Newport Back Bay, August 29, 2010 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Ohana · 08-29-2010, 06:03 PM

Steve:

It was the windiest day I have seen in a while combined with a fast rising tide, so drifting on the channel edges with light jig-heads and gulp might have been the ticket.

I had neither, so I used a crankbait. I have had good luck the last couple of times with the crankbait and it is easy to fish and cover a lot of water quickly.

I only saw one other kayak fisherman and he was flyfishing.

Kevin

SeaEagle_1 · 08-30-2010, 08:36 PM

i am very familiar with the backbay. not likely the bass were to far back there. however i do know of a great place with good structure and current. if you go back about mile or so from NAC the bay will bottleneck, i always do very well there for both legal bass, (somethings 18" or bigger) and legal halibut from time to time.

there is a spot back there that is great for spotfin croaker, love catching those guys. when is the season for those guys? caught a 24" spotfin right across from NAC several years ago, read that the record is 27". man was i proud! lol.

Ohana · 08-31-2010, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SeaEagle_1

i am very familiar with the backbay. not likely the bass were to far back there. however i do know of a great place with good structure and current. if you go back about mile or so from NAC the bay will bottleneck, i always do very well there for both legal bass, (somethings 18" or bigger) and legal halibut from time to time.

there is a spot back there that is great for spotfin croaker, love catching those guys. when is the season for those guys? caught a 24" spotfin right across from NAC several years ago, read that the record is 27". man was i proud! lol.

Thanks for the information.

Spotfin are bigger then the yellowfin, so I look forward to hooking one of those. Maybe this weekend?

Kevin

08-29-2010, 06:03 PM	#1
Ohana Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Coto de Caza, CA Posts: 155	Steve: It was the windiest day I have seen in a while combined with a fast rising tide, so drifting on the channel edges with light jig-heads and gulp might have been the ticket. I had neither, so I used a crankbait. I have had good luck the last couple of times with the crankbait and it is easy to fish and cover a lot of water quickly. I only saw one other kayak fisherman and he was flyfishing. Kevin

08-30-2010, 08:36 PM	#2
SeaEagle_1 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Santa Ana/But moving to Elsinore Posts: 32	i am very familiar with the backbay. not likely the bass were to far back there. however i do know of a great place with good structure and current. if you go back about mile or so from NAC the bay will bottleneck, i always do very well there for both legal bass, (somethings 18" or bigger) and legal halibut from time to time. there is a spot back there that is great for spotfin croaker, love catching those guys. when is the season for those guys? caught a 24" spotfin right across from NAC several years ago, read that the record is 27". man was i proud! lol.