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Kokee Public Fishing Area (Puu Lua Reservoir) is a public lake in Kauai County, Hawaii, managed by Hawai'i DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources. It is a DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources Public Fishing Area. Public access confirmed via marquee water.
The Koke'e trout fishery on Kaua'i — Puu Lua Reservoir, stocked each January with rainbow trout and open from mid/late June to 30 September, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., seven trout per day.
Kokee Public Fishing Area (Puu Lua Reservoir) covers about 15 acres in the Kauai region. Anglers here mostly fish for rainbow trout. The nearest other mapped waters on PiscaMaps are Hanalei River and Alexander Reservoir.
Species from the DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources Freshwater Fishing pages and island fishing guides, hand-compiled.
Night fishing: During the open trout season (mid/late June to 30 September) fishing at the Koke'e Public Fishing Area is allowed only 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Outside the season the area is closed to fishing.
Boats: Wahiawa (Lake Wilson) has a boat ramp and trailer parking at the Wahiawa Freshwater State Recreation Area. Waita and Wailua reservoirs on Kaua'i are bank and car-top access. Nuuanu Reservoir No. 4 is bank fishing only and needs a Board of Water Supply permit on top of the state licence. Puu Lua at Koke'e is bank and small craft.
Bank & bivvy camping: Koke'e State Park on Kaua'i has a campground and cabins near the Public Fishing Area (state permit required). The Wahiawa Freshwater State Recreation Area on O'ahu is day-use. The other waters have no camping.
Tackle: The daily bag limit is seven rainbow trout per licensed angler. The season is set annually by DLNR — recent years have opened in mid or late June and run to 30 September, fishing 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. only.
Camping: 2 sites mapped nearby — YWCA Camp Sloggett, Kokee campground.
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors.
Anyone 16 or older needs a State of Hawai'i freshwater game fishing licence — the resident annual is about $6, the non-resident annual about $26, with a 30-day tourist licence (~$11) and a 7-day tourist licence (~$6). Seniors 65 and older and anglers under 16 fish freshwater free. Buy online from the DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources. There is no park entrance fee at the Public Fishing Areas. A State of Hawai'i freshwater game fishing licence covers this water — it is a DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources Public Fishing Area. (Nuuanu Reservoir No. 4 also needs a Honolulu Board of Water Supply permit.)
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