Something different - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

j mo · 09-18-2010, 08:46 AM

I thought Id share some pictures from my trip to Sandwich Massachusetts last week. The fishing turned out to be epic by my standards: I got to see my 3y old co-pilot get his 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd bass from a kayak. We got into plenty striped bass and blue fish too which is somewhat rare for this creek. I also got hooked up with two Hobie demos from John at Sturgis Boatworks in Yarmouth which made fishing the big tidal swings a breeze.

This is Sandwich Creek,
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during high tide the striped bass come in looking for a meal, the schoolies will work bait up these inlets to feed and all you’d have to do was look out for the birds and you’d know which inlet to fish in.
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If the birds were out you could toss a small popper up these narrow canals and pick up schoolies on nearly every cast. Here are a few of the numerous schoolies we caught,
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most ranged in the 20-25” inch range biggest one went 38” to my uncle who is the fishiest guy you’ll ever meet.

The tide was drastic; you’d have about a four hour window to fish, 2 hrs prior to slack and 2 hrs after. At low tide many of these inlets would be dry.
This is where we’d bait up prior to pedaling up current and drifting “the grounds” where the bigger models lurked.
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here is the same view at low tide
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This is the only fish we kept, my sons 31 incher!
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One of the days we saw birds working far down the creek so we went to have a look. Turned out to be a thick school of blue fish. Hands down, pound for pound one of the best game fish you’d want to catch. Like a yellowtail with teeth and capable of making blistering long runs and many of them would breech fully out of the water 3-4 times.
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The light tackle we were using made it that much more fun. The only problem was without a steel leader we were loosing metal left and right and the plastic I had came back shredded after one fish

Good times were had....

Nic D · 09-18-2010, 08:49 AM

great report and photos.... very cool trip

thanks for sharing

bigbarrels · 09-18-2010, 09:08 AM

Nice! Looks like an amazing place to fish

Jzo · 09-18-2010, 09:19 AM

Precious, fishing with your kid. Thx for the report.

deepdvr · 09-18-2010, 09:29 AM

Sweet report Josh! Bloodworms, bluefish and old linesides. All that's needed after that is the clam bake and some good brews.

Congrats to your son, a 31" striper is one heck of a fight.

shortstack · 09-18-2010, 09:37 AM

I lived in Sandwitch for 3 years in the 90s, The fishing was epic, Casting Sand eels at night for Stripers, Awsome!!! The Stripers out there get to 60+ lbs, 10 times the fight of a WSB! I cant wait to go back some day and fish with my yak. Some of the fresh water lakes are good fishing to, Chain Pickeral, The most agresive fish I have ever caught. Not to mention they stock most of the on Cape ponds and lakes with trout. If I was going to pick any other place to live other than SoCal, it would be Cape Cod Mass.

lterrero · 09-18-2010, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by deepdvr

Sweet report Josh! Bloodworms, bluefish and old linesides. All that's needed after that is the clam bake and some good brews.

Congrats to your son, a 31" striper is one heck of a fight.

Cat son! hunt mice!!

THE DARKHORSE · 09-21-2010, 04:42 PM

Looks like a killer trip! Almost makes me want to have kids and move to the East Coast. Almost.

I can't wait until we put the youngster' in a harness and watch the kite go down off the beach. Fifty pound kid with a Yellowtail to match---then I'll ask him if he can remember those Stripers and Bluefish

.

I've heard the 'pound for pound' comparisons from the proud fisherman of the East, but having caught both---the answer is

. Hands down!

j mo · 09-21-2010, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by THE DARKHORSE

I've heard the 'pound for pound' comparisons from the proud fisherman of the East, but having caught both---the answer is

. Hands down!

"its a simple question of weight ratios...."

and if youre not a Monty Python fan shame on you...

CurtyL · 09-21-2010, 09:02 PM

Darkhorse I totally agree, with the one stipulation that you rarely have a day when you catch 30 YT. Catching 30 Bluefish of 20-30lb range on a September day back east is a normal, and an arm exhausing occurence, even these days. Here you see a bait ball with birds working and it's hit or miss - maybe, maybe not. Back east you see Bunker getting schooled up with birds, it's grab your nuts, soak a Hopkins, and hang on.

