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Kona Hawaii fishing report - June '04

I've grown accustomed to keeping my eye on the fish flags flying in the harbor and looking at the catch report board at the charter desk and keep up on how the Kona bite is doing. I also talk to several guys while I'm out fishing to see what's going on. Things just weren't matching up? Not very many flags have been flying in the harbor and the guys I've been talking too haven't been having much luck lately either, yet; the charter desk catch board listings have been fairly full with marlin, yellowfin tuna, mahi mahi, ono, spearfish and more. Knowing that it was about the end of the month and time to write the Kona fishing report, I was trying to figure it out. I think I got it. It's summer! There's a lot more boats going out including a lot of private boaters. Even though the bite is kind of tough out there, the sheer number of boats going out and reporting their catch is keeping the catch board pretty full. Normally when the bite is good, the few of us that stay busy year-round end up flying multiple flags. What I am seeing now is actually a fair amount of flags flying but they're just spread out among more boats. In conclusion, the bite is pretty good. There's just a lot more competition out there.

Most of the marlin coming in this month were under 200 lbs. but lately there have been a few bigger ones. I've had a few marlin shots lately but haven't been able to get 'em to the boat. The biggest yellowfin of the year was caught last Sunday and topped the scales at 216 lbs. The ono run has been hot this month but has slacked off a little bit lately. I went to the bottom for some action yesterday and got bit quick. An amberjack at about 95 lbs. and a giant trevally at about 35 lbs. Both tagged and released. Summer usually isn't the best time for the bottom but, there's a lot less competition for bottom fish. It beats getting skunked!

See 'ya on the water,
Capt. Jeff Rogers
http://FISHinKONA.com