Peacock Bass on Kauai

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08-28-2007, 11:19 PM
mems

Peacock Bass on Kauai

Aloha, I just spent the weekend over on Kauai teaching a soccer clinic. I had time to slip away and hit a friend's lake for some peacock bass action with my son.
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They are good fun on the fly rod. They whack flies, like to jump and take you into cover. We each caught over 20 in a bout 2 hours of fishing. My son really enjoyed himself.
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Kaui is very beautiful, with great beaches and scenery.
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Well I gotta blow, laterz, Mems.
08-29-2007, 06:14 AM
Adam Grace

That looks like fun Don. How'd you get to Kauai? A plane is my guess, but you could take a boat. How do locals primarily travel between islands.
08-29-2007, 06:21 AM
Scott V

I've fished that lake with my wife, we both caught many peacock bass. It was one of the prettiest lakes I have been on.
08-29-2007, 09:09 AM
dtp916

Howzit mems, looks like you guys had a fun one on Kauai. It is definitely a beautiful place!
02-11-2019, 06:04 PM
timmosazz

Can you share any information about fishing this lake on Kaui. I will be there next week. Or if you know of any guides for any other fly fishing there?
02-13-2019, 12:19 AM
dynaflow

When were Peacock Bass introduced to Hawaii?
02-13-2019, 10:00 AM
mems

There are a number of ponds on Kauai with peacocks. Wahita is the largest, but this one is open to Trout unlimited members. It is just above tunnel tree road. I also got to fish some private ponds on the Polihale side and caught them to 10 lbs. There is a guide service that fishes wahita. They use bass boats and also target large-mouth bass in the reservoir. I don't know when they were planted there. Mems.
02-13-2019, 02:47 PM
mems

Aloha, here is Rob Arita's website. http://www.bonefishkauai.com/
02-15-2019, 12:11 AM
dynaflow

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Originally Posted by mems

There are a number of ponds on Kauai with peacocks. Wahita is the largest, but this one is open to Trout unlimited members. It is just above tunnel tree road. I also got to fish some private ponds on the Polihale side and caught them to 10 lbs. There is a guide service that fishes wahita. They use bass boats and also target large-mouth bass in the reservoir. I don't know when they were planted there. Mems.

Thanks Don,I gather from your reply that the Peacock Bass are confined to those impoundments you mention which is a good thing.