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Does anyone recall what the rockfish/halibut fishing was like during any past big El Ninos? Added El Nino Update to the list of links.
Anybody fish Perch today, it looked good out there this morning on my way to work? BK stopped by after fishing Toro this morning. He caught a fatty, had a couple bites and said there was still a lot of rock. John G. 2.12.10
Hey you Cayucos folks, it appears your pier took some storm damage as I noted on "The Shoreline Inn" camara. They have been work'in away on it the last couple daze. As a desk jockey its nice to vist different surf locations from the screen & keyboard and see the conditions!
I have a place in Carpenteria and they have a bug eye & 2-other angle reeltime shot on thir "city" cam-of the beach. I have even backed up the shot to view me on the beach surf-fish'in! They have also had to re-grade the protective surf-sand burm due to winter storm-tide action-I bet that sturrs up the b-s-perch bite after the D-8 rips & pushs the sand around and also might affect what little Pizmo clams remain. The daze are gett'in longer-spring is around the corner! Go Halbut's..SO-Cal Todd..... 2.6.10
Tinker, the pic from Oceano Dunes didn't come through. Feel free to re-send. John G. 2.4.10
Hey big fatty ,
Gonna be on the beach tomorrow , point SIERRA NEVADA Join us. 2.9lbs 16" Blackie 2.2.10 hit oceano dunes for surf perch did real good . fished nothing but grubs there are big ones hittin right now. Ocscar 2.2.10
Tried for perch this afternoon at Toro Creek, towards the south end of the beach. Beach set up looks good with steeper beach, but no luck today. Looks like the storms have moved a lot of sand, its gotta be good. BK 1.28.10
J.K> Good for you fish’in the big swell, I did the same down south @ Zuma in Malbiu Sun 1/24-Butt those birds are not diving on perch driven bait ,or perch-them selfs. I noticed the same bird action behind the waves & out to ¼ ml off shore & it is larger bait fish schools that come & go. May be comeraunts birds or some other fish driving them up(w-sea bass-?) Those perch are feeding on worms-s-crabs-& washed around critters on the bottom-e.t.c., If they feed on bait fish its probably not in a frenzy @ the surface. I may be wrong but those are my observations.
By the way short of a few nibbles on the gulp on trout gear wading in the shallow surf ,the only thing I caught was a washed up corroded silver dollar-vintage “1994”-two brews & one cigar consumed on the L..A. county beachs where both vice’s are out lawed! And interesting enough-from what I under stand the genius mpla eco fighters have proposed trading away part of this beach & beloved “Point Dume” =prime-accessible surf & kayak fish’in spots for a similar area down south to keep open. So soon, all 3 will not be allowed! If it wer’nt for the weather & ocean I’d be outt’a here! Tight lines Todd….. 1.27.10
The deepest nearshore canyon I know of is at Partington Cove, just south of Big Sur and it's deep. We definitely get squid boats that come around here and I've had a bunch of rockfish puke them up. But, not as many squid boats around here as I remember there being in the past. John G. 1.25.10
Do we have any deep canyons near shore? Do we get the squid coming threw here as well?
Thanks RH 1.24.10 I gave the surf perch a shot yesterday around low tide at morro strand - pretty tough conditions with 17 footers coming in - I had one bite and it got off right away and that was it. Birds were behind the biggest breakers so I think they are a little deeper with the barometer rising back to normal as the storms clear. JK 1.24.10
Someone lost some boats at Port San Luis. Any one want to take the kayaks out ????? John B. 1.24.10
I've updated The Yak Pack webpage, explaining more or less that the fishing meetings will be held prior to launch, while out on the water fishing and while hearing the fish stories and loading up the kayak fishing equipment. John G. 1.23.10
The storm/huge swell blew a huge kelp bed onshore around the Cayucos Pier. There's thousands of sausage like organisms on the beach? Also, saw some Geo Clam looking things in Morro Bay today, but they were missing the shell?
New weather link for the current up-to-the-minute conditions in Morro Bay; the station is located near the beach on Atascadero Road. John G. 1.22.10
Good luck Don, Let us know if you find any good fishing spots that hold up against 20 foot surf. I haven't found any yet, but imagine there are a few out there. Have fun exploring the coast. John G. 1.21.10
Going to spend a couple of nights in Cambria. hope to do some surf fishing in San Simeon on Sat morning. Going to try the "surf rig" shown on the web site. Looks like there might be a break in the storms (I hope!) Don B. 1.21.10
When this storm/swell event is all said and done, there should be some great surf fishing to be had. John G. 1.17.10
With the surf larger than normal this week, and the seals on the beaches up north. Check out this clip.
