Newport, 8-11-14 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Amish Ed · 08-11-2014, 02:32 PM

Launched from the USCG beach just before 6am with Landwhale. Low clouds and a NW wind. Water has cooled a lot since last week, it was 66.5º - 67.8º and pretty clear. I was kind of expecting a barn burner since the tide was perfect. Didn't happen that way though, I finished at 11am with 16 (4 legal). Last week we had no tide and I got 20+. Perhaps the water cooling was the difference. Also, the fish were up on the flats and not on the ledges where they've been for a couple of months. Weird!

Mostly fished the Zman Paddlerz, though I threw some Flurries too. Every color I threw got bit, they were just being finicky about what they'd commit to. Rootbeer gold flake and white probably did best. Hot Sauce made a big difference today too. I usually just put it on when I remember, but today I noticed such a difference that I reapplied pretty frequently.

Fun times as always with Steve and I want to thank him for letting me borrow a setup the last 2 weeks. Next week we're planning on hitting the Pipe in Dana Pt if anyone wants to join us.

08-11-2014, 02:32 PM	#1
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,903	Newport, 8-11-14 Launched from the USCG beach just before 6am with Landwhale. Low clouds and a NW wind. Water has cooled a lot since last week, it was 66.5º - 67.8º and pretty clear. I was kind of expecting a barn burner since the tide was perfect. Didn't happen that way though, I finished at 11am with 16 (4 legal). Last week we had no tide and I got 20+. Perhaps the water cooling was the difference. Also, the fish were up on the flats and not on the ledges where they've been for a couple of months. Weird! Mostly fished the Zman Paddlerz, though I threw some Flurries too. Every color I threw got bit, they were just being finicky about what they'd commit to. Rootbeer gold flake and white probably did best. Hot Sauce made a big difference today too. I usually just put it on when I remember, but today I noticed such a difference that I reapplied pretty frequently. Fun times as always with Steve and I want to thank him for letting me borrow a setup the last 2 weeks. Next week we're planning on hitting the Pipe in Dana Pt if anyone wants to join us. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!