LJ fish report...not too good - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

da22y · 04-22-2023, 07:07 AM

First trip to LJ this year , targeting rockfish.

1. Beautiful day.
2. Dirty water.
3. Don't trust the surf forecast too much, bad surf in around 11:30am.
4. Sonar detect little or no fish activities , except pockets of bait.
5. Fish count : one 12" Copper rockfish. released 5 or 6 under size baby rockfish.
6. Watched this after I returned home : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EOjf85IC1k

Let's hope Mexico will fix the sewage plant soon !

Nobody · 04-22-2023, 07:13 AM

Thanks for the report

JohnMckroidJr · 04-22-2023, 09:46 AM

Better luck next time. The Tijuana sewage issue has been a problem for many decades, you would think by now the Mexicans would get their shit together (literally).

FISH11 · 04-23-2023, 07:17 AM

Yeah, beautiful sunny day and light winds. Found plenty of bait and made 11 Green (pacific) Macs from 7" to the majority 11-13". Perfect Yellowtail bait, so I spent most of the day drifting or trolling a fly lined Mac in different areas around 1.7-2.2 mph. Other than bait only saw a few marks on the FF of larger fish. Tried getting out to deeper water and still no mark at any depth up to 300' deep, anywhere on the water column. After some time I dropped some jigs to see if I could catch some rock fish and after trying several areas and depths, I only brought up a couple baby Starry's. They where around 7" and so small I never ever felt them on the line. Descended both and stopped trying, cause it wasn't worth the effort and if I had kept a rock fish, it would have prevented me from being able to use more than 1 fishing rod because of regulations. At the landing the Fish and Wildlife agency taking fishing statistics told me he had 1 yellowtail that had been landed yesterday. There's always some around, but as has been the case for a few years now, it's been. You where at the right place at the right time. Still on a beautiful day, it's so nice to spend a day on the water. Tight Lines!

MITCHELL · 04-23-2023, 08:29 AM

There will be

Stay with the bait

FISH11 · 04-23-2023, 10:41 AM

They're back in La Jolla, I released them, I'm not into eating Macs. Caught all of them just outside the MLPA border up to a few hundred yards west. Real dirty red tide water, but I guess they don't care.

04-22-2023, 07:07 AM	#1
da22y Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 265	LJ fish report...not too good First trip to LJ this year , targeting rockfish. 1. Beautiful day. 2. Dirty water. 3. Don't trust the surf forecast too much, bad surf in around 11:30am. 4. Sonar detect little or no fish activities , except pockets of bait. 5. Fish count : one 12" Copper rockfish. released 5 or 6 under size baby rockfish. 6. Watched this after I returned home : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EOjf85IC1k Let's hope Mexico will fix the sewage plant soon !

04-23-2023, 07:17 AM	#4
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,641	Yeah, beautiful sunny day and light winds. Found plenty of bait and made 11 Green (pacific) Macs from 7" to the majority 11-13". Perfect Yellowtail bait, so I spent most of the day drifting or trolling a fly lined Mac in different areas around 1.7-2.2 mph. Other than bait only saw a few marks on the FF of larger fish. Tried getting out to deeper water and still no mark at any depth up to 300' deep, anywhere on the water column. After some time I dropped some jigs to see if I could catch some rock fish and after trying several areas and depths, I only brought up a couple baby Starry's. They where around 7" and so small I never ever felt them on the line. Descended both and stopped trying, cause it wasn't worth the effort and if I had kept a rock fish, it would have prevented me from being able to use more than 1 fishing rod because of regulations. At the landing the Fish and Wildlife agency taking fishing statistics told me he had 1 yellowtail that had been landed yesterday. There's always some around, but as has been the case for a few years now, it's been. You where at the right place at the right time. Still on a beautiful day, it's so nice to spend a day on the water. Tight Lines! __________________ MARK ......... 2016 MALIBU X FACTOR, 2020 SOLO SKIFF (Fishing Kayak on Steroids )

04-23-2023, 08:29 AM	#5
MITCHELL Sea Hunter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Where ever I may roam where I lay my head I call home. Posts: 2,269	Where there's mackerel There will be Stay with the bait __________________ Duke Mitchell

04-23-2023, 10:41 AM	#6
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,641	They're back in La Jolla, I released them, I'm not into eating Macs. Caught all of them just outside the MLPA border up to a few hundred yards west. Real dirty red tide water, but I guess they don't care. Attached Images __________________ MARK ......... 2016 MALIBU X FACTOR, 2020 SOLO SKIFF (Fishing Kayak on Steroids ) Last edited by FISH11; 04-24-2023 at 08:20 AM.

04-22-2023, 07:13 AM	#2
Nobody Member Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 56	Thanks for the report

04-22-2023, 09:46 AM	#3
JohnMckroidJr Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Fort Lauderdale Posts: 1,932	Better luck next time. The Tijuana sewage issue has been a problem for many decades, you would think by now the Mexicans would get their shit together (literally).