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02/01/11

bonefishing hawaii:

in between fronts... the bite is on!

 

i don’t have much to say.  the “front a week”  weather pattern has still pretty much been the deal this winter.  fortunately for us all, the bite between these fronts has been solid to really good.  some friends from the mainland were in town so the crew and i have been out poking around the island, both sight fishing and blind casting, in between (and sometimes during) these fronts and it seems that there are fish just about everywhere.  still a bit spotty but much better than the shut down that e.t. and i were predicting earlier...  just goes to show you never know unless you go.  so get out there before that next front rolls on in.  sorry this blog is so short but, i gotta get back out there.

 

 

sean with a couple of nice fish from the bay.

 

the kirksta, whitney, and i checked out the lake one afternoon.  we managed a few nice peacocks and a bass, but it was like pulling teeth... pretty slow up there in wahiawa, at least when we went.

 

then the gang made an all out assault on the hickam flat from left to right nick curcione, craigy, e.t., some bum the guys picked up off the street, brother harry, brother harold, harold’s buddy jeff, doug, and deano (behind the camera).  we also ran into the crew from the trinity fly shop (herb, scott, and kit), they hit it early and reported some crazy tailing fish action.  hickam’s been fishing really well... i’ve only been out there a few times this winter but have been impressed with what i’ve seen and heard.

 

harry with a hickam rat. more about brother harry later.

 

nicky's first (but far from last) hawaii bonefish.

 

the hickam guru, deano.  yet another bone falls prey to the bamboo spey.

 

 

even the bum caught fish... must’ve been biting up!

 

came off?  what happened doug?

 

...now that’s more like it.

 

then it was out to ke’ehi, e.t. giving this fish lickin’s.

 

a word about brother harry.  this guy lives here but fishes only once or twice a year (when our friend harold’s in town).  still he somehow always catches fish.  in addition to the two bonefish he caught on this day, harry hooked a stonefish which was subsequently grabbed by this tako (octopus).  the lesson to be learned?  a good attitude goes a long long way when it comes to fishing... brother harry has one of the best.

 

i got this guy right under the gun... the front hit, fishing shut down and we were outadare! 

 

over the past four days the crew caught well over fifty bones around the island... to me that sounds a lot like a good bite and, definitely, good times.

 

clay.


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