San Diego Bay, 03-26 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

PapaDave · 03-29-2023, 08:24 AM

Launched at Shelter Island kind of late in the day, have been wanting to go there for a bit so there looked to be a window to get out, so I did.

Water looked cleaner than Dana Point, at least the last time I was there. Current, outgoing, not that much, windy though. Since it was late in the day, I didn't want to spend $25+5 for sardines so I brought some shrimp and squid and swimbaits hoping to find some bass or maybe a halibut if I got lucky.

I wasn't, but I did have some fun catching sculpin, seemed there were a lot of them, and fairly large ones at that. Kept my limit, released about 7 others.

Pocoloco · 03-29-2023, 09:10 AM

good tacos
thanx for the KAYAK report

JohnMckroidJr · 03-29-2023, 06:32 PM

Good looking Sculpins! Awesome to see a fish report!

f'nsabiki · 03-29-2023, 11:35 PM

That picture reminds me of Fisherman's Belly--miss those posts.

nicechrisman · 03-30-2023, 07:56 AM

Nice catch! You got those inside the harbor?

Oolie · 03-30-2023, 08:03 AM

Nice eats!

PapaDave · 03-30-2023, 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nicechrisman

Nice catch! You got those inside the harbor?

I did, I was sort of surprised by their number too.

dorado123 · 04-06-2023, 04:20 PM

Love to catch scorpions
good eating and good soup with bones too
all my family love to eat
I caught them shallow water before but not inside of harbor and that many !

03-29-2023, 08:24 AM	#1
PapaDave Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Menifee, CA Posts: 1,473	San Diego Bay, 03-26 Launched at Shelter Island kind of late in the day, have been wanting to go there for a bit so there looked to be a window to get out, so I did. Water looked cleaner than Dana Point, at least the last time I was there. Current, outgoing, not that much, windy though. Since it was late in the day, I didn't want to spend $25+5 for sardines so I brought some shrimp and squid and swimbaits hoping to find some bass or maybe a halibut if I got lucky. I wasn't, but I did have some fun catching sculpin, seemed there were a lot of them, and fairly large ones at that. Kept my limit, released about 7 others. Attached Images __________________ So long and thanks for all the fish... Last edited by PapaDave; 03-29-2023 at 08:33 AM.

03-29-2023, 09:10 AM	#2
Pocoloco Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: el cajon Posts: 239	good tacos thanx for the KAYAK report

03-29-2023, 06:32 PM	#3
JohnMckroidJr Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Fort Lauderdale Posts: 1,945	Good looking Sculpins! Awesome to see a fish report!

03-29-2023, 11:35 PM	#4
f'nsabiki Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 309	That picture reminds me of Fisherman's Belly--miss those posts.

03-30-2023, 07:56 AM	#5
nicechrisman Junior Join Date: Dec 2022 Posts: 2	Nice catch! You got those inside the harbor?

04-06-2023, 04:20 PM	#8
dorado123 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Garden Grove,CA Posts: 210	Love to catch scorpions good eating and good soup with bones too all my family love to eat I caught them shallow water before but not inside of harbor and that many !