iethinker
10-15-2017, 03:49 PM
This is a kayak fishing report from San Diego Bay ...
I decided I wanted a mellow day on the water so I headed out to south San Diego Bay. Still conditions greeted me at twilight. The combination of perfect temps, light to no breeze, a mild tide and clear water made for excellent kayaking conditions but not the most aggressive best bite.
In any case I managed a double digit count of smallish to medium Spotties and a personal best (PB) 20-inch class Corvina; lost a barely sub-legal (estimate) Halibut at boat side as well. Best bites happened on a (translucent + green) 3-inch swimbait.
Wind started up after 11-AM ending the mellowness so then I went home.
Here are some pictures:
Just heading out at twilight. Should have brought popper and spook top-water lures:
http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u425/mmillhiser/IMG_20171015_063354355_HDR_zpsng0hyfom.jpg
Sunrise begins as I overlook one of the fishing spots:
http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u425/mmillhiser/IMG_20171015_070222757_HDR_zpslrrnv5aw.jpg
I didn't have a tape measure but estimate this Corvina at 20-inches. It put up a great fight and was very exciting indeed:
http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u425/mmillhiser/PB_Corvina_2_zps3pqmlxgs.jpg
Here is one of the usual suspects from today's session:
http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u425/mmillhiser/Spottie_CorvinaDay_zpslg1kdepc.jpg
All fish were released and quickly swam away!
Enjoy...
I decided I wanted a mellow day on the water so I headed out to south San Diego Bay. Still conditions greeted me at twilight. The combination of perfect temps, light to no breeze, a mild tide and clear water made for excellent kayaking conditions but not the most aggressive best bite.
In any case I managed a double digit count of smallish to medium Spotties and a personal best (PB) 20-inch class Corvina; lost a barely sub-legal (estimate) Halibut at boat side as well. Best bites happened on a (translucent + green) 3-inch swimbait.
Wind started up after 11-AM ending the mellowness so then I went home.
Here are some pictures:
Just heading out at twilight. Should have brought popper and spook top-water lures:
http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u425/mmillhiser/IMG_20171015_063354355_HDR_zpsng0hyfom.jpg
Sunrise begins as I overlook one of the fishing spots:
http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u425/mmillhiser/IMG_20171015_070222757_HDR_zpslrrnv5aw.jpg
I didn't have a tape measure but estimate this Corvina at 20-inches. It put up a great fight and was very exciting indeed:
http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u425/mmillhiser/PB_Corvina_2_zps3pqmlxgs.jpg
Here is one of the usual suspects from today's session:
http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u425/mmillhiser/Spottie_CorvinaDay_zpslg1kdepc.jpg
All fish were released and quickly swam away!
Enjoy...