Huinawai Reservoir Fishing near Lawai, Hawaii

• Overview

  Hawaii holds Huinawai Reservoir, in Kauai County. The land about it is warm green lowland. Surface area runs to about 8 acres — small enough to read in one session. Lawai at 0.4 miles is the nearest place to stop. Honolulu is the closest city, 114 miles away. Neighbouring water: Hanini Reservoir (0.3 miles), Aepo Reservoir 0.6 miles away, Aepoalua Reservoir (0.9 miles), 'Oma'o Reservoir 0.9 miles away and Piwai Reservoir (1 mile). The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Huinawai Reservoir

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Public wildlife records from this area list flathead grey mullet, blackchin tilapia and mozambique tilapia. Take it as evidence of what swims here, not a promise for one session. Huinawai Reservoir fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 75°F at the top of summer and 68°F at the bottom of winter. Warm water year-round keeps fish moving through every month. The first and last hours carry the summer; the middle is slow. November and March are the quiet, comfortable months to be out. That shapes the year on Huinawai Reservoir.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Barramundi and estuary fish want hard-bodied lures and soft plastics worked around snags and drains. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Hanini Reservoir, 0.3 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm access to Huinawai Reservoir locally before you travel.