mb 9/9 :/

[tehburninator]

so sadly to report my second trip into the bay on the yak. got skunked so hard im still smelling it.. orignially was suppose to go out on a private boat for some paddy action, plans fell through, so loaded up the kayak in the truck at 10:30 am sunday. had a short conversation with my brother in norcal.. and off the west marine i went.

PICKED UP MY PFD, at the west marine by shelter island. great service by the fella working the fishing reel booth.

anyhow, wanted to try out shelter island and hug the shore around there as i've been catching halibut off shore there... no dice, it was about 12:00 or so... no parking very close to the launch ramp, and did not want to take the cart with me so walking back seemed stupid at that point... drove over to mission bay and got great parking and unloaded and packed up.

hoping to snag up on just one nice fish and go home for the day, i started drifting around to my usual spots i fish with good results...... nada this time... the skys were cloudy, very windy. and the water seemed a bit chilly. was throwing plastics of all sorts that have been contenders for me in the past, yet nothing. everything from smelt patterned, black and white, anchovy swims, camo grubs, pearl white grubs.. flukes..... then... finally hooked up on a midget lizard fish out of the blue at abour 4 so i said heck... lets throw him back in, hooked him on a dropper loop with a 1 oz sinker and sent him back down for NO LOVE =/

guess it was just a bad day.... fellas on the boat soaking 6 rods with bait said they havnt even had a nibble.... i guess i got a few tiny nibbles so i cant complain too bad right? :/

oh well, it was a ok day out as far as weather goes, got a killer work out... still feeling it in my shoulders and back and arms, my legs are sunburnt for the first time EVER (never wore shorts) and i am getting the hang of this paddling thing... even stood up to stretch a few times

anyone feel like taking me out and showing me how its done? say next sat after 1pm? hit me up!!!!!

[abovi001]

Water temps two fridays ago 72-3 ish... this last friday 62-3.. usually puts a damper on the bite... hope it heats back up .. offshore action still seems decent so there's a chance mid sept.. I lived 1 street back from shelter island for 2 years know that area by foot well.. boy i miss it

[tehburninator]

ah, seemed like it was kinda slow, even from shore... thought i was doing something different, but i was pretty damn sure i was doing everything the same as before... well, guess gotta wait for the timing again

[pchen911]

Did you use crank baits or plugs at all?

Berkeley frenzy had always produced good results at MB during the summer months for me.

[addicted2sp33d]

High-ish winds and low water temperature = lethargic and spooked fish in Mission Bay.

I was planning to head out with some other friends on a boat, but we decided to pass after seeing the weather reports.

We're going to try again this next Saturday (09/15). It'll still be a little breezy, but the water temperature should higher.

[fisher_4_life]

A few of us went out last Friday and it was a super tough bite. I only managed one short halibut and one bass.

[jorluivil]

Originally Posted by tehburninator

so sadly to report my second trip into the bay on the yak. got skunked so hard im still smelling it.. orignially was suppose to go out on a private boat for some paddy action, plans fell through, so loaded up the kayak in the truck at 10:30 am sunday. had a short conversation with my brother in norcal.. and off the west marine i went.

PICKED UP MY PFD, at the west marine by shelter island. great service by the fella working the fishing reel booth.

anyhow, wanted to try out shelter island and hug the shore around there as i've been catching halibut off shore there... no dice, it was about 12:00 or so... no parking very close to the launch ramp, and did not want to take the cart with me so walking back seemed stupid at that point... drove over to mission bay and got great parking and unloaded and packed up.

hoping to snag up on just one nice fish and go home for the day, i started drifting around to my usual spots i fish with good results...... nada this time... the skys were cloudy, very windy. and the water seemed a bit chilly. was throwing plastics of all sorts that have been contenders for me in the past, yet nothing. everything from smelt patterned, black and white, anchovy swims, camo grubs, pearl white grubs.. flukes..... then... finally hooked up on a midget lizard fish out of the blue at abour 4 so i said heck... lets throw him back in, hooked him on a dropper loop with a 1 oz sinker and sent him back down for NO LOVE =/

guess it was just a bad day.... fellas on the boat soaking 6 rods with bait said they havnt even had a nibble.... i guess i got a few tiny nibbles so i cant complain too bad right? :/

oh well, it was a ok day out as far as weather goes, got a killer work out... still feeling it in my shoulders and back and arms, my legs are sunburnt for the first time EVER (never wore shorts) and i am getting the hang of this paddling thing... even stood up to stretch a few times

anyone feel like taking me out and showing me how its done? say next sat after 1pm? hit me up!!!!!

That was probably the sign to stay and fish, sometimes you have to earn it.

[tehburninator]

Originally Posted by jorluivil

That was probably the sign to stay and fish, sometimes you have to earn it.

i was there for 5-6 hours.... lol!