I saw a guy north of the lighthouse last week watching his "little" dog run loose between the giants on the beach. I didn't stop - should have - hope they ate it... Kurt N. 1.15.10 Cool site, I am a So-Cal Surf fisher and member of the SC Surf Fishing Group. Every so often I get to come up to the central coast with the family and I hope I can pick yu'alls brains for fishing info about the area. Especially about the MPA restrictions.
Tight Lines and Smooth Drags, Thanks ManDog 1.11.10 Hello, found your website. I would be interested in going out with you folks at some point. Eric 831-970-0570 eric@morganconsulting.biz 1.7.10
Fished the Spit tonite late with time running out. 2 small Barries and 1 small Silver. All 3 caught (and released) on frozen bait. Not near what the good guys are catching farther up the coast.
Cheers - Kurt N. 1.7.10 I've been getting emails from people looking for others to shorefish with on the Central Coast. My advice is to post your email here, when and where you plan on getting out and if someone is available you'll have a good chance of getting a response. It's that easy! No response, go anyway and someone might show up.
Also, don't forget to post fish reports; everyone likes to hear about the bite. Happy Fishing! John G. 1.6.10
Today was another epic Perch fishing day on the Central Coast. The last couple big swell events has shaped some of the beaches very nicely.
A couple avid saltwater anglers went up past the lighthouse and caught countless small Barries and Silvers cast after cast and one big Calico. Then they had non-stop action in San Simeon where they loaded up on a whole bunch of good-sized Barries in about an hour. John G. 1.4.10
Port San Luis and the San Simeon pier are great places to launch this time of year. You're pretty much stuck to targeting Halibut. John G. 1.3.10
Looking to go out ocean kayak fishing with a buddy this week. We are first timers, only time on the lake so far. Looking for best place to start, and what to target. Eric 1.2.10
I'm surprised you didn't run into some Perch covering that much beach and I thought fishing around the dredge could be good. My only advice is to try and find areas to fish where there are ledges that you can cast out to and reel over very slowly. Steeper beaches with sandy bowls or points, like the ones up in San Simeon are looking nice right now. John G. 12.30.09
Since nobody has reported a zero day out this month, I’ll be the first. Fished Morro Bay this morning – started @ dark till almost 9, pretty much covered the entire beach. Even where the dredge equipment is working. Figured a good high tide, gray day, no wind - would overcome the large surf and cloudy water. Not exactly. Any pointers would be appreciated – for a new (old) guy attempting the surf.
Have a safe New Years. May the Fish be with you. Kurt N. 12.30.09 David B. and I fished the San Simeon area this morning, picked up a dozen nice Barries and 8 of them were keepers. We caught them all before the tide dropped out and then that was it. I just got done rolling up some fatties; Perch California Rolls that is. John G. 12.26.09
I don't know of anyone fishing for Perch from a kayak during the winter on the Central Coast. I stick to shore fishing all winter due to the cold weather, bigger swells, plus it's a nice change with a lot less gear. John G. 12.25.09
Are you guys fishing perch from Kayaks or surf fishing?? SeaWeed 12.25.09
Fished Cayucos for about 10 minutes yesterday at sunset and picked up 2 Perch and realized I need new line on both my Perch poles. Today is Virgs last day for 25% off! John G. 12.24.09
I fished Villa Creek this morning and put my time in for 5 Perch. I soaked some squid on another rod without any bites. It wasn't easy fishing with all the kelp, but ran into some cool people and caught enough fish for dinner. Everytime I've ever fished out there, I've had to earn 'em. It did feel good finally getting out after the Perch, one of them was really nice. John G. 12.20.09
Tried the spit for the first time this evening. Outgoing tide. Started with Gulp alive “2 sandworms camo. 3 dink perch in about 15 cast’s. Switched to Big hammer perch grubs (motor oil), soaking in the Gulp. Second cast caught a +/_ 15” smelt. Kurt 12.15.09
I spent some time today getting Cayucos Sportfishing up and running on the newer platform. Not a whole lot has changed. Please feel free to post when and where you're fishing, if you'd like to meet up with other local anglers or any other fishing related information. Please also leave us fish reports when you get back. Everyone enjoys hearing how others do and if the bite is on. Thanks for all the support and enjoy! John G. 12.13.09
