I am a lifelong steelhead bum. If there is a ditch or river with steelhead swimming up it, I may have stood by you chasing that great gamefish with a fly. I hiked into Malibu Creek in Malibu California a few years ago looking for returning steelhead. I didn't want to catch them, just see them, to believe they still return to a place where we had thought them lost forever. Fly-fishers believe. They believe their fly will work or that the hatch will come. We believe in tradition and mesh it with modern technology and craftsmanship.

I love this thing we call fly-fishing. I love every bit of it. I love it when I'm standing in waist deep water in the middle of winter on a favorite steelhead river holding my spey rod swinging a fly I tied. I love sitting in a float tube listening to the loons waiting for that next Kamloops Rainbow to inhale the scud I'm moving along the bottom. I love watching grayling set off rings of magic all over an alpine lake as the hatch turns on. I love watching a smallmouth bass attack a skating fly as the sun sets on the horizon. I love watching a ten pound wild Hawaiian Bonefish stop my crab pattern with a jolt and take off the other way at the speed of light (at least it seems like the speed of light!)

I graduated from college with a degree in Sports Science. I have served in the elite 2nd Force Recon Company in the USMC and fought for our freedom. I've coached the great game of football from Little League to High School to Junior College and all the way to a Sugar Bowl. These personal accomplishments pale in comparison to my role as a husband and father to my wife Stephanie and my three "keiki". Dalton age 12, Darvin age 5, and Deuce age 3.

No matter where my travels take me, no matter where my life leads, fly-fishing is my passion. Fly-fishing has a supernatural magic to it, just like these Hawaiian islands. The Aloha spirit is something that grabs hold of you and sinks in your cells. I am very proud to call Hawaii our home and raise our children here.

These Hawaiian Bonefish have captivated my soul much like the magnificent steelhead has. They are simply electric. I feel very privledged to take you out and show you the Hawaiian Bonefish flats of our incredible islands. A fish of a lifetime or an IGFA World Record is a very real possibllity here, and it's fitting. Hawaii is the kind of place where dreams come true. Aloha and join us for an unforgettable day of catch and release fly-fishing. The Hawaiian Bonefish are ready to put your reel to the test. Mahalo, Coach Duff (Head Guide and Owner of Hawaiian Flyfishing)

My guides and sea-going vessels are fully insured during any operation in the Hawaiian islands. I am also CPR/First Aid certified by both the American Heart Association and the Red Cross and a licensed USCG Captain.  (25 Ton Master's License)

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Robert Tang Jr. was born in Okinawa, Japan. He is Hawaiian, Japanese, Irish and Chinese. He moved to Hawaii at one years old. His father took him fishing as soon as he could walk, targeting most inshore species in Hawaii. The Captain is a master at jewelry crafting with 30 years in the business. His works have sold all over the world. He fishes with the same meticulous complete approach, like many world-class angers.

The Captain is an accomplished angler in more ways than I can describe. He's caught 70 pound trevally, 800 pound Marlin and 260 pound yellowfin tuna. He is also a world-renowned big game lure maker and is currently working on a line of custom big game teasers for the fly-fishing world.

Bob has caught Hawaiian Bonefish up to 14 pounds on the fly and knows every flat, cut, drop and ledge they live around. I feel very fortunate to have the Captain on our guiding team. He makes Hawaiian Bonefishing a lesson in Hawaiian culture, and traditions. No fly-fishing guide in Hawaii knows more about the Hawaiian eco-system.

The Captain is now a strong catch and release advocate and educates his fellow Hawaiians constantly on the merits of our fine sport. Captain Mahalo Bob is the only fly-fishing guide in Hawaii that speaks fluent Japanese and carries U.S. Coast Guard Captain's License # 1176171.

Boat trips to some of our bluewater surrounded flats are the Captain's specialty, but make no "bones" about it, the Captain can find Hawaiian Bonefish with the fly anywhere in the islands! Aloha, the Captain looks forward to showing you his Hawaiian Bonefish. Some people call Hawaii paradise. The Captain calls it home. The Coach

The Coach's guides and sea-going vessels are fully insured during any operation in the Hawaiian islands.

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I knew the minute I met Rob Arita we'd do just fine together. You see, Rob is an old steelhead bum like myself. He used to camp on the Kispiox and other Skeena rivers like so many of us twisted steelhead fly-fishing brethren for months at a time. He used to hold one of only 10 guiding licenses on the legendary North Umpqua in Oregon.

Rob has chased Tarpon and bonefish in the Keys for many years to top things off. Rob has guided Kauai for over 8 years now and is the expert on it's Hawaiian Bonefish.

We are proud to have Rob on our team and even prouder to know he is our anchor on the island of Kauai. Rob has prospered in tough fly-fishing environments and Kauai is the perfect place for his tenacity and talents. He finds clients Hawaiian Bonefish, simple as that.

Rob is an accomplished musician and plays the guitar, mandolin and ukulele. His band Island Grass plays music with island spirit. Rob is a very accomplised creator of Hawaiian style jewelry. His museum quality Ni'ihau shell pieces are sought by collectors and private parties all over the world.

While not chasing Hawaiian Bonefish, Rob is a husband and father of two beautiful "keiki" (children) at his Kauai home. I am very proud to call Rob Arita a friend and Head Guide on Kauai. They say good things happen to good people and Rob is living proof. The Coach

Kauai Head Guide Rob Arita is fully insured on any operation in the Hawaiian islands.