High Noon Sportfishing Blog

Morning Spearfish for Scott Hall from Reno

admindb — Thu, 17 May 2012 18:30:57 +0000

Scott Hall from Reno, Nevada landed his first Spearfish this morning about 7:30 am. We have the rest of the day to try for Blue Marlin. Congrats to Scott!

Two more Wahoo yesterday..

admindb — Thu, 17 May 2012 17:12:09 +0000

The Wahoo (called Ono in Hawaii) keeps getting better and better. Yesterday, May 16, we landed two Wahoo on our afternoon charter. Besides being fun to catch, these fish are great eating if you are staying in a condo or home in Kona. A fun thing to do is go for Wahoo for a bit until we catch one…and then spend some time Blue Marlin fishing. The waters are calm, the fishing good, book now!

Three Wahoo and one Blue Marlin

admindb — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:02:03 +0000

Yesterday on double half day charters, we landed a great eating Wahoo for Ken and Laura Kinsella from Alberta, Canada and their children. It went on their BBQ that night. On our afternoon charter, we landed two Wahoo and released a 175 lb Blue Marlin after a 30 minute struggle for Rick Myers from Sacramento, California. The fishing is good now and should just improve as our summer fishing begins in earnest. Reserve now to confirmed the day that works best for you.

HighNoon exits drydock..

admindb — Tue, 15 May 2012 06:37:34 +0000

After a long week in drydock, HighNoon was put back in the water today. With new top paint, yearly repairs, fresh bottom paint, props, shafts, she is fast, comfortable and ready for our summer season. The Blue Marlin are beginning to hit with regularity and the Wahoo are almost a daily catch. If you are looking for a quality charter on a great boat, give us a call. We enjoy talking with you about the fishing in Kona and what you can expect on your Kona fishing charter. 808-895-3868

5 Mahi Mahi..

admindb — Sat, 12 May 2012 07:13:51 +0000

Here are the fish we caught with Captain Dave in March of 2011. Five Mahi Mahi. We are planning a trip in 2014 to Kona again and I hope to be on the High Noon for 3 days then.

High Tide Wahoo!

admindb — Tue, 08 May 2012 17:09:11 +0000

Mike McDougal from Ojai,California was visiting his friend’s Ben Limahai and Morgan Ray from the Hilo side of the Big Island of Hawaii. They wanted to catch something to take home to eat and right at the high tide, this nice Wahoo made their day!

Danny from Australia lands two Wahoo on light tackle..

admindb — Fri, 04 May 2012 04:44:04 +0000

Danny Beyer from Gillieston Heights NSW Australia had fished on Oahu and Maui for two full days before coming to Kona. He specifically wanted to do very light tackle for Wahoo. We brought in our big rods and put out 30 lb class equipment and Danny finally got his Wahoo, in fact, he landed two nice ones about 30 lbs each. Here are the photo on his first one..

Wahoo & Spearfish…

admindb — Thu, 03 May 2012 00:17:17 +0000

Wahoo and Spearfish dominant the fishing in Kona right now…along with a few Blue Marlin. We have caught Wahoo most every day this week along with a few Spearfish. Missed one huge Blue Marlin a few days ago. Blue Marlin in Kona during May are much bigger than our summer fish…although there aren’t as many. Summer Blue Marlin average about 175 lbs and during May, the are at least double that. A typical May charter is to go for Wahoo for an hour or so, then change over lures and go for Spearfish and Blue Marlin. May is beautiful weather in Kona, about 84 degrees, flat calm seas and huge fish.

More Wahoo’s

admindb — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 03:12:13 +0000

Half days produce fish in Kona.

Double Strike on Wahoo..

admindb — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:44:43 +0000

We had two anglers from a cruise ship who chartered HighNoon for a half day charter. As I posted earlier this week, the Wahoo have finally arrived and both of these anglers landed a nice Wahoo. Dan Leasure from Detroit landed a nice 25 lb fish and then Chris Mandel from Mesa Arizona landed a very big 45 lb Wahoo. Here is a photo of Chris’s Wahoo!

