 June 30, 2009 UPDATE
HighNoon Charters - Kona Hawaii
The Blue Marlin fishing in Kona continues to be red hot. Yesterday, June 29, we missed one Blue Marlin but landed two Wahoo...one a whopping 52 lb, our biggest of the year. Also this week, Richard McBride from Escondido, California (a previous client) had his best day ever fishing. About 10 am, the long corner lure went off, the fish leaped 10 feet in the air......but the fish threw the hook after about 10 seconds. However, this was an determined fish and it immediately moved over to the short rigger lure and line started screaming off the reel. Richard jumped in the chair and brought this nice 300 lb. Blue to the boat in about 30 minutes. About two hours later, a 200 lb. Blue Marlin struck the stinger lure and Richard brought this fish to the boat in about 20 minutes. Both fish were released to fight another day! A beautiful calm day and Kona fishing at it's best!
The day before, Charlie Beriault from Colorado, had a great day tagging a 275 lb. Blue Marlin. And the day before that, we had a group from Mechanicsville, Virgina. Brandon Mason and his wife, Jenna both caught 40 lb Wahoo. However the big catch was Chase Norman who spent an hour in the fighting chair before we tagged and released an huge 500 lb Blue Marlin. His friend, Dillon Cole also got in on the action as a 400 lb. Blue Marlin crashed the short rigger about an hour later. Dillon did a nice job...but after 30 minutes the fish came off as we were trying to release it. Great day for everyone! Earlier this month, Andrew and Sarah Kocisky (along with their friends Nick, Megan, Nick and Kyla) chartered HighNoon and wanted a Blue Marlin. This fun group are from Phoenix, Arizona and this was their first experience at Kona big game fishing, After giving Andrew instructions on how to fight a big fish, Andrew never made it out of the fighting chair. A huge striped Marlin attacked the stinger lure before Andrew could even get out of the chair and started screaming out line. After a 30 minute fight, we were surprised to see a huge striped Marlin. It weighed in at 117 lbs...which made it the largest striped Marlin of the year in Kona.
The Kona fishing this entire summer has been excellent for Blue Marlin....the best in years! The Wahoo have showed up in good numbers and are providing some good early morning action on the rocky points near shore. Spearfish are also hitting in good numbers along with the marlin. The water temps have warmed up 3 degrees just this past few days to 82 degrees and the Kona fishing has improved with the advent of the warmer waters.....and the fishing should just get better with the advent of summer.
Kona Hawaii fishing charters during the summer usually begins with a quick troll by the rocky point in front of the harbor for Wahoo. We can then switch over for Blue Marlin and other big game fish as we head to one of the FAD bouys or ledges for some skipjack and small yellowfin tuna. We then bridle these up as live bait for Blue Marlin, Ahi and Mahi Mahi. The Wahoo fishing should continue to be very good through July. If we do land one of these great eating fish, I am happy to filet it up for you following the charter. On more than a few occasions lately we have stopped off at Captain Cooks monument while our anglers took a short break and snorkeled in the crystal clear waters of the best snorkeling in Hawaii.
For information or reservations, contact Captain Dee Bradford at 808-895-3868 or check out the latest Kona fishing reports at: FishingChartersKona.com. |
