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Kona Coast (Big Island Offshore), HI
Ocean in Hawaii County, Hawaii. The leeward Kona coast of Hawaii Island is one of the most famous offshore big-game fisheries in the world, renowned for blue marlin. Deep, lee-sheltered water drops to thousands of feet within a mile or two of shore, so charter boats out of Honokohau Harbor reach the blue-water marlin grounds in minutes. Year-round trolling produces blue marlin, mahi mahi, ono (wahoo), and ahi (yellowfin tuna), while the black lava shoreline is prime ulua (giant trevally) shore-casting territory at night. Water stays warm and stable in the upper 70s to low 80s F nearly all year.
Overall bite score
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Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for tidal water. No black box: every reading names its source.
What swims here
6 tracked species in Kona Coast (Big Island Offshore), with the months each fishes best.
Water facts
Offshore charters depart Honokohau Small Boat Harbor (Kailua-Kona). Shore casting from lava points along the Kona coast. Water temperature is informed by the NOAA Kawaihae tide station (1617433), the nearest active Big Island west-coast station reporting live water temperature, plus a warm-stable tropical baseline. No recreational saltwater fishing license is required in Hawaii; DAR size and bag limits apply.
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