Giant Tiger Shark photo!

admindb — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:04:51 +0000

As many of you who follow HighNoon Fishing Charters blog know by now, there has been tremendous interest in the photo I took a few days ago of a giant Tiger Shark attacking another shark that was hooked up on one of your lines. We were live baiting and hooked up about a 150 lb Silky Sand Bar shark and were fighting it when we saw a huge Tiger Shark estimated at 17 feet long and over 1500 lbs following the smaller shark. Before we could grab leader and release the smaller shark, the Tiger came from beneath the small shark, put it in it’s mouth and came out of the water. I was very fortunate to get this unusual photo:

The Ono have arrived!

admindb — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:14:11 +0000

A group from Houston landed this great eating Wahoo (called Ono in Hawaii). Billy Copaus from Houston hosted the trip. Here is the photo of their Wahoo!

Bob catches Wahoo on HighNoon…

admindb — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 02:28:56 +0000

Bob Wadley from Washington State landed his first Wahoo (called Ono in Hawaii). This is probably one of the best eating fish that swims and is going on Bob’s BBQ for most of this week. Photo below:

Mike Pottorff lands 5th Billfish!

admindb — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:59:51 +0000

Mike Pottoff from southern California is on a quest to catch one of each of the 9 billfish species. Yesterday he landed the 5th species which was a nice Hawaii shortnose Spearfish, one of the most beautiful of the billfish. Found mostly in Hawaii, this is a fairly rare billfish in the rest of the world. See photo above…

Huge Tiger Shark eats smaller shark..check out the photo!

admindb — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 03:07:09 +0000

Scott Harmon and his friend Nathan from Kenai, Alaska had a very unusual experience today. While live baiting with a 5 lb. tuna, the tuna was eaten by a 150 lb shark which we fought to the back of the boat. We were going to release it, however we say a huge shadow trailing our hooked shark and before we could grab leader, this huge Tiger shark appeared and grabbed our shark while hooked on our line. It bit it once, let go…and then began circling the boat. As we got smaller shark near the boat and grabbed leader to release our shark, this huge Tiger shark estimated at 1500 lbs. lunged at the smaller shark and we got this very unusual and lucky photo at the moment it ate our shark. What an experience!!

Double strike Mahi Mahi

admindb — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 03:23:05 +0000

Scott Hammon and his friend, Nathan landed two Mahi Mahi on a double strike. First Scott (at left in photo) was in the chair and landed his nice 25 lb. Mahi Mahi. Then Nathan got in the chair and we landed this 18 lb. Mahi Mahi. Following the charter, we filet the Mahi Mahi and it is on their grill tonight!

Landed Spearfish, lost Marlin…

admindb — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 02:29:32 +0000

Scott Hammon from Alaska, who lost two huge Blue Marlin yesterday, landed a nice 30 lb Spearfish which is going on his BBQ tonight. He also missed another Blue Marlin today which just missed the short rigger lure. No worries, Scott has three more full days on HighNoon this week and I’ll report further tomorrow.

Two huge Blue Marlin and HighNoon.

admindb — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:11:07 +0000

Yesterday, April 16, was lots of action but a little hard luck on HighNoon. Heading out to the 1000 fathom line in the morning, we had a long corner strike on our new hardhead lure. While we watch this 400 lb Blue came in again, viciously hit the lure and came off. Disappointment! About 20 minutes later, in the same area, another huge Marlin hit the short corner and took out about 500 yards of line with white water everywhere as she jumped and jumped and jumped. After 40 minutes, we got the fish near the boat, then she charged toward the boat, jumping all around the boat, and finally threw the hook back at us just as we were going to release her. All in all, a fun action filled day with big fish!

Jay Rose, 13, lands Spearfish in Kona

admindb — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 02:29:46 +0000

Here is Jay Rose from Washington State landed this nice 40 lb Spearfish yesterday in Kona, Hawaii while fishing on HighNoon. Here is Jay with his fish!

Jay Rose lands huge Spearfish.

admindb — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 01:20:55 +0000

Jay Rose, 13 years old, landed his very first fish today. This was a beautiful Spearfish weighing over 40 lbs. Congrats to Jay for his first Billfish! We are now down at Captain Cooks doing a quick snorkel for the … Continue reading →