Wahikuli Reservoir Fishing Guide, Maui County, Hawaii

• Overview

  Wahikuli Reservoir is a Maui County water, Hawaii side. It stands 548 feet above sea level. Small at around 8 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. 1.8 miles away sits Lahaina, the nearest town. Honolulu sits 82 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Wahikuli Reservoir

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Species logged nearby in open biodiversity records include flathead grey mullet, mozambique tilapia and bluefin trevally. It is a record of sightings and surveys, so use it as a guide. On Wahikuli Reservoir the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect August to average close to 73°F, with February the cold end at about 66°F. Year-round warmth means year-round fishing, with early starts in summer. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer squeezes it into the edges of the day. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Plan around that when you fish Wahikuli Reservoir.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. It is recorded as intermittent, which means the basin empties in dry spells. Recorded parking is half a mile off, far enough to travel light. Barramundi and estuary fish want hard-bodied lures and soft plastics worked around snags and drains. A phone call first saves an afternoon. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Crater Reservoir, 0.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Wahikuli Reservoir.