Oceanside report. 4/19 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

YakDout · 04-19-2014, 03:18 PM

Went out with Blake and mike this morning. Met at 600 am at launch. To my surprise the guy at the bait barge told me he had no anchovies. He had mackerel. With about 1% sardine mixed in. So we loaded our tanks with close to 20 greenies, with high hopes.

So I was told by a couple people to try the AR1. So we hooked south past the dredger, and paddles out into 80-100 feet of water to the numbers I have plugged in my gps. We showed up and started viewing our sonar. Couldn't find structure in a spot, searched, couldn't find the AR1 with any numbers I have. We started soaking baits on a dropper loop when we would meter good schools of fish, no biters. Search more, next school, no biters, and still no structure. At this time I'm thinking we should have stuck north where it's been consistent at the AR2, but the wind started to pick up. Blake headed in while mike and I paddled in 15+ mph wind and tried our hardest to get to the other reef. Just wasn't our day out there. Forced to drift back towards the channel and head home around 130. We did spot a mola mola and got a couple good shots. The highlight of the day...

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AirborneYak · 04-19-2014, 03:23 PM

Those mola mola looks the flying bullets in super Mario bros.

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Grunt31 · 04-19-2014, 03:44 PM

Yeah a buddy and me fished Ar2 last week. ALLLLLLLLL of it. With barely anything marking and on structure. With no luck. Been hearing reports on it been good from 07 and drying up around 10. But we hit those times with nothing to show for.

YakDout · 04-19-2014, 03:47 PM

I've had really successful trips out to the AR2 recently, today on the AR1 I can't say the same. Just couldn't find the structure.

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Grunt31 · 04-19-2014, 05:03 PM

Yeah maybe I'm not fishing it right. I've only gotten out there 4 or 5 times.

Mike scales · 04-19-2014, 10:32 PM

Today was tough indeed but glad we gave it our best. Better fishing then hanging with my in-laws though! Lol

blitzburgh · 04-21-2014, 08:27 AM

Cool pics! At least you got out there

Sully1 · 04-22-2014, 10:04 AM

Holy Mola!

Bigblue227 · 04-22-2014, 08:18 PM

Mola mola! ... In deed but that did make it worth going! Can't wait for the next trip! La jolla ?

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04-19-2014, 03:18 PM	#1
YakDout Brandon Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,345	Oceanside report. 4/19 Went out with Blake and mike this morning. Met at 600 am at launch. To my surprise the guy at the bait barge told me he had no anchovies. He had mackerel. With about 1% sardine mixed in. So we loaded our tanks with close to 20 greenies, with high hopes. So I was told by a couple people to try the AR1. So we hooked south past the dredger, and paddles out into 80-100 feet of water to the numbers I have plugged in my gps. We showed up and started viewing our sonar. Couldn't find structure in a spot, searched, couldn't find the AR1 with any numbers I have. We started soaking baits on a dropper loop when we would meter good schools of fish, no biters. Search more, next school, no biters, and still no structure. At this time I'm thinking we should have stuck north where it's been consistent at the AR2, but the wind started to pick up. Blake headed in while mike and I paddled in 15+ mph wind and tried our hardest to get to the other reef. Just wasn't our day out there. Forced to drift back towards the channel and head home around 130. We did spot a mola mola and got a couple good shots. The highlight of the day... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

04-21-2014, 08:27 AM	#7
blitzburgh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Menifee Posts: 2,509	Cool pics! At least you got out there __________________ ”The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.” ~Thomas Jefferson.........maybe

04-22-2014, 10:04 AM	#8
Sully1 Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: The Beach Posts: 290	Holy Mola! __________________

04-19-2014, 03:23 PM	#2
AirborneYak Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Long Beach Posts: 366	Those mola mola looks the flying bullets in super Mario bros. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk

04-19-2014, 03:44 PM	#3
Grunt31 Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Pendleton Posts: 80	Yeah a buddy and me fished Ar2 last week. ALLLLLLLLL of it. With barely anything marking and on structure. With no luck. Been hearing reports on it been good from 07 and drying up around 10. But we hit those times with nothing to show for.

04-19-2014, 03:47 PM	#4
YakDout Brandon Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,345	I've had really successful trips out to the AR2 recently, today on the AR1 I can't say the same. Just couldn't find the structure. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

04-19-2014, 05:03 PM	#5
Grunt31 Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Pendleton Posts: 80	Yeah maybe I'm not fishing it right. I've only gotten out there 4 or 5 times.

04-19-2014, 10:32 PM	#6
Mike scales Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Carlsbad Posts: 327	Today was tough indeed but glad we gave it our best. Better fishing then hanging with my in-laws though! Lol

04-22-2014, 08:18 PM	#9
Bigblue227 Junior Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 16	Mola mola! ... In deed but that did make it worth going! Can't wait for the next trip! La jolla ? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk