East Coast Report - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

sharonkayak · 12-14-2011, 09:15 AM

I have been in florida for the last 5 days, just north of Ft Lauderdale.The weather has been anything but nice to us. 15 to 25mph wind, swells 6 to 8 ft. this has been non stop. My dad and I were sick of waiting for a nice day, which I dont think we will have.

So yesterday, we went out on a 50 ft boat 6 pack charter. There were 5 of us dumb enough to go on this trip. Our bow was getting submerged by the swells on the way out. It was crazy watching these huge swells come in and shake our boat. We didnt pass any other boats out there. There was a small craft advisory out. It was anything but calm. I actually got air a few times out of my seat.

Well, my pops fished for about 20 minutes and chummed the rest of the day for us. I am thankful I spend so much time on the water and was feeling fine. fishing was difficult with the swell. It was fast drift fishing. Hard to tell if your bait is hitting the bottom. You are constantly trying to keep your balance against the side. Good practice for those rough days out at lj.

No MLPA's here, you can fish from the beach, bridge, dock , kayak, boat etc.....And they have YT, but there much smaller and not half as much of a fight.

My dorado was fun it kept launching itself out of the water.

You WCW men are stoked I am out here and not in LJ

heres the catch:

blitzburgh · 12-14-2011, 09:39 AM

Freekin sweet Sharon! I love So Cal, but that haul is exactly what would soften the blow if I chose to leave

Iceman · 12-14-2011, 09:48 AM

yellowtail snapper and a dolphin...TASTY!................nice score for the effort

lbsurf2ca · 12-14-2011, 10:21 AM

Nice, find all the hog snapper you can. They are awesome.

mtnbykr2 · 12-14-2011, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blitzburgh

Freekin sweet Sharon! I love So Cal, but that haul is exactly what would soften the blow if I chose to leave

You said it brotha....nice fish fry material Sharon

Darkstar · 12-14-2011, 12:54 PM

Nice fish!

(nice name for the dive boat behind you too)

deepdvr · 12-14-2011, 02:38 PM

Great report!!!

said 'Hi'

RK · 12-14-2011, 03:29 PM

Hows the

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sharonkayak · 12-14-2011, 05:55 PM

Ya for some reason I look stoney in my pics...

Eric, you will be stoked. I am in the process of buying another ticket back to florida in feb!

The Kid · 12-14-2011, 09:32 PM

6 packs don't count for WCW!!

ChefT · 12-14-2011, 10:11 PM

Nice color on them bad boys.....

RK...She just was with out glasses.... bad glare.... site fishing / big swells

Billy V · 12-14-2011, 10:24 PM

Jack Crevalle throughout the inter coastal.

Catch Marlin - 1 or 2 miles off the beach in Ft. Lauderdale

There are Big Grouper along the bridge pilings - they're like Black Sea Bass incase you get homesick.

Regor · 12-15-2011, 06:13 AM

Nice East coast haul !

Salty Dog · 12-15-2011, 06:23 AM

What, no kayak gator hunting? I hear they're good eatings too!

mtnbykr2 · 12-15-2011, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Salty Dog

What, no kayak gator hunting? I hear they're good eatings too!

If you wanna try "gator" BPS usually has it in the restaraunt there, a good excuse to go to BPS...imo

RobFish · 12-15-2011, 09:13 AM

Looks like good fun and a nice fish Sharon.

bellcon · 12-15-2011, 09:57 AM

Very cook report Sharon

Keep those NON- Hali,wsb,yellow reports coming!

Eric and I really enjoy them!

PapaDave · 12-15-2011, 02:52 PM

Say, I grew up in Florida! Southern part, Miami down to the Keys. Looks like a nice haul on the Yellowtail, and is that a mutton snapper? Nice one. Used to do a LOT of scuba back then, spent my teenage years under the water. Jewfish are the eqivilent of our Black Seabass, they can reach 2000lbs.

There are areas in southern FLA that do have restrictions, and limits, and sizes. And from what my brother tells me, they have helped. When I was out there long ago I would watch many guys use a cast net to catch schooling baby mangrove snappers, and the mahi mahi were being decimated by folks that would fill several trash cans with babies. By the time I gat sent here (was in the Air Force) you couldn't find any snapper, and you were lucky if you found an adult mahi mahi, and forget the snook, people were harpooning them from the flood gates during the spawning season. The regulations implimented, and enforced, saved several species of fish from disappearing.

dorado50 · 12-15-2011, 07:00 PM

Nice report! I'm on the west side of Fla tonite and will hit Key West tomorrow late, come on down to Conch Marina and we'll catch some sailfish

and yea the winds have been brutal on the outside.

Tman · 12-15-2011, 07:08 PM

Sweet...

