6/1 LJ Saturday Report - LJ Alternate Launch Conditions
 

Took a quick ride out on the kayak on Saturday evening, and looked
around South La Jolla area. Shot video of spawning sargo(again), dolphin
pods, and there were terns working a big area but the cuda or yellows
under them were not willing to bite. Plenty of private boats out fly-lining
sardines and tossing surface iron, but no biters that I saw or heard.

:yt:

Current was real bad, ranging from N, NE/E wrong direction for my pet
bottom dwellers - but I managed to scratch up three which is more
than I'd imagined, given the crap conditions. Water 69 degrees and deep
blue on the outside.

ONE MORE CAST!

Waited a little too long to come in --- at dark --- making landing in the
opening between walls of 6' stacked kelp a bit harrowing. For those
asking about Big Rock/WindanSea launch conditions, check the cool
new 9 foot 'Black Diamond Cornice' drop to the sand. One of the reasons
I continually have this launch 'all to myself' :D



Sargo Tornado
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The Kayak Launch is right through the 'chutes' in the wall of stacked kelp.

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I probably should have started BACK a little sooner :rolleyes: ... I can hear the high tide shore break waves crashing and the beach is pitch black.

And I didn't bring a light. :eek:


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y11...psebe679e8.jpg



Survived again! Night landings here are always full of suspense - using all your senses coupled with intuition, experience, efficiency, and dumb luck.


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Getting the boat off the beach. Note the seaweed padding under the plastic to get up the rock. I do this exit all the time by myself, and it looks more difficult than it is.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y11...ps15a44a09.jpg


And the guys at the shop wonder how my boats get so wrecked. I swear I'm not surfing the reefs with 'em!


No yellows, but something to tug on anyway. And then eat.

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i think i saw you out there on saturday. i remember a grey yak saying "fastlane" on it. looks like the yellows were nowhere when we went out... and came in a giant pack on sunday. lol

Cool sargo orgy. I've seen that happen twice before. Always a sight to see.

Cool report as always. You must have the 4x4 revolution.:D

I was out there on Saturday also. Lots of action on the right kind. Water was blue as can be and conditions seemed perfect. Could not make any greenies- only Spanish. Hooked up 3 times - got freight trained 2 times and lost 2 big yellows to the kelp. Managed to land a nice one at 5:3O - 32lbs.
Summertime for sure! Saw a medium sized mako? Close to the point. Keep you feet in the yak, bit my big Mac clean in half.