Solo Skiff at La Jolla 3-18-2023 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

FISH11 · 03-20-2023, 03:54 PM

After over 5 mo. of not making it to La Jolla due to weather and other factors, I found a short weather window and went out Saturday. I mostly avoid weekends, due to more marine traffic, but there was no way I was missing this window. The weather was great and the scenery as usual, just gorgeous. Found bait but ended up not using it as I decided to keep trolling while covering more water, in search of larger marks on the FF. Once in 43' of water I saw on the 7TI five or six large arches all stacked up from like 18' down to almost the bottom and was trolling the Nomad DTX right over them, but never got a hit. It felt SO Good to be on the water again. Can't wait for all these storms to pass and get back to the more normal weather patterns in San Diego. Thanks for watching. Tight Lines! . . . .

Oolie · 03-22-2023, 07:21 PM

Sounds like a golden opportunity for some keen vertical jigging. Works a peach when fish are ignoring bait.

FISH11 · 03-23-2023, 11:03 AM

When I got back to the Cove area, I thought about going to deeper water and trying that. Unfortunately I need to get back, so not enough time. At landing there were some Kayaks that had landed before me and one had a Yellowtail, that he had said he foul hooked. I believe that is what he provably had been doing.

f'nsabiki · 03-23-2023, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by FISH11

When I got back to the Cove area, I thought about going to deeper water and trying that. Unfortunately I need to get back, so not enough time. At landing there were some Kayaks that had landed before me and one had a Yellowtail, that he had said he foul hooked. I believe that is what he provably had been doing.

It was a beautiful fish!

JohnMckroidJr · 03-29-2023, 05:36 PM

Always good to see you out on the water Mark. Vicariously enjoyed... another liked video -- Thanks.

FISH11 · 03-29-2023, 07:25 PM

Thanks John, we're still putting up with all the weird Weather patterns. Seems like, if there's a break in the surf or winds then it's like the last two days before this rain again. A real slack tide with very little water movement, doesn't make the fishing prospect good enough to make the long trip down to LJ. To be fair it's been more about the Freeway work that's been going on for months and has east bound I8 a real pain when they got it down to one lane for miles. Makes the trip home extra long because of the slow traffic. Can't wait to have some of those issues go away. Tight Lines!

03-20-2023, 03:54 PM	#1
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,641	Solo Skiff at La Jolla 3-18-2023 After over 5 mo. of not making it to La Jolla due to weather and other factors, I found a short weather window and went out Saturday. I mostly avoid weekends, due to more marine traffic, but there was no way I was missing this window. The weather was great and the scenery as usual, just gorgeous. Found bait but ended up not using it as I decided to keep trolling while covering more water, in search of larger marks on the FF. Once in 43' of water I saw on the 7TI five or six large arches all stacked up from like 18' down to almost the bottom and was trolling the Nomad DTX right over them, but never got a hit. It felt SO Good to be on the water again. Can't wait for all these storms to pass and get back to the more normal weather patterns in San Diego. Thanks for watching. Tight Lines! . . . . __________________ MARK ......... 2016 MALIBU X FACTOR, 2020 SOLO SKIFF (Fishing Kayak on Steroids )

03-23-2023, 11:03 AM	#3
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,641	When I got back to the Cove area, I thought about going to deeper water and trying that. Unfortunately I need to get back, so not enough time. At landing there were some Kayaks that had landed before me and one had a Yellowtail, that he had said he foul hooked. I believe that is what he provably had been doing. __________________ MARK ......... 2016 MALIBU X FACTOR, 2020 SOLO SKIFF (Fishing Kayak on Steroids )

03-29-2023, 07:25 PM	#6
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,641	Thanks John, we're still putting up with all the weird Weather patterns. Seems like, if there's a break in the surf or winds then it's like the last two days before this rain again. A real slack tide with very little water movement, doesn't make the fishing prospect good enough to make the long trip down to LJ. To be fair it's been more about the Freeway work that's been going on for months and has east bound I8 a real pain when they got it down to one lane for miles. Makes the trip home extra long because of the slow traffic. Can't wait to have some of those issues go away. Tight Lines! __________________ MARK ......... 2016 MALIBU X FACTOR, 2020 SOLO SKIFF (Fishing Kayak on Steroids )

03-29-2023, 05:36 PM	#5
JohnMckroidJr Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Fort Lauderdale Posts: 1,932	Always good to see you out on the water Mark. Vicariously enjoyed... another liked video -- Thanks.