Some spots of wind

[iethinker]

This is a kayak fishing report from south San Diego Bay on 7/24/2016:

Skipping the exciting combination of kayak camouflaging swells and power boat traffic of the Saturday offshore scene, I elected for some relaxation in the South San Diego Bay. As it happened about mid-morning, a huge windstorm developed making the relaxation part of this unobtainable. At least the early morning was calm and I landed a few spotties before being compelled to leave.

Here is one of the usual suspects. What was unusual is that I caught most fish while trolling my swim-bait in between a few of the known hot-bite spots. The bite at the spots was not as hot.



Here is another spottie and another attempt of an in-the-water (ITW) photo:



Windy conditions from shore after the landing. The wind here was unusual being from mostly the South. While strong West winds are common in the bay, the forecast was low. The clouds in the wall of clouds at the shoreline were moving North at a rapid speed. I wondered if anyone was kayaking and in danger offshore near Imperial Beach?:



Here is a quick video-clip of the conditions soon after the wind started.


I decided to head for shore after the wind-chop prevented me from re-affixing my swim-bait to my hook. My Hobie Outback ran a nice 5 to 6 MPH across the bay back to the Harbor with minimal pedaling. I kept my paddle in hand as there were several almost pearl dive moments.

Matt