increase your odds of catching
is to do a full day trip if you can. A full day trip gives the
skipper more time to work various fishing spots during the day.
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