Winter Mahi Mahi running on Okinawa

Mahi Mahi fishing on Okinawa is just starting to kick off this winter season! Anglers hold up their catch.

Mahi Mahi fishing Okinawa

Anglers hold up his catch from a recent fishing expedition. This Mahi weighed in over 15kg.

Saltwater Fishing Charter Pics- Okinawa

The charters are catching over 30~40 mahi a trip and the rainbow runners are getting in excess of 5~6kg.

Nice Mahi Mahi caught out of Awase - Okinawa

The mahi mahi are beginning to run here on Okinawa. We have seen increased numbers in the catches.

Large tuna fishing Okinawa

This group of anglers set out on a misson; we'll let's here it from them.
"We estimate it close to 80#. It was picked up on iron with a #6PE Shimano jig rod and 35# main braided line on a 6000HG Stella reel. Took us 1.5 hours to bring it up. We had that rod bent over working it up to the surface. It was one hell of a great day out there." Jeff

Barracuda!! Okinawa Fishing

Angler poses with his fish. Landed this Barracuda Kamasu on BlueFin this past weekend. Not bad...

Aug 1st Tuna Fishing Okinawa

The waves were low and currents strong, but that did not deter this team of anglers from landing some fish.

6 lines, Two Marlins, One Wahoo, Lot's of fish and many happy anglers

This team from Kin'ville set out on a mission and that was to have the best trip they could. Well, they did; twice. Two Marlins; no complaints and lots of sashimi for mama san. Okinawa fishing for Marlin done right: Priceless!

Two Marlin's; One Charter- 400lbs Marlin Okinawa

On Wednesday, June 3rd, this team set out on a mission. They had just one objective in mind and that was to catch a marlin. Well,... they came back with two. The larger one is over 400lbs and the smaller marlin weighed in around 170lbs.
Good job.

big eye tuna fishing okinawa

Big eye tuna caught jigging at the Okinawa payao or fishing aggregated device. (FAD)

Boat diving Okinawa

Buddy teams talk over the next dive plan before entering the water during a surface interval. Okinawa diving along on the coastal reefs can lead to some interesting finds. Did you know the Seragaki wall has a large variety of nudibranches?

Easter Weekend diving on Okinawa

The weather was beautiful and divers took advantage of it. We journeyed out to the East China Sea on a mission to have a great time and see some of the most beautiful dives sites on Okinawa. I can tell you that our mission was a success! Good times and lots of laughs. Water temp: 72F.

Marlin Fishing Okinawa - March 1st 2009

Capt Chris and anglers pose with a marlin that was caught on a fishing charter today. This team landed this one and fought with another one up to the leader line, but the marlin was not going to give up so easy and he made a second run and ended up running the line around the propeller causing it to snap.

Giant grouper caught out of Awase

Pic says it all. Call to schedule a charter. This may be you holding up your catch.

Rough weather does not stop inshore fishing on Okinawa

Anger holds up a few of the fish he caught on a inshore fishing. Great pan-sized Gara.

Nice Pinjalo lewisi or "fuedai'

This sedakafuedai was caught off of Awase. It weighed in at 4.2kg.

Tuna Fishing on Okinawa out of Awase port

Anglers hold up some of their catch after returning from a fishing trip out of Awase port yesterday. looks like they got some tuna and wahoo.

Nice Tuna Fish Okinawa

This Japanese angler poses with his catch.

Wahoo! Okinawa Fishing

Another fine wahoo caught out of Awase. Angler proudly holds up his catch. Check out our favorite websites to see about scheduling a charter you and your buddies.

wahoo and rainbow runners, Awase

Catch of rainbow runners and some wahoos this weekend out of Awase.

Marlin caught this past Sunday 10-5-08 Okinawa

Angler and bystanders pose with this Marlin. Nice catch this time of year. Marlin season usually runs from April thru Sept, but this baby is like an early Christmas present.

Tuna Fishing Okinawa

Angler holds up a her catch. She landed a small tuna while jigging off the back of Yoshimaru. Couldn't think of a better way to spend a weekend. Okinawa Fishing!

Night Payao Fishing Okinawa

Want to try Night fishing at the Payao's? We'll we have got the setup for you. BlueFin is the only American owned and operated commercial fishing vessel rigged for Night Fishing on Okinawa. First, we will go out and catch live squid for our bait. And, then use the squid to lure in the big tuna that often come to the surface to feed at night. Give us a call to see what we can do your fishing team.