09-18-2010, 08:46 AM	#1
j mo Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Encinitas Posts: 600	Something different I thought Id share some pictures from my trip to Sandwich Massachusetts last week. The fishing turned out to be epic by my standards: I got to see my 3y old co-pilot get his 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd bass from a kayak. We got into plenty striped bass and blue fish too which is somewhat rare for this creek. I also got hooked up with two Hobie demos from John at Sturgis Boatworks in Yarmouth which made fishing the big tidal swings a breeze. This is Sandwich Creek, during high tide the striped bass come in looking for a meal, the schoolies will work bait up these inlets to feed and all you’d have to do was look out for the birds and you’d know which inlet to fish in. If the birds were out you could toss a small popper up these narrow canals and pick up schoolies on nearly every cast. Here are a few of the numerous schoolies we caught, most ranged in the 20-25” inch range biggest one went 38” to my uncle who is the fishiest guy you’ll ever meet. The tide was drastic; you’d have about a four hour window to fish, 2 hrs prior to slack and 2 hrs after. At low tide many of these inlets would be dry. This is where we’d bait up prior to pedaling up current and drifting “the grounds” where the bigger models lurked. here is the same view at low tide This is the only fish we kept, my sons 31 incher! One of the days we saw birds working far down the creek so we went to have a look. Turned out to be a thick school of blue fish. Hands down, pound for pound one of the best game fish you’d want to catch. Like a yellowtail with teeth and capable of making blistering long runs and many of them would breech fully out of the water 3-4 times. The light tackle we were using made it that much more fun. The only problem was without a steel leader we were loosing metal left and right and the plastic I had came back shredded after one fish Good times were had.... Last edited by j mo; 09-18-2010 at 09:08 AM.

09-21-2010, 04:42 PM	#8
THE DARKHORSE Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Seven minutes from the launch! Posts: 987	Thanks for sharing, Josh. Looks like a killer trip! Almost makes me want to have kids and move to the East Coast. Almost. I can't wait until we put the youngster' in a harness and watch the kite go down off the beach. Fifty pound kid with a Yellowtail to match---then I'll ask him if he can remember those Stripers and Bluefish . I've heard the 'pound for pound' comparisons from the proud fisherman of the East, but having caught both---the answer is . Hands down! __________________

09-18-2010, 08:49 AM	#2
Nic D Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Clairemont Posts: 813	great report and photos.... very cool trip thanks for sharing

09-18-2010, 09:08 AM	#3
bigbarrels Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Vista Posts: 1,111	Nice! Looks like an amazing place to fish

09-18-2010, 09:19 AM	#4
Jzo Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 344	Precious, fishing with your kid. Thx for the report.

09-18-2010, 09:29 AM	#5
deepdvr Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Carlsbad Posts: 591	Sweet report Josh! Bloodworms, bluefish and old linesides. All that's needed after that is the clam bake and some good brews. Congrats to your son, a 31" striper is one heck of a fight.

09-18-2010, 09:37 AM	#6
shortstack Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: LJ Posts: 97	I lived in Sandwitch for 3 years in the 90s, The fishing was epic, Casting Sand eels at night for Stripers, Awsome!!! The Stripers out there get to 60+ lbs, 10 times the fight of a WSB! I cant wait to go back some day and fish with my yak. Some of the fresh water lakes are good fishing to, Chain Pickeral, The most agresive fish I have ever caught. Not to mention they stock most of the on Cape ponds and lakes with trout. If I was going to pick any other place to live other than SoCal, it would be Cape Cod Mass.

09-21-2010, 09:02 PM	#10
CurtyL Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: wherever the college girlz r Posts: 127	Darkhorse I totally agree, with the one stipulation that you rarely have a day when you catch 30 YT. Catching 30 Bluefish of 20-30lb range on a September day back east is a normal, and an arm exhausing occurence, even these days. Here you see a bait ball with birds working and it's hit or miss - maybe, maybe not. Back east you see Bunker getting schooled up with birds, it's grab your nuts, soak a Hopkins, and hang on.