KONA FISHING REPORTS

Reports
  • 25
    JUL
    Kona Fishing Report July 25: Two Ono and a Blue Marlin

    Cary Ichinose brought his family and a few friends on a 3/4 day fishing charter and had a great trip, catching two really nice Ono and tagging and releasing a blue marlin all on a six-hour trip. We have been enjoying consistently good fishing the past few weeks here in Kona with good numbers of…

  • 23
    JUL
    Good Yellowfin Tuna Bite in Kona

    Brad Simon joined us on an afternoon 6-hour Kona fishing charter this week. The full moon, great weather conditions and good currents all came together to provide a consistent afternoon of fishing with several bites that day for multiple species. Brad ended up landing this 140-pound Ahi tuna after pulling the hooks on a Blue…

  • 14
    JUL
    Good Afternoon Bite in Kona

    Mike Hsiao and his family joined us for a 1:00 PM departure, 4-hour Kona fishing charter on July 14th and left with a small cooler full of Ahi Tuna and Ono filets for the effort. Mike was keen to have his 5- and 6-year-old daughter and son catch some quality fish they could bring home…

  • 13
    JUL
    Ono and Ahi on a 6-Hour Morning Charter

    Returning customer Shin Park and family joined us on July 13th for a 6-hour Kona Fishing Charter and wanted to target something to take back to the house and grill. Captain Brett gladly obliged and made short order of filling their coolers with 3 nice Ahi Tuna and beautiful Ono to round out the 6-hour…

  • 17
    JUN
    Nice Fish – July Kona Fishing Report

    We recently hosted Eddie Hale and his family on the Humdinger and they did not leave disappointed. We caught this nice 555 pound blue marlin on the charter, and unfortunately, the fish became tail wrapped during the fight and died before we could bring it along side the boat to release it. We always make…

  • 16
    JUN
    Wahoo Snappin’! –

    Over the past week the fishing in Kona has been fairly consistent, with Ono (Wahoo), Blue Marlin and Ahi Tuna being the main species caught. The weather has been perfect with Temperatures in the mid 80’s and water conditions equally as good. The tides on the backside of the moon have been less than desirable,…

  • 23
    SEP
    Kona Fishing Report – September 23, 2020

    The Fishing in Kona has been good the past few weeks with a number of fish in the 500-650 pound class caught on the Humdinger and other boats fishing tournaments here in Kona. In addition to the great Blue Marlin Fishing, other species such as Ono, Shortbilled Spearfish and Ahi are showing up here and…

  • 16
    AUG
    Kona Fishing Report – August 16, 2020

    The fishing here in Kona has been very steady the past few days. There are a good amount of fish around and a decent number of large blue markil being caught as well. During a recent fishing tournament here in Kona, Blue Marlin weighing 411 pounds, 764 pounds and 833 pounds were brought to the…

  • 20
    JAN
    Fishing Report Kona, Hawaii – January 20, 2019

    Kona, Hawaii – January 20, 2019 – The fishing in Kona has been really good the past month with a mixed bag of Blue Marlin, Striped Marlin, Mahi Mahi, and the occasional Tuna. We have been getting a good number of bites and hookups on all species with a lot of small blue marlin and…

  • 21
    MAY
    Kona Fishing Report – May 2018

    Summer has arrived and the fishing in Kona is red hot!! Over the past few weeks, good numbers of Blue Marlin, Shortbilled Spearfish and Ono have been caught. Since January 1st, 55 Blue Marlin over 500 pounds have been reported by the fleet. June through September is the peak season for fishing in Kona. During…