Big eye tuna and Katsuo

The katsuo were running in fierce packs. Hitting an anglers bait as he dropped it in the water...., and then it slowed down around the afternoon.

July 4th weekend Deep Sea Fishing out of Naha

Angler's line up with the many tuna and katsuo that they landed on a charter they went on this past July 4th weekend. Enough fish for a "fish fry."

Two Marlins caught this past Saturday

We are right in the thick of the Marlin season here on Okinawa. These two babies were caught this past Saturday out of Awase, Okinawa on Bluefin.

Marlin Okinawa

Angler poses with a marlin that he landed.

4th Marlin caught this past weekend

A total of four Marlin were caught this weekend on charter sent out this weekend. Congrats on the nice land to all the crew members aboard Bluefin this past Sunday 16th, 2008.

Advance Open Water done easy on Okinawa

3 tank dive for advance open water. Deep, Multi-level, and boat to conclude the certification.

Capt Chris Pancoast makes local newspaper front page, Okinawa Stars and Stripes

Great news! We hit the paper again. We are leading the way in the fishing community on Okinawa and helping everyone "make the memories" they will take on with them to their next duty station or destination in life.
Keep Fishing,
Keep Diving,

Into the Abyss of Okinawa

Divers descend into the water from the dive boat as they prepare themselves to see some of most beautiful coral reefs on Okinawa. Check out the clarity of the water. This day visibility was over a 100ft. Diving had to end early as the weather changed rapidly and we returned to the port before lunch. The sun only stuck its head out for a brief few minutes and the clouds began to engulf us. Winds shifted from the South to the North and then North East. Wave heights went from 1.5 meters to 4 meters.

Congratulations!

I want to congratulate Chris Pancoast for becoming Awase Fisherman's Associations newest member!
Way to knock it out of the ball park Chris.

Killer Mahi Mahi, Okinawa

Angler holds up this large mahi mahi that he caught yesterday. That baby has some size to it!

Diving at Turtle Beach, Onna Village, Okinawa, Jp

Small Sea Turtle checks us out as were diving in Onna Village.

Charter boat fishing on Okinawa- Deep Sea

Today's charter netted over 120 fish. The majority were in the 3~7 kg range. Katuso and big-eye tuna were hitting hard.

Charter boat diving- Turtle beach, Okinawa

Today's boat dive team consisted of 4 "Discover Scuba" divers and 3 "Fun" divers. We split up into groups of three and dove right into some of the most beautiful water's on Okinawa. The temperature was just right; not to hot or cold. I wore a 3mm full wetsuit and had no problems at all. We came across a small sea turtle, cuttlefish, lion fish, bat fish and many other species of fish.

Okinawa Boat Diving - Minna Island

Dive trip to Minna Island. The sun was shinning brightly over-head by our second dive. The water was blue and clarity and coral structure resembled the Kerama Islands.
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Okinawa Coral Reef- Onna Village

Onna village has some of the best diving points on the main island of Okinawa. Come take a boat dive with us to explore the reefs and see what everyone is talking about.
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Diving in Onna village

Ahhhh.... the water was beautiful today. Want to schedule a boat dive? Contact us to find out how. OkiDiving.com

Okinawa Fishing - Katsuo

この鰹は昨日釣り揚げたものです。美味しいそうでしょう。泡瀬のパヤオ１１号で。。This Katsuo is a beautiful sight. Great for sashimi and tataki....Fishing on Okinawa does not get any better..

Tuna Fishing Okinawa!

Angler poses with a nice tuna he caught on a deep sea fishing charter to payao #11. Great catch!

Okinawa Diving

Group of small fish hang around soft coral. Okinawa has some of the top diving spots in the world and its reef's contains over 200 different species of coral.

Happy New Year! from OkiDiving

We would like to wish everyone a safe and fruitful 2008!

Capt Chris and Capt David

Tuna Fishing after a 2 tank dive - Onna Village

This happy angler is showing his tuna after a short swing by the payao in Onna. We went for a two tank dive and then were craving some sashimi so we went a short 15 minutes the port and landed this baby. After a few swift movements with the knife we had sashimi for 5 and enough to take home for a couple of small entrees.

Wall diving on Okinawa!

