Dana Point Quickie & Variety Pack - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

steveooo · 03-13-2015, 02:54 PM

Fished Dana for a quick AM session today. Didn’t really have a game plan or a target species. Mostly a recon mission and an excuse for some time OTW.

Launched at 6:45 ish, and picked up a nice scoop of perfect 6” sardines @ the barge.

Headed shallow to Doho first. Santa Ana’s were blowing, the water had turned, and there was lots of debris. I took the hint and let the wind blow me out a little deeper.

I turned the corner and checked out a few stones in 60- 75ft and was glad that fish wanted to play. First 5 baits were hit as soon as they got near the bottom. 5 fish in 10 minutes was enough to make me stay in the general vicinity. Nothing big, but still lots of fun with the variety pack.

Calico (1st of 3 that I caught)

Little Ling (1 of 3)

Sculpin (1 of 2)

Ittly bitty RF that had a big appetite

Sandy (The small one of the 2)

Treefish

Everything released. All but a couple fish were on the trap hook. Lost 2 nice heavy hangar fish on the bottom. Probably sharks

The inshore surface action has picked up too, as lots of the used baits that I released were crushed on the surface by calicos.

After fishing the bottom for a while I got distracted and chased some birds & bait balls that were just outside. Worked them for a while, but nobody home on them yet. Probably best I didn't find anything, as I was undergunned with the tackle I had brought anyways. 62.5 degree water on the outside, 64.5 on the inside if anybody cares.

Lots of whales, boardshort weather, summertime type action on the paddle boards, and a few fish . No complaints here.

Steve

Amish Ed · 03-13-2015, 03:09 PM

Nice variety pack. Steve and I have hid from the offshores behind the jetty quite a few times. Did they die at 9:00 like normal?

corpsmanusn2001 · 03-13-2015, 03:17 PM

Nice work!

Zed · 03-13-2015, 04:41 PM

Pretty.

alanw · 03-13-2015, 05:01 PM

Nice day on the water, especially when there's the right size sardines at the barge. DP always produces a good mixed bag for me as well.

alanhighhand · 03-13-2015, 05:23 PM

Nice report and picture thanks for sharing.

Southman · 03-13-2015, 06:11 PM

Nice mix of species. Other than the pipe, I don't usually do well in DP. I need to get out more and explore the headlands and other areas around there.

Thanks for the report.

yak-fishing-socal · 03-13-2015, 06:15 PM

Nice write up I'm thinking of hitting danna tomorrow

chancy94 · 03-13-2015, 10:48 PM

Nice fish man, makes me want to drive up to Dana Point!

walrus · 03-14-2015, 08:28 AM

"jjcawjj" · 03-14-2015, 03:05 PM

WTG!!!

blitzburgh · 03-16-2015, 09:52 AM

Nice variety!

YakHanded · 03-19-2015, 09:11 AM

Stevoo, how much stability do you sacrifice with the revo16? are you restricted in your movements on the yak at all or do you feel like its as sturdy a fishing platform as you need?

Nice report/photos!

03-13-2015, 02:54 PM	#1
steveooo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,921	Dana Point Quickie & Variety Pack Fished Dana for a quick AM session today. Didn’t really have a game plan or a target species. Mostly a recon mission and an excuse for some time OTW. Launched at 6:45 ish, and picked up a nice scoop of perfect 6” sardines @ the barge. Headed shallow to Doho first. Santa Ana’s were blowing, the water had turned, and there was lots of debris. I took the hint and let the wind blow me out a little deeper. I turned the corner and checked out a few stones in 60- 75ft and was glad that fish wanted to play. First 5 baits were hit as soon as they got near the bottom. 5 fish in 10 minutes was enough to make me stay in the general vicinity. Nothing big, but still lots of fun with the variety pack. Calico (1st of 3 that I caught) Little Ling (1 of 3) Sculpin (1 of 2) Ittly bitty RF that had a big appetite Sandy (The small one of the 2) Treefish Everything released. All but a couple fish were on the trap hook. Lost 2 nice heavy hangar fish on the bottom. Probably sharks The inshore surface action has picked up too, as lots of the used baits that I released were crushed on the surface by calicos. After fishing the bottom for a while I got distracted and chased some birds & bait balls that were just outside. Worked them for a while, but nobody home on them yet. Probably best I didn't find anything, as I was undergunned with the tackle I had brought anyways. 62.5 degree water on the outside, 64.5 on the inside if anybody cares. Lots of whales, boardshort weather, summertime type action on the paddle boards, and a few fish . No complaints here. Steve

03-13-2015, 03:09 PM	#2
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,903	Nice variety pack. Steve and I have hid from the offshores behind the jetty quite a few times. Did they die at 9:00 like normal? __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

03-13-2015, 04:41 PM	#4
Zed BANNED Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: W of 5 Posts: 1,265	Pretty. __________________ Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Give a fish a man and he'll eat for a week.

03-13-2015, 05:01 PM	#5
alanw Made in U.S.A. Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Dana Point Posts: 1,625	Nice day on the water, especially when there's the right size sardines at the barge. DP always produces a good mixed bag for me as well. __________________ 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

03-13-2015, 10:48 PM	#9
chancy94 Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: San Diego Posts: 62	Nice fish man, makes me want to drive up to Dana Point! __________________ Explore More http://voidventure.blogspot.com/

03-13-2015, 03:17 PM	#3
corpsmanusn2001 Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Corona, CA Posts: 65	Nice work!

03-13-2015, 05:23 PM	#6
alanhighhand Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 100	Nice report and picture thanks for sharing.

03-13-2015, 06:11 PM	#7
Southman Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Laguna Niguel Posts: 89	Nice mix of species. Other than the pipe, I don't usually do well in DP. I need to get out more and explore the headlands and other areas around there. Thanks for the report.

03-13-2015, 06:15 PM	#8
yak-fishing-socal kayak fishing socal Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Southern California / Whittier Posts: 438	Nice write up I'm thinking of hitting danna tomorrow

03-14-2015, 08:28 AM	#10
walrus Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Baja fish camp Posts: 478	__________________

03-14-2015, 03:05 PM	#11
"jjcawjj" Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Vista, California Posts: 174	WTG!!!

03-16-2015, 09:52 AM	#12
blitzburgh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Menifee Posts: 2,509	Nice variety! __________________ ”The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.” ~Thomas Jefferson.........maybe

03-19-2015, 09:11 AM	#13
YakHanded Thread Killer - sorry Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: San Clemente Posts: 256	Stevoo, how much stability do you sacrifice with the revo16? are you restricted in your movements on the yak at all or do you feel like its as sturdy a fishing platform as you need? Nice report/photos!