San Carlos Mexico - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

fearnofish · 12-04-2013, 07:42 PM

WOW what a great time!! Took my brother on his first kayak fishing trip and first trip to SC. I let him have it all... Whales, sailfish, yellowtail, corvina, pain in the ass bull sea lions, rattlesnakes, and tequila! We had a blast!

Arrived Thursday afternoon and headed out for SA point Friday morning. After giving my brother a quick lesson on the electronics and what all the marks were and some practice jigging we headed for the point. Weather was awesome and unbelievably calm for most of the day! Looked like everyone was trolling and catching bonita but I was determined to jig and was looking for marks. Dropped on a few with no luck but knew I would find them eventually. Had a rod rigged to cast with a salsa 7x and got hit the first time I threw it at some surface activity. Ended up with a fat skipjack, Fun fish but wrong kind.

Brother and I paddled our asses off and just couldn't locate any YT. I spotted 2 of something big just floating on the surface so we paddled closer. When we got about 10 yards away I knew it was a couple big fish just didn't know what. They went under and we cast to them. He had a waxwing and I had the salsa. As soon as we did a big sail came up and swirled on our lures!! I did not think the sailfish would still be around so I was really excited and wanted to hook up with it. My brother say's to me "If we hook that thing we are in trouble!" I laughed my ass off all day about that and kept throwing at it! No luck but it was cool to have a shot at it! Ended up jigging up a bonita later and then changed location and had a great afternoon bite on some small YT. Small but still a blast.

Ate fish that night, nothing better! Day two turned out to be a recoup day if you know what I mean... We did fish for corvina from the shore and caught some toads. Those things are great fun!

Day three was awesome... Fished all day jigging up a bunch of the small YT keeping a few and releasing a bunch. Had my first experience with a big sea lion that day... Scared the crap out of me! Thought he was going to jump on the kayak with me! He grabbed the fish I had on and took me for a ride. I was not going to give up my gear so I hung on... Thinking to myself oh sh*#@ now what... He came up out of the water shaking his head with my fish sticking out of his mouth. I finally won the battle (sort of) and reeled in a fish head and my turkey slider... That happened about 7 times unfortunately. Just when I would think he was at another boat and I or my brother was hooked up we would all of a sudden start making a wake as he pulled us in what ever direction he was going! Made for an exciting and educational day for sure! That evening we hit the shore for some more big corvina.

In the end we had a fantastic trip! Much of it due to the folks down there sharing information and 4 trips getting the lay of the land so to speak.

Here are some pics.

Andrew

fearnofish · 12-04-2013, 07:44 PM

A few more pics from the trip

619-SWIM-DOG · 12-04-2013, 08:03 PM

Looks like a hell of a trip. Nice going...

Gerry · 12-04-2013, 08:16 PM

Great pics. Thanks for sharing.

ful-rac · 12-04-2013, 08:34 PM

Wow looks amazing there!

Those corvina are huge!

Nic D · 12-04-2013, 09:09 PM

great report and nice photos.

roby · 12-04-2013, 09:28 PM

Wassup Andrew.....

You hardly ever post, but when you do it's usually a good one. The pictures look epic...

StinkyMatt · 12-04-2013, 10:16 PM

Nice, big corvina.

Great report.

Cadillyak · 12-04-2013, 10:20 PM

Corvina. Those are some toads!!!

steveooo · 12-04-2013, 10:51 PM

What a bad ass report on a bad ass place!

Super cool in so many ways

Amish Ed · 12-04-2013, 10:55 PM

Jealous!

fearnofish · 12-05-2013, 05:26 AM

Thanks all it was a blast! If you can believe it the view pics of the bay were from the apartment we rented for $60.00 bucks a night...

