Fun La Jolla Rock Fishing - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

kayakfisherman · 04-01-2021, 04:56 PM

Fun Rock Fishing
Four of us hit the water, and I was the only
one with a fish finder. And since my finder
is new Hook7, I didn't have any rockfish spots
marked. Now the burden was to find potential
spots, and start knocking on doors. We stayed
around the 150 depth all day.

This happened on the last full moon. Water temps
haven't risen an iota, ie, 58F. No signs of life
birds or bait. So we were all happy to stay on
course and find some rockfish.

We found some--but the closer we were to shore
the smaller the units. Finally around 3-4 miles
offshore. We struck a nice honey hole and fished
it hard for around 2 hours.

I got my biggest whitefish, tree fish and vermillion.
So stoked!

surfshotmoto · 04-01-2021, 06:11 PM

Very nice. Love the effort as well. We will be out there tomorrow.

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FISH11 · 04-01-2021, 06:27 PM

Looks like a great time Yani. I see Mikey was around, I went out to La Jolla 3 times this last week and never ran into him. I like the nice size reds you got for a great dinner.

JohnMckroidJr · 04-01-2021, 08:41 PM

Nice photos and report, Congrats Yani!

f'nsabiki · 04-01-2021, 10:37 PM

Now get to the good part--haven't seen a Fisherman's Belly post in a long time

DanaPT · 04-02-2021, 07:22 AM

You are the man... calm cool collected !

MattRabasco · 04-02-2021, 08:39 AM

That was a giant Vermillion Yani! The Treefish were tasty- broiled whole. It was good fishing with you guys!

Saba Slayer · 04-02-2021, 07:22 PM

Good to see you out on the water Yani...and still sporting that old Cobra F&D...

Beautiful Red...how did it get cooked...

Oh yea...nice tourney shirt too...LOL

ctfphoto · 04-07-2021, 08:10 AM

That was a very fun day fishing with my Bros.

The Vermillion was a giant!!!

Such a nice day on the water.

NiksYak · 04-08-2021, 12:44 PM

Well done. I enjoyed seeing you, Mikey, and the other fella in Mikey's YouTube vid the other day.

Revoguys · 04-10-2021, 11:00 AM

Monster red!! Nice man looks like a great day on the water!

mrlar13 · 04-11-2021, 07:13 AM

Don't usually rock fish but I know that is a good alternative if nothing else happening. What do you guys like to use for them?? Thanks!!

kayakfisherman · 04-13-2021, 03:04 PM

Hey Mr Lar13
Check out the pics and notice the box on my deck. It's a 3lb box of fresh frozen squid for human consumption. I buy mine at Ranch 99. You can cut up the squid or use them whole, like me. Good luck.

seaquinn · 04-15-2021, 08:35 PM

Hah! Yanni, I was on your site today to get tips for the first time making fried fish tacos, or the first time frying the tortillas with the raw fish inside. Really good! Thanks for the Fisherman's Belly!

For years have battered the fish, but this time I put the fish in raw, with spices, then fried. Delicious! I use the Baja Spice from Fisherman's Processing, really good.

kayakfisherman · 04-16-2021, 07:02 AM

Seaquinn!!

Back in the sixties my cousin and I used to make those tacos at my Uncle's restaurant in Huntington Park Ca. I'm sure we ate more than we made! So stoked you loved them just like us!!

For anyone interested in lots of fish taco or ceviche recipes, check out
https://www.fishermansbelly.com/fish-tacos-recipe

JohnMckroidJr · 04-16-2021, 08:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kayakfisherman

For anyone interested in lots of fish taco or ceviche recipes, check out
https://www.fishermansbelly.com/fish-tacos-recipe

Awesome share, love your recipes.

JJ · 04-16-2021, 03:22 PM

Yani!!!

