3/14 - Dana Point - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Stoneale · 03-15-2010, 01:09 PM

Got a bit of a late start, but was out on the water by 9:30am. The wind had already picked up, but overall it was a nice day. Picked up some bait.. the sardines were a perfect size. I then headed out to the Doheny Beach area in search for some Halibut. On the way out there was a group of about 5 yak fishermen who I see quite often. One of the guys said none of them caught anything good.. but only a shark. Seemed hard to believe.. o well.

So after about 10 minutes of dragging around a sardine.. I landed a short halibut:

And then a baby sandy:

and a decent size spotty:

Overall it was a wonderful day to be out on the water.. I just wish that there were less guys on Jet Ski's..

Vikingj · 03-15-2010, 03:05 PM

Thanks for the report. Looks like you did well considering the recent, slow conditions. Maybe things will pick up a few notches with the grunion showing up this month? Sunday always seems to be the biggest day for DP jet ski.

rooster707 · 03-15-2010, 05:22 PM

yeah the fishing was very slow out there, we only picked up that small sand shark which was released. i hit up all my spots for nada. i had a small bumb inside the harbor at the end of the day then that damn sea lion was starting to get nosey. thought he was gonna jump in my yak with me. i had to spook him off with my paddle. maybe the bite will pick up this week.... Mark

Anthony179 · 03-15-2010, 05:48 PM

I was out with 3 other friends. Two of them went out for the first time and are talking about buying there own kayaks. Went straight to the kelp. I was bouncing live bait at the bottom with no love. Used a war lure that I bought at the Fred Hall Show. Dropped it to the bottom and caught 2 big Sculpins and a small Sand Bass. One friend caught 4 bass and another caught 2 bass.

steveooo · 03-15-2010, 07:04 PM

Cool pic of that sandy!

03-15-2010, 01:09 PM	#1
Stoneale Banned Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 117	3/14 - Dana Point Got a bit of a late start, but was out on the water by 9:30am. The wind had already picked up, but overall it was a nice day. Picked up some bait.. the sardines were a perfect size. I then headed out to the Doheny Beach area in search for some Halibut. On the way out there was a group of about 5 yak fishermen who I see quite often. One of the guys said none of them caught anything good.. but only a shark. Seemed hard to believe.. o well. So after about 10 minutes of dragging around a sardine.. I landed a short halibut: And then a baby sandy: and a decent size spotty: Overall it was a wonderful day to be out on the water.. I just wish that there were less guys on Jet Ski's..

03-15-2010, 03:05 PM	#2
Vikingj Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Dana Point area Posts: 438	Thanks for the report. Looks like you did well considering the recent, slow conditions. Maybe things will pick up a few notches with the grunion showing up this month? Sunday always seems to be the biggest day for DP jet ski.

03-15-2010, 05:22 PM	#3
rooster707 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Ramona Posts: 67	yeah the fishing was very slow out there, we only picked up that small sand shark which was released. i hit up all my spots for nada. i had a small bumb inside the harbor at the end of the day then that damn sea lion was starting to get nosey. thought he was gonna jump in my yak with me. i had to spook him off with my paddle. maybe the bite will pick up this week.... Mark

03-15-2010, 05:48 PM	#4
Anthony179 A.T. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Ontario, CA Posts: 146	I was out with 3 other friends. Two of them went out for the first time and are talking about buying there own kayaks. Went straight to the kelp. I was bouncing live bait at the bottom with no love. Used a war lure that I bought at the Fred Hall Show. Dropped it to the bottom and caught 2 big Sculpins and a small Sand Bass. One friend caught 4 bass and another caught 2 bass.

03-15-2010, 07:04 PM	#5
steveooo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,921	Cool pic of that sandy!