Wahiawa Exploration: Fishing at Ali'i Agriculture Farms


Gone Fishin'! We took a hiking reprieve this weekend and found ourselves at the fishing farm!  Perfect weather. Check. Three boys as my companions. Check. Grubby clothes. Check.  We headed towards the Northshore and turned off of Kamehameha Hwy onto Whitmore Avenue in Wahiawa, where you immediately see a gravelly red dirt road off to your right.  That's the spot!


To plan your visit, you'll need to know the following things:

Open Daily: 10:00 a.m. til 5:30 p.m. (we arrived on Hawaiian time...a bit after 10:00 a.m. and had to call a number for the owner/manager to arrive with the bamboo fishing poles, bait and to pay).

Free Parking

Refreshments: Chips, drinks, and spam musubis are available for purchase should your tummy start to rumble while you are fishing.

Fishing:You can fish two ways: catch and release or catch and keep.  We decided to go with the catch and release system, but our fishing neighbors had a bucket (provided by Ali'i) that they were storing their fresh catch in.

Types of Fish: Tilapia, Catfish, and Grass Carp.  You'll also see some ducks, dragonflies, and the infrequent wasp.



Pricing/Payment: Cash or credit is accepted, there is a 3% fee for Credit Card use.
$15 to fish up to four hours (catch and release or catch and keep); bamboo poles with hook/buoy and dough bait included in price.
$3 to enter if you are NOT fishing.
If you keep your fish, they will charge you by the type of fish and by the pound.

Waiver: All parties must sign upon entry.

Website: www.fishingfarmshawaii.com
Phone: (808) 690-0559 or (808) 690-0558

What to Bring:
1. Gloves for taking your fish off the hook.
2. Hat/sunscreen for the blazing Wahiawa sun.
3. Shoes you don't mind getting red dirt mud on.
4. Water for drinking in the hot sun...we brought our Camelpak (hiking paraphernalia snuck its way in!)


Ali'i Farms is a family friendly adventure.  There is no smoking or alcohol permitted on site.  If you want the full catch your lunch/dinner experience, there is a food truck on site that will clean and cook the fish you catch and you can enjoy them right there at covered picnic tables.  Maybe for next time! 


We have taken our boys fishing before, at Ho'omaluhia Gardens on the Windward side.  That was a fun catch and release experience too.  Ali'i Farms was more fun to me however, because I held the record for the most fish caught...7!  And three of them were HUGE, well, for not being on a boat and in the ocean anyway.


I think a trip to Ali'i Farms is great for a school field trip, a birthday party, or a Sunday morning/afternoon family excursion.  We all ended up catching something...some more than others.  We saw several other local families fishing at the farm too.  It seems Ali'i is a well known spot with regulars enjoying it as much as us newbies.




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