Does anyone know why yellowtail hang in lajolla - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

FISH11 · 02-23-2021, 06:58 PM

Cause they heard that there's a bunch or Kayak Fishermen out at La Jolla and they thought,
"Hey why not just go there and mess around and frustrate them"

Salty · 02-24-2021, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by FISH11

Cause they heard that there's a bunch or Kayak Fishermen out at La Jolla and they thought,
"Hey why not just go there and mess around and frustrate them"

The truest statement, if ever there was one... lmao

GregAndrew · 02-27-2021, 04:47 PM

For their close-ups of course!

no_yak · 03-01-2021, 10:11 AM

Habitat plays a huge factor, deep water close to shore, good kelp structure, lots of stuff to eat, etc. But, it's also that La Jolla is where everyone fishes. LJ is convenient, has a good launch and has great fishing close to shore.
The fish are always moving up and down the coast, but they encounter the most fishermen in LJ.

In case you want more info:
Thesis on yellowtail in the Southern California Bight

Southern California Yellowtail Tagging Program, unfortunately no longer running.

SoCalEDC · 03-09-2021, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by no_yak

Habitat plays a huge factor, deep water close to shore, good kelp structure, lots of stuff to eat, etc. But, it's also that La Jolla is where everyone fishes. LJ is convenient, has a good launch and has great fishing close to shore.
The fish are always moving up and down the coast, but they encounter the most fishermen in LJ.

In case you want more info:
Thesis on yellowtail in the Southern California Bight

Southern California Yellowtail Tagging Program, unfortunately no longer running.

Good article and I agree with your viewpoint i.e. more anglers at LJ means more interaction between yt and anglers. there are yt boated by party boaters from SD up to marina del ray on a regular basis. YT just tends to be the most well known kayak spot likely due to access.

vincentek9 · 03-16-2021, 08:06 PM

bait, upwelling, water temp, current, structure. Its a combination of all of that stuff. There are other locations with much better YT fishing, but not easily accessible to kayaks. And i'm not saying that LJ is easy at all. Plenty of us have flipped our rigs and lost gear there.

02-23-2021, 06:58 PM	#1
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03-16-2021, 08:06 PM	#6
vincentek9 MAYNEE-YAK Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: So Cal Posts: 533	bait, upwelling, water temp, current, structure. Its a combination of all of that stuff. There are other locations with much better YT fishing, but not easily accessible to kayaks. And i'm not saying that LJ is easy at all. Plenty of us have flipped our rigs and lost gear there. __________________

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02-27-2021, 04:47 PM	#3
GregAndrew Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,384	For their close-ups of course!

03-01-2021, 10:11 AM	#4
no_yak Junior Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: La Jolla, CA Posts: 3	Habitat plays a huge factor, deep water close to shore, good kelp structure, lots of stuff to eat, etc. But, it's also that La Jolla is where everyone fishes. LJ is convenient, has a good launch and has great fishing close to shore. The fish are always moving up and down the coast, but they encounter the most fishermen in LJ. In case you want more info: Thesis on yellowtail in the Southern California Bight Southern California Yellowtail Tagging Program, unfortunately no longer running.