Dana Point 6/20 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

DanaPT · 06-22-2014, 09:51 AM

Went out in the afternoon as planned. Picked up some good sized anchovies at the receiver... they were hearty fish. was going to stay south then last minute went north.

Were plenty of boats/lines in the water outside the headlands. Dana Wharf had two boats close. the haul for me was all bass all released. Mostly all caught deeper w/ plastics (war head & skirt). Brown and smelt green/white did well. Only 2 fish on the Halibut rig and they weren't the right kind (bass & big lizard fish).

My observations...
1) 8 # mono is about as light I can handle near the kelp.
2) Jigging that war-bait off the bottom is almost certain to catch something. (this time nice sand bass)
3) Going out in the afternoon into pm is challenging. after the sun sets day-light goes fast.

Water temp reading was 72. Have a great sunday!

kayakfisherman · 06-22-2014, 10:14 AM

Did you observe why there were so many boats out there?

alanw · 06-22-2014, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by kayakfisherman

Did you observe why there were so many boats out there?

It's Bass season, water is warming up, around 1500 bass caught and over 1000 Calicos released that day alone..

6/20 9 Boats, 224 Anglers

326 Calico Bass, 25 Sand Bass, 3 Sculpin, 13 Rockfish, 8 Barracuda, 2 Halibut, 1 White Sea Bass

1038 CB & 90 SB Released

fresh to salt · 06-23-2014, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by kayakfisherman

Did you observe why there were so many boats out there?

They were probably on squid beds. I was out about half mile north of the domes and we noticed three groups of boats anchored on the squid beds looking for WSB.

army guy · 06-28-2014, 05:23 AM

What is war-bait?

YakDout · 06-28-2014, 06:55 AM

Weedless lead heads for swimbaits.

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06-22-2014, 09:51 AM	#1
DanaPT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: South OC Posts: 1,605	Dana Point 6/20 Went out in the afternoon as planned. Picked up some good sized anchovies at the receiver... they were hearty fish. was going to stay south then last minute went north. Were plenty of boats/lines in the water outside the headlands. Dana Wharf had two boats close. the haul for me was all bass all released. Mostly all caught deeper w/ plastics (war head & skirt). Brown and smelt green/white did well. Only 2 fish on the Halibut rig and they weren't the right kind (bass & big lizard fish). My observations... 1) 8 # mono is about as light I can handle near the kelp. 2) Jigging that war-bait off the bottom is almost certain to catch something. (this time nice sand bass) 3) Going out in the afternoon into pm is challenging. after the sun sets day-light goes fast. Water temp reading was 72. Have a great sunday!

06-22-2014, 10:14 AM	#2
kayakfisherman Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 715	Did you observe why there were so many boats out there?

06-28-2014, 05:23 AM	#5
army guy Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 14	What is war-bait?

06-28-2014, 06:55 AM	#6
YakDout Brandon Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,345	Weedless lead heads for swimbaits. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk