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You are here: Home / Fishing Report / Winter Doldrums have set in

Winter Doldrums have set in

February 18, 2019 By Scott 9 Comments

In case you were wondering, the recent cold winds have chilled the water and shut down the nearshore fishing. The shore guys, kayak guys and even boaters have been pulling up goose eggs.

Another El Nino has reportedly started in south western part of the US and hopefully makes its way to us soon.

Please let us know when your luck improves!

Filed Under: Fishing Report Tagged With: winter fishing hawaii

Comments

  1. Matthew I. says

    February 19, 2019 at 4:24 pm

    I’ve been getting mixed luck on kastmasters recently. However, both spots have had quite a bit of bait along the shoreline. Hopefully the bite picks up soon, been seeing a lot of oama recently.

    Reply
    • Scott says

      February 19, 2019 at 8:35 pm

      Matthew,
      I like the way you make your own luck by consistently going out and searching for biting fish!

      -scott

      Reply
  2. Jason T says

    February 20, 2019 at 10:19 am

    Been slow for us as well. One of my friends has been picking up the occasional rat, but it’s clear that winter has arrived. I got an off-Island trip planned in about a week, so hope to break the bolo streak then.

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    • Scott says

      February 20, 2019 at 8:55 pm

      Where are you going Jason? The Bahamas?

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      • Jason T says

        February 23, 2019 at 3:51 pm

        Lol nah just Molokai. A friend is taking a few of us over for there weekend. Gonna be mostly chasing oio and whatever else we can sight fish. Hopefully the weather holds up.

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        • Jason T says

          February 23, 2019 at 3:52 pm

          Btw, I broke my bolo streak today- on Oahu 😉 glad I don’t have to fly to Molokai Thursday with the bolo streak hanging over my head

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          • Scott says

            February 25, 2019 at 12:25 pm

            No pressure now! You can enjoy the beauty Molokai provides. Chee!

            Reply
  3. Matthew I. says

    February 20, 2019 at 11:12 am

    Certain spots will have Oama sizable to bite very soon, you know both spots.? I’ve also been hearing reports of Papio, but they are the size I’ve been catching too (10-12 inches), so no scrappers yet. Hope action picks up soon.

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  4. Scott says

    February 20, 2019 at 8:56 pm

    Thanks for the bait reports Matthew. Hopefully your sardine spots hold halalu soon!

    Reply

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