Good Friday La Jolla - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

blackcloud9 · 04-07-2013, 01:59 PM

Waited awhile to post, as not to spoil the hot bite. Fished the flat weekend days over the last couple of weekends, no luck sighting any WSB
so headed out deeper.

Here are a few recent photos.

Copper Rockfish:

Cookie cutter LJ reds:

A short trip the other day when the reds were mostly uncooperative ....

More Photos:
http://s4.photobucket.com/user/black...ibrary/Fishing

Videos:
http://s4.photobucket.com/user/black...shing%20Videos

dmrides · 04-07-2013, 02:09 PM

Nice catches. Looks like you had some great conditions out there too. Hope the water warms up soon and brings in some more action.

JeffB · 04-07-2013, 04:26 PM

Nicely done. Some good looking reds!

vincentek9 · 04-07-2013, 09:44 PM

the fish on the far right.. (the picture with the 10 fish)... is that a boccaccio?

blackcloud9 · 04-08-2013, 11:44 AM

The fish on the far right is a Boccaccio. They are thick out there some
days, I release many and try hard to avoid them. They seem to eat live
fin-bait and plastics better than the reds.

Deamon · 04-08-2013, 01:16 PM

Very, very nice catches!

DanaPT · 04-08-2013, 06:44 PM

yummy. looks good. inspiring!

tacklebox · 04-08-2013, 07:37 PM

What depth were these caught (just round abouts). Im thinking of hitting LJ for the first time soon and I love rockfish.

steveooo · 04-08-2013, 10:31 PM

Nice report Larry

THE DARKHORSE · 04-09-2013, 12:31 PM

How in the hell you don't have a curly-tail grub sponsor is beyond me.

blitzburgh · 04-09-2013, 07:09 PM

Nice Larry!

blackcloud9 · 04-09-2013, 09:15 PM

taclebox I generally target rockfish from 115' to 170' - caught these around
125' deep where I fish most often.

tacklebox · 04-09-2013, 09:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blackcloud9

taclebox I generally target rockfish from 115' to 170' - caught these around
125' deep where I fish most often.

Awesome! Thanks for the heads up. I hope to get out there soon. Nice haul btw. I am envious.

bellcon · 04-09-2013, 09:48 PM

Great stuff Larry, some yummy fishing right there

shogan · 04-11-2013, 12:11 AM

Right time of year for WSB start @ La Jolla, but wondering if real-time intel is easy to come by on forums these days. With decent yellowtail yoyo bite on 3/4 day Coronado boats, will have to decide next week whether to try yak @ La Jolla or jump on a cattle boat to Mex (or both) - if schedule & weather continue to cooperate.

Tight lines all!

04-07-2013, 01:59 PM	#1
blackcloud9 Kayaker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Big Rock, WindanSea, La Jolla Posts: 413	Good Friday La Jolla Waited awhile to post, as not to spoil the hot bite. Fished the flat weekend days over the last couple of weekends, no luck sighting any WSB so headed out deeper. Here are a few recent photos. Copper Rockfish: Cookie cutter LJ reds: A short trip the other day when the reds were mostly uncooperative .... More Photos: http://s4.photobucket.com/user/black...ibrary/Fishing Videos: http://s4.photobucket.com/user/black...shing%20Videos __________________ Larry. Hobie Revolution 13. 25 years of kayak fishing La Jolla. https://larryl.com/photos Last edited by blackcloud9; 04-07-2013 at 04:09 PM.

04-07-2013, 04:26 PM	#3
JeffB Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: La Jolla Posts: 1,216	Nicely done. Some good looking reds! __________________ If you're looking for me I'm

04-07-2013, 09:44 PM	#4
vincentek9 MAYNEE-YAK Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: So Cal Posts: 533	the fish on the far right.. (the picture with the 10 fish)... is that a boccaccio? __________________

04-08-2013, 01:16 PM	#6
Deamon Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,972	Very, very nice catches! __________________ Recreational Fisherman's Catch...2% Commercial Fisherman's Catch- 98% Recreational Fishing Kayakers Catch- .00001% "The reality is that the wall was built to keep all Asians ~specifically Japanese and those that think they're japanese~ out of the U.S"

04-08-2013, 07:37 PM	#8
tacklebox I got gas! Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Mission Viejo Posts: 159	What depth were these caught (just round abouts). Im thinking of hitting LJ for the first time soon and I love rockfish. __________________ TODAY WAS A GOOD DAY

04-07-2013, 02:09 PM	#2
dmrides Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Point Loma Posts: 584	Nice catches. Looks like you had some great conditions out there too. Hope the water warms up soon and brings in some more action.

04-08-2013, 11:44 AM	#5
blackcloud9 Kayaker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Big Rock, WindanSea, La Jolla Posts: 413	The fish on the far right is a Boccaccio. They are thick out there some days, I release many and try hard to avoid them. They seem to eat live fin-bait and plastics better than the reds.

04-08-2013, 06:44 PM	#7
DanaPT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: South OC Posts: 1,606	yummy. looks good. inspiring!

04-08-2013, 10:31 PM	#9
steveooo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,921	Nice report Larry

04-09-2013, 12:31 PM	#10
THE DARKHORSE Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Seven minutes from the launch! Posts: 987	The taco Destroyer strikes again! How in the hell you don't have a curly-tail grub sponsor is beyond me. __________________

04-09-2013, 07:09 PM	#11
blitzburgh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Menifee Posts: 2,509	Nice Larry! __________________ ”The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.” ~Thomas Jefferson.........maybe

04-09-2013, 09:15 PM	#12
blackcloud9 Kayaker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Big Rock, WindanSea, La Jolla Posts: 413	taclebox I generally target rockfish from 115' to 170' - caught these around 125' deep where I fish most often. __________________ Larry. Hobie Revolution 13. 25 years of kayak fishing La Jolla. https://larryl.com/photos

04-09-2013, 09:48 PM	#14
bellcon Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Pedro Posts: 999	Great stuff Larry, some yummy fishing right there __________________

04-11-2013, 12:11 AM	#15
shogan Junior Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 10	Tis the season? Right time of year for WSB start @ La Jolla, but wondering if real-time intel is easy to come by on forums these days. With decent yellowtail yoyo bite on 3/4 day Coronado boats, will have to decide next week whether to try yak @ La Jolla or jump on a cattle boat to Mex (or both) - if schedule & weather continue to cooperate. Tight lines all! __________________ Sean