Islander Mothership Trips 2016 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

BIG JOAQUIN · 06-21-2016, 03:45 PM

Yeah, any reports from the 2.5 day trip?

ful-rac · 06-21-2016, 03:56 PM

Lot's of smaller grade yellows and some up to about 30 pounds. Handful of halibut, lots of bass, whitefish, rockfish stuff like that. Fun trip! Good weather! Good people. The crew worked their asses off for this trip.

Zed · 06-21-2016, 04:28 PM

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The crew worked their asses off for this trip.

#PAlist

FISH11 · 06-21-2016, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ful-rac

Lot's of smaller grade yellows and some up to about 30 pounds. Handful of halibut, lots of bass, whitefish, rockfish stuff like that. Fun trip! Good weather! Good people. The crew worked their asses off for this trip.

Tony summed it up well. The crew was awesome. The food incredible, the wind was the only issue. Caught a bunch of calico's, small grade yellows and lost a couple of large yellows. One right at the yak when the 30lb yellow I was ready to gaff pulled the 40lb fluorocarbon leader right onto the mirage drive fins and broke off the leader. The second when I was fighting it in 100' of water and gaining line the frickin Ultra fishing boat pulls up 35 yards behind me and drops his anchor. That Asshole, the noise made my fish sound straight down and pulling hard on my tightly adjusted drag when at the bottom he wrapped me up in some rocks and I could never get it loose, finally had to break the 65lb braid. The trip was awesome and I can't wait for the next one. What a way to break in my Hobie Revolution 13. Thanks OEX and Islander.

Rock Hopper · 06-22-2016, 07:06 AM

Thanks for the updates, fellas.

Glad to hear the YT are still around. The trip I chartered is heading back out on Sunday. Looks like the weather is shaping up, as well.

Rock Hopper · 06-24-2016, 06:32 AM

Mind sharing if there was a magic halibut depth? Or were they scattered? On last year's 2.5 day OEX trip most of the halibut were caught in the 80ft-120ft zone. On our 3.5 day trip earlier this month we didn't catch any, but most of us were flylining for YT the vast majority of the trip.

ful-rac · 06-24-2016, 06:55 AM

The halibut that were caught were right up along the beach, nothing big. There is or was plenty of squid in the cove but it didn't really start to come together until the late afternoon. If you know how to make squid and are willing to work at it, there will be more than plenty for you to fish with.

06-21-2016, 03:56 PM	#2
ful-rac Emperor Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buena Park Posts: 3,649	Lot's of smaller grade yellows and some up to about 30 pounds. Handful of halibut, lots of bass, whitefish, rockfish stuff like that. Fun trip! Good weather! Good people. The crew worked their asses off for this trip. __________________ There's nothing colder than yesterday's hotdog.

06-24-2016, 06:55 AM	#7
ful-rac Emperor Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buena Park Posts: 3,649	The halibut that were caught were right up along the beach, nothing big. There is or was plenty of squid in the cove but it didn't really start to come together until the late afternoon. If you know how to make squid and are willing to work at it, there will be more than plenty for you to fish with. __________________ There's nothing colder than yesterday's hotdog.

06-21-2016, 03:45 PM	#1
BIG JOAQUIN Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: C'mont Posts: 33	Yeah, any reports from the 2.5 day trip?

06-22-2016, 07:06 AM	#5
Rock Hopper Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Santa Rosa, CA Posts: 62	Thanks for the updates, fellas. Glad to hear the YT are still around. The trip I chartered is heading back out on Sunday. Looks like the weather is shaping up, as well.

06-24-2016, 06:32 AM	#6
Rock Hopper Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Santa Rosa, CA Posts: 62	Mind sharing if there was a magic halibut depth? Or were they scattered? On last year's 2.5 day OEX trip most of the halibut were caught in the 80ft-120ft zone. On our 3.5 day trip earlier this month we didn't catch any, but most of us were flylining for YT the vast majority of the trip.