kauai


Well, I can think of a lot of places I’d rather be on a Monday morning in January…and flipping a line out into 80 degree water ranks high on the list! I can’t remember if I even caught anything on this particular day…and really, when you’re in a spot like this, who cares??

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Honestly, does it really matter what you're catching when you're standing in 80 degree water in Hawaii??


This round of Name that Fish comes from the “wishing I was tropical surf fishin’” files…I caught this scrappy guy (which is a small specimen…this species can get much larger) while tossing a white Zoom Super Fluke off the beach at super-gorgeous Hanalei Bay near Princeville, Kauai one morning.

Can you properly identify both the common name…AND…the Hawaiian name of this fish? Use the comments section to give us your answer.

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I’ve got it baaaaaaaad!

by JD on April 26, 2011

Yea, surfing sounds good about now...


While the weather here in Nor Cal is great at the moment (71 and sunny) and the fishing is solid, I just can’t get Kauai off the brain! Something about surfing in 80-degree water in one of the most epically beautiful spots on Planet Earth…but wait, let me back up here. Before making the surfing mission in the afternoon, I typically get up at dawn and go surf fishing.

Damn, now my day is completely shot…

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So, for this round of our little Name that Fish game, this one’s a fat batting practice fastball right down the middle for any of you who’ve fished in warm saltwater. [click to continue…]

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A nice goatfish from Kauai

Not at all knowing what to expect, I lob a 1/4-ounce Kastmaster high across the water and watch it shimmer in the morning sun. When it plops back to earth, I let the silver lure sink for a moment before I start cranking.

 I’ve never wet a line in this place and don’t have a clue what may be lurking around the rocks…if anything.

In short order – on the second crank of the reel handle to be exact – I get abrupt and violent confirmation that there are indeed some fish here when something incredibly strong atomizes my lure.


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