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Waita Reservoir, HI
Reservoir in Kauai County, Hawaii. Waita Reservoir near Koloa on Kauai's south side is the largest man-made lake in Hawaii, built in 1906 to irrigate sugarcane. It holds trophy butterfly peacock bass (tucunare), largemouth bass, and Nile tilapia in warm, fertile water. The reservoir sits entirely on private Grove Farm land and is not open to the general public; the only legal access is via guided tours and bass-fishing trips run by local operators. It is regarded as one of the best peacock bass and largemouth waters in the islands. Warm tropical conditions year-round.
Overall bite score
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What swims here
2 tracked species in Waita Reservoir, with the months each fishes best.
Water facts
Waita Reservoir is on private Grove Farm property and is inaccessible to the general public. Legal access is only by reservation with authorized guided/bass-fishing tour operators out of Koloa. A Hawaii Freshwater Game Fishing License is still required to fish freshwater game fish. No USGS gauge or NOAA station; water temperature uses a warm-stable tropical reservoir baseline.
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