A question about the fishing...

[sputnut]

How is the ocean fishing as well as the freshwater fishing there? many good places to go? What kinds of fish can I expect to be catching? cost of license, etc?

comin' your way soon!

[Rob Tucker]

I don't think there is any fresh water fishing. Could be wrong but I have no idea where that might be. Lots of deep blue charter fishing off Kona. Lesser so off Hilo.

Lots of people regularly fishing from the shore.... so I assume they have success.

Here's a site I pulled up.

http://www.hawaiiinfoguide.com/hawaii_fishing.htm

[riverwolf]

No fishing license required in Hawaii !
Ahi and Mahi-Mahi,mostly on the Kona side right now, but some out of Poihiki as well. Haven't heard of any Ono as of late being caught.
enjoy.

riverwolf

[Carey]

Fresh/brackish water fishing is limited on this island some baitfish net catching in Puna/Hilo - most "fishing" is mainly older on the mountain rivers & ponds of the island/state, not a real issue in Puna, unless it is in someones' private stock pond ;~0

Open water has sooo many different options, from net, to spear to line...& onshore, near-shore & off-shore....

ADDED: there is a LOT of commercial fishing off of Hilo (that is the WHY of Suisan market in Hilo!) and there are some day to multi day fishers that will take hard core paying fishers...
East side windward boats are not the luxury charters of Kona, but highly productive.

[hilodiver]

Fishing is great around here! Light tackle from the shoreline for Papio to heavy casting rods for Ulua up to 100 pounds. I've been fishing from a kayak out of Hilo and have caught several fish over 80 pounds, mostly Mahi Mahi, Ono and Ahi. Shoot me a message when you're ready and I'll help get you set up.

Aloha!

[unknownjulie]

The first week we moved here, my son climbed out on the rocks at the Keiki beach near Hilo and asked the local kids what they were doing. They use bread and put it on hooks and dangle it off the rocks on the waterbreak. Then they catch small fish, that they put on the hook to try and catch the larger fish. It seems like the fish are pretty much everywhere. It's always a nice social thing to do to go hang out at the water with a fishing pole.

[sputnut]

I love tuna, I really do, but there are many varieties there I have never even heard of, and I love most any seafood, except lobster. Tried it several times, and yuk. Love shrimp, though... are they all fairly cheap there at the fish market?

comin' your way soon!

[microage97]

Ah kayak fishing! I wanna give it a try and if I like it get my own set up. Is there someone that could tutor me a little bit? I know fishing, but not ocean fishing. We are going to be in Leilani soon.

Dave

[csgray]

Fresh fish is NOT cheap here, I was grateful to only pay 9.99 a pound yesterday for chunk ahi with the bones still in. Steaks were running close to $15 and Sashimi grade was over $20, there is cheaper ahi that is shipped in from elsewhere and treated for color retention. The ono and mahi mahi are running about $14-16 a pound. All seafood here is expensive, unless you buy it from the guys on the side of the road, in which case it is cheaper and fresher than at the markets. Last time I bought a fish from one of those guys it was so fresh that when I took it home and cut it open several live little fish were in the stomach.

Carol

[macuu222]

Last week I bought a 1 lb mahi mahi fillet at Suisan for only $7.99 a pound. It was a great price ....but when we grilled it for dinner that evening....we couldn't eat it. It just tasted bad and we had to throw the whole thing away. It had a metallic taste to it. We buy fish there every week and that has never happened to us before. I was just wondering if the low price had anything to do with freshness considering the Ahi fillets sitting next to it was selling for $26.99 a pound and the Ono was $17.99 a pound.