Winter Fishing... - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

robmandel · 01-10-2010, 04:48 PM

awesome report Josh. LJ's a long drive for me and really haven't been able to do it much. and besides, it'd be a roll of the dice as I know that the ratio of fishing to YT is very much in the fishes favor, for every nice yellow, there's ten or more stripes.

of all those mlpa meetings and those imbeciles, I had to laugh. our stocks are great. and I had to laugh even harder if they knew me. I'm really not that great a fisherman. as I tell my students, "I'm great at fishing, just really suck at the catching part!!"

i've never caught a YT or WSB from the yak. missed the "bite" many times at LJ and even the bu c-bass run. would I keep a fish or two? sure. would I keep my first YT or WSB from the yak? yes.

last year I fished from the surf and kayak over 50 times. caught hundreds of perch (many with my 7 y/o son and we ALWAYS throw everything back. he's learned CPR at a very early age!!), bass, etc., and I can tell you exactly how many fish I kept all last year. 4 rock fish from dume canyon. that's it. I got several gigs of photos, and a few pounds of fillets.

you're right that what we do is far more than about the fish. i'll be honest, sometimes it's simply the launch and landing that makes the day (I think we get bigger surf up in our neck o' the woods

). just standing on the shore with the paddle in one hand, the handle of the yak in the other, timing, waiting, then the rush. it's life affirming.

love being on the water. haven't fished a boat in a few years. no desire to do so anymore. it's just not that fun.

j mo · 01-10-2010, 05:33 PM

Nice post Josh. Is that the olympus? If so, im glad to see it in capable hands, those are some great shots....

Best,

Josh

peguinpower · 01-10-2010, 06:41 PM

Great read. I wanna get out there so bad. Hoping to do it this week or the next, weather allowing.

Thanks.

/bing

blitzburgh · 01-10-2010, 07:06 PM

FANTASTIC post! You are the man!

Ryan The Sealion · 01-10-2010, 08:29 PM

In summary...make sure u wait a week or 2 like josh if u want 2 brag about ur fish..

then its ok...

Whizz Bang · 01-10-2010, 08:33 PM

Awesome post....again. It had everything, fish, suspense, a message, wisdom, fish....yep, everything.

I don't know who took that WSB photo, but whoever it was was gifted....very, very gifted.

For those of you who had not had the opportunity to fish with Josh, his conservation and sportsmanship extend well beyond the game fish we all covet. This is a man who even treats his bait with respect, releasing them, if unused, where they have the greatest chance of survival (read: where they are most likely to join another school). This is something I have not seen before but now practice myself.

Keep up the inspirational posts, and feel free to throw in methods, gps coordinates, voodoo chants, et cetera......

cioppino · 01-10-2010, 09:08 PM

Nice work Josh. Maybe you should consider going barbless!

Its an amazing feeling being alone out there with fish boiling all around you. La Jolla truly is the JEWEL.

yaky yak · 01-10-2010, 09:34 PM

Josh you truly are my idol. Your C&R of trophy fish is an inspiration to me. I drive a long way to fish La Jolla and It has often payed off well for me over the last 4 years. I don't even eat fish, and tell my self from now on I'll practice C&R On yellow tail(unless its huge!) I read where a yellow tail put on a pound a year, thinking about these beautiful fish being as old as my kids gives me a lot of respect for them. I know it the heat of the min. its easy to land that gaff shot, I am a stone killer with the fish at yak side, but feel much regret with it dying on my deck. Paddling in with that T-shark on my deck made me feel like a heal to say the lest. Karma is a fact of life. lot of people want to know your secret for catching all those fish, I'm letting the cat out of the bag. Karma. C&R what you don't need, and it'll come back to you. Thanks for the inspiration.

GBF · 06-22-2011, 10:32 PM

Thanks for the story Josh............great reading!!

GBF

carbonbass · 06-23-2011, 08:42 PM

just read this, your love of the ocean and prowess for this sport is incredibly inspiring, you love this to a point where it could be your job, and i hope it is, i dont want to be MJ when i grow up.... i want to be darkhorse...

