Curse of the lizard fish - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

CKallday71 · 06-05-2013, 07:59 PM

Flipped the coin and decided to hit Dana Point instead of La Jolla this morning. Think I made a tactical error. DP was nothing but lizard fish and short bass.

Best part of the day was testing out the new Kayak and playing with the Dolphins.

If I find out the La Jolla was rocking today I may just kill myself.

Dannowar · 06-05-2013, 08:19 PM

Fish were jumping into kayaks today at la jolla. Even the oex cave tours came over and were catching fish.

CKallday71 · 06-05-2013, 08:25 PM

Pardon me while I kill myself... Thanks Dan!

"jjcawjj" · 06-05-2013, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Dannowar

Fish were jumping into kayaks today at la jolla. Even the oex cave tours came over and were catching fish.

Dude you too!!!! I thought my yak was going to sink with all those

!!!!!! I just hate when that happens!!!

steveooo · 06-05-2013, 09:22 PM

Could be worse. I flipped the coin and hit Dana today for the afternoon shift. Good day to fly a kite or go wind surfing. Lumpy with very mixed swell.

At this point, even catching a lizard fish sounds fun

Thx for the report

Jim Sammons LJKF · 06-06-2013, 08:21 AM

I would say you made the right call, at least if you hate fishing in the wind like I do.
I went out yesterday with my friend Rod and we saw one fish landed on a PB but no others before hanging it up. It was sloppy out there.

danjor · 06-06-2013, 08:51 AM

It still amazes me that out of the hundreds of kayak fishing trips I have only caught 1 lizard fish...

DanaPT · 06-06-2013, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by danjor

It still amazes me that out of the hundreds of kayak fishing trips I have only caught 1 lizard fish...

you aren't trying hard enough on those lizard fish. Seems they like my sibiki.

I ventured out yesterday too. Nice meeting you CK. I had bigger expectations. I flipped a coin and went south instead of north. Most of the activity was just outside of Doheny beach: 1 baby wsb, 1 spot fin croaker, & 1 sand bass. 1 shark hook-up and fail (forgot to set the clicker and almost got spooled) not paying attention.

In the harbor a 16 inch halibut to finish the day.

Water was warm, wind was constant and sea was rough but not too bad.

Vikingj · 06-06-2013, 01:34 PM

Rode the washboard bumps at DP last week and lucked out w/ a 12lb hali caught on sardine (1st in 2+ months!). I examined the stomach contents and found a partially digested LIZARD FISH! Got me thinking that I better save the LF that I sabiki and send them back down on my hook.

CKallday71 · 06-06-2013, 01:41 PM

Anything that prolific has to be eaten by a LOT of things!

MrPatrick · 06-06-2013, 02:24 PM

My biggest sand bass at LJ puked up 4 small ones in my lap!!!!! When I took the hook out of its mouth.😝

CKallday71 · 06-06-2013, 02:45 PM

Only problem with using them as bait is that they might try and attack the fish that you're trying to catch! I dropped a big iron the other day and came up with a lizard fish that was just slightly bigger than the iron. They are ambitious little buggers I'll give them credit for that!

danjor · 06-06-2013, 05:41 PM

The one lizard I caught actually hooked himself trying to eat the sand dab I was catching lol Those sand dabs are so tasty!

yakety-yak · 06-06-2013, 05:50 PM

i dunno, i never had much luck sending lizardfish back down to the bottom. i don't think other fish find them as appealing as other baits

PapaDave · 06-07-2013, 09:09 AM

My first trip to SD bay I caught one and after reading somewhere they were good for halibut bait, I hooked it up and sent it down. after a short time the rod slowly bends over, thinking I'm hooked on the bottom I give it a yank, it yanked back. Towed me for a little bit then busted the line (this was before I migrated to braid).

06-05-2013, 07:59 PM	#1
CKallday71 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: The 951 Posts: 430	Curse of the lizard fish Flipped the coin and decided to hit Dana Point instead of La Jolla this morning. Think I made a tactical error. DP was nothing but lizard fish and short bass. Best part of the day was testing out the new Kayak and playing with the Dolphins. If I find out the La Jolla was rocking today I may just kill myself.

06-05-2013, 08:19 PM	#2
Dannowar Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 1,823	Fish were jumping into kayaks today at la jolla. Even the oex cave tours came over and were catching fish. __________________ "Beware the lollipop of mediocrity; lick it once and you’ll suck forever." — Brian Wilson

06-06-2013, 08:21 AM	#6
Jim Sammons LJKF Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Diego CA Posts: 947	I would say you made the right call, at least if you hate fishing in the wind like I do. I went out yesterday with my friend Rod and we saw one fish landed on a PB but no others before hanging it up. It was sloppy out there. __________________ Jim Sammons La Jolla Kayak Fishing The Kayak Fishing Show JimSammons.com

06-06-2013, 05:50 PM	#14
yakety-yak D-T-B Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: SoCal/SoCo (OC) Posts: 62	i dunno, i never had much luck sending lizardfish back down to the bottom. i don't think other fish find them as appealing as other baits Last edited by yakety-yak; 06-06-2013 at 07:10 PM. Reason: rewording

06-07-2013, 09:09 AM	#15
PapaDave Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Menifee, CA Posts: 1,473	My first trip to SD bay I caught one and after reading somewhere they were good for halibut bait, I hooked it up and sent it down. after a short time the rod slowly bends over, thinking I'm hooked on the bottom I give it a yank, it yanked back. Towed me for a little bit then busted the line (this was before I migrated to braid). __________________ So long and thanks for all the fish...

06-05-2013, 08:25 PM	#3
CKallday71 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: The 951 Posts: 430	Pardon me while I kill myself... Thanks Dan!

06-05-2013, 09:22 PM	#5
steveooo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,921	Could be worse. I flipped the coin and hit Dana today for the afternoon shift. Good day to fly a kite or go wind surfing. Lumpy with very mixed swell. At this point, even catching a lizard fish sounds fun Thx for the report

06-06-2013, 08:51 AM	#7
danjor Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Riverside CA Posts: 673	It still amazes me that out of the hundreds of kayak fishing trips I have only caught 1 lizard fish...

06-06-2013, 01:34 PM	#9
Vikingj Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Dana Point area Posts: 438	Rode the washboard bumps at DP last week and lucked out w/ a 12lb hali caught on sardine (1st in 2+ months!). I examined the stomach contents and found a partially digested LIZARD FISH! Got me thinking that I better save the LF that I sabiki and send them back down on my hook.

06-06-2013, 01:41 PM	#10
CKallday71 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: The 951 Posts: 430	Anything that prolific has to be eaten by a LOT of things!

06-06-2013, 02:24 PM	#11
MrPatrick Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Waiting to launch Posts: 1,381	My biggest sand bass at LJ puked up 4 small ones in my lap!!!!! When I took the hook out of its mouth.😝

06-06-2013, 02:45 PM	#12
CKallday71 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: The 951 Posts: 430	Only problem with using them as bait is that they might try and attack the fish that you're trying to catch! I dropped a big iron the other day and came up with a lizard fish that was just slightly bigger than the iron. They are ambitious little buggers I'll give them credit for that!

06-06-2013, 05:41 PM	#13
danjor Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Riverside CA Posts: 673	The one lizard I caught actually hooked himself trying to eat the sand dab I was catching lol Those sand dabs are so tasty!