i get no love in la jolla - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

yakrider · 01-14-2009, 01:33 PM

now I see why they do the

...

F'n Arne!!!!!

is there a story behind that? do tell....

or is it that he is just a YT magnet...like Josh...

ezcompany · 01-22-2009, 10:05 AM

at least you spend time on the water!
living in Los Angeles and only using a temporary kayak rack on my leased car, its too difficult for me

taggermike · 01-22-2009, 05:56 PM

LJ is tough this time of year. Hell, fishing is tough this time of year. Most fish are deep, or have lock jaw, or have migrated out of the area. How often does a cold blooded animal need to eat in 55 degree water. And to compound that the fish that are around are closed to take. So that means that the available fish in LJ are basicly YT, halibut, sand dabs, calico/sand bass, sculpin and sheephead. And these species are not in feeding mode generally until the squid show up. So what to do? Like one poster said, you can stay home. You can learn to target halis, sheephead, or deep water calicos. You can keep grinding away on the yo-yo with an optimistic attitude until the YT decide to eat. Or you can go some where else to fish. It wasn't trophy fishing but I caught 8 or so spotties and 2 bairly not legal halibut way in the back of south bay 2 days ago. 6lb test, 4 feet of water, it was fun. In December down there I caught my first bone fish after fishing SD bay for almost 40 years. Not as fun as a big LJ YT, but still fun. Get creative. Just keep the faith and keep fishing. When things do start to happen you will be diled in and ready. Mike

Matt · 01-22-2009, 07:22 PM

Iron time math..... a good friend once told me you will get a shot at a big fish on iron once out of every eight times you yo-yo, fortunately or unfortunately I have found this to be very true!

dorado50 · 01-22-2009, 08:05 PM

Back in the day, before I got into kayak fishing, during the winter months when the palegics left town I would get out the bass rods and practice C & R on bass. Usually off the dock at Harbor Island and Shelter Island. This is a great way to practice your hook sets and angleing skills. I would spend every hour of high tide that I could fishing these bass. Year after year I would do this and each year hopefully I would learn alittle more and alittle more! You can use bass fishing as a way to enhance your fishing skills, it sure worked for me as well it could work for you. During the winter months keep fishing no matter where. Your skills at catching small fish will transfer over to the sucessful catching of palegics, I guarantee it....

Vikingj · 01-24-2009, 12:15 PM

Nice truck load of "sea kittens", T-bone. Big MEOOW!
As for me- 11 LJ trips over 2 yrs and no YT or WSB landed. But, the suspense, enthusiasm, hope, and excitement before each trip prevents me from sleeping the 1-2 nights prior. LJ is a magical place, with or without catching big fish (although I would REALLY like to find out what it is like by hooking on to that big one!)

Wayne

01-22-2009, 07:22 PM	#4
Matt Support your local pangas Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Lj Posts: 976	Iron time math..... a good friend once told me you will get a shot at a big fish on iron once out of every eight times you yo-yo, fortunately or unfortunately I have found this to be very true! __________________ Thanks Matt F.

01-14-2009, 01:33 PM	#1
yakrider Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 611	now I see why they do the ... F'n Arne!!!!! is there a story behind that? do tell.... or is it that he is just a YT magnet...like Josh...

01-22-2009, 10:05 AM	#2
ezcompany Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 30	at least you spend time on the water! living in Los Angeles and only using a temporary kayak rack on my leased car, its too difficult for me

01-22-2009, 05:56 PM	#3
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	LJ is tough this time of year. Hell, fishing is tough this time of year. Most fish are deep, or have lock jaw, or have migrated out of the area. How often does a cold blooded animal need to eat in 55 degree water. And to compound that the fish that are around are closed to take. So that means that the available fish in LJ are basicly YT, halibut, sand dabs, calico/sand bass, sculpin and sheephead. And these species are not in feeding mode generally until the squid show up. So what to do? Like one poster said, you can stay home. You can learn to target halis, sheephead, or deep water calicos. You can keep grinding away on the yo-yo with an optimistic attitude until the YT decide to eat. Or you can go some where else to fish. It wasn't trophy fishing but I caught 8 or so spotties and 2 bairly not legal halibut way in the back of south bay 2 days ago. 6lb test, 4 feet of water, it was fun. In December down there I caught my first bone fish after fishing SD bay for almost 40 years. Not as fun as a big LJ YT, but still fun. Get creative. Just keep the faith and keep fishing. When things do start to happen you will be diled in and ready. Mike

01-22-2009, 08:05 PM	#5
dorado50 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: La Jolla Shores Posts: 1,626	Back in the day, before I got into kayak fishing, during the winter months when the palegics left town I would get out the bass rods and practice C & R on bass. Usually off the dock at Harbor Island and Shelter Island. This is a great way to practice your hook sets and angleing skills. I would spend every hour of high tide that I could fishing these bass. Year after year I would do this and each year hopefully I would learn alittle more and alittle more! You can use bass fishing as a way to enhance your fishing skills, it sure worked for me as well it could work for you. During the winter months keep fishing no matter where. Your skills at catching small fish will transfer over to the sucessful catching of palegics, I guarantee it....

01-24-2009, 12:15 PM	#6
Vikingj Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Dana Point area Posts: 438	Nice truck load of "sea kittens", T-bone. Big MEOOW! As for me- 11 LJ trips over 2 yrs and no YT or WSB landed. But, the suspense, enthusiasm, hope, and excitement before each trip prevents me from sleeping the 1-2 nights prior. LJ is a magical place, with or without catching big fish (although I would REALLY like to find out what it is like by hooking on to that big one!) Wayne