La Jolla 10/28/11 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

trinidude · 10-28-2011, 07:28 PM

Went to la jolla today with my buddy
Left the lax area around 2:30 am and stopped by Oceanside to drop something off
On the water by 5:30 am
Slow day with perfect conditions no wind small swell felt like I was at a lake
Caught two lings on the slider and we caught calicos on dropper loop with fresh dead squid. All calicos releases water temp was 62 degrees with red tide gone and lots of bait
No fish of the right kind caught today

But my buddy did loose his hobbie paddle this morning he thinks it came off on the launch so I anyone found a paddle this morning please let me know thank you

Tony

blitzburgh · 10-31-2011, 08:15 AM

Nice work. Were the Lings good size?

mtnbykr2 · 10-31-2011, 08:39 AM

Sounds like a mirror image of our day yesterday, no wind no waves, lake like condiitons, more bait than I have ever seen in one day, lots of lings all short beautiful day though

trinidude · 10-31-2011, 09:47 AM

one of the lings was around 25" and the other ling was about 32" but yeah overall a good day but unfortunatelly none of the right kind

Aaron&Julie · 10-31-2011, 07:54 PM

We all know what the right kind is, but I've got to say 2 legal lings aren't the wrong kind, especially a 32" one. True, driving from L.A. you might have higher expecatations, but a legal ling is way better than nothing. Thanks for the report.

lterrero · 10-31-2011, 08:15 PM

Thanks for the report trinidude

SquidJig · 11-01-2011, 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mtnbykr2

Sounds like a mirror image of our day yesterday, no wind no waves, lake like condiitons, more bait than I have ever seen in one day, lots of lings all short beautiful day though

I was out Sunday, too. It was a beautiful day, as mtnbykr2 reports. Bait everywhere. Maybe the best part of the day was outfishing Sharon for a change. I've never caught ling cod before so I wasn't sure of what I had. I thought they were green but these weren't. I wasn't sure about the regs either so I just kept the first one, a 24 incher that weighed in at 6 lbs, 14 ozs.

In about an hour and a half, I pulled up two more potential keepers and lost what would have been the biggest, assuming it was another ling. It seems they were schooling under the bait. They bit on live squid, a dead squid and a little greenie. They aren't YTs or WSBs but they still gave me a good time.

I also didn't know how good eating they are. Now I wish I had kept two. It's beautiful fish. Hopefully they'll still be out there on Wednesday.

trinidude · 10-31-2011, 11:41 PM

yeah we were happy about the fish they ended up real good after the korean owner of the tackle shop i work at fried them with a korean batter

hook1fred · 11-01-2011, 08:50 AM

nice job on the lings..... I was out monday and scored a nice one myself, not huge but 27 inches is fine in my book

10-28-2011, 07:28 PM	#1
trinidude Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Inglewood,CA Posts: 41	La Jolla 10/28/11 Went to la jolla today with my buddy Left the lax area around 2:30 am and stopped by Oceanside to drop something off On the water by 5:30 am Slow day with perfect conditions no wind small swell felt like I was at a lake Caught two lings on the slider and we caught calicos on dropper loop with fresh dead squid. All calicos releases water temp was 62 degrees with red tide gone and lots of bait No fish of the right kind caught today But my buddy did loose his hobbie paddle this morning he thinks it came off on the launch so I anyone found a paddle this morning please let me know thank you Tony

10-31-2011, 08:15 AM	#2
blitzburgh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Menifee Posts: 2,509	Nice work. Were the Lings good size? __________________ ”The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.” ~Thomas Jefferson.........maybe

10-31-2011, 07:54 PM	#5
Aaron&Julie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Spring Valley Posts: 1,400	We all know what the right kind is, but I've got to say 2 legal lings aren't the wrong kind, especially a 32" one. True, driving from L.A. you might have higher expecatations, but a legal ling is way better than nothing. Thanks for the report. __________________ "Never say die"

10-31-2011, 08:39 AM	#3
mtnbykr2 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: newbury park ca Posts: 2,323	Sounds like a mirror image of our day yesterday, no wind no waves, lake like condiitons, more bait than I have ever seen in one day, lots of lings all short beautiful day though

10-31-2011, 09:47 AM	#4
trinidude Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Inglewood,CA Posts: 41	one of the lings was around 25" and the other ling was about 32" but yeah overall a good day but unfortunatelly none of the right kind

10-31-2011, 08:15 PM	#6
lterrero Leo Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: La Jolla, CA Posts: 482	Thanks for the report trinidude

10-31-2011, 11:41 PM	#8
trinidude Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Inglewood,CA Posts: 41	yeah we were happy about the fish they ended up real good after the korean owner of the tackle shop i work at fried them with a korean batter

11-01-2011, 08:50 AM	#9
hook1fred Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: San Diego Posts: 143	nice job on the lings..... I was out monday and scored a nice one myself, not huge but 27 inches is fine in my book