Islanders Conquer the Cortes! Photo report

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Finally! A spell of good weather allowed the recent Islander 3.5-day mothership to make history as the first to kayak fish the Cortes Bank.

The Bank is an incredible place, a set of kelp beds and rocks 100 miles out in the middle of nowhere. You'd never have known it on Friday, when the seas were calm, the sun warm, and the bonito and yellowtail and bonito (it was 'bone zone' - those things were thick!) came to play. I'll let the photos tell the rest of the story.

Day 1








Day 2 - Not quite as nice out there




Playing in the swells rolling across the infamous Bishop Rock big-wave break


Twenty minutes later


Day 3 - San Clemente Island





The payoff!