I've been night fishing off the docking area where they launch boats on the Kona shore. Lots of local characters gather here to fish, many of whom seem to sleep on the pier as well. Casting here is great fun because open access to deep water makes the sport very easy and you can see the fish illuminated by the lights on the dock. The fish that come up at night are very different than the ones you see during the day. They are pigmented red and have huge eyes for adaptation to low-light conditions, such as that Squirrelfish pictured above. Around 2AM, I pulled up a Spotted Puffer, which caused it to partially inflate, so I excitedly threw it back in the water. It floated on the surface, slowly deflating until it was back to normal shape and then swam off into the darkness.
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