North San Diego Bay 12/16/17 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

BigLouSD · 12-16-2017, 07:22 PM

Launched late, around 10am from Kellogg beach. Zig zagged the north bay and then followed Zuniga jetty till the second to the last tower. The wind was howling and the tide was ripping. Didn’t make it out to the point as I was going by myself and I didn’t quite feel comfortable. All I was able to catch were three greenbacks trolling an X-Rap. Plastics were not hooking up on anything for me... on the way back I noticed the kelp growing on the rock piles off of North Island in about 10 to 20 feet of water. Thought I’d drop a Berkeley Gulp Alive swimming mullet and pulled out my first Sculpin in 12 feet of water!

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Ggiannig89 · 12-16-2017, 09:35 PM

Sounds like a fun trip. I love catching those fish.

Scoot · 12-17-2017, 06:35 PM

Nice skull on the plastic!

Richardh30 · 12-18-2017, 05:35 PM

That’s awesome! I went out of kellog beach for the first time today. Hooked up on a really nice halibut along Zuniga but it got loose before I could get it in the kayak. Never caught a sculpin! Nice work!

Let me know if you want to paddle out at some point. I typically go solo, and I’m the same way, don’t want to get too far out with no one else around.

Best!

BigLouSD · 12-19-2017, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Richardh30

That’s awesome! I went out of kellog beach for the first time today. Hooked up on a really nice halibut along Zuniga but it got loose before I could get it in the kayak. Never caught a sculpin! Nice work!

Let me know if you want to paddle out at some point. I typically go solo, and I’m the same way, don’t want to get too far out with no one else around.

Best!

Thanks. Yeah it can really start moving out there with the sudden shifts in depth, current and wind. Too bad about the halibut. I’ll try to pm you next time I go out! Good luck out there and be safe!

Pelican Prowler · 12-19-2017, 11:29 PM

Sweet, I was out there yesterday too, launched from Kellogg as well. I went out past the point to look for the kelp but I guess you can't see it this time of year, unless I missed it. Thought it was going to be a bad day but ended up getting 3 calicos, 5 good size Mack's, 2 yellow fin croaker, and a rockfish. I love fishing out there, can't wait to go back, but I want to launch from OB, I hear it's closer. Let me know if you wanna go sometime

12-16-2017, 07:22 PM	#1
BigLouSD Junior Join Date: May 2017 Posts: 27	North San Diego Bay 12/16/17 Launched late, around 10am from Kellogg beach. Zig zagged the north bay and then followed Zuniga jetty till the second to the last tower. The wind was howling and the tide was ripping. Didn’t make it out to the point as I was going by myself and I didn’t quite feel comfortable. All I was able to catch were three greenbacks trolling an X-Rap. Plastics were not hooking up on anything for me... on the way back I noticed the kelp growing on the rock piles off of North Island in about 10 to 20 feet of water. Thought I’d drop a Berkeley Gulp Alive swimming mullet and pulled out my first Sculpin in 12 feet of water! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

12-16-2017, 09:35 PM	#2
Ggiannig89 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: El Cajon Posts: 512	Sounds like a fun trip. I love catching those fish.

12-17-2017, 06:35 PM	#3
Scoot Scoot Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Menifee Posts: 164	Nice skull on the plastic!

12-18-2017, 05:35 PM	#4
Richardh30 Junior Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: San Diego Posts: 4	That’s awesome! I went out of kellog beach for the first time today. Hooked up on a really nice halibut along Zuniga but it got loose before I could get it in the kayak. Never caught a sculpin! Nice work! Let me know if you want to paddle out at some point. I typically go solo, and I’m the same way, don’t want to get too far out with no one else around. Best!

12-19-2017, 11:29 PM	#6
Pelican Prowler Junior Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 2	Sweet, I was out there yesterday too, launched from Kellogg as well. I went out past the point to look for the kelp but I guess you can't see it this time of year, unless I missed it. Thought it was going to be a bad day but ended up getting 3 calicos, 5 good size Mack's, 2 yellow fin croaker, and a rockfish. I love fishing out there, can't wait to go back, but I want to launch from OB, I hear it's closer. Let me know if you wanna go sometime