Newport Harbor 7/2

[MrM]

My first "official" report..... Here it goes!

Got to the Coast Guard Station at 0630, and was OTW by 0700. The water was nice, low winds, 1-2ft swells tops from what I could tell. Slightly larger out by the buoy, not by much. It was still overcast when I got out at 1230. Only saw two or three others on kayaks all day, a few small 12ft boats, everyone else was on a charter or headed far out to sea.

Tried out my bait tank, works like a charm! Made bait next to the barge, and went out to the buoy. No bites on my Mackerel, but I did get one overzealous Calico on a . Bonus points to whoever guesses what I was fishing for when I got him....

Also caught two weird fish on my Sabiki at the same time... Almost looks like a blue gill? Caught them by the rocks. If anyone knows...

Before I left, gave my last live Mackerel to a random stranger on another yak, his first time at NPH. Hope he got something with it.

One of the Coast Guards came over when I was loading up and we spoke for a few minutes. The guy moved out here from Florida, and had only been here a year. Nice guy.

It was a CNR day for me... Nothing like enjoying the peace and quiet on the water. Fun day. No traffic. Great conditions.