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DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES News Release LINDA LINGLE GOVERNOR _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
PETER T. YOUNG, CHAIRPERSON
Phone: (808) 587-0401
Fax: (808) 587-0390
PR 03-10 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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For Immediate Release:
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HONOLULU — On Saturday, May 10, 2002, DLNR will re-open Nu‘uanu reservoir No. 4 for weekend channel catfish fishing. Fishers who want to catch the stocked catfish can do so by obtaining a valid State of Hawai‘i freshwater game fishing license and entry fishing card. Fishing will continue on consecutive weekends, Saturdays and Sundays only, until all anglers with assigned fishing times have been accommodated. Entry cards will indicate the date and time that fishers may enter the reservoir. Entry will be strictly limited to those who have appropriate entry cards. Anglers must participate during the period they are assigned to fish. There will be no make-up periods or refunds. Prospective anglers may pick up applications for entry fishing cards at DLNR’s visitor center/permit counter at 1151 Punchbowl Street, room 130 and from various licensing agents around the state. Applications will be available April 1 thru 17, 2003. Blank applications will not be mailed out. The deadline for submitting applications to DLNR is 4:00 p.m. on Friday, April 17, 2003. A drawing will then 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. Those eight (8) years old or younger are not required to be licensed, but must be accompanied by a licensed, supervising adult. All cardholders 15 years old or younger must be accompanied by a supervising adult. Freshwater game fishing licenses may be purchased at licensing agents (call 587-0108 for current locations) as follows:
The bag limit is two (2) channel catfish per licensed angler. Any channel catfish 16 inches long or larger must be kept by the angler and be counted toward the bag limit. Channel catfish caught by unlicensed anglers eight years old or younger will be included in the bag limit for the licensed, supervising adult. However, cardholders eight years old or younger may purchase a license to obtain their own bag limit. Each fishing day will be divided into four-hour fishing periods, a morning session from 7 to 11 a.m., and an afternoon session from 12 noon to 4 p.m. Warm clothing and rain gear are strongly recommended while fishing at Nu‘uanu reservoir. For further information, call DLNR’s Division of Aquatic Resources on O‘ahu at 587-0100. ### For more information, contact: |
