The state Department of Land & Natural Resources will reopen Nuuanu Reservoir No. 4 on Nov. 16 for the winter open season for weekend channel catfish fishing. Nuuanu catfish season
to reopen on Nov. 16
Star-Bulletin staff
Those who want to catch stocked catfish may do so by obtaining a valid Hawaii freshwater game fishing license and an entry fishing card. Fishing will continue on consecutive weekends until all anglers with assigned fishing times have been accommodated.
No fishing will be scheduled on Christmas and New Year's weekends, Dec. 28-29 and Jan. 4-5.
Entry cards will indicate the date and time that fishers may enter the reservoir.
Prospective anglers may pick up applications for entry fishing cards at the state Department of Land & Natural Resources' visitor center and permit counter at 1151 Punchbowl St., Room 130, and from various Oahu licensing agents.
The deadline to submit an application is 4 p.m. Oct. 18. A drawing will be held to assign each cardholder a fishing date and time.
All cardholders will be required to show a valid freshwater game fishing license while fishing. Children 8 or younger are not required to be licensed but must be accompanied by a licensed, supervising adult. All cardholders aged 15 or younger must also be accompanied by an adult.
The bag limit is two channel catfish per licensed angler. Any channel catfish 16 inches long or larger must be kept by the angler and counted toward the bag limit. Channel catfish caught by unlicensed anglers 8 or younger will be included in the bag limit for the licensed, supervising adult. Cardholders 8 or younger, however, may purchase a license to obtain their own bag limit.
For more information, call the Division of Aquatic Resources on Oahu at 587-0109 or 587-0100.
Freshwater game fishing licenses may be purchased at licensing agents (call 587-0100 for current locations) as follows:
>> All minors (ages 9 to 15, inclusive), $3.
>> Resident (includes armed forces), $5.
>> Nonresident, $25.
>> Seven-day tourist, $10.
>> Thirty-day tourist, $20.
>> Senior citizen (65 and older), no charge.
Department of Land and Natural Resources
Freshwater Game Fishing License
