DP 2/26 Report - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

stevie951 · 03-26-2016, 06:39 PM

Slow slow slow, but a beautiful day on the water! Got my launch from Baby beach a couple mins before 7 of course to glassy conditions, but made it out of the harbor and started heading for open water but past the break wall the swells were gnarly, and the current was uncooperative. Turned around and saw KevDawg and a couple of his BWE buds headed out to the pipe, and they graciously let me tag along..

60.5* Water Temp. and the bite was nonexistent,, a few bait balls went by here and there but other than that all we marked was kelp, didn't catch a thing not even on the sabiki :/ had to borrow bait.. But that did not matter because not even the cattle boats were catching..

Swells died down about 9 and after fishing around the break walls, we made out way to the Pipeline, 1 person caught a legal sculpin but that was it, slowly trolled our way in around 12 before the swells picked up again, and fished the harbor a bit, nothing, just another day on the water. Time to start fishing a little more south , Till next time!

joefish808 · 03-26-2016, 08:34 PM

What was the water color like? Dirty green? A little blue? Reports have been that it's been dirty from Newport to past Dana point.:. I'm hoping that's changed, hoping to go out tomorrow. Thanks

stevie951 · 03-26-2016, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by joefish808

What was the water color like? Dirty green? A little blue? Reports have been that it's been dirty from Newport to past Dana point.:. I'm hoping that's changed, hoping to go out tomorrow. Thanks

Dirty green for sure, good luck my man, hit it early and hard! Bait barge is $10 a kayak scoop!!

joefish808 · 03-26-2016, 09:38 PM

Ugh well that sucks. Nothing we can do about it. Thanks.

Silbaugh4liberty · 03-26-2016, 10:09 PM

Nice meeting you out there Stevie. Yeah, what a bummer day on the fishing. It was really SLOW. Either that or I just suck and should take up knitting or something!! I had something take my sardine on our way back to the wall and I tried being very patient since it was a 20lb flouro leader, but it eventually popped off taking my bait (didn't snap the line!!). And got one raked bait inside the harbor. Other than that, I had nada. Think I might hit up Newport next weekend. I wonder if the bait barge is back by now. See you around bro.

octico · 03-27-2016, 09:40 AM

Yeah rough day fishing. It was nice meeting you Steve.

fishpewrepeat · 03-27-2016, 10:28 AM

Thanks for the report better luck next time. Hey Silbaugh your arms weren't sore still from LJ? Lol that current was no joke lol.

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Silbaugh4liberty · 03-27-2016, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by fishpewrepeat

Thanks for the report better luck next time. Hey Silbaugh your arms weren't sore still from LJ? Lol that current was no joke lol.

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Yeah, no kidding LOL! Is this Geno? Nice meeting you last week and your wife too. Hit me up next time you head out there.

Stuck20 · 03-27-2016, 07:09 PM

Today wasn't much better. I fished capo reef and did manage 2 big sandies but the bite was extremely slow. Green waters and not much water movement, wind, or swell.

alanw · 03-27-2016, 08:33 PM

Same here, slow this afternoon as well. I talked to a guy at the launch that said he caught 20-25 short bass outside the wall fly fishing so had hopes that fishing would be decent. Bait was hard to find but got what I needed at the Pipe, then searched the clearer water a bit outside the green for the flat kind but no luck. Didn't try for bass at all. Nice afternoon though with small swells, light breeze, and sunshine.

joefish808 · 03-28-2016, 10:18 AM

So, yes, the water was definitely still green. A lot of casts for me fishing only lures, managed 2 calicos (one about 11 inches, the other barely legal) and a mackerel lol. All caught and released. You had to work for it today. No pelagics spotted like we're seeing in la jolla.

fishpewrepeat · 03-29-2016, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Silbaugh4liberty

Yeah, no kidding LOL! Is this Geno? Nice meeting you last week and your wife too. Hit me up next time you head out there.

