Continuing my survey of spots in the area, I fished a spot I hadn’t visited since June. The tide was higher than ideal so I could only walk halfway out to the break. It felt like I was walking on piles of rocks and I could feel the sharp points through my tabis. Only when I returned to shore did I realize the sand had eroded drastically.
The shoreline was covered with the kind of limu that grows in areas of fresh water influx, and what was once a murky area was crystal clear. The bait fish schools were absent and so were the larger predators. I saw a kaku follow my bait, and a few 3 inch omilus were bravely trying to pull off the oama, but nothing was hooked.
Looks like winter has arrived at that spot, and the lack of the silty sand removed the environment predators hid in.
I’ve been getting ridiculously slow action recently… I had feeling it was cause the winter season. Thanks for the info
Hey Ralph,
Thanks for letting me know that the season slowed down for you. Don’t give up hope though, the predators still make their way into the shallows to feed, they’re just not around as much as during the peak season. Find the bait and you’ll find the predators. Where have you been fishing?
-scott
Mostly South Side like Ewa Beach all the way to Town Side. Really seems like the papio have disappeared
Guess the “easy” fishing is over for the year. Now we gotta put in the extra effort to find the bait schools and fish the unfished spots that still have some feeding fish. Good luck Ralph, thanks for the report.
-scott