Hilo Bay, Wailoa River, and Wailuku River
The rule for this water, with the receipt.
Special regulations for Hilo Bay, Wailoa River, and Wailuku River, as the state words them
HI County · Lake · HI
Today's rule hereParsed
- Season
- Not captured yet - consult the statewide regulations
- Gear
- Not captured yet - consult the statewide regulations
- Bait
- Not captured yet - consult the statewide regulations
- Poles
- Not captured yet - consult the statewide regulations
| Species | Daily limit | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|
fish | See size | min. not less than one and one-half inches | Statewide |
akule Varies by water: limit more than 3 days without notifying the department (commercial marine licensee) | See size | min. lay net less than 2¾" stretched mesh (unlawful); surround net less than 2½" stretched mesh (unlawful); bag net less than 1½" stretched mesh (unlawful) | Statewide |
shrimp and ‘opae | See size | min. no minimum mesh size | Statewide |
fish or aquatic life specimens | combined total of 5 fish or aquatic life specimens | - | Statewide |
freshwater game fish | one bag per day | - | Statewide |
bottomfish | combined total of five bottomfish | - | Statewide |
Onaga and ‘ōpakapaka | See size | min. one pound | Statewide |
Largemouth bass | 10 (total lg & smmouth) - Catch and release only in Wahiawā PFA - Special provisions for Wailua Res. PFA | min. 9 inches - Catch and release only in Wahiawā PFA - Special provisions for Wailua Res. PFA | Statewide |
Smallmouth bass | 10 (total lg & smmouth) - Catch and release only in Wahiawā PFA - Special provisions for Wailua Res. PFA | min. 9 inches - Catch and release only in Wahiawā PFA - Special provisions for Wailua Res. PFA | Statewide |
Channel catfish | 3 | min. None | Statewide |
Rainbow trout | 10 - May differ for Kōke‘e, Kaua‘i, as announced | min. None - May differ for Kōke‘e, Kaua‘i, as announced | Statewide |
Tucunare | 3 - Catch and release only in Wahiawā PFA - Special provisions for Wailua Res. PFA | min. 12 inches - Catch and release only in Wahiawā PFA - Special provisions for Wailua Res. PFA | Statewide |
Oscar | 3 - Special provisions for Wahiawā PFA | min. 10 inches - Special provisions for Wahiawā PFA | Statewide |
Bluegill sunfish | None - Special provisions for Wailua Res. PFA | min. None - Special provisions for Wailua Res. PFA | Statewide |
Samoan crabs | more than three Samoan crabs per day | - | This water |
The official text, verbatimOfficial text
Straight from HI's official regulations. Rules in force today lead; out-of-season rows are dimmed. Nothing is paraphrased. Not legal advice: verify the posted rules at the water.
- nehuGear throw nets, ‘opae nets not exceeding three feet in any dimension, and nehu nets not longer than fifty feetBait for family consumption or bait purposes
- crabsGear baited lines, provided that a dip net may be used to land crabs lured to the bait, or with not more than five crab nets not exceeding two feet in longest straight line dimension and stretched mesh of not less than two inches, provided such nets are attended to at all timesBait baited lines
- baitfishesCommercial Marine licensees with a Bait License only.
- young mullet (pua) or other small fishLicensed pond owners or operators only, for stocking their fishpond, except in Wailoa River.
- aquatic lifeProhibits taking/possessing aquatic life in violation of a season, minimum size, or other law, except pua as indicated above.
- mullet, moi, and all species of ulua (including pāpio and ‘omilu)
- fishPoles more than two poles with one line each, or two handlines
- crabAlso prohibited: taking/possessing any crab with external eggs or with missing or mutilated abdomen or tail, or with a puncture wound.
- Samoan crabsDaily limit more than three Samoan crabs per day
- fish
How this answer was assembled
- StatewideStatewide lake rules are the base layer: default season, gear, bait, and limits.
- This waterSpecial rules written for this exact water replace the statewide defaults where they speak.
- Emergency orderEmergency orders in effect today override everything else. They sync quietly when the phone has coverage and never lock you out of the app.
Where this rule applies
This water is not yet drawn on the map. Its rules are captured and receipted; the geometry ledger records exactly why it is not drawn (an ambiguous name match or a gap in the source data), and it will never ship as a guess. Each rule above describes in the state's own words where it applies, and those written descriptions are the authoritative boundaries.
What are you fishing for here?Advice
Pick from the species named in Hilo Bay, Wailoa River, and Wailuku River's rules. Setups are checked against the gear rules in force today, and your picks are remembered on this device only. These are rule-aware suggestions, not a claim about what is biting; advice, not law, and the rules above govern.
Receipts
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