Newport 6/30 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

caddisx · 07-01-2013, 09:07 AM

Made it on the water around 6:30 and went straight to bait barge. It was a beautiful morning... no fog, but a couple of rollers were working into the harbor. I got some bait and took off for Crystal Cove. Drifted for 3 hours with very little success. Caught a small sheephead and what I think was a small white sea bass. Came back in and fished around the barge for an hour with another guy in a blue yak. Caught a small calico and 5 more of what I believe are juvenile white sea bass. I am posting so if they are something else some one can let me know. Everything went back into the ocean. It was getting bumpy out there with traffic so out I went around 12:00pm.

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sharjak · 07-01-2013, 09:14 AM

Juvi Ghosts

YakHanded · 07-01-2013, 09:26 AM

What did the juvi white girls bite on? did the barge have live squishies?

caddisx · 07-01-2013, 10:06 AM

Small chovies... There must have been a lot hanging around the barge because I had 5 in an hour and had I been able to stick around I believe I could have had more. Was looking for a Hali or two. Gent in blue kayak got bent real nice but fumbled trying to get it on his game hook.

vincentek9 · 07-01-2013, 11:15 AM

nice going out there. definitely juvi seabass. maybe they just released them from the pens.

rieffer · 07-01-2013, 05:00 PM

Ahh you should have been there yesterday! I went out Saturday in the fog. Man, was it thick!!! Anyway, I just started stopping at every kelp stringer I could see... First stop, 3 cast's, 3 calicos ( 2 legal). The current was really fickle. Managed 5 more calicos and 1 sandi the rest of the day, 2 more being legal... all released. Really fun until the jet skiers showed up. Congrat's to your day, we should hook up

caddisx · 07-01-2013, 06:02 PM

I am always looking for people to go out with. I need a lot of tips and tricks in regards to saltwater. I'm a convert from years of fly fishing in Montana.

socal_matt · 07-01-2013, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by rieffer

Ahh you should have been there yesterday! I went out Saturday in the fog. Man, was it thick!!! Anyway, I just started stopping at every kelp stringer I could see... First stop, 3 cast's, 3 calicos ( 2 legal). The current was really fickle. Managed 5 more calicos and 1 sandi the rest of the day, 2 more being legal... all released. Really fun until the jet skiers showed up. Congrat's to your day, we should hook up

Hey, were you the one in the orange hobie out there? If you were, I was the one in the yellow ocean kayak who stopped to talk for a little bit.

07-01-2013, 09:07 AM	#1
caddisx caddisx Join Date: May 2012 Location: Orange County Posts: 77	Newport 6/30 Made it on the water around 6:30 and went straight to bait barge. It was a beautiful morning... no fog, but a couple of rollers were working into the harbor. I got some bait and took off for Crystal Cove. Drifted for 3 hours with very little success. Caught a small sheephead and what I think was a small white sea bass. Came back in and fished around the barge for an hour with another guy in a blue yak. Caught a small calico and 5 more of what I believe are juvenile white sea bass. I am posting so if they are something else some one can let me know. Everything went back into the ocean. It was getting bumpy out there with traffic so out I went around 12:00pm. Last edited by caddisx; 07-01-2013 at 09:15 AM.

07-01-2013, 09:26 AM	#3
YakHanded Thread Killer - sorry Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: San Clemente Posts: 256	What did the juvi white girls bite on? did the barge have live squishies? __________________ soggy

07-01-2013, 11:15 AM	#5
vincentek9 MAYNEE-YAK Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: So Cal Posts: 533	nice going out there. definitely juvi seabass. maybe they just released them from the pens. __________________

07-01-2013, 09:14 AM	#2
sharjak Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: South OC Posts: 102	Juvi Ghosts

07-01-2013, 10:06 AM	#4
caddisx caddisx Join Date: May 2012 Location: Orange County Posts: 77	Small chovies... There must have been a lot hanging around the barge because I had 5 in an hour and had I been able to stick around I believe I could have had more. Was looking for a Hali or two. Gent in blue kayak got bent real nice but fumbled trying to get it on his game hook.

07-01-2013, 05:00 PM	#6
rieffer Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 91	Ahh you should have been there yesterday! I went out Saturday in the fog. Man, was it thick!!! Anyway, I just started stopping at every kelp stringer I could see... First stop, 3 cast's, 3 calicos ( 2 legal). The current was really fickle. Managed 5 more calicos and 1 sandi the rest of the day, 2 more being legal... all released. Really fun until the jet skiers showed up. Congrat's to your day, we should hook up

07-01-2013, 06:02 PM	#7
caddisx caddisx Join Date: May 2012 Location: Orange County Posts: 77	I am always looking for people to go out with. I need a lot of tips and tricks in regards to saltwater. I'm a convert from years of fly fishing in Montana.