12-14-2011, 09:15 AM	#1
sharonkayak Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 217	East Coast Report I have been in florida for the last 5 days, just north of Ft Lauderdale.The weather has been anything but nice to us. 15 to 25mph wind, swells 6 to 8 ft. this has been non stop. My dad and I were sick of waiting for a nice day, which I dont think we will have. So yesterday, we went out on a 50 ft boat 6 pack charter. There were 5 of us dumb enough to go on this trip. Our bow was getting submerged by the swells on the way out. It was crazy watching these huge swells come in and shake our boat. We didnt pass any other boats out there. There was a small craft advisory out. It was anything but calm. I actually got air a few times out of my seat. Well, my pops fished for about 20 minutes and chummed the rest of the day for us. I am thankful I spend so much time on the water and was feeling fine. fishing was difficult with the swell. It was fast drift fishing. Hard to tell if your bait is hitting the bottom. You are constantly trying to keep your balance against the side. Good practice for those rough days out at lj. No MLPA's here, you can fish from the beach, bridge, dock , kayak, boat etc.....And they have YT, but there much smaller and not half as much of a fight. My dorado was fun it kept launching itself out of the water. You WCW men are stoked I am out here and not in LJ heres the catch: Attached Images

12-14-2011, 09:39 AM	#2
blitzburgh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Menifee Posts: 2,509	Freekin sweet Sharon! I love So Cal, but that haul is exactly what would soften the blow if I chose to leave __________________ ”The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.” ~Thomas Jefferson.........maybe

12-14-2011, 09:48 AM	#3
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,948	yellowtail snapper and a dolphin...TASTY!................nice score for the effort __________________

12-14-2011, 10:24 PM	#12
Billy V Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bay Ho Posts: 1,382	Jack Crevalle throughout the inter coastal. Catch Marlin - 1 or 2 miles off the beach in Ft. Lauderdale There are Big Grouper along the bridge pilings - they're like Black Sea Bass incase you get homesick. __________________

12-15-2011, 09:13 AM	#16
RobFish Massive Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 382	Looks like good fun and a nice fish Sharon. __________________

12-14-2011, 10:21 AM	#4
lbsurf2ca Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Encinitas Posts: 395	Nice, find all the hog snapper you can. They are awesome.

12-14-2011, 12:54 PM	#6
Darkstar Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: SDSU area Posts: 131	Nice fish! (nice name for the dive boat behind you too)

12-14-2011, 02:38 PM	#7
deepdvr Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Carlsbad Posts: 591	Great report!!! said 'Hi'

12-14-2011, 03:29 PM	#8
RK Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 736	Hows the ?

12-14-2011, 05:55 PM	#9
sharonkayak Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 217	Ya for some reason I look stoney in my pics... Eric, you will be stoked. I am in the process of buying another ticket back to florida in feb!

12-14-2011, 09:32 PM	#10
The Kid Loves Surface Irons Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 455	6 packs don't count for WCW!!

12-14-2011, 10:11 PM	#11
ChefT Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: SD Posts: 216	Nice color on them bad boys..... RK...She just was with out glasses.... bad glare.... site fishing / big swells

12-15-2011, 06:13 AM	#13
Regor Greg Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chula Vista, ca Posts: 509	Nice East coast haul !

12-15-2011, 06:23 AM	#14
Salty Dog loves bacon Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Behind The Orange Curtain Posts: 110	What, no kayak gator hunting? I hear they're good eatings too!

12-15-2011, 09:57 AM	#17
bellcon Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Pedro Posts: 999	Very cook report Sharon Keep those NON- Hali,wsb,yellow reports coming! Eric and I really enjoy them! __________________

12-15-2011, 02:52 PM	#18
PapaDave Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Menifee, CA Posts: 1,473	Say, I grew up in Florida! Southern part, Miami down to the Keys. Looks like a nice haul on the Yellowtail, and is that a mutton snapper? Nice one. Used to do a LOT of scuba back then, spent my teenage years under the water. Jewfish are the eqivilent of our Black Seabass, they can reach 2000lbs. There are areas in southern FLA that do have restrictions, and limits, and sizes. And from what my brother tells me, they have helped. When I was out there long ago I would watch many guys use a cast net to catch schooling baby mangrove snappers, and the mahi mahi were being decimated by folks that would fill several trash cans with babies. By the time I gat sent here (was in the Air Force) you couldn't find any snapper, and you were lucky if you found an adult mahi mahi, and forget the snook, people were harpooning them from the flood gates during the spawning season. The regulations implimented, and enforced, saved several species of fish from disappearing.

12-15-2011, 07:00 PM	#19
dorado50 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: La Jolla Shores Posts: 1,626	Nice report! I'm on the west side of Fla tonite and will hit Key West tomorrow late, come on down to Conch Marina and we'll catch some sailfish and yea the winds have been brutal on the outside.

12-15-2011, 07:08 PM	#20
Tman BRTF...bought & paid... Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,247	Sweet... __________________ Adios Tman Gaffer for Clay the Fishcatcher