I just repaired the Contact link and some of the photos that were down. The Mahi Mahi was all gone in a matter of 3 days. I haven't heard of anyone kayak fishing for Halis, but they could still be around. Hali fishing is generally best during the spring and especially good in the summer and fall during their spawn, but can be caught year-round. Next time, I'm taking video. Bruce reported catching a bunch of dink Perch just south of San Simeon over the weekend. John G. 12.7.09 How much mahi mahi do you have left ? Nice pics. When are we going for perch? Is any one getting halis still ? When dose the bite stop? did you take any videos of fighing the fish John? John B. 12.7.09 This trip to Costa Rica was magical, it was everything I had dreamed of. Mi amigos are doing great, weather was mild and the countryside was lush and full of life. The 1/2 day fishing with Boos Adventures was a blast. It was just 3 minutes into a slow troll with live bait, I set the hook on a 25# Jack Crevalle. What a great fight! A few minutes later I went to set the hook onto something spooling me hard and nothing was there. We headed out around the Catalina Islands and hooked up a 30# Mahi Mahi and got to see the Mahi jump out of the water and fly over 30 feet shaking its head the whole time. Soon after I saw a huge Mahi strike a lure, but missed. I then hooked anotherMahi and had a 40# Mahi following it. We threw out another rod and had an instant double hookup with the Captain. They filleted the fish on the boat and I had the pleasure of having Kike's and Rip Jack cook them up for me. I had plenty of fish for the local fishermen at the hotel and my favorite local tour guide Spider. It's time for some surf fishing, I'm ready to get some Perch again! I will post early in the morning and in the evening. John G. 12.3.09 Cayucos Sportfishing is on Hiatus. The website will not be updated until the 1st of December. Is anyone interested in being on The Yak Pack contact roster? I'm going to have names and optional ways to get a hold of one another, like phone numbers and email. I will have an un-posted link and/or send it out email. Pura Vida! John G. 11.20.09 John B. Thanks, that would definitely be alot of fun. It sounds like the fishing is always good down in SD. Let me know how the surf fishing is while I'm on vaca. John G. 11.20.09 John G. Be safe and have fun on your trip. All of us need to charter a boat out to the islands or San Diego that heads to mexico. Any one down for that next year ? Has any one gone to baja fishing on a charter ? And if so how was it ? John B. 11.20.09 There are the pictures of my catch and the 28" Lingcod, I think I emailed you the pictures of Larry's halibut but I don't really know if they got to you or not. Ian P. 11.19.09 had great time fishing with my homies they real in 9 lings 2 keepers & meeting great guys fishing. I met Larry & Ian with good catch way to go Larry, way hog tie that hali on kayak. Iam looking forward to fish off rocks got some spot pic out. Larry got to show me how to tie off hali on my kayak next year. Juan 11.18.09 Wow, Great Job landing that monster Halibut Larry! And, way to go get your first Ling Ian! I would definitely like to see a pic of the catch. Sounds like the fishing was good at the end of the season. There are perch all up and down the coast along with many good places. Some places are good at low tide and some are good at high tide. It takes alot of scouting places out to find what conditions are good for each place. The trick is to go often, observe the conditions, steepness of the sand, sand/pebbles, bowls, sandy points, rocks, tides, wind, etc. It's also good to go find the fish, they are often all bunched up in one place. I like to use a backpack and rod only. If you're in for a hike, the Sandspit from Hazards to Morro Bay holds the record for the biggest Barred Perch. Toro can get good after a few big storms and a steep beach, Cayucos south of the pier, all over San Simeon and up the coast. John G. 11.17.09 Hey John, I ended up with 2 grassies, 2 black and yellows and 2 gophers and 1 28" lingcod. I will send you pictures of those too. It was a pretty successful day. Where are some good places for perch? I lost a nice sized one yesterday from the beach north of morro rock, I plan to get that fish back tomorrow. Ian P 11.17.09 Fished Sun. out of SS ... Met Juan at the beach with his x-factor who was going to fish along side some friends in raft (they had a motor). They left to check/possibly launch out of "commercials". I launched at the pier and went north to a spot I know. Slow bite but finally worked up a decent grade of 10 fish... mostly blues/ blks/ grassies/ and one johnny... no reds, lings or cabs. On my way in I met Ian and we fished together for a bit. He picked up a blk and yellow and that keeper ling he was looking for. I tied on a scampi and prayed for a ling or hali .... well... GOD is GOOD and my prayer was answered ... We moved out side and we worked a spot with kelp and some long empty lanes. I sent the scampi down and worked the "scampi