The Holoholo writers provided this composite fishing report of the last 2 months. Mahalo guys!
Boat
Ahi came in early this summer. Aku, ahi and marlin still coming up on West and North sides.
Nearshore white papio / ulua beginning to stage.
Kayak
Opelu still spawning and hard to catch. Pelagics and bottom fish slow but if you do have akule or opelu there’s a good chance it will get hit since there’s so little bait around. South and East Oahu doing better than North and West Oahu.
Shoreline
The plugging and shore jigging have been very slow. The baitfish are in so hopefully the ulua will follow. South east slidebait spots have been very slow this year too, so far.
Halalu and oama have been biting well. Oio still consistent.
Fly Fish Oio
The fly guys have been getting at least one oio each outing with multiples lost.
Dive
Uku are back, reef fish are around but water has been dirty most of the time. Too warm for tako lately.
Summary
While the bluewater boat action has been great, the nearshore waters seem to be transitioning to warmer water and improved fishing in the Fall. During the last El Ninos, the fishing was really good in between the passing of tropical storms. Tight lines and be safe!
Hi Scott been busy the past two months. End of August oamas was biting crazy all day long. Caught my first papio last month the 🐒 off my back hehe.went to my usual spot for oamas water murky all over central and North shore. Though one spot in the morning it was happening. Moon is new already tomorrow should be good this whole week. How is Oahu found?
Congrats on the first papio of the year Craig! Oama and halalu have been great this yr on Oahu, due to the effects of the huge El Nino.
We’ll see how the huge surf generated by TS Lowell affect those shoreline bait fish. Might still be a long oama season like it was during past
large El Ninos.
Keep safe!
Scott