Rainbow trout season opens Saturday The state Department of Land and Natural Resources will open the annual rainbow trout fishing season on Kaua’i this Saturday. To catch the stocked trout, anglers will need a valid state freshwater game fishing license.
Rainbow trout season opens Saturday
The state Department of Land and Natural Resources will open the annual rainbow trout fishing season on Kaua’i this Saturday.
To catch the stocked trout, anglers will need a valid state freshwater game fishing license. Fishing will be allowed between 5:30 a.m. and 6:45 p.m. for a period of 18 consecutive days, from Saturday through Aug. 19. For the remainder of August and all of September, fishing will be limited to Saturdays, Sundays and state holidays.
The daily bag limit is seven rainbow trout per angler.
Fishing at Pu’ulua Reservoir and the ditches will be poor, officials advised, as most of the fishing banks in the reservoir will be underwater due to the high water level. Officials also noted that streams have not been stocked with trout for the past eight years.
Newcomers to the Koke’e public fishing area should be aware that a four-wheel drive vehicle is recommended during wet conditions for driving to the main fishing areas, particularly Pu’ulua Reservoir and the ditch systems, officials said.
All anglers are required to check in and out at established stations. Additional information at 274-3344.
Recycling, composting promoted
Plastic recycling and home composting will be the focus this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot of the Wal-Mart store in Lihu’e.
Residents can recycle no. 2 plastic containers and no. 4 plastic bags and sign up for Kaua’i County’s home composting program.
The county will also offer training for individuals to conduct public composting workshops throughout the year. Additional information is available at 241-6891.
Rice gets traffic pattern
Configuration of a temporary traffic pattern on Rice Street, so that widening and other improvements of the street can begin, was expected to be in place by the end of yesterday, according to Kaua’i County officials and the project’s general contractor, Goodfellow Brothers.
Much of the construction work for the improvements will take place during nighttime hours. The project is expected to last at least eight months.
