LJ 4/1 AM Report - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

PlasticSkipper · 04-01-2006, 10:49 AM

Checked it out from Bird Rock to Blacks while biking. Only saw maybe 4 kayaker anglers out there, one guy working the boilers at Big Rock. The water looked much cleaner. It was nice at 7:00am but a good wind from the south had picked up by 9:00am. Not much swell, you could have launched nearly anyplace. Most of the kelp was not floating on top but I couldn't see the direction it was flowing, some was floating on the south end. From the Blacks overlook on La Jolla Shore Ln I could see at least a hundred leopard sharks swimming in shallow water inside of the Scripps Canyon buoy. Even with small binoculars I had a hard time with the I.D. until one roller over and showed a flat white belly. I was surprised to see them before the water warms up. Come on warmer water.

tylerdurden · 04-01-2006, 01:45 PM

I launched around 5:30ish. Water is really clearing up nice and feels warmer. Some spots had 30' vis. Couldn't get bait until 6:50. Maybe the tide, or the fact that by that time drifted into deeper water. Lots of small spanish and some greenbacks in 120-140'. Bait was never balled up tight but scattered. Caught sand dabs and lizards too. Dragged around a greenback low out to the kelp and around the edge for a while. Then came inside the kelp to about 10-30' and drifted over the sandy spots right outside the surf line looking for halibut. A couple of the small spanish got raked good, but nothing stuck (note to self, use trap hooks). Wind sucked. I did get another iron man fish at least. Going to try again tomorrow. There was almost nobody out there today.

Holy Mackerel · 04-01-2006, 05:22 PM

Vis looks promising, I will be under the H20 manana... Thanks for the report,

Chris

Spinal Tap · 04-01-2006, 05:43 PM

Tyler,

Which direction was the current going in the early morning? I was walking out there this morning but the kelp off Boomers and the hotel were down. The only kelp was way south.

Thanks,
Nate

Chris,

Where are you diving?

tylerdurden · 04-01-2006, 06:13 PM

The current was uphill.

04-01-2006, 10:49 AM	#1
PlasticSkipper Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: La Jolla Posts: 61	LJ 4/1 AM Report Checked it out from Bird Rock to Blacks while biking. Only saw maybe 4 kayaker anglers out there, one guy working the boilers at Big Rock. The water looked much cleaner. It was nice at 7:00am but a good wind from the south had picked up by 9:00am. Not much swell, you could have launched nearly anyplace. Most of the kelp was not floating on top but I couldn't see the direction it was flowing, some was floating on the south end. From the Blacks overlook on La Jolla Shore Ln I could see at least a hundred leopard sharks swimming in shallow water inside of the Scripps Canyon buoy. Even with small binoculars I had a hard time with the I.D. until one roller over and showed a flat white belly. I was surprised to see them before the water warms up. Come on warmer water.

04-01-2006, 01:45 PM	#2
tylerdurden Bad Clone Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 874	I launched around 5:30ish. Water is really clearing up nice and feels warmer. Some spots had 30' vis. Couldn't get bait until 6:50. Maybe the tide, or the fact that by that time drifted into deeper water. Lots of small spanish and some greenbacks in 120-140'. Bait was never balled up tight but scattered. Caught sand dabs and lizards too. Dragged around a greenback low out to the kelp and around the edge for a while. Then came inside the kelp to about 10-30' and drifted over the sandy spots right outside the surf line looking for halibut. A couple of the small spanish got raked good, but nothing stuck (note to self, use trap hooks). Wind sucked. I did get another iron man fish at least. Going to try again tomorrow. There was almost nobody out there today.

04-01-2006, 05:22 PM	#3
Holy Mackerel Señor member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,627	Vis looks promising, I will be under the H20 manana... Thanks for the report, Chris

04-01-2006, 05:43 PM	#4
Spinal Tap Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 132	Tyler, Which direction was the current going in the early morning? I was walking out there this morning but the kelp off Boomers and the hotel were down. The only kelp was way south. Thanks, Nate Chris, Where are you diving?

04-01-2006, 06:13 PM	#5
tylerdurden Bad Clone Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 874	The current was uphill.