Yellowfin Tuna Are Here In Numbers. John Lewis and his Son, Tim visiting the Big Island from Pasadena, CA just wanted to catch something bigger than the 4 pound Trout that currently holds the family record. As avid fly fishermen, they know the trials of getting a fish. Today, we are hearing of Tuna “boiling” […]
Ono Becomes Last Minute Delight for Brothers Rob and Ron along with their Dad Robert and his twin Brother Ron. No kidding, all we had to remember was two names. The day started with the usual anticipation. We headed out of the Harbor with offshore lures in the water hoping for Tuna, Mahi Mahi, Shortbill Spearfish or […]
Fishing From One Extreme to Another is not a challenge for Mark and his family from Fairbanks Alaska. It is an adventure. Mark, his wife and daughters are on a return trip to fish Kona Hawaii on Fire Hatt. Last time around Mark brought in a few small Tunas. This time around it was a […]
Sea Turtles Honokohau Harbor, Kona Hawaii. The turtles are waiting for the boats to come in every day looking for any discard of fish scraps. It is always a treat for our guests to watch them. The turtles are regulars to the harbor and we can actually recognize and identify each one. The largest are about four feet […]
Craig Smith Art featured on FireHatt Sportfishing Tee shirts. Tee shirts are now available. Many colors and sizes from small to triple X in short and long sleeves. Craig Smith is an artist who specialises in painting, filming and photographing marlin and game fish around the world. Depicting game fishing boats in action, giant black […]
Cameron along with his family from San Antonio, TX had a mission. Catch a fish! Last year Bob Collins brought his family to do some fishing in Kona, Hawaii and we had two days of terriffic fishing! His two daughters pulled on everything from rainbow runners to mahi mahi and Ono and even a shot […]
Hail Mary Ono. Troy Lee and his wife Robyn while fishing in Kona, Hawaii aboard the Fire Hatt was on his second day of fishing with us and it wasn’t looking too promising for him. Today, along with friends Kyla and Chris Breikss and Frank Hess, we headed down Ono lane to try for a food fish […]
Coastal Angler Magazine May Issue GEAR CONSIDERATIONS For the past year I have had the privelege to write for Coastal Angler Magazine with circulation over 480,000 Copies Per Month as the Kona, Hawaii voice. As the articles have a month by month forecast of fish to come and chronicle the fishing adventures we have each month. This […]
Fire Hatt Renewed! Our beautiful Hatteras, FIRE HATT is hauled undergoing massive maintenance and refreshing. Linda and I hauled on Monday and will splash again on Friday. The Shimano Rods and Reels are at Grander Tackle being serviced and having all new 130lb Amilon line replaced fresh for the season. All the “battle scars” from […]
Wahoo! Fishing in Kona Hawaii. One word sums up today. Textbook. Rick and his family from Massachusetts boarded the Fire Hatt for a fun filled day of fishing down to Captain Cook Bay, getting in the water for a little snorkeling adventure and then fishing back to the harbor. On the way down the coast, one […]