Today, President Obama announced a vast expansion of the Northwest Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument, known as Papahanaumokuakea, out to 200 miles or the limits of the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone, creating the world’s largest marine protected area. In 2006, President George W. Bush created the monument with a boundary which extended to 50 miles […]
On day 2 of the 55th Annual Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament, Mari Arakawa of Japan’s Olympian Dream Fishing Club brought a 622.6-pound Pacific blue marlin to the scales. The fish put the Japanese team atop the leader board and put Arakawa in the record books. Arakawa’s marlin is the largest fish ever taken at the […]
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Jim Rizzuto is one of our favorite fishing authors. His Fishing Hawaii Style series and his annual Kona Fishing Chronicles are great reads. He’s also got a magnificent book on DIY trolling lures that we love. So when we saw that Jim maintains an annual list of big fish taken in Western Hawaii waters, we […]
The Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources has announced that The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) will hold a public hearing to amend Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR) relating to the Waiakea Public Fishing Area (PFA) in Hilo, Hawaii. The proposed amendments would prohibit the use of stand-up paddleboards, limit boat fishing to only when the […]
Congratulations to Anthony Trimino who was fishing with Captain Dan Shaffer and deckman John Jordan aboard the Desperado, when he landed a sweet 521.6-pound blue marlin (Makaira mazara). The Desperado, a 31′ Bertram that runs out of Lahaina, Hawaii, was fishing about five miles off of Launiupoko Park when the fish initially hit a jet […]
Congratulations to Garrett McClure who was fishing with Captain Patrick Dorn and deckman Tim Temple aboard the Start Me Up Too (a 42′ Bertram Sportfisher) in 300 feet of water off Launiupoko Park, Hawaii, when he hooked and landed a 600.1 pound blue marlin (Makaira mazara). The fish was the second largest of the season for the […]
Donnell Tate of the Lahaina News in Lahaina Maui, Hawaii has posted a great story about about 14-year-old Hunter Smith landing a 421.5 blue marlin. The fish is the second largest taken this year by the Lahaina fleet. Smith was fishing with his dad Allen Smith and Captains Dan Shaffer and Rich Lynn aboard the […]