5/18 prefish - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

madscientist · 05-18-2007, 11:24 AM

Got down there at 5:15, little later than I wanted. Great conditions, very small surf

, gentle offshore that died early, and the lowest low tide I've seen in some time. Kind of wondered where the ocean went when I first started driving out on the beach. Saw a stingray in the surf as I was wading out, yikes. Shot north and quickly loaded and started heading to the point. Spooked something big about halfway out from the pier. Could have been a ray, definitely not a shark and not really YT looking either. Checked in on the usual spots. Same story as of late; tons of puddling bait, no real sign of the right kind. Babysat a bait ball for a while but quickly figured I'd seen enough to know what the gameplan for tomorrow will be and I really didn't want to catch a fish today. Might have to break out a secret weapon I've been saving, left over from this winter.

yellowtail55 · 05-18-2007, 12:15 PM

What was the water visibility like? It is still red tide?

Will B. · 05-18-2007, 05:07 PM

I stopped down at La Jolla this afternoon to try out the Mini X in the surf. Very fun. Water had good visibility, no red tide, a guy coming in said it had cleared up at the Point. There were a lot of leopard sharks around. Surf was a little bigger than small.

I think I will stay inside and catch waves tomorrow morning and let Brad catch all the fish

blackcloud9 · 05-18-2007, 07:08 PM

On my way across from pier to the point last Saturday, I too noticed an area of occasional "bigger fish" sized swirls in front of the kayak, as if they were spooked when I cruised by. Was new to me .... strange. And, so far I have noticed a number of other people mention this same thing. Hmm. Another little LJ mystery to chew on.

btw, I may swing by the tourney to say hi but not fishing due to last minute-booking on mothership trip to SCI on Sat night, Qualifier 105. Maybe I'll actually catch something for the WCW. Just have to remember to weigh, measure, photos etc....

yellowtail55 · 05-18-2007, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Will B.

I stopped down at La Jolla this afternoon to try out the Mini X in the surf. Very fun. Water had good visibility

Glad to hear the red tide has cleared up

Now for the

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05-18-2007, 11:24 AM	#1
madscientist Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,906	5/18 prefish Got down there at 5:15, little later than I wanted. Great conditions, very small surf , gentle offshore that died early, and the lowest low tide I've seen in some time. Kind of wondered where the ocean went when I first started driving out on the beach. Saw a stingray in the surf as I was wading out, yikes. Shot north and quickly loaded and started heading to the point. Spooked something big about halfway out from the pier. Could have been a ray, definitely not a shark and not really YT looking either. Checked in on the usual spots. Same story as of late; tons of puddling bait, no real sign of the right kind. Babysat a bait ball for a while but quickly figured I'd seen enough to know what the gameplan for tomorrow will be and I really didn't want to catch a fish today. Might have to break out a secret weapon I've been saving, left over from this winter. __________________

05-18-2007, 05:07 PM	#3
Will B. Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: La Jolla Posts: 96	LJ 5/18 PM I stopped down at La Jolla this afternoon to try out the Mini X in the surf. Very fun. Water had good visibility, no red tide, a guy coming in said it had cleared up at the Point. There were a lot of leopard sharks around. Surf was a little bigger than small. I think I will stay inside and catch waves tomorrow morning and let Brad catch all the fish

05-18-2007, 12:15 PM	#2
yellowtail55 The Highlander Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 44	What was the water visibility like? It is still red tide?

05-18-2007, 07:08 PM	#4
blackcloud9 Kayaker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Big Rock, WindanSea, La Jolla Posts: 413	On my way across from pier to the point last Saturday, I too noticed an area of occasional "bigger fish" sized swirls in front of the kayak, as if they were spooked when I cruised by. Was new to me .... strange. And, so far I have noticed a number of other people mention this same thing. Hmm. Another little LJ mystery to chew on. btw, I may swing by the tourney to say hi but not fishing due to last minute-booking on mothership trip to SCI on Sat night, Qualifier 105. Maybe I'll actually catch something for the WCW. Just have to remember to weigh, measure, photos etc....