With all the lakes fishing with the kids, road trips and surfing, it felt great
to get the Hobie afloat'n on the salt.
Launched on Saturday at Big Rock for an afternoon kayak trip outside the
south kelp area. Started out pretty choppy. Loaded up on candy
bar spanish macs in the bull kelp forest on the north side of the gap, SW
current, water 69.
Trolled macs along the outer kelpline for an hour, as there were terns
working sporadically which is obviously a good sign fer yella.
A bait stealing sealion became a pest and patience waning, I headed out
to deeper water, finding some good signs of deeper life out in 110'.
Dropped the standard plastic down on their lil' heads and bam, !Tacotime!
the rockfish were biting.
Missed a bunch, lost a bunch, released a few, and wrangled few decent
red ones on the lighter gear. At least they pull harder than any trout or
bluegill (see my photo album
).
I suppose it beats a stick in the eye, and/or chicken every night.
Wind layed down and seas calmed nicely toward sunset.
Easier to fillet than halibut, too
Released a little sculpin that managed
to get a spine into my finger
High tide landing at sunset between
the south swell 4'+ sets.