Roby whats up my friend!! Looks like you have been on some fish! That is a toad YT in your aviator!! They are catching big ones in SC right now too but you need to get out to the island. Next trip maybe!

sdmosch · 12-05-2013, 08:06 AM

Very nice!

blitzburgh · 12-05-2013, 08:16 AM

Wow!!! Slug Corvinas!

walrus · 12-05-2013, 05:49 PM

Ya-haaa baja, never a dull moment fishing there. Good story and great pictures.

taggermike · 12-07-2013, 10:25 AM

Damn, I feel like tossing my gear in the car and heading south. Those are some quality vina. I've been catching the short fin vina here in SD and on the Baja Pacific coast, need to get in the gulf and find those big orange mouth. Great post and photos. Mike

OcRich · 12-07-2013, 12:39 PM

looks like an awesome place to fish a great time

fearnofish · 12-07-2013, 01:11 PM

Thanks all for the comments. I know Iceman and a few other have done a road trip to SC. Cool place for sure. It is about a 9-10 hr drive from the far west side of Phoenix.

I am curious as to haw many of you speed jig for the YT in Cali? I don't recall seeing many posts regarding it, seems like it is mostly live bait.

Here is a video of a friend of mine down there jigging at the island. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQpBK...em-uploademail

Smthtnnr · 12-07-2013, 02:06 PM

I bought a speed jig a while ago and have always wanted to try it at LJ, just never seen anyone do it so I thought it wasn't effective here

ashmoz · 12-09-2013, 08:55 AM

daaaamn that looks dope. Very nice report and photos. There is an identical FJ Cruiser that parks by my office in Point Loma.

12-04-2013, 07:42 PM	#1
fearnofish Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Phoenix Posts: 40	San Carlos Mexico WOW what a great time!! Took my brother on his first kayak fishing trip and first trip to SC. I let him have it all... Whales, sailfish, yellowtail, corvina, pain in the ass bull sea lions, rattlesnakes, and tequila! We had a blast! Arrived Thursday afternoon and headed out for SA point Friday morning. After giving my brother a quick lesson on the electronics and what all the marks were and some practice jigging we headed for the point. Weather was awesome and unbelievably calm for most of the day! Looked like everyone was trolling and catching bonita but I was determined to jig and was looking for marks. Dropped on a few with no luck but knew I would find them eventually. Had a rod rigged to cast with a salsa 7x and got hit the first time I threw it at some surface activity. Ended up with a fat skipjack, Fun fish but wrong kind. Brother and I paddled our asses off and just couldn't locate any YT. I spotted 2 of something big just floating on the surface so we paddled closer. When we got about 10 yards away I knew it was a couple big fish just didn't know what. They went under and we cast to them. He had a waxwing and I had the salsa. As soon as we did a big sail came up and swirled on our lures!! I did not think the sailfish would still be around so I was really excited and wanted to hook up with it. My brother say's to me "If we hook that thing we are in trouble!" I laughed my ass off all day about that and kept throwing at it! No luck but it was cool to have a shot at it! Ended up jigging up a bonita later and then changed location and had a great afternoon bite on some small YT. Small but still a blast. Ate fish that night, nothing better! Day two turned out to be a recoup day if you know what I mean... We did fish for corvina from the shore and caught some toads. Those things are great fun! Day three was awesome... Fished all day jigging up a bunch of the small YT keeping a few and releasing a bunch. Had my first experience with a big sea lion that day... Scared the crap out of me! Thought he was going to jump on the kayak with me! He grabbed the fish I had on and took me for a ride. I was not going to give up my gear so I hung on... Thinking to myself oh sh*#@ now what... He came up out of the water shaking his head with my fish sticking out of his mouth. I finally won the battle (sort of) and reeled in a fish head and my turkey slider... That happened about 7 times unfortunately. Just when I would think he was at another boat and I or my brother was hooked up we would all of a sudden start making a wake as he pulled us in what ever direction he was going! Made for an exciting and educational day for sure! That evening we hit the shore for some more big corvina. In the end we had a fantastic trip! Much of it due to the folks down there sharing information and 4 trips getting the lay of the land so to speak. Here are some pics. Andrew Attached Images

12-04-2013, 07:44 PM	#2
fearnofish Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Phoenix Posts: 40	A few more pics from the trip Attached Images

12-04-2013, 08:34 PM	#5
ful-rac Emperor Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buena Park Posts: 3,649	Wow looks amazing there! Those corvina are huge! __________________ There's nothing colder than yesterday's hotdog.

