Fishing Calendar:
While Kona boasts a 365 days/year fishing season,
if you're planning your vacation around fishing for a particular
species, here are your best bets: January: Best for Striped Marlin, Amberjack,
and Bigeye Tuna.
February: Best for Striped Marlin, Amberjack,
Snapper, and Spearfish.
March: Best for Striped Marlin, Spearfish
and Amberjack. Good for Mahi-Mahi.
April: Best for Striped Marlin, Spearfish,
Mahi-Mahi; and Amberjack. Good for , Black Marlin, and Bigeye
Tuna.
May: Best for Striped Marlin, Spearfish,
Black Marlin, Yellowfin Tuna, and Mahi Mahi. Good for Blue
Marlin, Swordfish, and Ono.
June: Best for Blue, Black and Striped
Marlin, Spearfish, Swordfish, Yellowfin and Bigeye Tuna and
Ono.
July: Best for Blue and Black Marlin, Swordfish,
Yellowfin and Bigeye Tuna and Ono. Good for Striped Marlin.
August: Best for Blue Marlin, and Ono.
Good for Yellowfin and Skipjack Tuna.
September: Good for Blue Marlin, Ono and
Skipjack Tuna.
October: Good for Blue Marlin and Mahi-Mahi.
November: Best for Mahi-Mahi. Good for
Blue Marlin.
December: Best for Striped Marlin, Mahi-Mahi
and Bigeye Tuna. |
Pacific
Blue Marlin - The Blue Marlin is the ultimate challenge
in big game fishing. Kona holds the official all-tackle world
record at 1,376 pounds. Kona is the only place in the world where
blue marlin are caught daily, all year long.
Pacific Sailfish - Caught occasionally off the
Kona coast, mainly in the summer months. These exciting acrobatic
fish are fun to catch. The average weight of Sailfish in Kona is
under 100 pounds.