Skunk. Report, Chula Vista - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Amish Ed · 07-23-2017, 05:58 PM

Well at least you got on the water. Glad it was cool for you too.

Harry Hill · 07-23-2017, 08:26 PM

First time since we did Dana earlier this year with landwhale. When was that. I need to paddle a lot more to get the strength built back up. Also need that new kayak that doesn't paddle like a two person kayak, which the Malibu Pro2T is. I also need to figure out how to keep all my fishing gear closer to hand.

Amish Ed · 07-23-2017, 10:01 PM

That was a long time ago, Harry. Don't remember when though. How close are you to getting a new yak?

Harry Hill · 07-24-2017, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Amish Ed

That was a long time ago, Harry. Don't remember when though. How close are you to getting a new yak?

I don't know, I had an unexpected IRS bill this year that I will pay on the 30th of this month. It was $3000 I didn't have laying around so after that I start saving for the new yak and hopefully nothing else shows up to rob my yak account.

I want to try Shelter Island this week I think if I can figure out where to launch from.

jbl_91762 · 07-24-2017, 07:06 PM

Don't feel bad, I was at Newport/CDM for 7 hours last Sat and was skunked bad. Couldn't even find mac for trolling! 1st time ever skunked especially after 7 hours on water with live bait, swim baits ghost shrimp, Nada. Oh well there's always next time!

Harry Hill · 07-24-2017, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by jbl_91762

Don't feel bad, I was at Newport/CDM for 7 hours last Sat and was skunked bad. Couldn't even find mac for trolling! 1st time ever skunked especially after 7 hours on water with live bait, swim baits ghost shrimp, Nada. Oh well there's always next time!

As long as I'm fishing I'm happy, it's nice to catch fish but it isn't necessary

CON KSO · 07-24-2017, 09:30 PM

Interesting.

My daughter and I the east side this Sunday. On the water by 7:30am, tide coming in, lots of water moving, light wind. It seemed like it was going to be a good day to log some spotties.

The first two hours we were fishing in a morgue. Totally dead.

I'm talking no hits, no fish, nothing type of slow. My daughter was fishing Gulp Shrimp - everything eats Gulp shrimp, right? Evidently not. She switched it out to a rootbeer colored plastic curly tail- the ribbed ones you can buy at Fisherman's Landing- the money bait, all-time-greatest hit spottie killer. Even coated it with Uni butter. Yawn. No love.

We made the paddle out to the flats in front of the giant off-loading dock - nada.

It wasn't until we paddled around the parking lot and into the pilings that we started grinding out a fish here and a fish there. All spotties (well one mackerel too) and all of them tucked up into the shadows of the docks. This was about three hours into the day - we kept grinding it out, a fish here, a fish there. We just kept working at it.

At high tide it seemed like we detected a pulse but by then In 'n Out was on our minds and there was no denying it anymore.

We ended the day with about eight fish between us - way, way slower and lower numbers than we'd been used to picking up when fishing the east side. My finder was reading 78 degrees and I'm starting to think that the water's getting too warm.

Total conjecture: I think the fish are moving. I actually have no idea what I'm talking about but it seems like something happened in the last week and a half. Anybody else got a theory - the skunk seems to be thick right now.

07-23-2017, 05:58 PM	#1
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,906	Well at least you got on the water. Glad it was cool for you too. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

07-23-2017, 08:26 PM	#2
Harry Hill Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Yucaipa, CA Posts: 1,136	First time since we did Dana earlier this year with landwhale. When was that. I need to paddle a lot more to get the strength built back up. Also need that new kayak that doesn't paddle like a two person kayak, which the Malibu Pro2T is. I also need to figure out how to keep all my fishing gear closer to hand. __________________ you can't eat it if you release it

07-23-2017, 10:01 PM	#3
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,906	That was a long time ago, Harry. Don't remember when though. How close are you to getting a new yak? __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

07-24-2017, 07:06 PM	#5
jbl_91762 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 348	Don't feel bad, I was at Newport/CDM for 7 hours last Sat and was skunked bad. Couldn't even find mac for trolling! 1st time ever skunked especially after 7 hours on water with live bait, swim baits ghost shrimp, Nada. Oh well there's always next time!

07-24-2017, 09:30 PM	#7
CON KSO Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 83	Interesting. My daughter and I the east side this Sunday. On the water by 7:30am, tide coming in, lots of water moving, light wind. It seemed like it was going to be a good day to log some spotties. The first two hours we were fishing in a morgue. Totally dead. I'm talking no hits, no fish, nothing type of slow. My daughter was fishing Gulp Shrimp - everything eats Gulp shrimp, right? Evidently not. She switched it out to a rootbeer colored plastic curly tail- the ribbed ones you can buy at Fisherman's Landing- the money bait, all-time-greatest hit spottie killer. Even coated it with Uni butter. Yawn. No love. We made the paddle out to the flats in front of the giant off-loading dock - nada. It wasn't until we paddled around the parking lot and into the pilings that we started grinding out a fish here and a fish there. All spotties (well one mackerel too) and all of them tucked up into the shadows of the docks. This was about three hours into the day - we kept grinding it out, a fish here, a fish there. We just kept working at it. At high tide it seemed like we detected a pulse but by then In 'n Out was on our minds and there was no denying it anymore. We ended the day with about eight fish between us - way, way slower and lower numbers than we'd been used to picking up when fishing the east side. My finder was reading 78 degrees and I'm starting to think that the water's getting too warm. Total conjecture: I think the fish are moving. I actually have no idea what I'm talking about but it seems like something happened in the last week and a half. Anybody else got a theory - the skunk seems to be thick right now.