Kelp paddies - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Hookembiz · 08-14-2018, 07:16 PM

Anyone go offshore to try for yellows and dorado off the kelp

YakDout · 08-14-2018, 07:35 PM

Went up about 6 miles off La Jolla on Sunday. Water was a nice blue, definitely could have been holding. Ran across a few paddies but only bait underneath. Those kelps are pretty hard to find only sitting 12” off the water. I didn’t commit as much as I could have to going offshore, but from the short time I spent offshore definitely felt like it could have happened. Get out there with a few buds and take a look.

jorluivil · 08-14-2018, 08:05 PM

We're starting to see kelp in Santa Monica bay, it's been a while since we've seen kelp up in our area.

kirkdavis · 08-14-2018, 08:07 PM

If a feller was handy with a drone he could use it to look for kelp paddies and then paddle out to them. That would not be me, because I'm more of a minimalist....Bait tube instead of tank, etc.

MITCHELL · 08-15-2018, 03:30 AM

And travel down it.~`▪#•*":;^*#"^: )# There easy to spot a lot of debris and foam floating in the water.
Kelp patties Could be lined up like sitting ducks in a row.

08-14-2018, 07:16 PM	#1
Hookembiz Junior Join Date: Aug 2018 Posts: 3	Kelp paddies Anyone go offshore to try for yellows and dorado off the kelp

08-14-2018, 07:35 PM	#2
YakDout Brandon Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,345	Kelp paddies Went up about 6 miles off La Jolla on Sunday. Water was a nice blue, definitely could have been holding. Ran across a few paddies but only bait underneath. Those kelps are pretty hard to find only sitting 12” off the water. I didn’t commit as much as I could have to going offshore, but from the short time I spent offshore definitely felt like it could have happened. Get out there with a few buds and take a look.

08-14-2018, 08:05 PM	#3
jorluivil Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 6,856	We're starting to see kelp in Santa Monica bay, it's been a while since we've seen kelp up in our area. __________________ www.facebook.com/Teamsewer

08-14-2018, 08:07 PM	#4
kirkdavis Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: SD County Posts: 360	Limited visibility If a feller was handy with a drone he could use it to look for kelp paddies and then paddle out to them. That would not be me, because I'm more of a minimalist....Bait tube instead of tank, etc.

08-15-2018, 03:30 AM	#5
MITCHELL Sea Hunter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Where ever I may roam where I lay my head I call home. Posts: 2,269	Find a current break..... And travel down it.~`▪#•":;^#"^: )# There easy to spot a lot of debris and foam floating in the water. Kelp patties Could be lined up like sitting ducks in a row. __________________ Duke Mitchell Last edited by MITCHELL; 08-15-2018 at 07:57 AM.