An actual salton sea report 4/3/12 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

TJones · 04-04-2012, 11:19 AM

thanks for report

oneyedeer · 04-04-2012, 11:51 AM

wow the good old days.....hot dry winds, sewer smell, torns, fishbones, and scotching heat, but paradise when you land 20lb+ corvina

still remember the time I gave my 7year old nephew an ultra light setup so he can fish them tilipia. Uncle Uncle I caught a rock can you unstuck it for me. Sure....as soon as he handed it to me sucker spooled me. That thing took off like a yellowfin.

blitzburgh · 04-04-2012, 11:53 AM

That's cool! Shoot, a stringer full of 1/2 - 1lb'ers would make a good BBQ!

slayersmith · 04-04-2012, 12:43 PM

Love that place, Still has some real good duck and goose hunting on the south end.

ful-rac · 04-04-2012, 12:51 PM

I went there last year about this time with the kayaks and caught a bunch of those tilapia...and whudya know they're really not that bad...they actually tasted good! It's not halibut or tuna but it they were surprisingly not disgusting!

As far as fishing went, I found that the further you got away from shore the less fish there seem to be. Seemed like all the fish were in really shallow, up real tight to the beach. I was thinking we would probably kill'em if we paddled out a little but we just ended up catching nothing until we got close to shore.

Hotter than hell out there!!!! But beautiful....in a post apocalyptic way!

lowprofile · 04-04-2012, 03:49 PM

theres some monster flatheads in there too. not the main lake but the south end where the river comes in.

ericko · 04-04-2012, 08:42 PM

Flatheads??

blitzburgh · 04-04-2012, 08:48 PM

Catfish. AKA Shovelheads.

lowprofile · 04-04-2012, 09:10 PM

flatheads, shovelheads, yellowcat. whatever they call them were your from. Flathead and channel catfish feed on the tilapia at the river mouth and just below the spillway where the water is fresh/brakish. thats one of the spots im going to hit this summer. i know some over 60lbs have come from that off shoot of the river.

04-04-2012, 11:19 AM	#1
TJones Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,526	priceless thanks for report

04-04-2012, 11:53 AM	#3
blitzburgh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Menifee Posts: 2,509	That's cool! Shoot, a stringer full of 1/2 - 1lb'ers would make a good BBQ! __________________ ”The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.” ~Thomas Jefferson.........maybe

04-04-2012, 12:51 PM	#5
ful-rac Emperor Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buena Park Posts: 3,649	I went there last year about this time with the kayaks and caught a bunch of those tilapia...and whudya know they're really not that bad...they actually tasted good! It's not halibut or tuna but it they were surprisingly not disgusting! As far as fishing went, I found that the further you got away from shore the less fish there seem to be. Seemed like all the fish were in really shallow, up real tight to the beach. I was thinking we would probably kill'em if we paddled out a little but we just ended up catching nothing until we got close to shore. Hotter than hell out there!!!! But beautiful....in a post apocalyptic way! __________________ There's nothing colder than yesterday's hotdog.

04-04-2012, 03:49 PM	#6
lowprofile #1 on fishstick's hitlist Join Date: May 2011 Location: Sea level Posts: 1,478	theres some monster flatheads in there too. not the main lake but the south end where the river comes in. __________________ MLPA- My Largest Poaching Area

04-04-2012, 08:48 PM	#8
blitzburgh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Menifee Posts: 2,509	Catfish. AKA Shovelheads. __________________ ”The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.” ~Thomas Jefferson.........maybe

04-04-2012, 11:51 AM	#2
oneyedeer Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Orange County, ca Posts: 684	wow the good old days.....hot dry winds, sewer smell, torns, fishbones, and scotching heat, but paradise when you land 20lb+ corvina still remember the time I gave my 7year old nephew an ultra light setup so he can fish them tilipia. Uncle Uncle I caught a rock can you unstuck it for me. Sure....as soon as he handed it to me sucker spooled me. That thing took off like a yellowfin.

04-04-2012, 12:43 PM	#4
slayersmith Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Torrance. ca Posts: 76	Love that place, Still has some real good duck and goose hunting on the south end.

04-04-2012, 08:42 PM	#7
ericko Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Huntington beach Posts: 594	Flatheads??

04-04-2012, 09:10 PM	#9
lowprofile #1 on fishstick's hitlist Join Date: May 2011 Location: Sea level Posts: 1,478	flatheads, shovelheads, yellowcat. whatever they call them were your from. Flathead and channel catfish feed on the tilapia at the river mouth and just below the spillway where the water is fresh/brakish. thats one of the spots im going to hit this summer. i know some over 60lbs have come from that off shoot of the river. __________________ MLPA- My Largest Poaching Area