North 805 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

yaksailor · 05-02-2011, 11:45 AM

The weather in the central 805 was clear, calm and warm yesterday, May Day. The wind forecast didn’t look good for So Cal, so Leo Carillo was not an option. Mtnbykr2, Gman and I launched to 2 footers at 15 sec periods, 2/3rds of us dry.

I am not sure about the landing, but it was at least it was hull-side-down.

The water was clear, but a frigid 53°F. On the surface was a silky sheen of what looked like silk or spider webs; I’ve never seen this before and could not explain it. Anyone know what this was? Also, traces of well-fed whales were around…I hate it when they pee in the pool. A mother and calf pair swam around and underneath us throughout the day.

We were throwing plastics and I was having luck with the Halloween swimmy jig heads with weed guards. A green 5-inch BH was also working for the lings. The morning was really slow with only a few rockfish and cabezon caught. Right after Mtnbykr2 left, the bite turned on at lunchtime. Gman found a slanted shelf reef holding some big fish. The browns were hanging out right at the apex of the shelf edge, and the lings holding in the shadows of the cliff under the ledge. Since the visibility was high, I could verify the shelf edge and double-floor view shown on my finder due to surface-to-rock reflection.

We got some short and legal lings as well a 4-lbdr Grass (some farmed.) The first blue ling I got appeared to be legal, but I was not able to verify it, since he came off at the boat. As he swam back in to the crevice, I tossed the lure back in and amazingly enough, the same ling bit the tail off and swam back down. I will hopefully be able to report on this mystery later in the season.

Fishing this shelf was a bit tough on leaders. The big fish would not bite if my yak was directly above them, I had to cast into the crevice from the side. When I hooked up, they would drag my line over the edge, fraying the heck out of it. We lost a lot of tackle there.

Have you ever run your leader over your thumb to check the fray? For me, it always feels shredded right when the fish are biting. I usually roll the dice and change it on the next cast. Lucky for me, the next red ling wasn’t lost to the frayed leader.

Here’s some pics:

Whale of a time:

Fat RF:

Brown:

Ling:

mtnbykr2 · 05-02-2011, 12:23 PM

"hull side down" speak for yourself John, you missed my yard sale, it was a doozy, didn't see that one coming, could have been worse but what a fricken mess...thanks for comin along and out fishin everyone, hope you enjoyed the show, great day on the water, the whale watching was epic...
I had to leave due to lack of jig heads, "lost tackle" I won that contest too yesterday, all I had left was a few BH heads in the heavy wieght class, besides it was time to go for a swim in the surf by about that time...thanks again for the good times

wiredantz · 05-02-2011, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by mtnbykr2

"hull side down" speak for yourself John, you missed my yard sale, it was a doozy, didn't see that one coming, could have been worse but what a fricken mess...thanks for comin along and out fishin everyone, hope you enjoyed the show, great day on the water, the whale watching was epic...
I had to leave due to lack of jig heads, "lost tackle" I won that contest too yesterday, all I had left was a few BH heads in the heavy wieght class, besides it was time to go for a swim in the surf by about that time...thanks again for the good times

welcome to the yard sale club!

Phatford · 05-02-2011, 01:02 PM

Very Nice, I would love to fish with you all up there some time... I am not familiar with anything up north and would be afraid to go without some clue of where to go and have a decent day...

lamb · 05-02-2011, 01:53 PM

very cool

Gman · 05-02-2011, 02:11 PM

The day was great the company even better the fish were on the whales were showing off what more could you ask for......

mtnbykr2 · 05-02-2011, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Phatford

Very Nice, I would love to fish with you all up there some time... I am not familiar with anything up north and would be afraid to go without some clue of where to go and have a decent day...