shuffle" ... two minutes later it stopped and I set the hook. I told Ian "I was in" and it was a good fish. Violent headshake ..! Not leaving the bottom... Unable to gain line... Drag working like butter... little sleigh ride action. Just too cool. 10 min later... give or take... I had color ... Big Hali...!!!! 1st gaff attempt right in the jaw... she didn't like that... much violent tharashing and splashing... I slip the gaff out... she's not ready yet... 2nd gaff attempt ... same spot but she done now.. I pull her head up and drive a blade repeatedly in her head. I pull my extra stringer out and tie her into an arch so she can't move and then clip her to a second stringer. Ian is there to help and we manuever into position to safely put her in the tank well. With Ian on my right (the same side the stringer is clipped to) ... I hand her off to Ian and he puts her in my tankwell... she didn't really fit... but that was as good as it got. Thanks Ian !!! It would have been a lot harder without you to help. We'll hook up again some time. We hung out with Juan and his homies at the Pt. for a while. Ian stayed to fish and I left for the beach. At the beach some truly gracious folks took pics and sent them to me. She taped out to 39" long and I estimate 28-30lbs. It was a Great Day...!! Links are not working properly today, will try and fix later this evening. John G. 11.17.09 Sweet pics Joe! I never recieved any other ones... John G. 11.16.09 Hi John Scott sent these pictures yesterday, I thought they would be better pictures to post then the other ones I sent. Thanks Joe 11.16.09 I won't have a chance to do any fishing this week, but when I get back I'm going to get all my surf fishing gear ready. I'll show you how to catch some Perch and you'll have to show me how to catch big Rockfish from shore. John G. 11.16.09 Hey John do you plan on going out perch'n before you go on your vaca. If you do let me know. I want to have you show me the ropes. I still have not gone out. I have all the stuff. John B. 11.16.09 Got a report that CaboDan and Joe paddled out at Spooner's today. Dan said the conditions were pretty bad, but Joe nailed a 18 pound 34 inch Ling on his first drop. Hey Joe, I'd like to see that pic! Don't think I'm going to make it out in the morning, maybe a late afternoon run in Cayucos, if the weather holds up. I nursed a hang-over today and have too much going on tomorrow. Let me know how you guys do, good luck! John G. 11.14.09 Does anyone have any opinions on what tides are best to fish? Also i thought id mention that patriot sportfishing has a 6000 dollar total purse for their year long big fish contest which ends tomorrow, some guy nailed a 21 pounder yesterday i think so if anyone is into party boats that could be a fun option for tomorrow. There could also be some money in it seeing as us yak guys can outfish the party boaters any day. Sal is taking the long range boat to purisima aka the best known spot within 100 miles. Mike S. 11.14.09 Hey everyone, John G. are you going out on sun.? I guess me and all my boys are going out. Let me know whats up. Do you guys think the swell and wind will be ok for Sunday up the coast? John B. 11.14.09 Ian, we were planning on sunday morning actually. We're going to launch at the pier and hopefully go out around the point if there isnt too much swell. Mike S. 11.14.09 Sounds good John, thanks for the offer on the phone call. If its shity I'll call ya. Dan. CaboDan 11.14.09 Cabo Dan, I'd like to meet up with you on Saturday, let me know if is still going to happen, Email me at joedenman357@yahoo.com thanks, Joe 11.13.09 Hey Mike S. do you mind if I head out with you tomorrow morning at San Simeon? Where are you launching at there? If you have any other information that would be useful my email is iporteous@mac.com Ian, Oh yeah, last day is Sunday. Haven't decided if, where and when I want to go. Good luck and let us know how you do, looks like people are going to be at Simeon and possibly Spooners. Hey CaboDan, if the swell is too mixed up at Spooners, give me a call and I'll let you know how Cayucos is. Avila, you can still fish, just not for Rockfish and a couple others. John G. 11.13.09 I'm gonna try and get out earlyish Sat am for the last huraw of the season, maybe on the water by 7:00am. Heading to Spooners if anyone is up for it. CaboDan 11.13.09 A friend and I are also thinking san simeon for the last fish of the season. I did alright just off the point in the kelp bed towards the first buoy with a hard limit including a 9 pound ling. We'll probably try the paddle north like John was saying, i'm really unfamiliar with the water, ive only fished it that one time. Anyway we're aiming to get in the water by ten so if anyone needs someone to fish with we'll be there. Mike S. 11.13.09 I'll be launching out of SS sat. morning... hoping to go north around the corner...only two days left in the season... 