How to catch Bluefin trevally

Bluefin trevally feed in 74–84°F water and bite best at 76–82°F. Fish Scouter's season calendar follows them in 1 water.

35 pts · trophy at 24"Feeds 74–84°FBest 76–82°FIn season nowArtificial reefGrass flatPass / inletBeach / surfChannel edge

About

The omilu: the electric-blue papio of the reef flats and surf zones, hunting in packs and hitting plugs and flies at dawn and dusk.

How to fish it

Whip plugs and flies along the reef edges, surf channels and harbor mouths at first light.

What it eats

small poppers and plugsflieslive shrimp and small fish

Live bait for it

Live shrimpUnder a popping cork or free-lined, hooked under the horn on a #1 to 2/0 circle hook; on a jig head for the bottom. The universal inshore bait.

Opelu (mackerel scad)Bridled live and slow-trolled or drifted down for ahi, ono and marlin; cut for bottom fishing.

What to fish it with

the sizes that fish it

Leader20–40 lb fluorocarbon

Hook#1–4/0

Jig head1/8–1/2 oz

Braid10–30 lb

The rule

not confirmed here

Rules differ by state — check Hawaii DAR (ulua & pāpio rules) before you keep one.

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Where it is, month by month

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Alaska & Hawaii

The Hawaiian Islands

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