surfboard fishing rig

I completed the last leg of the survey of the Diamond Head to Waikiki Fisheries Management Area (FMA) by fishing the area ending with San Souci Beach, also known as Kaimana Beach.  Instead of wading into chest deep water to walk around rock piles and jetties, I floated the area within casting distance of the beach, from my MacGyvered-up surfboard rig.  Yup, that’s a portable fish finder.  The rubber clasps attached to the board and the tackle bag are from Boardfisher.com.

Fishing the mid-morning rising tide, I was hoping to hook one of the monster Waikiki oios I’ve been hearing about, but instead got the usual suspects.

Christmas wrasse,  cigarfish wrasse, common hinalea (saddle wrasse), po’opa’a (stocky hawkfish) and one legal moana (manybar goatfish).   Perhaps the oio were further out in the deeper, sandy areas.

Can’t say I’m impressed with the fish stock of the FMA just a little less than 4 months into the open season.  We seem to catch more fish at other South Shore spots.

fresh moana

steamed moana

The moana made a nice presentation, steamed up Asian-style by my friend’s mom.