NH 17th &18th - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

SeaDog · 01-18-2009, 10:33 PM

I took my wife out to Newport Harbor on our fleet of X13s. (Can a fleet consist of only 2 boats?) I caught 2 spotties (plus 3 mackerel and a perch on a sabiki I left out for smelt.) My wife was a getting frustrated with me catching and her not and the sun was going down, so I told her to try 5 more casts before we would head in. On her 4th cast she caught her first fish from a yak, a barely legal spotty!

Sunday we headed back out to NH. It was really bright and hot on the water during the afternoon and there was a ton of traffic. I thought everyone would be watching the games!

We got skunked but the evening was brilliant!

me

the mrs.

Iceman · 01-19-2009, 08:09 AM

Good to see you 2 getting out on the new X 13s and catching fish! See ya out there.

steveooo · 01-19-2009, 12:21 PM

Looks Nice out there. NPH is actually the closest & easiest harbor to me, but I have only fished it twice. I am sure that place is probably crawling with fish. Thanks for the report & pics.

gotz togo fishin · 01-19-2009, 12:33 PM

I was always advice spotties was one fish you shouldn't eat cause they are not migration fish.

Bigfoot Suit Guy · 01-19-2009, 01:04 PM

taco time!!

bigderel · 01-19-2009, 02:20 PM

Many a bass geek has been handed the skunk on legals at that harbor, it can be fickle. That sunset last night was a work of art!

speedydk · 01-19-2009, 06:17 PM

I'm going to try and get out there again tomorrow night. The weather locally has been absolutely superb the fishing not so, at least not for me and my boys. I just chalk it up to winter fishing being slower. Boy I miss those summer days/nights! Last year when I first started fishing NPH (in the afternoons after work) it was early spring and I got skunked 4 trips straight before I started to actually catch a few. Last wednesday I was out there and all I caught was 7 macks (on the sabiki) gave them to a friend whose wife likes them. I work in Irvine and usually fish NPH during the week let me know if you go out during the week (open invite to anyone) would enjoy meeting up with other yak fishers out there

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Darren

Iceman · 01-19-2009, 08:45 PM

Darren, I'd like to do an evening NPH, just have to pick the right evening as the weather is making a change this week.

SeaDog · 01-19-2009, 09:07 PM

Let me know when you guys want to go and I'll throw my yak on the car when I head to work. I've fished off the docks after work or even during long lunches many times, now that I have a yak I'm always looking for an excuse to get out there. Where do you normally launch?

MVC · 01-20-2009, 06:56 AM

I fished NPH on Sunday too. Also got skunked but I left in time to watch the games.

SeaDog · 01-20-2009, 02:49 PM

You could have watched the games from the water on some of the big screens easily visible from the bay!!

Calico Killer Kevin · 01-23-2009, 11:54 AM

Hey was it you that I met at M street?
If yes, than it was nice meeting you.
All I got were a few smelt and perch off
the dock. Way to rock it out there.

SeaDog · 01-23-2009, 02:23 PM

Yeah, that was me, nice meeting you! I'll probably be out there Saturday, hope to see you out there some time.

01-18-2009, 10:33 PM	#1
SeaDog Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Orange County Posts: 47	NH 17th &18th I took my wife out to Newport Harbor on our fleet of X13s. (Can a fleet consist of only 2 boats?) I caught 2 spotties (plus 3 mackerel and a perch on a sabiki I left out for smelt.) My wife was a getting frustrated with me catching and her not and the sun was going down, so I told her to try 5 more casts before we would head in. On her 4th cast she caught her first fish from a yak, a barely legal spotty! Sunday we headed back out to NH. It was really bright and hot on the water during the afternoon and there was a ton of traffic. I thought everyone would be watching the games! We got skunked but the evening was brilliant! me the mrs. Last edited by SeaDog; 01-19-2009 at 09:26 AM.

01-19-2009, 08:09 AM	#2
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,948	Good to see you 2 getting out on the new X 13s and catching fish! See ya out there. __________________ Last edited by Iceman; 01-19-2009 at 02:37 PM.

01-19-2009, 06:17 PM	#7
speedydk Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Orange County Ca. Posts: 99	I'm going to try and get out there again tomorrow night. The weather locally has been absolutely superb the fishing not so, at least not for me and my boys. I just chalk it up to winter fishing being slower. Boy I miss those summer days/nights! Last year when I first started fishing NPH (in the afternoons after work) it was early spring and I got skunked 4 trips straight before I started to actually catch a few. Last wednesday I was out there and all I caught was 7 macks (on the sabiki) gave them to a friend whose wife likes them. I work in Irvine and usually fish NPH during the week let me know if you go out during the week (open invite to anyone) would enjoy meeting up with other yak fishers out there. Darren

01-19-2009, 08:45 PM	#8
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,948	Darren, I'd like to do an evening NPH, just have to pick the right evening as the weather is making a change this week. __________________

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01-19-2009, 12:21 PM	#3
steveooo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,921	Looks Nice out there. NPH is actually the closest & easiest harbor to me, but I have only fished it twice. I am sure that place is probably crawling with fish. Thanks for the report & pics.

01-19-2009, 12:33 PM	#4
gotz togo fishin Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 69	I was always advice spotties was one fish you shouldn't eat cause they are not migration fish.

01-19-2009, 01:04 PM	#5
Bigfoot Suit Guy Junior Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 10	taco time!!

01-19-2009, 02:20 PM	#6
bigderel UberMember Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: On the water Posts: 71	Many a bass geek has been handed the skunk on legals at that harbor, it can be fickle. That sunset last night was a work of art!

01-19-2009, 09:07 PM	#9
SeaDog Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Orange County Posts: 47	Let me know when you guys want to go and I'll throw my yak on the car when I head to work. I've fished off the docks after work or even during long lunches many times, now that I have a yak I'm always looking for an excuse to get out there. Where do you normally launch?

01-20-2009, 06:56 AM	#10
MVC Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Costa Mesa Posts: 278	I fished NPH on Sunday too. Also got skunked but I left in time to watch the games.

01-20-2009, 02:49 PM	#11
SeaDog Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Orange County Posts: 47	You could have watched the games from the water on some of the big screens easily visible from the bay!!

01-23-2009, 11:54 AM	#12
Calico Killer Kevin Junior Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 10	Hey was it you that I met at M street? If yes, than it was nice meeting you. All I got were a few smelt and perch off the dock. Way to rock it out there.

01-23-2009, 02:23 PM	#13
SeaDog Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Orange County Posts: 47	Yeah, that was me, nice meeting you! I'll probably be out there Saturday, hope to see you out there some time.