La Jolla 8/1 - Conditions - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

jkim0130 · 08-01-2020, 12:37 PM

Larger waves today and the water temperature dropped a few degrees compared to last week. Launch was wet and cold, should have used waders today. Got a few waves to the chest because I didn't time my launch correctly. Made bait and flylined for a few hours. Conditions were really nice until 8:30am, wind picked up and I packed up and peddled in. Landing was scary but I timed it perfectly.

FullFlavorPike · 08-01-2020, 02:39 PM

I didn't even make bait today. I was fishing up north and reading a solid 59-60 water temp the whole time. Pretty chilly.

I second the rough launch conditions. Waves were heavier than expected, and there were some standout sets that were significantly larger than buoy data. I ended up jumping out into chest deep water to prevent capsizing on the way in. Surf had some energy to be breaking at the boat launch in water that was overhead depth.

kirkdavis · 08-01-2020, 04:43 PM

Launched out of MB at 05:00 and at 8:30 the fog and wind rolled up from the south. The wind was enough to send chop over the gunwhales so I gave it up. Water temp 60. Made bait 1 greenback, two spanish and a few whatever the ones with a ton of little scales. Only caught one rockfish, but that's enough for me and my wife for dinner.

FullFlavorPike · 08-02-2020, 04:41 PM

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whatever the ones with a ton of little scales.

lizardfish ?

kirkdavis · 08-03-2020, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by FullFlavorPike

lizardfish ?

I think it was smelt. couldn't think of the name before and was too lazy to look it up.

Harry Hill · 08-03-2020, 11:09 AM

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I think it was smelt. couldn't think of the name before and was too lazy to look it up.

sounds like Jack Smelt

08-01-2020, 12:37 PM	#1
jkim0130 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Irvine Posts: 34	La Jolla 8/1 - Conditions Larger waves today and the water temperature dropped a few degrees compared to last week. Launch was wet and cold, should have used waders today. Got a few waves to the chest because I didn't time my launch correctly. Made bait and flylined for a few hours. Conditions were really nice until 8:30am, wind picked up and I packed up and peddled in. Landing was scary but I timed it perfectly.

08-01-2020, 04:43 PM	#3
kirkdavis Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: SD County Posts: 360	Yup Launched out of MB at 05:00 and at 8:30 the fog and wind rolled up from the south. The wind was enough to send chop over the gunwhales so I gave it up. Water temp 60. Made bait 1 greenback, two spanish and a few whatever the ones with a ton of little scales. Only caught one rockfish, but that's enough for me and my wife for dinner.

08-01-2020, 02:39 PM	#2
FullFlavorPike Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 809	I didn't even make bait today. I was fishing up north and reading a solid 59-60 water temp the whole time. Pretty chilly. I second the rough launch conditions. Waves were heavier than expected, and there were some standout sets that were significantly larger than buoy data. I ended up jumping out into chest deep water to prevent capsizing on the way in. Surf had some energy to be breaking at the boat launch in water that was overhead depth.