A man and his fishes

Met this guy named Kona who started fishing in the same area I was taking fotos.  Within a few minutes of casting into the water, he'd pulled up a wrasse (the colourful orange and green one).  Moved off the high rocks and took out the fishhook and casually slipped it into one of the natural fishponds lying about.  Caught the next three in quick succession with a quick upward jerk, adding them into the pool.  These were going to be used as bait for larger fish this evening.  The extra is the classic hinalea, a saddle wrasse.   One he threw back saying it had parasites.

Asked him about the red crab shells I find on the rocks - well, he dashed the romantic notion of a fisherman's offering  -  saying the crabs were simply molting (shedding their shell) and that they were less vulnerable doing so out of the water, often around the time of the full moon.

He was fishing 'pono'  (responsibly, right way).  We talked about the dearth of common sense, asking people to pickup their litter and how fishing was different on Kauai (where he lives).    He also said that he uses a drone to set the line out, but then goes into the water to retrieve the fish.  I had wondered how they managed to land bigger fish (heck, any fish) over the sharp rocks at waters' edge.   It was fun to watch him catch fish and I appreciated his willingness to educate.  Hope to see him there again.