Solo at DP - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Aaron&Julie · 03-30-2006, 05:38 PM

Julie had school, so I went to DP solo, chasing points for the WCW contest. Since she got hers' Saturday, I was hoping for some halibut to close the 140 point gap she has on me (or at least keep pace).

I managed one legal halibut (23") for some catch-n-release points. Here's the photo:

Rather poor photo, I guess I only take good ones of Julie's catches.

The day started slow, with intermitent good-sized waves rolling in. I couldn't fish our favorite spots until about 8:00AM, when the tide was high enough to change the break. Then the action started picking up.

My final tally:

4 short 'buts, released

1 legal 'but, released

2 leopard sharks, released

2 legal sandies, released

3 barracuda, released, 1 probably legal (in the harbor)

1 22" WSB, released (scrappy fighter)

Back at Baby's Beach I met two nice guys in Tim and Donovan, fellow yakkers. Off the the water by 1:30PM, early by our standards.

At least I had some points, to keep Julie from blowing me away.

Aaron

03-30-2006, 05:38 PM	#1
Aaron&Julie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Spring Valley Posts: 1,400	Solo at DP Julie had school, so I went to DP solo, chasing points for the WCW contest. Since she got hers' Saturday, I was hoping for some halibut to close the 140 point gap she has on me (or at least keep pace). I managed one legal halibut (23") for some catch-n-release points. Here's the photo: Rather poor photo, I guess I only take good ones of Julie's catches. The day started slow, with intermitent good-sized waves rolling in. I couldn't fish our favorite spots until about 8:00AM, when the tide was high enough to change the break. Then the action started picking up. My final tally: 4 short 'buts, released 1 legal 'but, released 2 leopard sharks, released 2 legal sandies, released 3 barracuda, released, 1 probably legal (in the harbor) 1 22" WSB, released (scrappy fighter) Back at Baby's Beach I met two nice guys in Tim and Donovan, fellow yakkers. Off the the water by 1:30PM, early by our standards. At least I had some points, to keep Julie from blowing me away. Aaron __________________ "Never say die"