6-6:30am...vhf... #68 .... See ya there. LP 11.13.09 Season closes on Sunday...Nov 15th for any offshore fishing... Avila John 11.13.09 Ian, No plans as of yet. Sunday and Monday are looking the best. I think San Simeon would be a good call as long as the fog stays away. There's a lot of Lings and Cabezon out past the point. Not a lot of fish right at the point, so paddle out and head north. Cayucos is another good possiblity. I might be able to paddle out Sunday. John G. 11.13.09 Hey John, Unfortunately plans had to change and I ended up not fishing on Monday so I still haven't gotten that ling cod yet. Are there any plans in the works for fishing this weekend or friday? If there are any I would be happy to tag along. If you guys don't end up heading out this weekend where would be some good areas to pick up a ling cod or a cabezon that are fairly protected? Thanks, Hello, I am camping at El Capitan State beach during Turkey week. Does anyone have any info on fishing El Cap or Naples reef. Any info would be appreciated! Thanks, Matt Rabasco 11.8.09 Christian Boos sent me pics of some Mahi Mahi they've caught out of Playa Flamingo, Costa Rica. I'm hoping to catch my first Mahi Mahi, Wahoo, Tuna, Grouper or Snapper this trip on Christian's boat. I also have the opportunity to kayak fish from a Catamaran, on a snorkel, kayak fish, sunset booze cruise, twice! And, going to do some hand-lining with the locals for Amberjacks along with some Perch style shore fishing for what looked like a cross between a Perch and a Bass. I'm hoping to bring back some good fish stories with pics. Cayucos Sportfishing will be on Haitus from November 21st through December 1st and I will not be updating the site. Pura Vida! Anyone been out Perch'n lately? John G. 11.8.09 Hello Ian
The surf should be kinda big on Monday for Willow, that place picks up any kind of swell. If the wind lays down Montana de Oro could be good. Some other places that are more protected from the nw swell for launching are Cayucos, Leffingwell on Moonstone Drive and the San Simeon pier. Anyway, Willow should be booming and I have to work on Monday, good luck and let us know how you do. If you have any questions, let me know. John G. 11.7.09 Hi I was wondering if anyone is planning to go fishing Monday. I was thinking of heading up to willow but that may depend on the swell. Send me an email if you're interested. Iporteous@mac.com Ian 11.7.09 Too big of surf for me this weekend. Rick J. 11.6.09 Anyone know of any good spearfishing spots? I was thinkin pirates, the point at san simeon or avila but i have no experience in the area. Also trying to fish somewhere semi protected weds depending on the swell; im thinking san simeon or shell. Mike S. 11.6.09 Glad t hear the fishing has turned on at the end of the season...JK I do not have GPS only an internal fish finder...Anyone want to fish tomorrow? Saturday...I am thinking cambria or big sur. Avila John 11.6.09 We took Kevin's boat up to the Cape yesterday morning full speed at 30 knots. Didn't see anyone in the parking lot at Willow or Alder? We picked up a limit of mostly 4lb Redds, Browns and Coppers around Gorda. Had a couple of nice Johnny Bass and Blues too. We caught a ton of small fish, before picking up the bigger ones. Released a bunch of big Canary's too. Great water clarity, it was cool to watch the fish as they come up, like the 7 Lings we caught and the Sunfish we saw cruising around. Most the Lings were short pinners, we lost one keeper at the boat and picked up a nice 10lb blue Ling. John G. 11.6.09 Im planning on fishing commerical beach north of san seimion call if tou want to meet up 661 747 2525 6:30 am John Gregory 11.5.09 Anyone who is going out without a VHF radio should watch this video of a kayak rescue. The radio probably saved this guy's life. KAYAK RESCUE Travis 11.5.09 I've never launched at Alder before, but I would imagine it would be easier to launch at high tide rather than low when there are more exposed rocks. John G. 11.4.09 Hey guys what is the best time to get in the water at adler high tide or low tide ? If it dose not look good there we will be at willow or mill. And if that all looks bad San Simeon it is. John B. 11.4.09 TOPO LINK Thats a link to the topo map site I use its got great detail so you can really pinpoint some spots and put them in the gps. It helps me find structure without a graph of the yak. Mike S. 11.4.09 I can go out thursday but not till noonish and probly closer to slo maybe cambria till sunset. Ryan Howell 11.4.09 AJ - nope wasn't me - i saw them out there early and then they were gone - seemed like a good day to me - what were those gps coordinates you were using? Sounds like you were right on them. JK 11.4.09 Head to Alder on Thursday we will be paddling to willow and get out there. Any one wants to go e-mail me