Bonefish - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Deamon · 05-12-2010, 06:10 AM

I got my first Bonefish in the back bay South of the power plant. It fought a whole lot better than i expected. Twin tail plastic. I was fishing for Spotties...An Osprey came down on me during a Spottie release and I was about to abort the yak...

batty1of3 · 05-12-2010, 06:50 AM

nice going i still have never caught one before
pics didn't come up though

still

Spyder · 05-12-2010, 09:22 AM

Nice, those put up a good fight.

baitcasterboy20 · 05-12-2010, 01:09 PM

i've always wanted to catch one i heard they put up an amazing fight for a small fish.

stairman · 05-12-2010, 02:24 PM

looks like a scampi or similar leadhead and plastic you caught him on....can you give some more details like depth water temp etc?

cool fish ...i have never caught one!

twitchy · 05-12-2010, 02:42 PM

Was that in the lagoon off Tamarack?

baitcasterboy20 · 05-12-2010, 04:03 PM

tht kinda looks like a little white and red bucktail jig

is it?????

stairman · 05-12-2010, 07:55 PM

Ve hav vays of making you talk!

Deamon · 05-12-2010, 09:25 PM

I launched out of J St. in Chula Vista which is south of SDGE. Water temp was as high as 80 degrees on my finder...I was fishing in water around 10' in depth about a mile and a half off shore. The plastic was a twin tail cheapy bought from Walmart, around 3" in length with a 3/8 oz lead head. Water clarity was poor and there was a fairly strong breeze. Incoming tide. I hope this helps...

JoeBeck · 05-14-2010, 11:47 AM

The back of the bay is a good place to go for bonefish. Besides artificials they also like goast shrimp which you can pump out of mission bay. Fun catch on light tackle. They are pretty fanatic dart around a lot when you get them close. Good times! thanks for the report.

baitcasterboy20 · 05-14-2010, 04:40 PM

yea that does help a little

dfroggy54 · 05-14-2010, 07:10 PM

Gulp shrimp new penny! Ghost Shrimp is good too if you can tie off somewhere

defjack · 05-15-2010, 07:19 PM

The bay is pretty shallow so I just anchor and deadstick a Ghost shrimp and then throw plastics. I have about 20 this year. Jack

05-12-2010, 06:10 AM	#1
Deamon Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,972	Bonefish I got my first Bonefish in the back bay South of the power plant. It fought a whole lot better than i expected. Twin tail plastic. I was fishing for Spotties...An Osprey came down on me during a Spottie release and I was about to abort the yak... Attached Images Last edited by Deamon; 05-12-2010 at 06:54 AM. Reason: duplicate pictures

05-12-2010, 02:24 PM	#5
stairman Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 84	bone fish looks like a scampi or similar leadhead and plastic you caught him on....can you give some more details like depth water temp etc? cool fish ...i have never caught one!

05-12-2010, 07:55 PM	#8
stairman Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 84	talk Ve hav vays of making you talk!

05-12-2010, 06:50 AM	#2
batty1of3 Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 51	nice going i still have never caught one before pics didn't come up though still

05-12-2010, 09:22 AM	#3
Spyder Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Diego Posts: 169	Nice, those put up a good fight.

05-12-2010, 01:09 PM	#4
baitcasterboy20 Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: south florida Posts: 69	i've always wanted to catch one i heard they put up an amazing fight for a small fish.

05-12-2010, 02:42 PM	#6
twitchy Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Carlsbad, CA Posts: 61	Was that in the lagoon off Tamarack?

05-12-2010, 04:03 PM	#7
baitcasterboy20 Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: south florida Posts: 69	tht kinda looks like a little white and red bucktail jig is it?????

05-12-2010, 09:25 PM	#9
Deamon Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,972	I launched out of J St. in Chula Vista which is south of SDGE. Water temp was as high as 80 degrees on my finder...I was fishing in water around 10' in depth about a mile and a half off shore. The plastic was a twin tail cheapy bought from Walmart, around 3" in length with a 3/8 oz lead head. Water clarity was poor and there was a fairly strong breeze. Incoming tide. I hope this helps...

05-14-2010, 11:47 AM	#10
JoeBeck Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 370	The back of the bay is a good place to go for bonefish. Besides artificials they also like goast shrimp which you can pump out of mission bay. Fun catch on light tackle. They are pretty fanatic dart around a lot when you get them close. Good times! thanks for the report.

05-14-2010, 04:40 PM	#11
baitcasterboy20 Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: south florida Posts: 69	yea that does help a little

05-14-2010, 07:10 PM	#12
dfroggy54 Rolly Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 245	Gulp shrimp new penny! Ghost Shrimp is good too if you can tie off somewhere

05-15-2010, 07:19 PM	#13
defjack Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: lakeside Posts: 65	The bay is pretty shallow so I just anchor and deadstick a Ghost shrimp and then throw plastics. I have about 20 this year. Jack