LJ 3/3 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

madscientist · 03-03-2007, 07:33 PM

Launched early and went to the pier...turned out to be a waste of time. One little spanish was it. Found big schools of sardines further out but nothing that would bite the sabiki. Hit up the bad lamb bait barge. One sardine bit and half and a rockfish was my excitement for the day. Dead calm most of the morning. Wind finally turned on at 1:00pm. Like a switch was thrown. I was chatting on the phone and within 15min it went from calm to "I got go" and paddle in against whitecaps.

ratdog · 03-03-2007, 07:52 PM

Was there alot of people out there today? Anyone following you to the floating outhouse?lol

nmbrinkman · 03-04-2007, 05:58 AM

Thanks for the heads-up on the wind... As I was going out, the wind didn't seem too bad. Then it picks shortly after, then dies for quite a while. Around 4pm, it a blazing headwind all the way to the launch.. what shoulda been 15 min turned into 30-40 min in the ol' FnD. Nothin but a liz fish for me..

fishin steve · 03-04-2007, 07:47 AM

Thanks for the report Brad, hopefully I'll get out tommorrow.

madscientist · 03-04-2007, 07:58 AM

Let's hope this wind settles. Blew off this morning (no pun intended) due to the steady offshore.

Iceman · 03-04-2007, 08:31 AM

Plenty of people out yesterday, nothing but a sculpin for me. Even the boneys that kept popping up in piles did not seem to be biting for anyone. The threat of wind had me worried about a long paddle in with my Saturday work schedule, glad the weatherman got the AM portion wrong.

nmbrinkman · 03-04-2007, 04:23 PM

Wind forcast for the rest of the week... these change dramatically though.. I usually check 2 days prior, then the night prior for accurate predictions...

Monday

night: 324º | 14 knots

night: 349º | 14 knots

day: 340º | 18 knots

day: 341º | 18 knots

day: 341º | 12 knots

day: 328º | 16 knots

night: 321º | 18 knots

night: 331º | 18 knots

Tuesday

night: 339º | 16 knots

night: 343º | 12 knots

day: 323º | 16 knots

day: 339º | 16 knots

day: 341º | 14 knots

day: 329º | 14 knots

night: 324º | 14 knots

night: 328º | 18 knots

Wednesday

night: 323º | 20 knots

night: 329º | 18 knots

day: 331º | 18 knots

day: 325º | 18 knots

day: 327º | 20 knots

day: 337º | 18 knots

night: 328º | 14 knots

night: 316º | 16 knots

Thursday

night: 314º | 18 knots

night: 321º | 18 knots

day: 319º | 18 knots

day: 320º | 18 knots

day: 323º | 18 knots

night: 319º | 18 knots

night: 308º | 16 knots

Friday

night: 300º | 14 knots

night: 320º | 14 knots

day: 315º | 14 knots

day: 321º | 16 knots

day: 326º | 18 knots

day: 333º | 18 knots

night: 334º | 16 knots

night: 350º | 12 knots

Saturday

night: 341º | 12 knots

night: 348º | 12 knots

day: 347º | 10 knots

day: 350º | 10 knots

OB Paddler · 03-04-2007, 05:23 PM

Hey Brinkman, what are you looking at?

I just triple checked the Torrey Pines wind forecast for Monday, and it's looking like light wind?

Date
Monday, March 5 Time

12a 2a 4a 6a 8a 10a 12p 2p 4p 6p 8p 10p Wind speed (knots)
4 6 7 5 5 5 7 8 9 4 1 1 Wind direction

Temperature (F)

57 53 52 52 56 59 59 58 58 56 55 55 Cloud Cover (%)

100 33 0 0 66 100 92 96 100 33 0 0 Rain (in/2h)

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Vis. (km) INF INF INF INF INF INF INF INF INF INF INF INF INF INF IN
I dropped by the launch this morning around 11:00 and the wind was not bad at all at the lauch, swell was minimal. Am I reading something wrong? I got my info from here

OB Paddler · 03-04-2007, 05:25 PM

Ok, that didn't seem to paste well....but the wind looks to be blowing "W" at about7-8 knots in the morning....

madscientist · 03-04-2007, 11:05 PM

There's wind forecasts on the internet?

nmbrinkman · 03-05-2007, 08:46 AM

Duh! It's for those of us who spend too much time on the internet and not enough time on the water...

OB Paddler · 03-05-2007, 01:30 PM

Ha-ha....too true

Launched just before 6 am today at Lake La Jolla, no wind, no swell, no clouds....and fishy as can be. Lots of bites, the three B's for me today, Boni's/Berries/Bass, Great time on the water.

I also had the rare chance to paddle back in via the point no waves at all. It's really amazing that we get to fish in such a great place. paddled back to the landing staying about 20 ft or so from land.

Water clarity was great, tons of orange fish swimming around.

