|
Home | Forum | Online Store | Information | LJ Webcam | Gallery | Register | FAQ | Community | Calendar | Today's Posts | Search |
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
09-30-2014, 07:57 PM | #1 |
Administrator
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: 1-2 miles off the point
Posts: 6,948
|
Santa Cruz Weekend Blowout
After eating everything from smoked salmon and Gouda on crackers to brats and chowder one by one we hit the hay. In the middle of the night something woke me up as it was trying to get in the tent, the next day I found a hole chewed in the corner and my tortillas had been "foxed" Wind blew all night and we woke up to an already angry sea. We all opted to make the 3.5 mile hike to Smugglers Cove to fish and swim and hang out for the day. We were not really prepared to surf fish for perch, but we made do. Final morning we had conditions that only got better as the day went on. Thi and I went around Pedro Point and found fishier looking waters, but no fish. I headed in early to break camp at 11, in case somebody had our site reserved. Ron and I went back out on the water and went through a couple cool caves, the second was so tight that you had to push off on the walls as there was not enough room to paddle. Lacking in fish........with perch as the highlight, still super relaxing and fun adventure really close to home. Thanks Ron, Ken, Grego, Thi, and Aaron for hanging out.
__________________
|
09-30-2014, 08:56 PM | #2 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 100
|
Nice picture Andy thanks for sharing.
|
09-30-2014, 10:29 PM | #3 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 715
|
Wow Andy. Perfect pics, perfect song. The island is still gorgeous.
Your photography revealed a true vacation from the puppet strings of life... |
10-01-2014, 08:07 AM | #4 |
Currently @ MLO Territory
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Under the Shadow
Posts: 2,290
|
bummer about the trip but you made due with what you had.
That Is a good crew Andy, good friend just to hang out no matter how the fishing is.
__________________
Team: Disbanded You only have one chance in this life...make the right decision(s)...so you don't regret it
|
10-01-2014, 09:14 AM | #5 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Menifee
Posts: 2,509
|
Looks like a great trip
__________________
”The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.” ~Thomas Jefferson.........maybe |
10-01-2014, 10:33 AM | #6 |
Member
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla
Posts: 2,643
|
Looks like a great place. Too bad part of the weekend was altered by the wind and white caps. Great pictures and video.
__________________
MARK ......... 2016 MALIBU X FACTOR, 2020 SOLO SKIFF (Fishing Kayak on Steroids ) |
10-01-2014, 03:28 PM | #7 |
BANNED
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: W of 5
Posts: 1,265
|
Best surfperch evar!
__________________
Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Give a fish a man and he'll eat for a week. |
10-01-2014, 11:19 PM | #8 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: El Toro, CA
Posts: 244
|
Pretty cool island. Too bad about the windy conditions. I never pictured catching barred surf perch at the islands.
Not every guy can tell their wife about being woken up in the middle of the night by a fox chewin' on their stuff. If mine caught wind of that I would have another seal silhouette painted on the bottom of my kayak. |
|
|