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10-12-2015, 12:48 PM | #1 |
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Where did the LJ kelp bed go?
I was fishing last saturday and was disappointed when I realized the kelp bed disappeared. I've fished LJ kelp year round for the past 10ish years and have never seen no kelp bed so far north next to the point. There were a few isolated kelp's scattered about but didn't extend out as far as the normal kelp bed would. What's going on?
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10-12-2015, 12:57 PM | #2 |
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10-12-2015, 12:59 PM | #3 |
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A lot of times the wind and current pushes it diagonal with the surface so you can't see it. You will see it however if you have a fish finder or drop your sabiki down deep and get snagged whenever you drift 5 feet.
Kelp grows fast, so it breaks off fast too. Maybe a lot of it broke off and drifted away, and the wind pushed it down. The only other thing I could think of it the kelp harvester boats just cleaned the area out. |
10-12-2015, 01:19 PM | #4 | |
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10-12-2015, 11:17 PM | #5 | |
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10-13-2015, 07:15 AM | #6 |
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The reason the kelp does not fare well in the warm water is that the animals and other plants that eat it thrive in the warm water.
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10-13-2015, 08:30 AM | #7 |
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There is no kelp left at the Cabrillo Mole in Catalina either.
It has to do with the current higher temperature of the water. Kelp grows very fast, so even if the tops were gone, it could grow back. The warmer temp must weaken the hold fast that kelp uses to stick itself to the rocks. Also the sea urchins can devastate a kelp forest. Lobsters keep them in check. |
10-12-2015, 01:19 PM | #8 |
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I asked the same thing about my fave 'Bu kelp bed, I was told the kelps don't like the warmer water of the el Nino.
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10-12-2015, 03:05 PM | #9 |
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Most beds are at 33% or less compared to boom seasons. Dana and SanO can be fished as you want w flyline now. It comes and goes. Its not the end of the world. A lot of my marks were made in past warmwater years and can only be fished in those years. I like it better. The pothole posse has no skill.
On KelCo. If you newbies think the lobster season adds too much kelp debris to the water, fishing on a kelp harvest days made trolling unmanageable. Fishing Blacks or Tourmaline was a good option on those days. KelCo is gone but so is Blacks and Tourmaline.
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10-12-2015, 06:30 PM | #10 |
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Lobster boats cutting and breaking tops of kelp. But that makes for lots of those offshore paddies 😁
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10-12-2015, 06:50 PM | #11 |
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Thanks for all the replies and filling me in! I'm guessing it is mainly because of the trappers and warm water then cause my FF wasn't showing anything nor could I see any submerged kelp with 10-15' vis.
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