My SUP fishing friend Kelly has guest posted in the past and started off the Holoholo section.  He consistently brings home the kau kau fish during the oama season and also during the “off season”.  I shared 9 live oama with him that he used for his Maunalua Bay outing.  He forgot his Flow-Troll bait bucket that day and had to keep a 5 gallon bucket from tipping over on the deck of his SUP!

Kelly:
Hi Scott,
My friends and I have been capitalizing on the late oama run on Oahu and using them outside of shorecasting range to catch papio and some other oddballs. Two weeks ago we went in the Waikiki area and I got a 3-pound omilu and a couple of 2-pounders. Sorry no pics, because went in my opu fast.

Omilu and taape filets

Opihi and lomi awa awa

Raw awa awa fish balls

Fried awa awa fish balls

Last week we went in Maunalua Bay (thanks for LIVE OAMA!) and I got a 3-pound awa awa, 5 small omilu (1-2 pound, best kine fo’ grine) and two ta`ape. The ta`ape had eggs, so was good to take them off the reef. Ate those fish fast kine, but managed to get pics of the fileted fish, lomi awa awa and cooked patties for you.
K-den,
Kelly