LJ 2/21 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

taggermike · 02-22-2015, 08:38 AM

Easy launch through knee high waves. Light breeze from the SSW. Current was flowing out to sea. Water 63 or so. Saw 2 yt landed, 1 on a skiff and one by a yakker. Both fish were huge, I'm guessing easily over 30lbs. I had no success making bait but honestly I didn't try that hard. No yt for me. But on the way out I saw some nervous bait over the kelp and fired a waxwing in to it. Got bumped on the first cast and a little calico on the second. Not much of a fish but I'm claiming it as my first surface fish of '15. Gotta say it felt great to unleash the long rod again. Cali on the surface, sounds like spring time. Mike

FlyFishinYakr · 02-22-2015, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by taggermike

Easy launch through knee high waves. Light breeze from the SSW. Current was flowing out to sea. Water 63 or so. Saw 2 yt landed, 1 on a skiff and one by a yakker. Both fish were huge, I'm guessing easily over 30lbs. I had no success making bait but honestly I didn't try that hard. No yt for me. But on the way out I saw some nervous bait over the kelp and fired a waxwing in to it. Got bumped on the first cast and a little calico on the second. Not much of a fish but I'm claiming it as my first surface fish of '15. Gotta say it felt great to unleash the long rod again. Cali on the surface, sounds like spring time. Mike

Amen brother, and not a bad size Calico either.

Water temp about 63 in February?!?!?
FFY

YakDout · 02-22-2015, 10:07 AM

I love waxwing jigs. Those things get destroyed!

taggermike · 02-23-2015, 09:27 AM

I fished the waxwing last year and had success with the smaller size for bass, barriers, and bonito. I never saw any boiling YT to throw the WW at last year, sadly. I've been fishing surface iron for quite a while and gotta say the WW swim like the absolute best light iron imaginable and they swim at every speed. Definitely gonna spend time fishing the WW this year and most likely setting up a dedicated outfit for them. Mike

02-22-2015, 08:38 AM	#1
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	LJ 2/21 Easy launch through knee high waves. Light breeze from the SSW. Current was flowing out to sea. Water 63 or so. Saw 2 yt landed, 1 on a skiff and one by a yakker. Both fish were huge, I'm guessing easily over 30lbs. I had no success making bait but honestly I didn't try that hard. No yt for me. But on the way out I saw some nervous bait over the kelp and fired a waxwing in to it. Got bumped on the first cast and a little calico on the second. Not much of a fish but I'm claiming it as my first surface fish of '15. Gotta say it felt great to unleash the long rod again. Cali on the surface, sounds like spring time. Mike Attached Images

02-22-2015, 10:07 AM	#3
YakDout Brandon Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,345	I love waxwing jigs. Those things get destroyed!

02-23-2015, 09:27 AM	#4
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	I fished the waxwing last year and had success with the smaller size for bass, barriers, and bonito. I never saw any boiling YT to throw the WW at last year, sadly. I've been fishing surface iron for quite a while and gotta say the WW swim like the absolute best light iron imaginable and they swim at every speed. Definitely gonna spend time fishing the WW this year and most likely setting up a dedicated outfit for them. Mike