03-03-2007, 07:33 PM	#1
madscientist Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,906	LJ 3/3 Launched early and went to the pier...turned out to be a waste of time. One little spanish was it. Found big schools of sardines further out but nothing that would bite the sabiki. Hit up the bad lamb bait barge. One sardine bit and half and a rockfish was my excitement for the day. Dead calm most of the morning. Wind finally turned on at 1:00pm. Like a switch was thrown. I was chatting on the phone and within 15min it went from calm to "I got go" and paddle in against whitecaps. __________________

03-04-2007, 07:58 AM	#5
madscientist Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,906	Let's hope this wind settles. Blew off this morning (no pun intended) due to the steady offshore. __________________

03-04-2007, 08:31 AM	#6
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,948	Plenty of people out yesterday, nothing but a sculpin for me. Even the boneys that kept popping up in piles did not seem to be biting for anyone. The threat of wind had me worried about a long paddle in with my Saturday work schedule, glad the weatherman got the AM portion wrong. __________________

03-04-2007, 04:23 PM	#7
nmbrinkman Work Sucks! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 559	Wind forcast for the rest of the week... these change dramatically though.. I usually check 2 days prior, then the night prior for accurate predictions... Monday night: 324º \| 14 knots night: 349º \| 14 knots day: 340º \| 18 knots day: 341º \| 18 knots day: 341º \| 12 knots day: 328º \| 16 knots night: 321º \| 18 knots night: 331º \| 18 knots Tuesday night: 339º \| 16 knots night: 343º \| 12 knots day: 323º \| 16 knots day: 339º \| 16 knots day: 341º \| 14 knots day: 329º \| 14 knots night: 324º \| 14 knots night: 328º \| 18 knots Wednesday night: 323º \| 20 knots night: 329º \| 18 knots day: 331º \| 18 knots day: 325º \| 18 knots day: 327º \| 20 knots day: 337º \| 18 knots night: 328º \| 14 knots night: 316º \| 16 knots Thursday night: 314º \| 18 knots night: 321º \| 18 knots day: 319º \| 18 knots day: 319º \| 18 knots day: 320º \| 18 knots day: 323º \| 18 knots night: 319º \| 18 knots night: 308º \| 16 knots Friday night: 300º \| 14 knots night: 320º \| 14 knots day: 315º \| 14 knots day: 321º \| 16 knots day: 326º \| 18 knots day: 333º \| 18 knots night: 334º \| 16 knots night: 350º \| 12 knots Saturday night: 341º \| 12 knots night: 348º \| 12 knots day: 347º \| 10 knots day: 350º \| 10 knots

03-04-2007, 11:05 PM	#10
madscientist Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,906	There's wind forecasts on the internet? __________________

03-03-2007, 07:52 PM	#2
ratdog Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 424	Was there alot of people out there today? Anyone following you to the floating outhouse?lol

03-04-2007, 05:58 AM	#3
nmbrinkman Work Sucks! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 559	Thanks for the heads-up on the wind... As I was going out, the wind didn't seem too bad. Then it picks shortly after, then dies for quite a while. Around 4pm, it a blazing headwind all the way to the launch.. what shoulda been 15 min turned into 30-40 min in the ol' FnD. Nothin but a liz fish for me..

03-04-2007, 07:47 AM	#4
fishin steve Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: santee Posts: 44	Thanks for the report Brad, hopefully I'll get out tommorrow.

03-04-2007, 05:23 PM	#8
OB Paddler Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 21	Hey Brinkman, what are you looking at? I just triple checked the Torrey Pines wind forecast for Monday, and it's looking like light wind? Date Monday, March 5 Time 12a 2a 4a 6a 8a 10a 12p 2p 4p 6p 8p 10p Wind speed (knots) 4 6 7 5 5 5 7 8 9 4 1 1 Wind direction Temperature (F) 57 53 52 52 56 59 59 58 58 56 55 55 Cloud Cover (%) 100 33 0 0 66 100 92 96 100 33 0 0 Rain (in/2h) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Vis. (km) INF INF INF INF INF INF INF INF INF INF INF INF INF INF IN I dropped by the launch this morning around 11:00 and the wind was not bad at all at the lauch, swell was minimal. Am I reading something wrong? I got my info from here

03-04-2007, 05:25 PM	#9
OB Paddler Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 21	Ok, that didn't seem to paste well....but the wind looks to be blowing "W" at about7-8 knots in the morning....

03-05-2007, 08:46 AM	#11
nmbrinkman Work Sucks! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 559	Duh! It's for those of us who spend too much time on the internet and not enough time on the water...

03-05-2007, 01:30 PM	#12
OB Paddler Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 21	Ha-ha....too true Launched just before 6 am today at Lake La Jolla, no wind, no swell, no clouds....and fishy as can be. Lots of bites, the three B's for me today, Boni's/Berries/Bass, Great time on the water. I also had the rare chance to paddle back in via the point no waves at all. It's really amazing that we get to fish in such a great place. paddled back to the landing staying about 20 ft or so from land. Water clarity was great, tons of orange fish swimming around.