Dana Point 10-29 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

PapaDave · 10-31-2016, 09:09 AM

Got a chance to head out Saturday after about a month of OT.

Started at sunrise, hit the receiver around 6:30 or so, bait was sardines, really nice, good size and vigorous.

Outside the harbor the water was mixed up, confused, going in all directions but fairly calm. Current was running downhill. Temp was 61.4 and dirty. By 10:30 the wind picked up and the white caps made a showing. Around 2:30 or so the wind calmed down and all was calm again.

Headed out a bit for some mackerel which were plentiful but scattered. Trolled one up to Salt Creek for no love. Nothing in the kelp that was hungry enough for the sardines, so I headed south to the condos off Doheny beach.

Nothing there in the areas of the kelp beds that used to be there so headed in close to the beach and started the slow troll back to the harbor.

Got to one of my locations and got picked up by a leopard, hook didn't set though. Dropped down and got picked up again but the same result, hook didn't set. Third time hooked it up, got a fairly large angel shark up to and onto the kayak, thing was big. I removed my tackle, took a picture and tossed it back overboard.

Hooked up again with a smaller Leo, got it up to the yak and released it. Got picked up a couple more times but the hooks didn't set. Was using a very lite setup so the drag would pull out before I could get a solid hook set.

Got back into the harbor at about 6:00pm.

blitzburgh · 10-31-2016, 09:46 AM

Great pic! That's a biggun!

Aaron&Julie · 10-31-2016, 11:19 AM

Beautiful sky photos. Nice Angel. WTG getting back on the water.

TJones · 10-31-2016, 02:42 PM

not everything is about killing it and trying to eat it . good report .

Dave Legacy · 10-31-2016, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by TJones

not everything is about killing it and trying to eat it . good report .

I have heard they make for great fish & chips and have a treacherous set of jaws.

Vikingj · 11-01-2016, 09:09 AM

Thanks for report Dave. You are the shark magnet! Great pics.

addicted2sp33d · 11-01-2016, 10:41 AM

I almost-boated a 6-foot Angel Shark in San Diego Bay...

Got the monster boat-side, saw those teeth, it "chomped" a few times, and decided it might be safer for both of us if those teeth were not in the boat. Hahaha.

PapaDave · 11-02-2016, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Dave Legacy

I have heard they make for great fish & chips and have a treacherous set of jaws.

It did look that way, kind of an interesting pattern to them too. I hear they are good to eat also... maybe next time.

jbl_91762 · 11-02-2016, 07:39 AM

THanks for report. Have not fished in over a month and I've really been dying to go but things keep coming up. Was gonna go out this Sunday to DP but thanks to your report I rather not.

10-31-2016, 09:09 AM	#1
PapaDave Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Menifee, CA Posts: 1,473	Dana Point 10-29 Got a chance to head out Saturday after about a month of OT. Started at sunrise, hit the receiver around 6:30 or so, bait was sardines, really nice, good size and vigorous. Outside the harbor the water was mixed up, confused, going in all directions but fairly calm. Current was running downhill. Temp was 61.4 and dirty. By 10:30 the wind picked up and the white caps made a showing. Around 2:30 or so the wind calmed down and all was calm again. Headed out a bit for some mackerel which were plentiful but scattered. Trolled one up to Salt Creek for no love. Nothing in the kelp that was hungry enough for the sardines, so I headed south to the condos off Doheny beach. Nothing there in the areas of the kelp beds that used to be there so headed in close to the beach and started the slow troll back to the harbor. Got to one of my locations and got picked up by a leopard, hook didn't set though. Dropped down and got picked up again but the same result, hook didn't set. Third time hooked it up, got a fairly large angel shark up to and onto the kayak, thing was big. I removed my tackle, took a picture and tossed it back overboard. Hooked up again with a smaller Leo, got it up to the yak and released it. Got picked up a couple more times but the hooks didn't set. Was using a very lite setup so the drag would pull out before I could get a solid hook set. Got back into the harbor at about 6:00pm. Attached Images __________________ So long and thanks for all the fish...

10-31-2016, 09:46 AM	#2
blitzburgh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Menifee Posts: 2,509	Great pic! That's a biggun! __________________ ”The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.” ~Thomas Jefferson.........maybe

10-31-2016, 11:19 AM	#3
Aaron&Julie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Spring Valley Posts: 1,400	Beautiful sky photos. Nice Angel. WTG getting back on the water. __________________ "Never say die"

10-31-2016, 02:42 PM	#4
TJones Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,526	are those good eats ? not everything is about killing it and trying to eat it . good report .

11-01-2016, 09:09 AM	#6
Vikingj Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Dana Point area Posts: 438	Thanks for report Dave. You are the shark magnet! Great pics.

11-01-2016, 10:41 AM	#7
addicted2sp33d Here fishy fishy fishy... Join Date: May 2011 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 774	I almost-boated a 6-foot Angel Shark in San Diego Bay... Got the monster boat-side, saw those teeth, it "chomped" a few times, and decided it might be safer for both of us if those teeth were not in the boat. Hahaha.

11-02-2016, 07:39 AM	#9
jbl_91762 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 347	THanks for report. Have not fished in over a month and I've really been dying to go but things keep coming up. Was gonna go out this Sunday to DP but thanks to your report I rather not.