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07/05/09

freshwater fly fishing and bonefishing hawaii:

lake update and the e.t. bonefish report

 

stan (www.hawaiibassfishing.com) called this morning and wanted to go check out the lake.  i haven’t been up there since word hit the street that the water level was really low and guys were having difficulty launching boats from the ramp, so i was eager to get up there and see it for myself.  i also wanted to huck around a sage z-axis 5wt. 10ft. rod, that i picked up for a trip to oregon later this year, and haven’t had a chance to fish yet.

we got on the water (what little water there was) around ten thirty.  the water in the area around the boat ramp was only about 8ft deep .  the ramp was still in the water though and launching the boat was not a problem.  the water was murky up until around the  county yard area.  there were a few other boats out and we stopped to chat with a couple of guys in tuc bay.  the guys had moderate success catching a few peacocks each.  we then headed up to the north bridge.  the water got really shallow up there.  the water right below the bridge was reading 3 to four feet deep and murky.

we went back down to the clearer water around morgans point and down to kemoo island.  i fished a beadhead icewing fiber streamer and stan fished the ghost minnow and a small mylar popper.  we caught some peacocks and red devils.  stan got a red devil to eat the little popper he was fishing, that was cool as devils don’t come up for surface stuff that often.  the fishing wasn’t red hot but we did fairly well considering we fished only a short time during the mid day heat.

with the water so low the bank access is as good as it’s going to get.  so if you don’t have a boat and want to try fishing the lake now’s a great time to check it out.  we saw quite a few anglers fishing from shore.  for the boaters, the lake is still accessible, as of today at least.  it is at the point though that if the water keeps going down it will certainly get more and more sketch to launch.  also there’s many new and exciting things to run over out there so drive carefully.

later today i spoke to e.t . he and some of the boys had gone bonefishing at ke’ehi again today.  e.t. reports that as the tide came in good numbers of bonefish were up on the flats.  e.t. hooked and landed five today and a fat toady yesterday at hi kai… so the summer bone bite is apparently still on.  the tides gonna be big this week so plan accordingly.

 

the lake is the lowest it’s been (at least in recorded history)...  the paint on the new low waterline mark is still wet.

 

other peeps out enjoying the day.

 

the bank access is great... and the fishing’s not half bad either.

 

at the north bridge the depth recorder says, “there ain’t much water up here”.

 

the z-axis passes the “juj” test with this peacock.

 

this hungry devil devoured stan’s popper... way cool.

 

the “z” racks up another tuc.

 

 

 

the “flies du jour”.

 

lightly mud battered and extra crispy... mmm nasty.  thanks stan for all the pics.  good times.

 

clay.

 


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