Slow Again at LJ (6/10) - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

jlabs63 · 06-10-2016, 04:02 PM

I hit the water around 6:30. Met Casey M on the beach; looks like he had the right idea targeting rock fish.

Bait was actually pretty easy to make. Based on recent posts, I tipped the sbiki with squid, not I'm not sure it helped. Bait was in the upper column in 65-95 ft off the condo; all caught trolling / drifting. Mixed bag of greenies and Spanish.

I trolled flyline and dropper loop. I went all the way to the south end and back a couple of times, but nothing. The water was nasty green with a ton of crap (grass, kelp, etc.) in it.

andrewtp · 06-13-2016, 03:09 PM

Thanks for report. Btw- is the kelp up in La Jolla? Haven't been out there this year yet...

jlabs63 · 06-14-2016, 08:17 AM

No, not really. Very little visible surface kelp until you get into water <60 feet deep. Last Friday, there was a lot of loose kelp strings, bulbs and grass floating around. It looked almost like lobster season.

06-10-2016, 04:02 PM	#1
jlabs63 Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: SD - Carmel Valley Posts: 78	Slow Again at LJ (6/10) I hit the water around 6:30. Met Casey M on the beach; looks like he had the right idea targeting rock fish. Bait was actually pretty easy to make. Based on recent posts, I tipped the sbiki with squid, not I'm not sure it helped. Bait was in the upper column in 65-95 ft off the condo; all caught trolling / drifting. Mixed bag of greenies and Spanish. I trolled flyline and dropper loop. I went all the way to the south end and back a couple of times, but nothing. The water was nasty green with a ton of crap (grass, kelp, etc.) in it.

06-13-2016, 03:09 PM	#2
andrewtp Awesome Possum Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Riverside Posts: 187	Thanks for report. Btw- is the kelp up in La Jolla? Haven't been out there this year yet...

06-14-2016, 08:17 AM	#3
jlabs63 Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: SD - Carmel Valley Posts: 78	No, not really. Very little visible surface kelp until you get into water <60 feet deep. Last Friday, there was a lot of loose kelp strings, bulbs and grass floating around. It looked almost like lobster season.