Island White (Cherry Beach), 2-27-15 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Amish Ed · 02-27-2015, 01:26 PM

Landwhale and I launched at about 6:30 to a cold south wind and cloudy skies. Water was 62º and pretty clear. The wind stayed up pretty much the whole time and it would switch directions on a regular basis. Made for some funky ass drifts. We headed straight to the island and our usual spot.

It took probably an hour to get my 1st fish. It was a chunky legal spottie. After that it was just a very slow pick. Finished the day w/3 legals and 6 shorts. Hot (relatively speaking) bait today was a 4" Houdini Paddlerz on a 3/8 orange Slayer Head. Second best was a 3" FLurry in Minnow Magic on a 3/8 Slayer Head in silver.

Over all it was very slow, I only missed 3 fish. Plus the barges were an issue, not the usual 1 or 2 staying for 20min. But, 3 that stayed for at least an hour each time. We were back in by about 11:15.

Thanks Steve for a fun time as always.

Amish Ed · 02-27-2015, 02:20 PM

Forgot to mention the excitement of the morning. Early on I went to cast and somehow caught the rod behind me. Thankfully I grabbed it before it sank out.

King Saba · 02-27-2015, 04:16 PM

Nice work and nice save on the gear. Been there done that lol. Island white is on my list of places to try.

Amish Ed · 02-27-2015, 04:22 PM

Yeah, it's my favorite set up too. You should definitely try out the island. We like the area around the dock.

landwhale · 02-27-2015, 07:30 PM

Got 2 nugget sized Calicos and 2 legal Sand Bass on the Houdini and New Penny 4 inch Z Man Paddlez with Uni Butter. Water is really clear and as Ed mentioned we played dodge the Barge today and the Wind was blowing in all directions making for some interesting drifts. Still a fun day and great fishing with you too Ed. Next week Fred Hall

02-27-2015, 01:26 PM	#1
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,903	Island White (Cherry Beach), 2-27-15 Landwhale and I launched at about 6:30 to a cold south wind and cloudy skies. Water was 62º and pretty clear. The wind stayed up pretty much the whole time and it would switch directions on a regular basis. Made for some funky ass drifts. We headed straight to the island and our usual spot. It took probably an hour to get my 1st fish. It was a chunky legal spottie. After that it was just a very slow pick. Finished the day w/3 legals and 6 shorts. Hot (relatively speaking) bait today was a 4" Houdini Paddlerz on a 3/8 orange Slayer Head. Second best was a 3" FLurry in Minnow Magic on a 3/8 Slayer Head in silver. Over all it was very slow, I only missed 3 fish. Plus the barges were an issue, not the usual 1 or 2 staying for 20min. But, 3 that stayed for at least an hour each time. We were back in by about 11:15. Thanks Steve for a fun time as always. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

02-27-2015, 02:20 PM	#2
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,903	Forgot to mention the excitement of the morning. Early on I went to cast and somehow caught the rod behind me. Thankfully I grabbed it before it sank out. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

02-27-2015, 04:22 PM	#4
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,903	Yeah, it's my favorite set up too. You should definitely try out the island. We like the area around the dock. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

02-27-2015, 07:30 PM	#5
landwhale Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Seal Beach Posts: 506	Got 2 nugget sized Calicos and 2 legal Sand Bass on the Houdini and New Penny 4 inch Z Man Paddlez with Uni Butter. Water is really clear and as Ed mentioned we played dodge the Barge today and the Wind was blowing in all directions making for some interesting drifts. Still a fun day and great fishing with you too Ed. Next week Fred Hall __________________

02-27-2015, 04:16 PM	#3
King Saba Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: SGV Posts: 848	Nice work and nice save on the gear. Been there done that lol. Island white is on my list of places to try.