Newport, 5-25-17 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Amish Ed · 05-25-2017, 01:20 PM

Launched with Landwhale about 6:45am. It was cool and cloudy with an onshore breeze that came and went. Water was 61º and relatively clear. We worked the normal areas we always do, and Steve had a kick ass day and I got my butt handed to me. Go figure. He finished off the day with 20 (8 legal), I had a grand total of 3 very small bass.

The culprit, losing my underspin after I got the 3 shorts. Steve got all but 3 of his on the underspin. I lost mine about 20min after we started fishing. I could've borrowed one from Steve, but I was getting bit. I just wasn't getting committed bites. By the time I decided that maybe I should get one from Steve I was so annoyed that I just said screw it and we headed in. That was a little after 10am.

That said, everyone should have some Coolbaits underspins in their box.

StumpFisher · 05-25-2017, 04:16 PM

Thanks for the report. I hope to get out of work a little earlier tomorrow to hit the afternoon bite. Tides4fishing site shows that it should be very favorable in the afternoon/early evening at slack tide. I'm not sure how much I trust the whole lunar prediction model thing but has been fairly consistent in the past.

joefish808 · 05-25-2017, 04:54 PM

Wow still only 61 degrees?! Last time I fished about a month ago, I think
The water was actually warmer than that outta Dana Pt though.

Amish Ed · 05-25-2017, 04:55 PM

Yeah, DP was 63º and change last week.

joefish808 · 05-25-2017, 05:07 PM

I was hoping by late May that the water would be high 60s so that we have a chance at some Bonito. Thanks for the Intel.

spudleydoright · 05-27-2017, 06:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amish Ed

That said, everyone should have some Coolbaits underspins in their box.

Does anyone local to OC sell the Coolbaits underspin? I checked Turners but no dice.

I hit Newport on Friday 5-26- but only got one spotty on a pumpkin seed Berkley Gulp. It was too breezy out in the open so I was hitting some docks around the south end of Balboa Island. Sadly I was too late on the water (0800) to beat the breeze.

Amish Ed · 05-27-2017, 09:26 PM

Hogan's in Dana Pt just got restocked.

05-25-2017, 01:20 PM	#1
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,903	Newport, 5-25-17 Launched with Landwhale about 6:45am. It was cool and cloudy with an onshore breeze that came and went. Water was 61º and relatively clear. We worked the normal areas we always do, and Steve had a kick ass day and I got my butt handed to me. Go figure. He finished off the day with 20 (8 legal), I had a grand total of 3 very small bass. The culprit, losing my underspin after I got the 3 shorts. Steve got all but 3 of his on the underspin. I lost mine about 20min after we started fishing. I could've borrowed one from Steve, but I was getting bit. I just wasn't getting committed bites. By the time I decided that maybe I should get one from Steve I was so annoyed that I just said screw it and we headed in. That was a little after 10am. That said, everyone should have some Coolbaits underspins in their box. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

05-25-2017, 04:55 PM	#4
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,903	Yeah, DP was 63º and change last week. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

05-27-2017, 09:26 PM	#7
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,903	Hogan's in Dana Pt just got restocked. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

05-25-2017, 04:16 PM	#2
StumpFisher Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Riverside Posts: 52	Thanks for the report. I hope to get out of work a little earlier tomorrow to hit the afternoon bite. Tides4fishing site shows that it should be very favorable in the afternoon/early evening at slack tide. I'm not sure how much I trust the whole lunar prediction model thing but has been fairly consistent in the past.

05-25-2017, 04:54 PM	#3
joefish808 Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 43	Wow still only 61 degrees?! Last time I fished about a month ago, I think The water was actually warmer than that outta Dana Pt though.

05-25-2017, 05:07 PM	#5
joefish808 Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 43	I was hoping by late May that the water would be high 60s so that we have a chance at some Bonito. Thanks for the Intel.