Mission Bay, 11-25-14 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Amish Ed · 11-25-2014, 03:38 PM

Steve and I arrived at the Ski Beach ramp just before sunrise. Wind was howling and cold. Decided to drink some coffee in the truck until the sun came up and warmed things up a bit. Ended up launching about 6:45. My FF was acting up so I don't know what the water temp was, but it was warmer than the air. Water was really clear and the tide was incoming at a good clip. Wind died about 8:00 and then it got hot. Around 10:30 a breeze out of the NW cooled things down.

First hour or so I got nothing but 3 bites. Steve had 3 fish. Then things slowly picked up for me. No great bite, just steady. Fish were mostly out in the middle today. In fact I got nothing in tight, not even a bite. Fish were really picky today too. 4" and 5" Paddlerz in Rootbeer gold flake and a couple on New Penny. Every other color was not bit. Hot Sauce helped today too. Finished w/13 shorts and 3 legals. Many of the shorts were micros, the legals were barely so.

Being the old men that we are, we were off the water at 11:00. Steve was cramping and my back was killing me. We had a good time even though the bite was slow.

tsugg · 11-25-2014, 04:07 PM

Sounds like a great time was had by all. Thanks for the report. Same colors for me as well. All z man paddlerz. Anytime the skunk is shut out is great. The weekend is coming !!!

landwhale · 11-25-2014, 07:06 PM

COLD FREEZING did we mention it was cold.......................For me 8 shorts and 1 legal all my fish came on the 4" New Penny Padlerz dabbed in the Uni Butter.

captnblood34 · 11-25-2014, 08:43 PM

Nice

11-25-2014, 03:38 PM	#1
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,906	Mission Bay, 11-25-14 Steve and I arrived at the Ski Beach ramp just before sunrise. Wind was howling and cold. Decided to drink some coffee in the truck until the sun came up and warmed things up a bit. Ended up launching about 6:45. My FF was acting up so I don't know what the water temp was, but it was warmer than the air. Water was really clear and the tide was incoming at a good clip. Wind died about 8:00 and then it got hot. Around 10:30 a breeze out of the NW cooled things down. First hour or so I got nothing but 3 bites. Steve had 3 fish. Then things slowly picked up for me. No great bite, just steady. Fish were mostly out in the middle today. In fact I got nothing in tight, not even a bite. Fish were really picky today too. 4" and 5" Paddlerz in Rootbeer gold flake and a couple on New Penny. Every other color was not bit. Hot Sauce helped today too. Finished w/13 shorts and 3 legals. Many of the shorts were micros, the legals were barely so. Being the old men that we are, we were off the water at 11:00. Steve was cramping and my back was killing me. We had a good time even though the bite was slow. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

11-25-2014, 04:07 PM	#2
tsugg LOWSPARK Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: CARLSBAD Posts: 251	Mission bay Sounds like a great time was had by all. Thanks for the report. Same colors for me as well. All z man paddlerz. Anytime the skunk is shut out is great. The weekend is coming !!!

11-25-2014, 07:06 PM	#3
landwhale Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Seal Beach Posts: 506	COLD FREEZING did we mention it was cold.......................For me 8 shorts and 1 legal all my fish came on the 4" New Penny Padlerz dabbed in the Uni Butter. __________________

11-25-2014, 08:43 PM	#4
captnblood34 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Otay Posts: 704	Nice