June 2007

June was a pretty uneventful month on the North Shore. The boats were busy fishing but not doing a whole lot of catching. Good days were scattered in with the slower than average weeks. The water temperature was down a bit and it just didn't seem to have that "Fishy Feeling".
The Foxy Lady did manage to add 3 more Ahi to the score card, now we are at 7 for the year. A single for yours truly and 2 for Capt. Dave. Man, that bugger is on a roll. Capt. Mark on the Karlyn is now on the board with his first Ahi for the year. A little flurry of Ahi bites right before the annual tournament got every one's hopes up that it might be an exciting event...NOT.


The Hanapa'a Jackpot had a meager showing and pretty shabby catches for 3 days of tournament fishing. The days of needing to catch over 1000 pounds of fish to win the event seem to be over. Capt. Rusty on the Kuuloa Kai edged out the competition with a whopping 328 pounds of fish for 3 days. A close second was Capt. Lance on the Lauren IV with 325. Damn Lance... just one more fish. Oh well.


The Lovett clan spent a week in Kona on the big island checking out the fishing opportunities on the island. Unlike Haleiwa, Kona was on fire. Both the day time and night time bites were epic. Large Tunas and even larger Marlins were being caught in the day and some whopper Swordfish were being landed at night. The biggest to date was 505 pounds! WOW.
The best news for the month is that the Peacock Bass at lake Wilson are biting again. If you want to have a fun day on the water, you should give freshwater fishing a try. Be careful, you just might like it.