01-10-2010, 08:33 PM	#6
Whizz Bang Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 396	Awesome post....again. It had everything, fish, suspense, a message, wisdom, fish....yep, everything. I don't know who took that WSB photo, but whoever it was was gifted....very, very gifted. For those of you who had not had the opportunity to fish with Josh, his conservation and sportsmanship extend well beyond the game fish we all covet. This is a man who even treats his bait with respect, releasing them, if unused, where they have the greatest chance of survival (read: where they are most likely to join another school). This is something I have not seen before but now practice myself. Keep up the inspirational posts, and feel free to throw in methods, gps coordinates, voodoo chants, et cetera...... Last edited by Whizz Bang; 01-10-2010 at 08:52 PM.

06-22-2011, 10:32 PM	#9
GBF Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Huntington Beach CA Posts: 323	Thanks for the story Josh............great reading!! GBF __________________ "Just keep going out....it's better than staying Home"

01-10-2010, 04:48 PM	#1
robmandel Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 186	awesome report Josh. LJ's a long drive for me and really haven't been able to do it much. and besides, it'd be a roll of the dice as I know that the ratio of fishing to YT is very much in the fishes favor, for every nice yellow, there's ten or more stripes. of all those mlpa meetings and those imbeciles, I had to laugh. our stocks are great. and I had to laugh even harder if they knew me. I'm really not that great a fisherman. as I tell my students, "I'm great at fishing, just really suck at the catching part!!" i've never caught a YT or WSB from the yak. missed the "bite" many times at LJ and even the bu c-bass run. would I keep a fish or two? sure. would I keep my first YT or WSB from the yak? yes. last year I fished from the surf and kayak over 50 times. caught hundreds of perch (many with my 7 y/o son and we ALWAYS throw everything back. he's learned CPR at a very early age!!), bass, etc., and I can tell you exactly how many fish I kept all last year. 4 rock fish from dume canyon. that's it. I got several gigs of photos, and a few pounds of fillets. you're right that what we do is far more than about the fish. i'll be honest, sometimes it's simply the launch and landing that makes the day (I think we get bigger surf up in our neck o' the woods ). just standing on the shore with the paddle in one hand, the handle of the yak in the other, timing, waiting, then the rush. it's life affirming. love being on the water. haven't fished a boat in a few years. no desire to do so anymore. it's just not that fun.

01-10-2010, 05:33 PM	#2
j mo Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Encinitas Posts: 600	Nice post Josh. Is that the olympus? If so, im glad to see it in capable hands, those are some great shots.... Best, Josh

01-10-2010, 06:41 PM	#3
peguinpower bing! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: socal Posts: 246	Great read. I wanna get out there so bad. Hoping to do it this week or the next, weather allowing. Thanks. /bing

01-10-2010, 07:06 PM	#4
blitzburgh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Menifee Posts: 2,509	FANTASTIC post! You are the man!

01-10-2010, 08:29 PM	#5
Ryan The Sealion Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 308	In summary...make sure u wait a week or 2 like josh if u want 2 brag about ur fish.. then its ok...

01-10-2010, 09:08 PM	#7
cioppino Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: La Jolla Posts: 94	Nice work Josh. Maybe you should consider going barbless! Its an amazing feeling being alone out there with fish boiling all around you. La Jolla truly is the JEWEL.

01-10-2010, 09:34 PM	#8
yaky yak Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Riverside, calif Posts: 130	Josh you truly are my idol. Your C&R of trophy fish is an inspiration to me. I drive a long way to fish La Jolla and It has often payed off well for me over the last 4 years. I don't even eat fish, and tell my self from now on I'll practice C&R On yellow tail(unless its huge!) I read where a yellow tail put on a pound a year, thinking about these beautiful fish being as old as my kids gives me a lot of respect for them. I know it the heat of the min. its easy to land that gaff shot, I am a stone killer with the fish at yak side, but feel much regret with it dying on my deck. Paddling in with that T-shark on my deck made me feel like a heal to say the lest. Karma is a fact of life. lot of people want to know your secret for catching all those fish, I'm letting the cat out of the bag. Karma. C&R what you don't need, and it'll come back to you. Thanks for the inspiration.

06-23-2011, 08:42 PM	#10
carbonbass Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 367	just read this, your love of the ocean and prowess for this sport is incredibly inspiring, you love this to a point where it could be your job, and i hope it is, i dont want to be MJ when i grow up.... i want to be darkhorse...