LJ Report 4/8

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There have not been many reports posted lately. Maybe that is because, just like today, not much has been going on. Even though I came home empty handed, for those who may be interested, I will tell you what I saw.

I arrived a little late and launched with Neil from Mission Viejo. It was a beautiful day. With apologies to The Who, "I could see for miles and miles". I could see the Coronados and snow on Mt. Palomar as well as San Jacinto. There was a light, warm offshore breeze. Above water, things were just about perfect.

The water was cold. I measured 58 to 61 throughout the day. It was also milky green. The southward current was the strongest I have ever seen. Off the point, the kelp was all but invisible from the surface. It was pushed flat only making it to about 20 feet below the surface in most places. I have never seen conditions like this. I was able to peddle straight across the kelp beds where it is usually really thick without once hanging up on a chunk of kelp. Weird!

Bait was easy but all I could find were Spanish and Smelt. No Greenies.

I trolled one bait for about four hours. When I finally let him go, he was still in pristine condition. It was not my day to catch something for dinner.

I finally gave up on catching a keeper and went inside for some bass action. I ended up catching a few on my new WarHead jigs. Those heads coupled with some MC tails look really tasty.

When I finally decided that it was time to head in, I realized that the current had taken me way south. I was well south of Windansea. The peddle home was a bitch. It took almost two hours to make it back to the Shores. Good thing there was no wind.

The only keeper I saw all day was a small thresher caught by a family on a private boat. The teenage kid had cut off the tail and was pretending it was a sword while whacking his little brother.

One yakfisher told me that he had hooked a thresher in the morning as well but let it go. I saw no one else catch anything other than bait.

So that is today's report. Not much to get the juices going but enjoying a beautiful day on the water is always worth the effort.

Maybe next time.

Bob