6/14 Salton Sea report (sorry, no Yak action) - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

DESTROYER · 06-17-2011, 01:25 PM

No more Corvina? Almost 12 years ago a friend of mine went out there on his kayak and nailed some 20lbers. I've heard they are no longer. Just wondering what you hear?

Matt

wolfman · 06-17-2011, 02:31 PM

I used to catch huge corvina when I was a kid! I wonder if theres any more to be had.

maui jim · 06-17-2011, 02:49 PM

Catching mudsuckers to catch croaker to catch corvina..... the good old days....

addicted2sp33d · 06-17-2011, 03:08 PM

How do these things taste?

Are they any saltier than normal Tilapia?

That's some pretty cool color - I've never seen Tilapia that color at the fish market. They're all dull grey.

Limits · 06-17-2011, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by maui jim

SWEET....Wide open Talipia...Nice...any sign of those orange mouth monsters?....

Unfortunately no. According to research that Dan did, the last corvina bites may have been back in 2003ish. The salinity levels are making it difficult for certain species to breed let alone survive. We saw some fish boiling but could not confirm if they were corvina.

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Originally Posted by DESTROYER

No more Corvina? Almost 12 years ago a friend of mine went out there on his kayak and nailed some 20lbers. I've heard they are no longer. Just wondering what you hear?

Matt

They were definitely still around as late as 2003 (8 years ago) but unfortunately, might now be gone for good.

Supposedly, the salinity level keeps going up year after year, and estimations are that by 2017, the tilapia won't even ben able to survive, basically turning it into a giant brine reservoir.

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Originally Posted by addicted2sp33d

How do these things taste?

Are they any saltier than normal Tilapia?

That's some pretty cool color - I've never seen Tilapia that color at the fish market. They're all dull grey.

I'll let you know Sunday. My In-Laws are coming over and I'm having a fish fry.

They are definitely much more colorful than I've seen at any market.

FishinReelDeals · 06-17-2011, 08:18 PM

Always wanted to go their. Thanks for sharing your report. Im gonna have to take my GF for some of that wide open action. How do those taste out of their?

xpresso2am · 06-18-2011, 05:03 AM

The bite is still good. I took my son there so he would for sure catch
Something. The smell was not so bad but the dead fish floating around
had me concerned.

My group loaded a cooler and called it a day 5 hours. When it came time to clean
dear god the stench nearly killed me. I gave them all away. As
for a fun fishing spot, it is a gimme for sure. My son 2 1/2 he is now
Hooked on fishing.

Go while you can because it will be gone one day!

06-17-2011, 01:25 PM	#1
DESTROYER Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: "The Table" Posts: 976	No more Corvina? Almost 12 years ago a friend of mine went out there on his kayak and nailed some 20lbers. I've heard they are no longer. Just wondering what you hear? Matt Last edited by DESTROYER; 06-17-2011 at 02:40 PM.

06-17-2011, 02:31 PM	#2
wolfman Wolfman Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 51	Old days I used to catch huge corvina when I was a kid! I wonder if theres any more to be had.

06-17-2011, 02:49 PM	#3
maui jim Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Cypress, CA Posts: 789	Catching mudsuckers to catch croaker to catch corvina..... the good old days.... __________________

06-17-2011, 03:08 PM	#4
addicted2sp33d Here fishy fishy fishy... Join Date: May 2011 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 774	How do these things taste? Are they any saltier than normal Tilapia? That's some pretty cool color - I've never seen Tilapia that color at the fish market. They're all dull grey.

06-17-2011, 08:18 PM	#6
FishinReelDeals Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: High desert Posts: 130	Always wanted to go their. Thanks for sharing your report. Im gonna have to take my GF for some of that wide open action. How do those taste out of their?

06-18-2011, 05:03 AM	#7
xpresso2am Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 209	The bite is still good. I took my son there so he would for sure catch Something. The smell was not so bad but the dead fish floating around had me concerned. My group loaded a cooler and called it a day 5 hours. When it came time to clean dear god the stench nearly killed me. I gave them all away. As for a fun fishing spot, it is a gimme for sure. My son 2 1/2 he is now Hooked on fishing. Go while you can because it will be gone one day!