4/3 Lonesome La Jolla - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Iceman · 04-03-2006, 12:55 PM

Saw a shooting star as I was unloading and later would regret "wasting" my wish on world peace and not a big fat Fn fish

Launched into the ankle slapping surf and headed to the pier just as the eastern sky lightened. Saw bait bubbling under the pier light as I approached, turned out to be a horde of grunion, just thick under the lights. Nothing was hitting the sabiki. I finally snagged one and put a couple chunks on the sabiki hooks and got a few greenbacks. getting light, so I decided to take em and run. Out by the second north buoy there were birds and mackeral, so I stopped and grabbed some more to chunk. Finally out around the 3/4, I see the birds going pretty good right around the NW corner. Paddled out too late and no other bird piles. Current started out pretty good downhill, but turned to weak up hill mid morning. flylined mackeral all morning, while throwing plastic and iron. Managed a short ling and 2 rockfish on swimbaits and a sculpin on the iron. Glad I got that pesky "Ironman" submission out of the way

I only ran into one other yakker late in the morning. Talked to a pair of freedivers on the beach, who said they had no luck......."but they are out there" was what I was told. Light winds and mixed sun and clouds, pretty water, just need an influx of bait, I saw no bait on the surface all morning.

Aaron&Julie · 04-03-2006, 03:58 PM

Cold water and now, no bait. That makes for awfully tough fishing. Better luck next time.

steamroll · 04-03-2006, 04:15 PM

The Bait Tube picture is pretty neat! thanks for the report.

DaveC · 04-03-2006, 04:37 PM

Andy, the water looks real clean in your pictures. It is getting monotonous saying "it's got to bust loose soon". One of these days though.

Dave

04-03-2006, 12:55 PM	#1
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,943	4/3 Lonesome La Jolla Saw a shooting star as I was unloading and later would regret "wasting" my wish on world peace and not a big fat Fn fish Launched into the ankle slapping surf and headed to the pier just as the eastern sky lightened. Saw bait bubbling under the pier light as I approached, turned out to be a horde of grunion, just thick under the lights. Nothing was hitting the sabiki. I finally snagged one and put a couple chunks on the sabiki hooks and got a few greenbacks. getting light, so I decided to take em and run. Out by the second north buoy there were birds and mackeral, so I stopped and grabbed some more to chunk. Finally out around the 3/4, I see the birds going pretty good right around the NW corner. Paddled out too late and no other bird piles. Current started out pretty good downhill, but turned to weak up hill mid morning. flylined mackeral all morning, while throwing plastic and iron. Managed a short ling and 2 rockfish on swimbaits and a sculpin on the iron. Glad I got that pesky "Ironman" submission out of the way I only ran into one other yakker late in the morning. Talked to a pair of freedivers on the beach, who said they had no luck......."but they are out there" was what I was told. Light winds and mixed sun and clouds, pretty water, just need an influx of bait, I saw no bait on the surface all morning. __________________

04-03-2006, 03:58 PM	#2
Aaron&Julie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Spring Valley Posts: 1,400	Cold water and now, no bait. That makes for awfully tough fishing. Better luck next time. __________________ "Never say die"

04-03-2006, 04:15 PM	#3
steamroll Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 385	The Bait Tube picture is pretty neat! thanks for the report. __________________

04-03-2006, 04:37 PM	#4
DaveC Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 66	Andy, the water looks real clean in your pictures. It is getting monotonous saying "it's got to bust loose soon". One of these days though. Dave