A picture is worth a thousand words. "Diving on Okinawa," says it all.

Okinawa Fish - Parrott Fish - Awase

A "ride along" charter out of Awase netted this parrot fish and many others to top off the cooler box. Parrot's are a good sashimi fish and one of the Okinawan's favorite fish.

Diving in Awase, Okinawa

Here is a little teaser pic for those curious about the diving on the Pacific Ocean side of Okinawa. This pic was taken off of Tsuken Island on a recent charter.

Saltwater Fishing Charter (payao)

I don't know about you, but I'd rather be fishing. This angler tackled this large tuna on a deep sea fishing charter out of Awase yesterday. Looks like there will sashimi for everyone.

Offshore Fishing Okinawa - Big Tuna Fishing

This 10+kg tuna was caught this past Sunday Dec 9th on a fishing charter out of Awase. This charter netted cooler boxes full of tuna, rainbow runners and katsuo. Great Job and let's go get some fish.

Okinawa Diving - Blue Water

Winter days bring the clear blue waters here on Okinawa. Suit up with your 3 mil wet suit and get ready for a boat trip.

Okinawa Diving - Small group of fish hang around coral

Nice coral shot with small group of fish. The water temperature is starting to slowly cool down and take us into the winter diving temperature. Looks like it is time to break-out my 3mil one piece wet-suit.

Okinawa Diving - Another day in Onna Village

Beautiful school of fish swimming through a cave in Onna Village. You seem to find and experience new things every time you dive.

Saltwater Fishing Charter Okinawa - Inshore

From left; these two anglers hooked a "makubu" and "aagai" while tenbin fishing out of Awase port on the Pacific Ocean side of Okinawa. Makubu is known as the tusk fish and is very good eating. It is common used for sashimi and soups. Aagai is a member of the parrot fish familiar and is the aloso used for sashimi as well. Awase port is located 15 mins from Camp Foster. Head straight out the Legion Club gate and follow the road down the for approx 5 km. Go thru the Hwy 329 intersection and continue to till you see the port on the left side of the road.

Inshore Fishing Okinawa 1/4 day Charter - Onna Village

The following catch is the results of a 1/4 day charter = 2 hrs, 2 anglers with a total of 15 Fish ranging from Tuna, Mahi Mahi, Katsuo (bonita). 15 mins. from port to Onna payao.

Night Fishing on Okinawa

Night Fishing anglers can expect to catch Jack's, taman, bitaro, mimija, and many other sub-tropical species.
Schedule a night fishing charter when the waves are too rough to go out for deep sea fishing.

Okinawa Diving in Onna Village

The water clarity has been great this past week. Check out the visibility. These two divers are having loads of fun while diving on Okinawa. Plan your next boat dive with OkiDiving!

Beautiful Coral - Onna Diving

Pic says it all! Look at the clarity of the water this time of year.This is a picture taken from the reefs of Onna Village this week. Weather is a little rough on the outer reefs, but the inner reefs hold beauty coral formations and provide protection from the strong currents and big waves. All our dives are done via boat to ensure you do not have to battle the waves at your entry/exit points. Come dive with OkiDiving!

Inshore Fishing Okinawa - Awase

Today's inshore fishing trip yielding "Sayori" or "Haiyu" as the Japanese call it, kurukuma, gara, and many others. I personally enjoy inshore charters because you can get out to fish when most deep sea fishing charters get canceled. There is also a large variety of fish to target on this type of trip.

Okinawa- Shark Fishing

The mouth of a shark that was caught by Capt Chris out of Awase.

Okinawa- Saltwater Fishing for Katsumi Gara (Jack)

Out at the center buoy we caught Katsumi Gara (Jack's), Surgeon fish, BlueFin Trevally, and Muru Aji today. Had several line breaks,..... saw a couple of sharks. Fishing weather on Okinawa was great. The waves were not too big, cool breeze of the Pacific Ocean was blowing on our sunburn skin and ice cold were readily available to quench our thirst. Good job to all anglers who made this a successful, safe trip. See ya next charter :-)
Capt David

Diving the Blue Cave in Onna Oct 26, 2007

Have you ever seen a cave that looked so beautiful? Schedule a diving charter and we will show you its beauty in person. No need to worry about carrying tanks on your back for long treks; we dive via boat only. Need a dive buddy. Let Capt David or Chris be your "buddy." OkiDiving

Saltwater Fishing Charter Oct 25, 2007

Look what this fisherman caught. Must have been a good fight! Inshore fishing out of Awase on Blue Fin....