JohnB805@hotmail.com. John B. 11.3.09 JK was that you paddling in with a guy on a red yak? I was out with a buddy and I would say the bite was the best it has been all season...we easily caught limits but decided to go all catch and release. The Lings and Cabs seemed to be extra hungry. We both caught a number of both along with some nice greenlings. I hate to say i did not have a camera either and truly believe all posts should have photos otherwise they are fish stories. Avila John 11.3.09 Hey guys - I had a good day in Cambria Sunday - fairly easy limit - all C&R - When I came in DFG was with a guy that nailed a 33 lb. hali north of leffingwell - of course that's the day i don't bring my camera or cell phone JK 11.2.09 It looks like you picked a great week to get back in town. The fishing has been good up the coast and the weather is looking pretty good for this week as well. I may shoot to paddle out sometime later in the week. John G. 11.2.09 Whats up I'm back from New Mexico and need to fish. Who is down to go hows the water been. When I past refu. and gaviota the water looked flat like a lake. How has it been up in big Sur. I have a friend that has a Fish N' Dive the newer one for sale. He wants $550.00. For more info e-mail me at JohnB805@hotmail.com. John B. 11.1.09 We never made it outside; there was a mild offshore breeze when we launched, so we decided to fish our usual places. I forgot to mention that the clarity of the water was an easy 30 feet most everywhere and that I spotted the Hitchhiker hanging out about 10 feet down in the water. I threw Irons at him as he slowly wandered off, a few minutes before I netted him and gaffed his brains out. John G. 10.31.09 Way to go boys! Man the water looked GOOD from the pics you posted - amazing how fast it laid down. So did you go "outside" like you were talking about? Whatever you did it seems like the quality got better. Good Job!!! Keith 10.31.09 Joe couldn't get my website up last night; slay em'. Bruce, George, Dave and I had the pleasure of fishing with Ian on a beautiful day at Willow. The fishing was good and fairly steady picking up a decent variety of fish. BK landed a Monster Ling and lost one off the stringer along with a couple nice Redds, George scored some nice Redds in the mix, Dave caught a Big China, Ian caught a couple Big Reds and I got my first Hitchhiker along with a ton of Blacks. I was totally shocked to see a Ling attached to a small Black; I grabbed the net and scooped them right up. John G. 10.31.09 Kevin and I are going to Willow Creek on Saturday at about 8:30 AM. Anybody interested? see you there. Call me at 674-7713 -Joe 10.30.09 Bruce, George, Dave and I decided to fish Willow on Friday morning. Sorry for the late post, but if you're still up reading this and want to meet us there... John G. 10.29.09 Mike... thanks for your response. Stupid me was thinking more freshwater style flies on the surface. I fish with irons and swim baits typically... I hope to fish once more before the season is over... Tight lines.... Avila John 10.28.09 Added TempBreak to the list of links. Click and grab box near top of chart and drag for coordinates. John G. 10.27.09 Hi all, I had some flies that came from the swap meet i think just single hooks with yellow fuzz up the shaft and red tensil coming off like a weed guard almost. My buddy just used ones with white flowers like on the party boats. I find color doesn't really matter its all about what bait they want. Mike S. 10.27.09 What do the flies look like? thanks! Avila John 10.26.09 Went out to willow today to find waist to head high surf so we ended up at beautiful san simeon. Got all our fish on hex irons and flies, plenty of black and yellows and a 29" ling. Anyone else make it out? Mike S. 10.25.09 I'm planning on fishing big sur tomorrow in the morning/early afternoon with a friend, never been up there but planning on giving willow a shot. My email is mjschmid@calpoly.edu if anyone wants to meet up. Mike S. 10.24.09 Josh, Sunday morning is looking doable, probably with some left over sets rolling in. I have never launched at Shell, but Leffingwell should be O.K. as well. I'm debating whether or not to go out on Sunday morning in Cayucos or somewhere just north of Simeon, but might not make it out this weekend. If I get a chance to make it down to SD, I'd really like to catch some of those fish, MLPA's are totally lame. John G. 10.23.09 Hey Guys heading up from San Diego, what does the window look like for Sat. or Sun. morning. Thinking of heading out of shell or leffingwell? Debating on bringing my kayak up. Let me know what you think. Miss the central coast moved down to SD and I can tell you this the fishing is off the hook down here. Yellowtail, white seabass, halibut, bonita. But with the MLPA's it may soon end. The one thing I miss is some solid Rock Fish. Down here I have to head