Need advice! - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Linglifter · 10-26-2013, 04:14 PM

Steelhead is great but there is no water in the rivers now

alanw · 10-26-2013, 04:21 PM

Oh yea, gotta wait for the rains. Well I guess I'll be "stuck" with the pier and Humboldt Bay shore fishing since I won't be bringing my kayak up.

Linglifter · 10-26-2013, 06:34 PM

U can fish north and south jetty and the surf perch will be running soon. Crab seasons opens on nov 2. Poke pole for monkey faced eel at the negative tides. I never fish that pier lol that's where the tourist go.

plenty of fishing to be had

kixchad · 10-31-2013, 06:13 AM

Awesome. Thank you guys. I am headed up in January.

I am definitely looking forward to the ling fishing. Ive seen the monsters that come from up north.

alanw · 10-31-2013, 10:13 AM

Like jbaker said, ling season closes today, so if you're going up in January to fish them it will have to be shore fishing only.

Linglifter · 10-31-2013, 07:15 PM

North south jetty is good for lings. Fresh water lagoon for trout and bass. Big lagoon for the same and cut throat but when it breaches it's a different story. I frequent Trinidad often ... Just for peace of mind. Enjoy yourself up there man. Maybe ill run into To u some day. Tony

taggermike · 11-03-2013, 10:46 AM

I was at HSU in the late 80s/early 90s. There was a long ass drought the whole time I was there and the river fishing sucked. Definitely good advice from the earlier posters. I'll throw in 1 more thing; BE CAREFUL! The ocean up there is nothing like down here. There are many days in the winter when its not even safe to walk on the beach or on the jetties. Seriously, we had a swell there that was 18-25 feet with a period of almost 30 seconds. Waves were breaking in 60 feet of water and registering on the seismograph in the geology department on campus. There are plenty of nice days too, just be smart. Mike

10-26-2013, 04:21 PM	#2
alanw Made in U.S.A. Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Dana Point Posts: 1,625	Oh yea, gotta wait for the rains. Well I guess I'll be "stuck" with the pier and Humboldt Bay shore fishing since I won't be bringing my kayak up. __________________ Hobie PA 14 ¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Jackson Kraken ¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Malibu X-Factor ¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Malibu Stealth-12 ¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Its not a spelling B its a fishing B ~yakjoe

10-31-2013, 10:13 AM	#5
alanw Made in U.S.A. Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Dana Point Posts: 1,625	Like jbaker said, ling season closes today, so if you're going up in January to fish them it will have to be shore fishing only. __________________ Hobie PA 14 ¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Jackson Kraken ¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Malibu X-Factor ¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Malibu Stealth-12 ¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Its not a spelling B its a fishing B ~yakjoe

10-26-2013, 04:14 PM	#1
Linglifter Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: San diego Posts: 166	Steelhead is great but there is no water in the rivers now

10-26-2013, 06:34 PM	#3
Linglifter Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: San diego Posts: 166	U can fish north and south jetty and the surf perch will be running soon. Crab seasons opens on nov 2. Poke pole for monkey faced eel at the negative tides. I never fish that pier lol that's where the tourist go. plenty of fishing to be had

10-31-2013, 06:13 AM	#4
kixchad Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: San Marcos ca Posts: 71	Awesome. Thank you guys. I am headed up in January. I am definitely looking forward to the ling fishing. Ive seen the monsters that come from up north.

10-31-2013, 07:15 PM	#6
Linglifter Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: San diego Posts: 166	North south jetty is good for lings. Fresh water lagoon for trout and bass. Big lagoon for the same and cut throat but when it breaches it's a different story. I frequent Trinidad often ... Just for peace of mind. Enjoy yourself up there man. Maybe ill run into To u some day. Tony

11-03-2013, 10:46 AM	#7
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	I was at HSU in the late 80s/early 90s. There was a long ass drought the whole time I was there and the river fishing sucked. Definitely good advice from the earlier posters. I'll throw in 1 more thing; BE CAREFUL! The ocean up there is nothing like down here. There are many days in the winter when its not even safe to walk on the beach or on the jetties. Seriously, we had a swell there that was 18-25 feet with a period of almost 30 seconds. Waves were breaking in 60 feet of water and registering on the seismograph in the geology department on campus. There are plenty of nice days too, just be smart. Mike