Saltwater Fishing for Big-Eye Tuna and Mahi on Okinawa

(Top) The total catch netted around 50 tuna, mahi, and rainbow runners.











(Bottom) We had a great fishing weekend. Thought you would enjoy the saltwater fishing pics. Had a couple boats go out to the payao's here are some of the results. The big-eye tuna in the pic is approx. 7 kg.

Deep Sea Fishing Okinawa - 74kg Yellow Fin

*74kg yellow fin
*Awase port
*Deep Sea Fishing with OkiDiving.

２００７ Japan Record Marlin 250kg on 80lbs test

It's official. Yoshimaru landed a record 250kg Marlin on 80lbs test making it a record for 2007. This Marlin was caught in early Sept 2007.
Good Job...Captain Tsuyoshi and team!

Typhoon Nari #12 - (No Fishing on Okinawa)

Well, Typhoon Nari left as fast as it came. Thought it was going to be big, but there was not much bang after the fact. Swell should go down in a couple of days and we'll be back to fishing and diving......:-)

OkiDiving- Okinawa Obon upon us....

The Okinawan Obon is upon us. Had a charter that went to Maeda today; Obon does not seem to stop the mainland Japanese tourist as they follow the "new" calendar and the Okinawan's follow the Chinese calendar for their Obon.

Rough weather has stopped Inshore Fishing and Diving Charters in Onna

Seems the weather has been very rough the past couple of days due to the typhoon in Taiwan.
This has not stopped diving charters in Onna village though... We are protected by the Onnadake mountain line and experience only choppy water at the surface during this strong wind period.

Another Typhoon inbound

Looks like we have another typhoon inbound around the 7th. It will be the 6th typhoon of this season.

Another Great Weekend for Fishing

All,
We have had some great success in the past couple of weeks before the typhoon Man-yi in reeling in some big fish. Yoshimaru out of Naha Engan port pulled in a total of 9 Marlin within a 5 day period alone. Chris and team at Awase also landed a 200+kg Marlin. Way to go Awase!!. Let's go get some fish this weekend.

Stuck indoors

As the typhoon gets closer the ability to go outdoors gets limited. I believe that we will be stuck indoors pretty much all of tomorrow.
Interested in seeing the current typhoon action or location; check out: www.supertyphooon.com

Typhoon this weekend

It may be a difficult to get out this weekend. It looks like typhoon #4 is heading towards Okinawa. It is expected to be at its nearest some time between Friday and Saturday.

5am on Saturday

Hokuto Maru left Awase port at 5am on Saturday with no other mission than to catch fish and have fun. Corey and team wrangled in close to 60 fish. Otsukarasamadesu Corey!
look forward to seeing you guys again.

Night Dive

Thank you to everyone who made the night dive a safe and successful one. The dive went smooth. First dive was at Manza Dream Hole: (max depth 89ft., total time under= approx. 53min) visibility was great. We ran across several grouper and parrett fish. What an exciting dive.
Dive 2- Manza Mo, visibility was also good. (max depth 75ft., total time under= approx. 49 min).

Back to work

Well, ... all the fun of the 4th of July holiday is coming to an end. Time to go back to work for most Americans here on Okinawa. Ah...., these holidays are too short. Good thing the weekend is coming soon. i can not wait to go fishing.

Anyone ready for the July 4th holiday?

Sea Grapes on Okinawa

Does anyone know what a sea grape looks like?

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david

Free Diving at 5am

Went snorkeling this morning in Yomitan around 5am. I ran into a school of taman; managed to get one. It was around 3kgs. after a couple of more shots at the school i headed on looking around and ran into a school of kaei or rabbit fish. i tagged one at around 20 ft. it scared the school off. i continued on snorkeling. My next shot lead me to lose my shaft. i aimed at a "schu" as the okinawans call it. i am not sure of the english name; anyway, i took my shot and missed. my shaft then headed for a plunged down to 90 ft of water or so. well, i am not greatest freediving so after several attempts of trying to retrieve it. it is still there. i will have to head back with a tank to get it.

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dave

June 28th, 2007

Going for a dive tonight in Onna. Anyone interested in going?
send me a post.