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

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.

slayersmith · 04-05-2012, 06:56 AM

I would release those flat heads your talking about, the new river and the alamo river come from mexico. The only 2 rivers in the US that flow from south to north. Hit the High line canal if you want cats to eat.

ratdog · 04-05-2012, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by slayersmith

I would release those flat heads your talking about, the new river and the alamo river come from mexico. The only 2 rivers in the US that flow from south to north. Hit the High line canal if you want cats to eat.

I am not a geography nerd, but I believe the Monongahela River flows south to north emptying into the Ohio River. Don't ask why I know this, someone once told me "its the only river in the US that flows south to north"! I must be bored!

lowprofile · 04-05-2012, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by slayersmith

I would release those flat heads your talking about, the new river and the alamo river come from mexico. The only 2 rivers in the US that flow from south to north. Hit the High line canal if you want cats to eat.

Guess you better not eat those tilapia either . Pretty sure it flows out of the canal though. Google maps is your friend.

04-04-2012, 12:51 PM	#1
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	#2
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	#4
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, 09:10 PM	#5
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

04-04-2012, 08:42 PM	#3
ericko Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Huntington beach Posts: 594	Flatheads??

04-05-2012, 06:56 AM	#6
slayersmith Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Torrance. ca Posts: 76	I would release those flat heads your talking about, the new river and the alamo river come from mexico. The only 2 rivers in the US that flow from south to north. Hit the High line canal if you want cats to eat.