Had a lot of fun on Saturday, even though I came up empty handed on both fish and raffle prizes. The rain was nice enough to hold off for us, but we had to contend with wind, which only got heavier as the day went on. Luckily the swell did not arrive on time, and getting out of the bay was nice. 5-6 kayaks took a right turn towards the wrecks, and I took a left turn towards the OB pier and kelp. Fished the backside of the jetty off dog beach to see if the halibut would cooperate, then headed south.
Messed around out there for several hours without a bite, and decided I had better make my way back in as the wind was really starting to pick up. The benefit of going south was the wind just blew me straight back to the jetties so pedaling was nice and easy, and I cruised in right down the middle to avoid building swells rebounding off the rocks. Not so easy for the guys who went towards the wrecks - but that's where the winning fish came from. As I was working the area at the base of the jetties a Lifeguard boat came ripping by sirens blaring - I guess one of us cut the jetty too close coming in and got washed onto the rocks. Don't know who it was - but I hope it all turned out alright and you didn't loose too much gear. I figured it was heading for one of the outrigger canoes - I think every outrigger in So. Cal. was out there - they were swarming like flies.
Managed to catch two 18" barracuda and a small mackerel in the bay, which is better than nothing I guess. This is the only fin I saw outside - wish I could say it was a shark, as that would have been much cooler...
Looking forward to June 10th to try it all over again.
