Hawaiibassfishing Forum

Just finished bathing in Aloe Vera. I was expecting rain, not sunshine this morning. (Note to self: Next time use the sun block)

At the boat ramp, LC told us that yesterday. the peacock bass were schooling. Since it was nice and cloudy at 7:00 AM and rain was in the forecast... they should be schooling this morning too.

Well, they sure were... from Paperbark all the way to BSA Island.
This is Chris with his first ever peacock bass. Was that your 2nd or 3rd cast?


They were busting the surface everywhere you looked.


Most of the time if you got your fly or lure into the action you'd get a strike or a follow. Is this concentration, or what?



Most of the fish were a pound or so. Chris and Chris with an average size schooler this morning.


But there were a few larger ones around. Would you believe 10 pounds?
(Professional photographers trick)


Would you believe the same fish from a different angle?
We'll take this size any day.



Then around 10:00 AM the sun got higher and the clouds thinned and the action really S_L_O_W_E_D down. This was not the kind weather that Guy Haggi had predicted. We started working the shoreline and caught fish here and there.


All and all... a pretty good day, wouldn't you agree?

You guys left too early. It got cloudy in the afternoon and the shoreline bite really picked up. Typical pre-frontal conditions where the fish gorge before a storm. Did not catch anything bigger than 2-1/2 pounds (according to my Boga Grip) but lots of action.

I talked to the guy on the float tube in the parking lot. He zeroed for the day. He was casting a huge jerk bait so I showed him what we usually use.

That is an AWESOME picture of the fish busting! Love it...hope they're busting thurday afternoon!

Haven't seen a good bust like that one since 09!! Great photo Stan.

This is Chris, the guy in the pictures... as you can see he knows his way around a fishing rod.

http://www.intrepidanglers.com/index.html

I wonder where he found time to visit Hawaii?