LJ 4/4 PM & 4/9 AM - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

TurtlePV · 04-11-2023, 09:11 AM

Tuesday 4/4 PM

Pulled onto the beach around 2pm. Several rental kayaks/kayakers were bobbing like corks in the surf. Wind swell was 3-5 @ 8 seconds. Terrible conditions. Strapped everything down and said, "Fuck it, I'm already here."
Attempted launch at 2pm. Should have known better. I couldn't make it through the outside breakers. I didn't roll but did have to bail, hold on, and ride back in until my feet found sand again.

Sunday 4/9 AM

Pulled onto beach at 5:30am. Much more reasonable 1-2 foot surf. Headed down to the pier to make bait. Water was cold (55ish). Lots of dolphin, dog, and bird activity. Caught nothing at the pier. Went straight out over the canyon into cold blue water then headed south trolling an iron. When I was closer to the condo in brown water I filled my well with candy bar Greenies and Spanish. That was the end of "catching" for the day. No takers on the dropper loop or Tady Squid photo yo-yo. Everything looked right, but the water was cold. Landed at 11am. Felt good to knock that rust off. Looking forward to things warming up.

(Oh, I was also fishing upside down/I'm too lazy to fix the pic)

f'nsabiki · 04-11-2023, 03:16 PM

At least you tried. With the lack of kelp it's hard to form a game plan.

FISH11 · 04-11-2023, 07:34 PM

I've been watching the weather forecast and the LJ Beach Cam and when the weather got nice at home and sunny, the high surf passed but the heavy marine layer came in hard at LJ. It is very hard to get motivated, when it looks cold and drizzly at LJ. Much worse are the low fish counts. Hey at least, you weren't one of the guys on the 1 1/2 day charter boat a couple days ago with a fish count for the boat of 4 Bonitos. That is Crazy!. Tight lines!

JohnMckroidJr · 04-12-2023, 02:44 AM

Good to see a report. There was a 48lb personal best yellowtail taken in LaJolla recently, posted on other social media.

TurtlePV · 04-13-2023, 05:39 AM

48lb yellow?! That's an old fish. Bet she was grumpy as hell.

04-11-2023, 09:11 AM	#1
TurtlePV Junior Join Date: Mar 2023 Location: Pine Valley Posts: 3	LJ 4/4 PM & 4/9 AM Tuesday 4/4 PM Pulled onto the beach around 2pm. Several rental kayaks/kayakers were bobbing like corks in the surf. Wind swell was 3-5 @ 8 seconds. Terrible conditions. Strapped everything down and said, "Fuck it, I'm already here." Attempted launch at 2pm. Should have known better. I couldn't make it through the outside breakers. I didn't roll but did have to bail, hold on, and ride back in until my feet found sand again. Sunday 4/9 AM Pulled onto beach at 5:30am. Much more reasonable 1-2 foot surf. Headed down to the pier to make bait. Water was cold (55ish). Lots of dolphin, dog, and bird activity. Caught nothing at the pier. Went straight out over the canyon into cold blue water then headed south trolling an iron. When I was closer to the condo in brown water I filled my well with candy bar Greenies and Spanish. That was the end of "catching" for the day. No takers on the dropper loop or Tady Squid photo yo-yo. Everything looked right, but the water was cold. Landed at 11am. Felt good to knock that rust off. Looking forward to things warming up. (Oh, I was also fishing upside down/I'm too lazy to fix the pic) Attached Images Last edited by TurtlePV; 04-11-2023 at 09:21 AM.

04-11-2023, 03:16 PM	#2
f'nsabiki Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 309	At least you tried. With the lack of kelp it's hard to form a game plan. Last edited by f'nsabiki; 04-11-2023 at 03:16 PM. Reason: sp

04-11-2023, 07:34 PM	#3
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,643	I've been watching the weather forecast and the LJ Beach Cam and when the weather got nice at home and sunny, the high surf passed but the heavy marine layer came in hard at LJ. It is very hard to get motivated, when it looks cold and drizzly at LJ. Much worse are the low fish counts. Hey at least, you weren't one of the guys on the 1 1/2 day charter boat a couple days ago with a fish count for the boat of 4 Bonitos. That is Crazy!. Tight lines! __________________ MARK ......... 2016 MALIBU X FACTOR, 2020 SOLO SKIFF (Fishing Kayak on Steroids )

04-12-2023, 02:44 AM	#4
JohnMckroidJr Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Fort Lauderdale Posts: 1,945	Good to see a report. There was a 48lb personal best yellowtail taken in LaJolla recently, posted on other social media. Attached Images

04-13-2023, 05:39 AM	#5
TurtlePV Junior Join Date: Mar 2023 Location: Pine Valley Posts: 3	48lb yellow?! That's an old fish. Bet she was grumpy as hell.