Newport this Friday, 1-15-16 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Amish Ed · 01-15-2016, 10:56 AM

Cold, windy, and skunky. First skunk in a while. Only short bites. Once the drizzle started I was over it.

ROSSOLY · 01-15-2016, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Amish Ed

Cold, windy, and skunky. First skunk in a while. Only short bites. Once the drizzle started I was over it.

Ugh. Looks like I'll pass this weekend. Thanks for the report.

Harry Hill · 01-15-2016, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by ROSSOLY

Ugh. Looks like I'll pass this weekend. Thanks for the report.

I might take the wife and catch some mackerel by the bait barge, they are fun to catch on light tackle if you can keep the dogs away and I have a recipe I want to try.

Amish Ed · 01-15-2016, 01:18 PM

Sunday is probably the day. Supposed to be warmer with some sun.

ROSSOLY · 01-15-2016, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Harry Hill

I might take the wife and catch some mackerel by the bait barge, they are fun to catch on light tackle if you can keep the dogs away and I have a recipe I want to try.

Have fun. Btw I met you on the water a few months ago coming into NPH. I was in an orange Malibu and we chatted for a bit.

Denis_Ruso · 01-15-2016, 01:47 PM

I'm so jealous of you guys and your harbor launches. Would be nice to have a dry launch for once.

ROSSOLY · 01-15-2016, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Denis_Ruso

I'm so jealous of you guys and your harbor launches. Would be nice to have a dry launch for once.

Yeah, it's cool. If I had to surf launch, I'd flip and loose everything even if everything has its lease!

Harry Hill · 01-15-2016, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by ROSSOLY

Have fun. Btw I met you on the water a few months ago coming into NPH. I was in an orange Malibu and we chatted for a bit.

were you coming in from rock fishing that day?

miteofthesun · 01-15-2016, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Amish Ed

Cold, windy, and skunky. First skunk in a while. Only short bites. Once the drizzle started I was over it.

I second that, Ed.

I went out this evening, despite having read your report. Launched at 4pm to some wind.

Short-bite city! I can't even count how many short bites I had. Nothing wanted to stick.

Landed only a small sandie and a small spottie.

Water was right around 60°F.

Headed back in at 8pm.

Harry Hill · 01-15-2016, 09:04 PM

Wow, rough day. At least I was catching some smalls yesterday at Mission Bay. I think the mistake I made with halibut was not finding sandy bottoms. I need a better ff so I can tell what kind of bottom I'm on. I know I was in a lot of grass in some places yesterday but I must have been close to get two squid cut in half, I'm guessing that was halibut short biting.

Amish Ed · 01-16-2016, 05:41 AM

Mite... at least you found a couple

Harry... Mission Bay is almost always better spotty fishing, especially in the winter. The edge of grass/sand can be good for butts.

Harry Hill · 01-16-2016, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Amish Ed

Mite... at least you found a couple

Harry... Mission Bay is almost always better spotty fishing, especially in the winter. The edge of grass/sand can be good for butts.

Ed, I like Mission Bay better just because of the drive. I just need to learn where the sandy bottoms are. In the shallows I can see the edge but I need to learn to see it on my ff. Mission Bay is farther for me to drive but I don't have to do the Corona Crawl to get there. I will still fish Newport though because we do have fun there.

Amish Ed · 01-16-2016, 09:39 AM

Bow... definitely didn't miss anything. If I had dressed for cold it would've been much better.

Harry, I would fish sd every week if I could afford it. Next week i'll probably fish Dana and then the week after mission.

Bowhunter · 01-16-2016, 06:41 AM

Ed,

Sorry I missed yesterday, work got in the way. Sounds like it was a good day to miss. Maybe next time.

01-15-2016, 10:56 AM	#1
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,906	Cold, windy, and skunky. First skunk in a while. Only short bites. Once the drizzle started I was over it. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

01-15-2016, 01:18 PM	#4
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,906	Sunday is probably the day. Supposed to be warmer with some sun. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

01-16-2016, 05:41 AM	#11
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,906	Mite... at least you found a couple Harry... Mission Bay is almost always better spotty fishing, especially in the winter. The edge of grass/sand can be good for butts. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

01-16-2016, 09:39 AM	#13
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,906	Bow... definitely didn't miss anything. If I had dressed for cold it would've been much better. Harry, I would fish sd every week if I could afford it. Next week i'll probably fish Dana and then the week after mission. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

01-15-2016, 01:47 PM	#6
Denis_Ruso Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 571	I'm so jealous of you guys and your harbor launches. Would be nice to have a dry launch for once.

01-15-2016, 09:04 PM	#10
Harry Hill Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Yucaipa, CA Posts: 1,136	Wow, rough day. At least I was catching some smalls yesterday at Mission Bay. I think the mistake I made with halibut was not finding sandy bottoms. I need a better ff so I can tell what kind of bottom I'm on. I know I was in a lot of grass in some places yesterday but I must have been close to get two squid cut in half, I'm guessing that was halibut short biting.

01-16-2016, 06:41 AM	#14
Bowhunter Junior Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Orange California Posts: 24	Ed, Sorry I missed yesterday, work got in the way. Sounds like it was a good day to miss. Maybe next time.