a couple miles out to target them which makes for a fun paddle back. The cool thing is the kayak shops down here really know how to rig up your kayak and show you what the sport is all about. If anyone is down here and wants to go out shoot me an email. Josh.Fradkoff@gmail.com Josh 10.23.09 Ryan, I'd love to take advantage of a window in the swell but I have work or class all day everyday except for Sundays through the end of the season. I'm still without a legal ling this season and its killing me; so if there is a Sunday with decent conditions in the next month I'll be headed north with my yak and would love company. Mike S. 10.19.09 Hey Mike Call me if u get this im down for a morning run to big sur as long as I have company. Mike, haven't checked the conditions. Here's a good article by Paul Lebowitz. Southern Side of Big Sur John G. 10.18.09 Hey thinking about heading up to big sur tomorrow but i've never fished up there but have been hearing a lot of good things lately. Anyone know what to expect as far as conditions with the current swell? Surfline says 4-5' mostly from the west. Mike S. 10.18.09 This is a petition for the socal MLPA's please sign and help the socal guys out if you ever or ever plan on fishing down there including refugio. Online Petition thank you takes less then one minute. JH 10.16.09 WOW!!! thank you Philip we started at the alley paddled toward Willow small breeze & flat every drop was anticipating a bite. my 2Nd bite 23" caby. fish finder was full of icons, stop & drop 3 redz in a row a nice ling 27" got home late but worth it. all fish caught on pink grub juanbo... Juan M. 10.13.09 Here is the photo promised of the halibut my buddy caught seconds after I caught my ling…he dropped 5 feet from where I caught the ling…we both thought he had a lingzilla on…I sat back cheered and yelled. He thought for a short bit he had lost it in the kelp. I paddled over to help him land the fish and was dumb founded when I saw color…it’s a butt! After trying to land this fish we both agreed we need to buy a gaff. John H. 10.13.09 Keith, apparently we're not some of the finest people you know, but we must be the most fun and the best fishermen. Had a blast, you're welcome to join us anytime. Those were some nice Redz you landed. Next time, maybe we'll paddle out to the outter reef. We're looking forward to the BBQ or maybe the Swine Q. Batten down your hatches it looks like we're in for a nice storm. John G. 10.12.09 John - Thanks again for having me along on an EPIC day of fishing! I think the most fun was watching you fight that big ling, up tight against the cliff. You were BENT!!! George it was fun fishing with you again - you were on FIRE with that pink jig. Speaking of which, I just want to thank Joe one more time for turning us on to those awesome jigs and flies he made - what a cool guy! John I'd rather fish with you and your buds, than fish with the finest people I know... Keith 10.12.09 Here's some pics from Saturday. I forgot to mention that George picked up a 2lb Perch on one of Joe's pink Irons. Joe picked up a big fat Red and here's a pic of Mark's fat Treefish. John G. 10.11.09 How about some fish reports. This was one of the best weekends to paddle out in awhile and I know alot of fish were caught. The fish were on the chew. John G. 10.11.09 Bite was on....ended up with a nice 32 ling and by buddy landed a huge butt....I will upload the pics of the butt later...until then... Avila John. 10.11.09 George, Keith, Joe, Mark and I hit Willow along with a half a dozen other guys this morning. Most everyone caught a nice limit; there was a great variety of fish even with the sun never fully breaking through. We picked up a 28" Ling, lots of big Blacks, some nice Johnny Bass, Blues, Redz, Grassyz, Brownz, fat Gopherz and a Treefish. There were a couple guys who made a long paddle from Mill to Willow and picked up some huge Redz, Lingz, a Bocaccio and a big Soupfin Shark. Thanks for the awesome jigs and flies Joe. John G. 10.10.09 Anyone planning on going out kayakking for rock fish in SLO County on Sunday, 10/11/09 and could use some company, please let me know. Sorry for the late post Mike. The coke plant is on shore behind the dunes, more of location than anything, but the area to fish for Butt's is in the depth of 50 to 60 feet. You might be able to fish the area from a yak, but it all depends on the surf, usually pretty tough to launch a yak off pismo in that area. Don't know if it would be worth while this time of year. I have not been hearing of anyone fishing down there recently. Kevin P. 10.8.09 Hi there- I wanted to let everyone know that there is a special one day training event on marine protected areas that is being held in San Simeon. Expert scientists, policy specialists, and locals will present key information on marine protected areas to help enhance understanding about how MPAs function and how they may impact residents of the area. Seating is limited at this event, but we would like to extend an invitation to several fishermen in the area. If you are interested, please contact me directly and I can provide additional information. 