Yea it's me nice meeting you as well that was fun hoping to get out this weekend to LJ but definitely open to heading your way one of these times also. I'll hit you up when I know for sure. Later

03-26-2016, 06:39 PM	#1
stevie951 Lurker Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Riverside Posts: 431	DP 2/26 Report Slow slow slow, but a beautiful day on the water! Got my launch from Baby beach a couple mins before 7 of course to glassy conditions, but made it out of the harbor and started heading for open water but past the break wall the swells were gnarly, and the current was uncooperative. Turned around and saw KevDawg and a couple of his BWE buds headed out to the pipe, and they graciously let me tag along.. 60.5* Water Temp. and the bite was nonexistent,, a few bait balls went by here and there but other than that all we marked was kelp, didn't catch a thing not even on the sabiki :/ had to borrow bait.. But that did not matter because not even the cattle boats were catching.. Swells died down about 9 and after fishing around the break walls, we made out way to the Pipeline, 1 person caught a legal sculpin but that was it, slowly trolled our way in around 12 before the swells picked up again, and fished the harbor a bit, nothing, just another day on the water. Time to start fishing a little more south , Till next time! Last edited by stevie951; 03-28-2016 at 11:28 AM.

03-26-2016, 10:09 PM	#5
Silbaugh4liberty Fishing Patriot Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 1,121	Nice meeting you out there Stevie. Yeah, what a bummer day on the fishing. It was really SLOW. Either that or I just suck and should take up knitting or something!! I had something take my sardine on our way back to the wall and I tried being very patient since it was a 20lb flouro leader, but it eventually popped off taking my bait (didn't snap the line!!). And got one raked bait inside the harbor. Other than that, I had nada. Think I might hit up Newport next weekend. I wonder if the bait barge is back by now. See you around bro. __________________

03-27-2016, 08:33 PM	#10
alanw Made in U.S.A. Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Dana Point Posts: 1,625	Same here, slow this afternoon as well. I talked to a guy at the launch that said he caught 20-25 short bass outside the wall fly fishing so had hopes that fishing would be decent. Bait was hard to find but got what I needed at the Pipe, then searched the clearer water a bit outside the green for the flat kind but no luck. Didn't try for bass at all. Nice afternoon though with small swells, light breeze, and sunshine. __________________ Hobie PA 14 ¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Jackson Kraken ¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Malibu X-Factor ¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Malibu Stealth-12 ¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Its not a spelling B its a fishing B ~yakjoe Last edited by alanw; 03-27-2016 at 09:28 PM.

03-26-2016, 08:34 PM	#2
joefish808 Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 43	What was the water color like? Dirty green? A little blue? Reports have been that it's been dirty from Newport to past Dana point.:. I'm hoping that's changed, hoping to go out tomorrow. Thanks

03-26-2016, 09:38 PM	#4
joefish808 Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 43	Ugh well that sucks. Nothing we can do about it. Thanks.

03-27-2016, 09:40 AM	#6
octico Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: The city of Orange Posts: 1,278	Yeah rough day fishing. It was nice meeting you Steve.

03-27-2016, 10:28 AM	#7
fishpewrepeat 🐟 Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Murrieta Posts: 7	Thanks for the report better luck next time. Hey Silbaugh your arms weren't sore still from LJ? Lol that current was no joke lol. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

03-27-2016, 07:09 PM	#9
Stuck20 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Rancho Cucamonga Posts: 100	Today wasn't much better. I fished capo reef and did manage 2 big sandies but the bite was extremely slow. Green waters and not much water movement, wind, or swell.

03-28-2016, 10:18 AM	#11
joefish808 Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 43	So, yes, the water was definitely still green. A lot of casts for me fishing only lures, managed 2 calicos (one about 11 inches, the other barely legal) and a mackerel lol. All caught and released. You had to work for it today. No pelagics spotted like we're seeing in la jolla.