It’s the last week of July and the El Nino has been warming the air and water for a few weeks. We expected that to kick off the oama, halalu and papio seasons but it seems like they all just recently started picking up. Halalu are in a few of the regular spots, in large piles and have been attracting papio and even ulua. Oama are beginning to fill in at the regular spots, and still look like they just swam in from the deep.
Since this is a transitional year from La Nina to El Nino, with the scientists predicting it will just be a moderate El Nino, maybe the fishing season will be similar to how it used to be: oama and halalu will peak in August and thin out by October; papio will be hitting the early piles now and not be as showy by September, but still catchable if you put out a live bait.
Now is the time to whip near the bait piles in the early morning and late evenings as the predators try to ambush the bait in the low light. To help with that, we have restocked our Japanese Domestic Model (JDM) lure supply with what was so successful in 2018 and 2019.
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yup scott. they are starting to show at our usual haunts. did fairly well yesterday. hope its a good season.
Thanks for the report Dean! Lemme know when you guys start getting papio at your spots. Things are looking good so far.
-scott
Hi Scott oaamas all over the place except in town
Someone has be bombing then 3 xs alrready,problem is no one has told dlnr. I’ve heard papios running Northshore and in town. Since big moon now slowed down though a spot I’ve been told has been going crazy.
Thanks for the Maui update Craig. Oahu is going off too. And got halalu in a lot of the usual places. Might be a pretty good papio year now. Go get your share!
-scott
Hi Scott I will. Take care,be safe
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Thanks for the heads up! Haven’t fished in quite a while, 20+ years or so! I started reading the various posts on this site. I’ve found them to be very informative and helpful. Keep up the good work. It’s time to put in the hours and try to hone my rusty “skills”. Tight lines a big fish to all!
Thanks for letting me know that you found the posts helpful. There’s still fish in Hawaii’s waters but there are more fishers going after them. You’re wise to realize it will take some time and effort to find the best way to catch them. Good luck!
-scott