Deep Sea Fishing
The Big Island of Hawaii holds the crown for Hawaii sport fishing. In fact, Kona is the sport fishing capital of the Pacific. The reason Big Island deep sea fishing is so great is because of its location and geography.
The calmness of Kona's waters is maintained throughout most of the day and is attributed to the wind shield of the Big Island's volcanic mountains, especially Mauna Loa (“Long Mountain”). In addition, Kona has a steep sloped ocean bottom that creates a depth of 6,000 feet at only 3 miles out.
Hawaii sport fishing is superb because fish are abundant off the coast of Kona. Deep sea fishing charters go after six species of billfish, including the granddaddy of them all, the blue marlin. When sportfishing in Hawaii other exciting big game fish, such as the beautiful spearfish, ono (wahoo), colorful mahimahi (dorado), and huge schools of ahi (yellowfin tuna), can be found in the waters off the Big Island.
The advantages to Hawaii sport fishing on the Big Island include: tag and release upon request, blue marlin year round, good rates, no license required, five minutes to fishing grounds, calm seas year round, big game fish caught daily, it's fun for all ages and trophy mounts.
If you don't believe the legends about Kona sport fishing, check it out for yourself. Who knows, maybe you'll be landing the "Big One"...and maybe even setting a record for Hawaii sport fishing!
You might also want to check out the Hawaii fishing scene on these islands:
- Oahu Sport Fishing - Angle for marlin, ahi and more off Waikiki with Diamond Head in the background, and when you're need for fishing excitement is satisfied, check out the gazillion things to on this most popular of the Hawaiian islands.
- Maui Sport Fishing - The island's motto "Maui is no ka oi" means Maui is the best, and while not Kona, this beautiful island beat Kona with a marlin record.
- Kauai Sport Fishing - The Na Pali and a short cruise to the excellent fishing grounds are two of the reasons to set your Hawaii sport fishing eye on this lovely island.
In high tourism season, Hawaii sport fishing charters fill up fast, so book yours well in advance to be assured your island vacation includes the Hawaii sport fishing tour you want.
