Extreme sport fishing can be an adventure for anyone, from the most experienced angler to the most novice tourist. By catching a ride along with the North Shore’s best fishing captain, Rainbow Runner Fishing Charters can make this adventure the high-light of your trip to Maui. His expertise, tips, and secret know-how will ensure that that perfect photograph with that perfect fish! Still, it may help to know what you’re up against in the deep-sea. Here is a list of the 5 kinds of fish you will probably catch during your next trip aboard Maui’s Rainbow Runner Charter.

1. Marlin
100 - 2,000 lbs

These marlins are the prize of the north shore, and to catch even one is quiet the feat, even for our captain! The best time to catch one is during the summer months, so June-August, but like their smaller cousins, they can be caught year-round if your skilled (or lucky) enough! These sport fish are monsters on the line, and to reel one in will be a story you tell for the rest of your life, with no need to exaggerate the size of these gorgeous fish.

2. Mahi-Mahi
12-70 lbs

The Mahi-Mahi, the dolphin fish or dorado, is a fun sport fish that despite its smaller size compared to marlins or tuna, is no easy feat to catch. In fact, mahi-mahi in Hawaiian means strong, which you will discover is the perfect name once it’s on your hook! These fish can be found year-round, although May-September is the best season to bring in a healthy score of these amazing fish.

3. Ono
15-60 lbs

The Ono is one fast fish, and that makes it a blast to try and reel it. Its hydrodynamic body is perfectly designed to cut through the water at blazing speeds, but it also looks great in any picture! Better yet, the Ono is one of Hawaii’s greatest delicacies; the word Ono literally means delicious, and what could be better than sampling a delicious fish, freshly caught, by your own hook? Like the other fish, they can be found year round, but the best luck will be in the late summer between May and October.

4. Yellowfin Tuna
30-300 lbs

The yellowfin tuna is a classic of Hawaii’s north shore. These beautiful fish, called Ahi or fire in Hawaiian, are massive deep-sea trophies well worth the trip. You will need all the fight you have to reel in a yellowfin tuna, but the experience is one you will never forget. These are the perfect year-round fish, so go ahead and plan your next Hawaiian vacation around a trip with Rainbow Runner to try your hand at reeling in your own yellowfin tuna, or any of our other beautiful sport fish. We, and the fish, are waiting for you!