Another 2 weeks in Paradise... - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Saba Slayer · 07-02-2023, 12:21 PM

This spotted little one is only a couple of weeks old...

Saba Slayer · 07-02-2023, 12:24 PM

The water was 46 degrees at the beginning of the trip and warmed to 52 on the surface by the end of the trip so the crawdad crawl still hasn't taken off yet...but we did get enough big ones for a good ole Louisiana style Boil...

Saba Slayer · 07-02-2023, 12:26 PM

Crawfish boil...with artichokes..

Saba Slayer · 07-02-2023, 12:30 PM

I lived up here 42 years ago and I've been coming up here fo 50 years...and I've never seen Horsetail Falls go this ballistic...this next week is forecast to be in the 80's...the runoff from the snow melt should be incredible...

Saba Slayer · 07-02-2023, 12:31 PM

here's another angle on the falls...LOL...it came out sideways...

Saba Slayer · 07-02-2023, 12:33 PM

reflection of Carson Peak...

Saba Slayer · 07-02-2023, 12:59 PM

Fishing was Good...not Great...but Good...

As usual I fished the Hookup Baits for 80% of the time in the kayaks...we had days with 4 to 20+ fish/day and only a couple of really slow days...at the end of the trip the water calmed down to really beautiful conditions each evening...so we ate dinner early so we could out for the evening glass off

I also used the lead core line setup and the down rigger for some mid day trolling at 25' to 35'. The Tasmanian devil produced 4 beautiful Browns one day with two of em at 16"...

...the split back Rapalla or Thomas Boyant didn't even get hit for me this trip...

The 1/32 Black Gold with the crawdad sauce was the go-to for me for most of the fish...although I used the yellow and white a few times on the dead stick...we ended up the trip using the 1/16 Chub color for the last few days of the trip and it really paid off... the last fish of the trip was this 5.8 pound beauty...probably a "holdover" with it's perfect fins and tail...

07-02-2023, 12:21 PM	#1
Saba Slayer Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Palos Verdes Posts: 1,870	mo deer... This spotted little one is only a couple of weeks old... Attached Images __________________ Jim / Saba Slayer

07-02-2023, 12:24 PM	#2
Saba Slayer Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Palos Verdes Posts: 1,870	Crawdads... The water was 46 degrees at the beginning of the trip and warmed to 52 on the surface by the end of the trip so the crawdad crawl still hasn't taken off yet...but we did get enough big ones for a good ole Louisiana style Boil... Attached Images __________________ Jim / Saba Slayer

07-02-2023, 12:26 PM	#3
Saba Slayer Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Palos Verdes Posts: 1,870	boil... Crawfish boil...with artichokes.. Attached Images __________________ Jim / Saba Slayer

07-02-2023, 12:30 PM	#4
Saba Slayer Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Palos Verdes Posts: 1,870	Horsetail Falls... I lived up here 42 years ago and I've been coming up here fo 50 years...and I've never seen Horsetail Falls go this ballistic...this next week is forecast to be in the 80's...the runoff from the snow melt should be incredible... Attached Images __________________ Jim / Saba Slayer

07-02-2023, 12:31 PM	#5
Saba Slayer Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Palos Verdes Posts: 1,870	another angle here's another angle on the falls...LOL...it came out sideways... Attached Images __________________ Jim / Saba Slayer

07-02-2023, 12:33 PM	#6
Saba Slayer Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Palos Verdes Posts: 1,870	Reflection of Carson Peak... reflection of Carson Peak... Attached Images __________________ Jim / Saba Slayer

07-02-2023, 12:59 PM	#7
Saba Slayer Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Palos Verdes Posts: 1,870	Fishing... Fishing was Good...not Great...but Good... As usual I fished the Hookup Baits for 80% of the time in the kayaks...we had days with 4 to 20+ fish/day and only a couple of really slow days...at the end of the trip the water calmed down to really beautiful conditions each evening...so we ate dinner early so we could out for the evening glass off I also used the lead core line setup and the down rigger for some mid day trolling at 25' to 35'. The Tasmanian devil produced 4 beautiful Browns one day with two of em at 16"......the split back Rapalla or Thomas Boyant didn't even get hit for me this trip... The 1/32 Black Gold with the crawdad sauce was the go-to for me for most of the fish...although I used the yellow and white a few times on the dead stick...we ended up the trip using the 1/16 Chub color for the last few days of the trip and it really paid off... the last fish of the trip was this 5.8 pound beauty...probably a "holdover" with it's perfect fins and tail... Attached Images __________________ Jim / Saba Slayer