Nice fish! Congrats

-JJ-

04-01-2021, 04:56 PM	#1
kayakfisherman Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 715	Fun La Jolla Rock Fishing Fun Rock Fishing Four of us hit the water, and I was the only one with a fish finder. And since my finder is new Hook7, I didn't have any rockfish spots marked. Now the burden was to find potential spots, and start knocking on doors. We stayed around the 150 depth all day. This happened on the last full moon. Water temps haven't risen an iota, ie, 58F. No signs of life birds or bait. So we were all happy to stay on course and find some rockfish. We found some--but the closer we were to shore the smaller the units. Finally around 3-4 miles offshore. We struck a nice honey hole and fished it hard for around 2 hours. I got my biggest whitefish, tree fish and vermillion. So stoked! Attached Images

04-01-2021, 06:27 PM	#3
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,643	Looks like a great time Yani. I see Mikey was around, I went out to La Jolla 3 times this last week and never ran into him. I like the nice size reds you got for a great dinner. __________________ MARK ......... 2016 MALIBU X FACTOR, 2020 SOLO SKIFF (Fishing Kayak on Steroids )

04-02-2021, 07:22 PM	#8
Saba Slayer Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Palos Verdes Posts: 1,857	Cobra...? Good to see you out on the water Yani...and still sporting that old Cobra F&D... Beautiful Red...how did it get cooked... Oh yea...nice tourney shirt too...LOL __________________ Jim / Saba Slayer

04-11-2021, 07:13 AM	#12
mrlar13 Junior Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Poway Posts: 24	Bait of choice?? Don't usually rock fish but I know that is a good alternative if nothing else happening. What do you guys like to use for them?? Thanks!!

04-01-2021, 06:11 PM	#2
surfshotmoto Member Join Date: Jul 2020 Posts: 41	Very nice. Love the effort as well. We will be out there tomorrow. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

04-01-2021, 08:41 PM	#4
JohnMckroidJr Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Fort Lauderdale Posts: 1,945	Nice photos and report, Congrats Yani!

04-01-2021, 10:37 PM	#5
f'nsabiki Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 309	Now get to the good part--haven't seen a Fisherman's Belly post in a long time

04-02-2021, 07:22 AM	#6
DanaPT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: South OC Posts: 1,606	You are the man... calm cool collected !

04-02-2021, 08:39 AM	#7
MattRabasco Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 102	That was a giant Vermillion Yani! The Treefish were tasty- broiled whole. It was good fishing with you guys!

04-07-2021, 08:10 AM	#9
ctfphoto Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 901	That was a very fun day fishing with my Bros. The Vermillion was a giant!!! Such a nice day on the water.

04-08-2021, 12:44 PM	#10
NiksYak Junior Join Date: May 2019 Location: Arizona, relocated from N. CA Posts: 16	Well done. I enjoyed seeing you, Mikey, and the other fella in Mikey's YouTube vid the other day.

04-10-2021, 11:00 AM	#11
Revoguys Member Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: San Diego Posts: 60	Monster red!! Nice man looks like a great day on the water!

04-13-2021, 03:04 PM	#13
kayakfisherman Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 715	Hey Mr Lar13 Check out the pics and notice the box on my deck. It's a 3lb box of fresh frozen squid for human consumption. I buy mine at Ranch 99. You can cut up the squid or use them whole, like me. Good luck.

04-15-2021, 08:35 PM	#14
seaquinn wishin' I was fishin' Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Blossom Valley (near El Cajon) Posts: 148	Hah! Yanni, I was on your site today to get tips for the first time making fried fish tacos, or the first time frying the tortillas with the raw fish inside. Really good! Thanks for the Fisherman's Belly! For years have battered the fish, but this time I put the fish in raw, with spices, then fried. Delicious! I use the Baja Spice from Fisherman's Processing, really good.

04-16-2021, 07:02 AM	#15
kayakfisherman Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 715	Seaquinn!! Back in the sixties my cousin and I used to make those tacos at my Uncle's restaurant in Huntington Park Ca. I'm sure we ate more than we made! So stoked you loved them just like us!! For anyone interested in lots of fish taco or ceviche recipes, check out https://www.fishermansbelly.com/fish-tacos-recipe

04-16-2021, 03:22 PM	#17
JJ Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Thousand Oaks, CA Posts: 80	Yani!!! Nice fish! Congrats -JJ-