12-04-2013, 09:09 PM	#6
Nic D Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Clairemont Posts: 813	great report and nice photos. __________________ instagram - @DRAGO619

12-04-2013, 10:20 PM	#9
Cadillyak Team Get $$ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 841	Corvina. Those are some toads!!! __________________ The "Y" is silent 2012 Olive PA 12 2011 Papaya Outback

12-04-2013, 08:03 PM	#3
619-SWIM-DOG Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: San Diego Posts: 619	Looks like a hell of a trip. Nice going...

12-04-2013, 08:16 PM	#4
Gerry Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 89	Great pics. Thanks for sharing.

12-04-2013, 09:28 PM	#7
roby CEO of Team Roby Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 905	Wassup Andrew..... You hardly ever post, but when you do it's usually a good one. The pictures look epic...

12-04-2013, 10:16 PM	#8
StinkyMatt Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Under a bridge Posts: 2,169	Nice, big corvina. Great report.

12-04-2013, 10:51 PM	#10
steveooo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,921	What a bad ass report on a bad ass place! Super cool in so many ways

12-04-2013, 10:55 PM	#11
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,906	Jealous! __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

12-05-2013, 05:26 AM	#12
fearnofish Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Phoenix Posts: 40	Thanks all it was a blast! If you can believe it the view pics of the bay were from the apartment we rented for $60.00 bucks a night... Roby whats up my friend!! Looks like you have been on some fish! That is a toad YT in your aviator!! They are catching big ones in SC right now too but you need to get out to the island. Next trip maybe!

12-05-2013, 08:06 AM	#13
sdmosch Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Rancho Penasquitos Posts: 74	Very nice!

12-05-2013, 08:16 AM	#14
blitzburgh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Menifee Posts: 2,509	Wow!!! Slug Corvinas! __________________ ”The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.” ~Thomas Jefferson.........maybe

12-05-2013, 05:49 PM	#15
walrus Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Baja fish camp Posts: 478	Ya-haaa baja, never a dull moment fishing there. Good story and great pictures.

12-07-2013, 10:25 AM	#16
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	Damn, I feel like tossing my gear in the car and heading south. Those are some quality vina. I've been catching the short fin vina here in SD and on the Baja Pacific coast, need to get in the gulf and find those big orange mouth. Great post and photos. Mike

12-07-2013, 12:39 PM	#17
OcRich Junior Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: oc Posts: 11	looks like an awesome place to fish a great time

12-07-2013, 01:11 PM	#18
fearnofish Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Phoenix Posts: 40	Thanks all for the comments. I know Iceman and a few other have done a road trip to SC. Cool place for sure. It is about a 9-10 hr drive from the far west side of Phoenix. I am curious as to haw many of you speed jig for the YT in Cali? I don't recall seeing many posts regarding it, seems like it is mostly live bait. Here is a video of a friend of mine down there jigging at the island. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQpBK...em-uploademail Last edited by fearnofish; 12-07-2013 at 01:20 PM.

12-07-2013, 02:06 PM	#19
Smthtnnr Fishing Addict Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Orange County Posts: 202	I bought a speed jig a while ago and have always wanted to try it at LJ, just never seen anyone do it so I thought it wasn't effective here

12-09-2013, 08:55 AM	#20
ashmoz 192.168.0.1 Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 397	daaaamn that looks dope. Very nice report and photos. There is an identical FJ Cruiser that parks by my office in Point Loma.