831 331 6113 rikki@mbnmsf.org Rik 10.7.09 I'm working weekends now but looking to head out to shell or spooners friday morning semi early if anyone is interested. Mike S. 10.7.09 The weekend weather forecast is looking pretty darn good. George and I are thinking of hitting the Cape on Saturday. Anyone, going to paddle out this week? John G. 10.6.09 Looking to hit PSL or possibly Gaviota on Sunday morning - anybody interested? JK 10.1.09 Any one that can Fish Monday, or Tuesday give me a call gonna try and get out for some BUTT maybe cayucos if surf allows other wise will head over to the bay or psl. Nice fish John. Looks like a brookie and a golden? I have been thinking about attempting the California Heritage Trout Challenge, which would require catching a couple different types of goldens in that area. Anybody here done this or tried it? Anglr200 9.30.09 Well I decided to head inland and walk the John Muir Trail. I am unsure how many people know but you walk by some of the best trout fishing in all of California. The entire trip was amazing. We had days where we would walk by 10 lakes not knowing which ones to fish and which ones to swim in...everyday ended with a lake to fish in and one to wake up to...I have attached a couple photos. We never caught any really big fish. Just Beautiful Ones! John H. 9.29.09 Kevin, how far is the coke plant from shore? Is it even possible on a yak or would i need the big boat? Mike S. 9.29.09 Hey all, a while back someone asked where the coke plant was, it is south of pismo pier, kinda in the area of the oil refinery or maybe a little south of that. Only fished there a couple of times but I here alot of guys do well on Butts there and also theshers. Have not heard of alot being caught down there this year, but they might not be posting. Hoping to get out for Albies if the weather is good when I can break free from work. John we will have to hook up and fish sometime soon, I'll give you a call sometime. Kevin P. 9.28.09 Perfect conditions at Refugio on Friday and Saturday. Got there Friday night - tried a little surf fishing but there was nothing but garbage in the surf zone. Went out Sat. about 7 AM on the yak and got a baby 3" Ling which was cool to see one that small. It went after a 2 oz dart jig that was bigger than itself. Started bouncing live bait and about 9 am my FF showed a big bait ball under me so I dropped my jig as well and hit a 16" halibut on the jig. No keepers this trip and overall slow fishing but a great time nonetheless. JK 9.28.09 Wife and I had a very nice day on the water. Beat the hell out of San Miguel @ 108 F. Fishing was only so-so... Didn’t land anything legal but had enough action all day to keep it interesting. Hung a big one in front of the CG station and had him on for maybe 45 sec. But farmed him. Bait was good, went out to the spit and had a nice picnic. Oysters and beer afterwards dockside. All in all a nice day but I dreamt all night about getting a better hook-set on the one. Keith 9.28.09 Thanks for the notes on refugio guys - much appreciated. Hopefully I'll have a good report to post on Monday - JK 9.24.09 I fished up North yesterday and did just ok...ended up with a stringer of 8 assorted rock fish...one short cab and one short ling. The only reason i kept any fish was I had not been on the water in weeks and felt like a fish fry...better luck next round. Avila John 9.24.09 hey fellow yakkers, i lost a gaff that was made from a Ski Pole either @ Piedras or Harvey. wasn't too expensive but it took me over an hour to make. if anyone comes across it & will gladly buy you a Fosters for it's safe return! 805-395-0175 JK from what i know your best bet would be wsb so maybe carolina rig some squid, and if you dont have any luck with that you should be able to find some buts i like lucky craft hard baits from shore, aurora black. Mike S. 9.23.09 Never had luck in Refugio. It looks like it should be good from all the kelp but the bottom has little structure. It's basically a flat hard bottom. littoral 9.23.09 Anybody have good tips on Refugio - Im heading down south this weekend going for a trifecta of kayak, surf and pier - any tips appreciated. Thanks, JK 9.22.09 alot of fishing spots on the central coast are top secret i guess like area 51 lol. e. hoffman 9.22.09 It's wide open and the same limits apply until the end of the season. Just be aware of the MLPA closures. There is no-take in these zones. John G. 9.22.09 Is there open fishing from the shore or kayak from cambria down through pt. bouchon area, or are there limits besides the normal count limits. thanks, bob 9.22.09 |