Phat you are welcome to come along anytime, I usually post the trips
in the 805 for those of us in the "northside navy" I will try and remember to pm you next time out, usually with me it is most weekends ....late

mtnbykr2 · 05-02-2011, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by wiredantz

welcome to the yard sale club!

thanks Frank glad to be a member....not, still fartin sand

roby · 05-02-2011, 09:36 PM

Seeing those whales up close would have made my day....too cool.

blitzburgh · 05-03-2011, 07:37 AM

Way cool report. I've been wanting to fish up there too. Where are you launching at?

mtnbykr2 · 05-03-2011, 09:07 AM

we launch at Refugio most of the time it is a pretty uneventful launch and land lol

05-02-2011, 11:45 AM	#1
yaksailor Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 66	North 805 The weather in the central 805 was clear, calm and warm yesterday, May Day. The wind forecast didn’t look good for So Cal, so Leo Carillo was not an option. Mtnbykr2, Gman and I launched to 2 footers at 15 sec periods, 2/3rds of us dry. I am not sure about the landing, but it was at least it was hull-side-down. The water was clear, but a frigid 53°F. On the surface was a silky sheen of what looked like silk or spider webs; I’ve never seen this before and could not explain it. Anyone know what this was? Also, traces of well-fed whales were around…I hate it when they pee in the pool. A mother and calf pair swam around and underneath us throughout the day. We were throwing plastics and I was having luck with the Halloween swimmy jig heads with weed guards. A green 5-inch BH was also working for the lings. The morning was really slow with only a few rockfish and cabezon caught. Right after Mtnbykr2 left, the bite turned on at lunchtime. Gman found a slanted shelf reef holding some big fish. The browns were hanging out right at the apex of the shelf edge, and the lings holding in the shadows of the cliff under the ledge. Since the visibility was high, I could verify the shelf edge and double-floor view shown on my finder due to surface-to-rock reflection. We got some short and legal lings as well a 4-lbdr Grass (some farmed.) The first blue ling I got appeared to be legal, but I was not able to verify it, since he came off at the boat. As he swam back in to the crevice, I tossed the lure back in and amazingly enough, the same ling bit the tail off and swam back down. I will hopefully be able to report on this mystery later in the season. Fishing this shelf was a bit tough on leaders. The big fish would not bite if my yak was directly above them, I had to cast into the crevice from the side. When I hooked up, they would drag my line over the edge, fraying the heck out of it. We lost a lot of tackle there. Have you ever run your leader over your thumb to check the fray? For me, it always feels shredded right when the fish are biting. I usually roll the dice and change it on the next cast. Lucky for me, the next red ling wasn’t lost to the frayed leader. Here’s some pics: Whale of a time: Fat RF: Brown: Ling:

05-02-2011, 01:53 PM	#5
lamb Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,563	very cool __________________ [------------------------ <)))< ....b-a-a-a-a

05-02-2011, 02:11 PM	#6
Gman Junior Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Ventura County Posts: 8	Great to be out on the water The day was great the company even better the fish were on the whales were showing off what more could you ask for......

05-02-2011, 12:23 PM	#2
mtnbykr2 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: newbury park ca Posts: 2,323	"hull side down" speak for yourself John, you missed my yard sale, it was a doozy, didn't see that one coming, could have been worse but what a fricken mess...thanks for comin along and out fishin everyone, hope you enjoyed the show, great day on the water, the whale watching was epic... I had to leave due to lack of jig heads, "lost tackle" I won that contest too yesterday, all I had left was a few BH heads in the heavy wieght class, besides it was time to go for a swim in the surf by about that time...thanks again for the good times

05-02-2011, 01:02 PM	#4
Phatford Heroes on the Water Staff Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Anahiem Posts: 176	Very Nice, I would love to fish with you all up there some time... I am not familiar with anything up north and would be afraid to go without some clue of where to go and have a decent day...

05-02-2011, 09:36 PM	#9
roby CEO of Team Roby Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 905	Seeing those whales up close would have made my day....too cool.

05-03-2011, 07:37 AM	#10
blitzburgh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Menifee Posts: 2,509	Way cool report. I've been wanting to fish up there too. Where are you launching at?

05-03-2011, 09:07 AM	#11
mtnbykr2 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: newbury park ca Posts: 2,323	we launch at Refugio most of the time it is a pretty uneventful launch and land lol