"We arrived at the stones just before lunchtime," wrote American Angler owner-skipper Brian Kiyohara June 14. "All the life was in the same place where we left from just 5 days previous. Conditions were a little different with the current barely a trickle and the fish did not really want to bite. We saw fish showing but we had to soak our baits in order to induce a strike. We still ended up with a respectable 58 yellows and a couple handfuls of decent tuna.

"There presently is a large south swell from New Zealand rolling through coupled with 18kts of NNW wind and the sea condition to go with it, so it is making our stay very uncomfortable. Luckily we have a tough bunch and the baby back ribs were devoured without a hitch.

"We're hoping for better fishing conditions tomorrow and we will keep our fingers crossed. Six year old Koa Afusia let his dad Roy borrow his fishing rod and Koa would be proud to know that it caught the day's largest yellowtail."