Hawaiibassfishing Forum

I just moved here from Florida for grad school at UH. I have fished my whole life in florida for peacocks and largemouth and anything else fresh or salt that will bite a hook. I have already caught most the cichlid species in the UH quarry pond and some fish offshore on off the beach, and I am itching to catch my first hawaiian tucanare. I don't have a boat or yak, but maybe in the future.

So are there any shore fishing spots that will produce tucs? I don't care as much about LMB's, but SMB's would be cool too. A map or direction would be cool, but a yes would suffice if it's a secret and I have to find it lol

Also, I have heard about a botanical garden on the west shore with a pond where you can fish with barbless hooks? Anyone know about that?

Also any other lakes with tucs or just lake wilson?

The botanical garden you speak of sounds like Hoomaluhia, but its in Kaneohe, not the west side. There are a few spots that produce Tucs. Some are along Wilikina Dr. and off points behind Wilikina Dr./Kunia Rd. Nothing is a garuntee though. Here is a hint: White roadrunners are your friend on this lake!

waokele pond? does that produce fish?

Waokele Pond and Hoomaluhia are one in the same. They only allow cane pole fishing, which they provide, on Sat/Sun from 10:00 AM-2:00 pm.

Do you know what species they have/allow you to catch? I also have heard of a stream behind a private high school that has small SMB's, but this was from someone who went to that school 4 years ago, and the availability of fish in your streams out here seems to change yearly.

Hoomaluhia's main offerings are red devil cichlids, banded jewel cichlids and tilapia. This is mostly a kiddie activity unless you want to check out the botanical attractions. If you do go, bring white bread for bait.

While fishing in Ho'omaluhia, did anyone ever caught these?



I'm read these Nicaraguan Cichlid can be found in Ho'omaluhia, but not sure how common they are.

Hello drcray, I do not mean to high jack your tread but I am curious as to how they fish for peacockbass in florida? I was thinking that there is so much distance between us and florida they probably develope some different techinques. Inquring minds what know.

OO7:BASSINASSASSIN wrote:Hello drcray, I do not mean to high jack your tread but I am curious as to how they fish for peacockbass in florida? I was thinking that there is so much distance between us and florida they probably develope some different techinques. Inquring minds what know.

We use a variety of techniques. I mostly use swimbaits and crankbaits and then I sight cast them from shore in canals that are all over the area. When I get bored I use spinnerbaits or topwater. Everything that moves fast pretty much produces. When I get really bored I use flys. I find that pulling things steady and fast works the best, as I feel like most of their bites were pure reaction bites.

roadwarriorsvt wrote:Waokele Pond and Hoomaluhia are one in the same. They only allow cane pole fishing, which they provide, on Sat/Sun from 10:00 AM-2:00 pm.

Catch & release only too which is pretty lame and contributes to the overpopulation of Red Devils. I suggested to the management there an open day with bag limits but my suggestions fall on deaf ears.

Holy cow man, and I thought Florida had problems with invasives! I haven't seen big plecos out here like us though. Only little ones. None like this which I shot with a fishing bow.

Lake Wilson has plenty big Plecos enough that while trolling gold Rapalas or Ratt'L-Traps for bass I have snagged a few BIG Plecos in the body while they came up for air (yup they do that).

As far as shore fishing just whipping a float rig using gold tinsel flies on the right side of boat ramp has produced plenty Tucs (Peacock Bass) not monsters but fun 1 to 2 pounders great on ultralight tackle.

Well I'm gonna go hit it from the shore this weekend. If I see anyone out there I'll be the haole with the silver suv lol tight lines to anyone going fishing.