Photos of Recent Encounters

Whale Watching and Sport Fishing Excursions from
Honokohau Harbor, Kona, Hawaii

Living Ocean Adventures - Kona Spinner Dolphins

Spinners enjoying us.

Birthday lady (holding dorsal fin) catches an Ono birthday present.

Living Ocean Adventures - Humpback Whale

Humpback giving us a close look.

Her first fish ever - a 21 lb. Ahi!

A double hookup of Aku!

These ladies enjoyed Spinner dolphins and caught 2 Ono!

A beautiful bull Mahi and Ono caught during a whale watching trip.

Brothers both caught Mahi in celebration of the eldest's 16th birthday!

Humpback whale lunging into a mating pod.

A great fighting Mahi caught by a happy lady.

This exciting whale watching trip had 2 juvenile Humpback whales coming close to our boat to show off after a happy fisherman caught a 27 lb. Ahi tuna.

Caught her first Mahi while Humpback whale watching.

A double pec wave from 4-juvenile Humpbacks buzzing the boat.

Early Season - "Hello, we're back!", from the Humpys.

This Arizona family fought and released a 250 lb. Marlin and had fresh Ono for dinner.

This is a Whale Shark, which is a slow filter feeding shark that is the largest living fish species often growing to 40' or longer. Whale Sharks are usually solitary and rarely seen in groups unless feeding at locations with an abundance of food.

Lucky ladies catch a 30 lb. Ono while whale watching.

A family whale watching excursion with sightings of pilot whales and dolphins. Caught 2-Ono, and caught & released a 150 lb. Marlin!

This is a juvenile Humpback whale (his buddy is nearby) that really enjoyed our encounter. Here he is 'spy hopping' to get a good look at us - he did this for about 10 minutes!