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HOT BITES | INTERNATIONAL
6 KONA, HAWAII: Hottimeforblues
The marlin fishing turned
around over spring, when it
was not uncommon to see
boatsflyingupto fourrelease
flagseachday.
Blue marlin up to 370kg
werecaught, butthere were
at leastthreeextremelylarge
marlinlostontheirblisteringfirstrun.
Theyellowfintunabitealsopickedup,withseveralboatscatching
goodfishin blindstrikes,pullinglureswheretherewasnoobvious
signof activity.Spearfishalsoarrivedandit’snowcommonto see
oneeachday.
Assummerapproaches,themarlinandyellowfinbitewillreally
turnon.Thisis thebesttimeto fishKonaaseverydayyouhavea
realchanceto hooka verylargebluemarlin.
CaptChrisDonato– GranderMarlinSportfishing
http://www.grandermarlin.com7 PANAMA: Sailsand blues
The inshore fishing has
been spectacular, with giant
roosterfishandcuberasnapper
comingoutin good numbers.
Coastal anglers can have a
greattimecatching 11 or more
different speciesat this time
of year, including broomtail
grouper,tarponandbluefintrevally.Furtheroffshore,sailfishand
dolphinfishhavestartedto showup,withboatsnowraisingdouble-
digitnumbersof sailsandwithmarlinalsoappearingin thespread
onoccasion.
AsweheadintoJulyandAugust,thelargefemalebluemarlin
comethroughalongthedrop-off,reallyturningontheoffshorebite.
Largedolphinfishandyellowfinnowbecomeincreasinglynumerous,
withsailfishalsoonofferalongtheoffshorecurrentlines.
RichardWhite– TropicStarLodge
Email:[email protected]8 CALIFORNIA & BAJA: Tuna on kites
Weather continues to be a factor as 30 to
70kg bluefin continue to play peekaboo
offshore. Many private boaters are satisfying
themselves with the steady bite of white
sea bass, as well as yellowtail (kingfish to
Aussies).FurtherdowntheState,thelong-
rangecharterboatsoutofSanDiegowind
downtheseason witha steady stream of
18kg yellowtail and wahoo as they struggle
with yellowfin tuna of 90kg or more caught
using fishing kites.
Many believe bluefin tuna will remain the
earlysummerstarcatchuntiltheyellowfin
andstripedmarlinarrive,attractedbytheusualwarmersummer
seatemps.For the inshore crowd, there’s yellowtail, with bass
proppinguptheactionontheslowdays.
GaryGraham– ThatBajaGuy
http://www.garycgraham.comPacificEquatorial
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bluewatermag.com.au 395 SAMOA: Cooler water improves action
May delivered beautiful glassy
days, but hot water kept the bite
slow, with the pelagics holding
deeper in the cooler water.
Team Troppo concentrated
their efforts inshore, producing
great results with giant
trevally, Spanish mackerel and
dogtooth tuna. The GTs were a standout, with plenty of fish to 20kg
popped from the reefs just a short haul from Apia. When the wind
created a chop and cooled the surface, they headed out to 2000m
and caught yellowfin tuna to 40kg. The odd blue marlin and sailfish
were also being tagged.
In July and August the water will start to cool and the offshore
gamefish will come back on the bite, including blue and black marlin,
yellowfin tuna, dolphinfish and wahoo.
Capt Greg Hopping – Troppo Fishing Adventures
http://www.fishsamoa.com