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Fishing regulations in Hawaii can change throughout the year. Make sure to check this page before fishing for the most up to date rules and regulations for the current season. Local regulations govern when you can fish, the max size of the fish you can keep, how many fish you can keep, and more.
Below you will see fishing regulations for catching Great barracuda as of March 30th, 2026. To view regulations for a different fish species, please click on your preferred species in the drop-down.
Great barracuda
Seasons
Open
To see maps of DAR's official marine managed areas, please see Hawaii DAR's ARCGIS Map Viewer.
No closed season. Not a regulated species. Please fish pono.
Small to medium barracuda are very good, but large individuals may contain ciguatera toxin and elevated mercury levels. Check out BlueGabe's Great Barracuda catch, clean, cook.
Kaku, Sphyraena barracuda
To see maps of DAR's official marine managed areas, please see Hawaii DAR's ARCGIS Map Viewer. Permitted: To take any legal size fish in season with one line, or one rod and line, with no more than two hooks. To take crabs with not more than 10 nets, provided the nets are not more than two feet in diameter. To take shrimp for bait with a hand net, provided that the net is not more than three feet in any dimension. Within the Ala Wai Canal only, take up to 50 "tabai" or mosquito fish, 'o'opu akupa, tilapia or a combination thereof per day for non-commercial purposes, with a single small mesh net, provided the net including the handle and any attachment is not more than three feet in any dimension. Commercial Marine licensees with a Bait License may take nehu, iao, and other authorized baitfish for bait purposes. Licensed pond owners or operators may take young mullet (pua) or other small fish for stocking their fishpond.
Prohibited: To fish in or take aquatic life, except as indicated in permitted activities above.Use of lay nets is prohibited.
Ala Wai Canal is a canal located in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States. Its coordinates are:
21°16′50″N 157°49′25.5″W
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Find the best fishing spots on Ala Wai Canal by looking at where other anglers have caught fish. This can easily be done in the where it is also possible to see big fish potential and how good fishing is right now along with Garmin® depth maps.
The most common species in Ala Wai Canal are:
Great barracuda - 11 members reported to have caught this fish
Giant trevally - 6 members reported to have caught this fish