Is it just me or has the El Nino inspired hot, rainy weather shut down your fishing also? With the ocean temps already a few degrees hotter than normal, and air temps hitting record highs, the inshore water has been jacuzzi hot by mid morning.
Well, I didn’t measure the temp so that may be an exaggeration. But I finally trolled some oama on my surfboard last week and felt exhausted by the hot air and water. Other surfers were hogging the shower just to cool off. The larger predators avoided the over heated inner reef, and the 8 inch omilus that did bite the oamas were too weak to pull drag.
The rain runoff has caused an explosion of fine, hairy limu to pile up near shore also, making it impossible to retrieve the Waxwing without fouling that stuff.
Not sure how this extra hot summer/fall has affected your fishing but so far it’s been kind of a dud for me.
Mine has been going good so far and I do agree that it has gotten warmer. Whipping curly tails for 9-10 inch papio and dunking ika have been producing action for me. I caught a nenue on a strip of squid the other day. Weird. Good luck!
Great to hear you’re doing so well in the warm water. Maybe your spots are cooler than the shallow, warm spots I’ve been fishing. Nenue on an ika strip, wow, that’s impressive!
-scott
Aloha Scott,
This hot summer is really bad. Half of Kaneohe bay’s reef is bleaching due to the exponential heat. Also, in Loko Ea Fishpond, a highly invadive limu is blooming in the warmer-than-usual water. It has taken up around 1/3-1/2 of the big pond.
Mahalo for the post,
Pono
Hi Pono,
Hopefully the fish can escape the inshore heat by finding cooler, deeper water, and return when the temps drop a little. Sadly, I think some of the coral may never recover.
-scott
Hey scott, just wanted to tell you I caught a nice omilu on sunday. It was raining all day but around 6pm the weather looked ok so i decided to throw out my pole for a bit, about 15 mins after pole got hit and reeled in a beautiful papio. Weighed in at almost 5 lbs. Steamed it chinese style…it was awesome. Thanks for all the tips you have give me in person and on your website. Have a good one
Hey Christian,
You truly are an oama catching/omilu catching prodigy! That’s a huge omilu! How was the fight? Caught it on an oama? I’ll email you to get all the details of your incredible catch. Thanks for sharing the great news.
-scott
Thanks scott..I did catch it with a dead oama. The fight was great. I emailed you a pic of the fish.