Anyone ever done any? Advice on guides, etc? Wife is hosting a meeting in Honolulu next week and I get to tag along by using some frequent flyer miles.

We have a TFF member, Stan, who lives there. Hopefully he'll chime in.

look up capt. coach duff. there are not alot of bonefish but some big fish to be had if your lucky.

I was actually just there the week of Christmas. I only got to fish for a couple of hours on two different days. Didn't do great in terms of fishing, but hey it was in friggin Hawaii so it was a blast!

I would recommend Ala Moana mainly because it is easily accessible. It is just West of Waikiki. At low tide, that reef is ankle to knee deep all the way across. I was out there when it was rainy and poor visibility. Only saw one bone, and it was spooked before I could even twitch my rod. Lots of other fish though. Good footwear is a must. Either good flats boots or throw away shoes with heavy soles. You are walking on coral the entire time.


You can park on street all along beach. I walked out from the pin on the left. If I'd had the chance to go back I'd go to the far right.

My info may be outdated, but I grew up there. My friends and I had several spots that were not heavily fished because we were the only Flyfishermen we ever saw. Period.

One thing we would do was to drive the coast looking for schools of sardine. Once you located a school, any baitfish fly would get you into the action. Normal species to catch were Barracuda, Papio (Crevalle under 10 lbs), Omaka (Yellowtail Scad). The Papio are Terrific fighters.

There are several flats that you can find just by driving the coast. Oio (Bonefish), Weke/Weke ula (Goatfish like the pic above), Stickfish a meter long, and Barracuda are pretty common on the flats.

Disclaimer: what we called flats were not like the Flats of the keys. They generally ranged from 2 to 5 feet deep so seeing tailing fish wasn't common.

A little Note: We did not have flys and Fly tying kits, so we would take an unlubricated condom, cut it open then cut pennant shaped slivers out of it about 3 inches long. We would then put the wider end of the pennant onto the hook so it trailed the skinny end and cast and strip these as fast as we could through the sardines. They worked very well.

You may wish to contact Louie the Fish Guide Service. Louie is a regular on Dan Blanton' Forum. He seems very knowledgeable and has a number of positive comments: http://www.danblanton.com/blog/louie-the-fish-guide-service/

Other references to/by Louie the Fish:

Re: Bonefishing Hawaii: http://www.danblanton.com/viewmessage.php?id=144156

Re: Fly Fishing Maui: http://www.danblanton.com/viewarchive.php?id=97910&archivefile=/arch200801.php

Re: Honolulu DIY Bonefishing: http://www.danblanton.com/viewarchive.php?id=153304&archivefile=/arch201103.php

Re: 100 Rainbow Trout in a Day on Flys in Hawaii? http://www.danblanton.com/viewmessage.php?id=170333

http://www.danblanton.com/blog/louies-nz-cicada-story/

He's also a master bone carver: http://www.louiethefish.com/meet-the-artist/


Additionally, here is a set of discussions from Dan Blanton's Forum on Hawaii Bonefishing: http://www.danblanton.com/viewarchive.php?id=102488&archivefile=/arch200804.php

Tight lines,

Kyle Moppert
IFFF Lifetime Member
President Gulf Coast Council-IFFF

Aloha,
Yes, I know Loui-da-fish. Good guy. He and his son both guide� but they might be in New Zealand at this season of the year.

My son, Chris, guides saltwater for bonefish and GT� and freshwater for peacock bass in Lake Wilson on Oahu.

www.hawaiibassfishing.com

If you need flys there is the Nervous Water Fly Shop in Honolulu� Chris guides for them sometimes.
Chris has been pretty good about posting pictures every day on the Facebook page.

Here is one of his selfiess�


But this GT wasn't on a fly rod.

since you are on the island of oahu, the hilton area is good for bones in a early morning outgoing tide. Also if you want a DIY find Maunalua Bay area its passed Diamond Head its killer for big bones, GT's and milkfish. I've caught bone fish there on a flood tide and incoming tide. Swing by walmart and pick up some reef tabis ( reef shoes) and find nervous waters fly show tog et set up on flies. I tie flies for a friend of mine who guides down there he own Keawe Adventures so if you are looking for some flies I can get them to you quick. Best of luck!

Vicnent

Best of luck Mick let us know how it goes. Hopefully see you again at flyfest i am tying there again
Mike

Thanks to all, this is very helpful info. I plan to DIY as much as possible. Fortunately, our hotel is right on the beach and the Google Earth pics show some nice peninsulas that guard the sandy beach area but stick well out into the flats/reef area. Thanks also for the info on footwear. I have some flats boots but wasn't planning to bring them. I may change my mind.

Thanks, Mike. Yes, I'll be at Troutfest, beginning late Friday, thru midday Sunday. I demo tie on Sunday AM.

Having a great time in Hawaii. Have waded the flats adjacent to our hotel on Kahala Beach each morning, catching an array of reef fish, but no bones. This morning I caught one of the yellow guys with stripes about the size of the one in COFF's picture above. It's called a blue-striped snapper, or taape locally. All told, seven different species, several still to be identified. Saw lots more little guys darting under the coral.

Hey guys, any information on flyfishing on Kuaui? I'll be going there in mid-July. It doesn't sound like it's the best island for fishing, but there is apparently some fishing there for bones as well as freshwater bass and peacocks. I'd like to find a good guide and also maybe a day of DIY fishing.