Fishing Wai'ale Reservoirs in Maui County, Hawaii

• Overview

  Wai'ale Reservoirs lies in Maui County, Hawaii. The water sits 246 feet up. Nearest town is Wailuku, 1.2 miles off. Waikapū is 1.4 miles and Kahului 1.7 miles. What else is close: 2.7 miles out stands Kanaha Pond, Kealia Pond just 5.8 miles, 7.5 miles out stands Ukumehame Reservoirs, Kahoma Reservoir just 9.4 miles and 9.4 miles out stands Kaua'ula Reservoir. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Wai'ale Reservoirs

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Open occurrence data for the surrounding area lists mozambique tilapia, flathead grey mullet, jack-knifefish, mackerel scad and doublespotted queenfish. Reporting is uneven, so absence from the list means little. Read Wai'ale Reservoirs for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  August is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 79°F, while February sits near 72°F. Winter is simply the pleasant end of an unbroken season. Shade and hour of day matter more than month. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. That is the shape of the year on Wai'ale Reservoirs.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. There is a car park half a mile from the bank. Facilities run to toilets half a mile from the water. Barramundi and estuary fish want hard-bodied lures and soft plastics worked around snags and drains. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Failing this one, try Kanaha Pond, 2.7 miles away. Ask locally about Wai'ale Reservoirs if anything is unclear.