White Island, 4-22-13 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Amish Ed · 04-22-2013, 10:56 PM

Launched at 6am with Landwhale from Cherry Beach. It was cold with a brisk south wind and lots of clouds. Water ranged between 61º and 63º and was pretty clean looking. Got out to the island and started fishing. Almost right away I broke off a drag pulling mystery fish and then had another pop off the hook. The rest of the day was a very slow pick.

1 mini rockfish, 1 big sculpin, 1 medium lizard, 1 legal sandy and then 2 shorts. Could never find one consistently working bait or color. Fished the slip jig, 4" Swing, and 4" Flurry. All with Hot Sauce.

Weather warmed and cleared as the morning wore on, but never got warm. But, it was a fun day and after 3 months off the water it was just nice to be fishing again.

DanaPT · 04-23-2013, 08:00 AM

well, welcome back. When are you going to do the regular dana reports?

I'm trying to ID some rock fish spots for either Weds or Thurs in the DP area. I have an idea, but I'm open to more input.

Anyone have any info/ideas to share?

Big Wave Dave · 04-23-2013, 09:43 AM

I know where Cherry Beach is, but haven't heard of White Island. What, and where is that?

mralbacore · 04-23-2013, 10:01 AM

White Island is the most closest to Belmont Pier than two other islands...

Amish Ed · 04-23-2013, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by DanaPT

well, welcome back. When are you going to do the regular dana reports?

I'm trying to ID some rock fish spots for either Weds or Thurs in the DP area. I have an idea, but I'm open to more input.

Anyone have any info/ideas to share?

Thanks, I'm hoping to hit Dana next week. No ideas on rockfish as I've only fished them once in my life, about 30yrs ago.

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Originally Posted by Big Wave Dave

I know where Cherry Beach is, but haven't heard of White Island. What, and where is that?

White is the closest oil island to Cherry. It's a short walk across the sand and a relatively short paddle so you can get a lot of fishing in in a short amount of time. We were off the water at 10:30 yesterday, and it still felt like a good amount of time fishing.

packeryakker · 04-23-2013, 02:05 PM

I really like fishing that stretch, I have caught some decent halis in there.

Amish Ed · 04-23-2013, 02:36 PM

Yep, lots of butts around there. Baytubers used to do (and might still) a lot of halibut tourneys off of Cherry.

04-22-2013, 10:56 PM	#1
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,903	White Island, 4-22-13 Launched at 6am with Landwhale from Cherry Beach. It was cold with a brisk south wind and lots of clouds. Water ranged between 61º and 63º and was pretty clean looking. Got out to the island and started fishing. Almost right away I broke off a drag pulling mystery fish and then had another pop off the hook. The rest of the day was a very slow pick. 1 mini rockfish, 1 big sculpin, 1 medium lizard, 1 legal sandy and then 2 shorts. Could never find one consistently working bait or color. Fished the slip jig, 4" Swing, and 4" Flurry. All with Hot Sauce. Weather warmed and cleared as the morning wore on, but never got warm. But, it was a fun day and after 3 months off the water it was just nice to be fishing again. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

04-23-2013, 10:01 AM	#4
mralbacore Bamboo Pole Fisherman Join Date: May 2012 Location: Pacific Ocean Posts: 31	White Island is the most closest to Belmont Pier than two other islands... Attached Images

04-23-2013, 02:36 PM	#7
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,903	Yep, lots of butts around there. Baytubers used to do (and might still) a lot of halibut tourneys off of Cherry. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

04-23-2013, 08:00 AM	#2
DanaPT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: South OC Posts: 1,605	well, welcome back. When are you going to do the regular dana reports? I'm trying to ID some rock fish spots for either Weds or Thurs in the DP area. I have an idea, but I'm open to more input. Anyone have any info/ideas to share?

04-23-2013, 09:43 AM	#3
Big Wave Dave Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: San Diego Posts: 137	I know where Cherry Beach is, but haven't heard of White Island. What, and where is that?

04-23-2013, 02:05 PM	#6
packeryakker Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Victorville Posts: 61	I really like fishing that stretch, I have caught some decent halis in there.