Dana point 8/24 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Liveaction13 · 08-24-2018, 04:54 PM

Launched at 615am water was 78 degrees almost no wind left harbor went straight for the San Juan rocks made bait on the way started trolling a 8 inch mack saw lots of bird activity about a 1/2 mile out went to check it out and found multiple bait balls switched to a butterfly jig but had no hits kept pushing out to around 120ft water and got a tiny halibut and 5 lizard fish around 10am went in to salt creek and got a small barred sand bass followed by a small calico wind had picked up lots of chop so I slowly made my way out of was off the water by 1pm

YakDout · 08-24-2018, 07:02 PM

The tiny halibut you are holding is not a halibut. It’s a Sand dab. Nice report. Nice calico.

Liveaction13 · 08-24-2018, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by YakDout

The tiny halibut you are holding is not a halibut. It’s a Sand dab. Nice report. Nice calico.

Thanks for catching that I didn't even think about it saw it was flat and let it go

jbl_91762 · 08-25-2018, 08:13 AM

Thanks for report. my bud just text me a report and he said is really slow as well. All this warm water and no YT of BF reported in the OC.

dpricenator · 08-27-2018, 11:21 AM

I went out on Saturday, to the red bouy off the DP headlands, then drifted back. I made a few small macks on the way out there, so I fly lined one of those. Then I proceeded to throw everything I had, for the next 3 hours, with no luck. I tried some deeper water about 100 yards out side the bouys, with a flat fall. Was casting it out away from me, and then pulling up on the diagonal. With 4 hours down and nothing to show for it I was going to head for home. Last cast I get a bite. Finally, some action. Good little runs, and lots of head shaking. Got it up to e boat and it was a short Leopard @ 26 inches. On a flat fall? I must have landed that lure right on his nose. Anyway, beats working.

DanaPT · 08-27-2018, 11:41 AM

just received a shipment of sardine and chartreuse Flat Falls. Can't wait to try them. thanks for the report within the report.

Supposed to be windy out there this week, so not sure this is the time for paddy searching.

JohnMckroidJr · 08-28-2018, 10:29 AM

Thanks for the report

08-24-2018, 04:54 PM	#1
Liveaction13 Junior Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 28	Dana point 8/24 Launched at 615am water was 78 degrees almost no wind left harbor went straight for the San Juan rocks made bait on the way started trolling a 8 inch mack saw lots of bird activity about a 1/2 mile out went to check it out and found multiple bait balls switched to a butterfly jig but had no hits kept pushing out to around 120ft water and got a tiny halibut and 5 lizard fish around 10am went in to salt creek and got a small barred sand bass followed by a small calico wind had picked up lots of chop so I slowly made my way out of was off the water by 1pm Attached Images

08-24-2018, 07:02 PM	#2
YakDout Brandon Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,345	The tiny halibut you are holding is not a halibut. It’s a Sand dab. Nice report. Nice calico.

08-25-2018, 08:13 AM	#4
jbl_91762 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 347	Thanks for report. my bud just text me a report and he said is really slow as well. All this warm water and no YT of BF reported in the OC.

08-27-2018, 11:21 AM	#5
dpricenator Senior Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: South OC Posts: 120	I went out on Saturday, to the red bouy off the DP headlands, then drifted back. I made a few small macks on the way out there, so I fly lined one of those. Then I proceeded to throw everything I had, for the next 3 hours, with no luck. I tried some deeper water about 100 yards out side the bouys, with a flat fall. Was casting it out away from me, and then pulling up on the diagonal. With 4 hours down and nothing to show for it I was going to head for home. Last cast I get a bite. Finally, some action. Good little runs, and lots of head shaking. Got it up to e boat and it was a short Leopard @ 26 inches. On a flat fall? I must have landed that lure right on his nose. Anyway, beats working.

08-27-2018, 11:41 AM	#6
DanaPT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: South OC Posts: 1,606	just received a shipment of sardine and chartreuse Flat Falls. Can't wait to try them. thanks for the report within the report. Supposed to be windy out there this week, so not sure this is the time for paddy searching.

08-28-2018, 10:29 AM	#7
JohnMckroidJr Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Fort Lauderdale Posts: 1,945	Thanks for the report