Solo Skiff at La Jolla 8 7 2024

This was my first trip to La Jolla in just over 2 weeks. Weather, tides, surf and wind was only part of the delays. I watched a lot of Soccer games with EUROS, Copa America and the Olympics. It was great to escape the heat and spend time on the water.Tight Lines!

[@SDFishGuessWhoMeAgain]

Thank you for the videos.

[@SDFishGuessWhoMeAgain]

Thank you! Not making it out today Friday. Someone needs my truck. Will be out tomorrow 5am if all goes well.

[@SDFishGuessWhoMeAgain]

About 4 weeks ago paddled straight out 2+ miles and first cast 3 ounce hookup baits chovy and a 4 1/2 pound brown rock fish. Caught 3 bass 15-18", 2 large mackerel and 1 red rock fish.

[@markr9312]

@@SDFishGuessWhoMeAgain that sounds like a great day fishing and being rewarded for the effort. Tight Lines!

[@19211926]

Hey Mark, water was 68-69 there today. It was very nice but no fish.

[@markr9312]

I seem to have picked the wrong day, the web cam showed it cleared early and was nice and sunny both Tuesday and Thursday. Tight Lines!

[@DwightPerkins-i7t]

Hey Mark it's great to see you on the water again my friend. I enjoy off La Jolla more than any other area. I too remember the big kelp beds from when I left there in 74. I thought bird rock is close to where you were but 50 Years away the shoreline may have changed and my memory. A great swell day from the wind. You'll get a better day I'm sure. Sorry about the wordy comment, but I've been eagerly waiting for this video. Keep em coming my friend. I told Mikey and Nam I thought they had single handedly lowered the yellow population Lol. Thanks for the video my friend ❤

[@markr9312]

@DwightPerkins-i7t Bird Rock is a bit south and about the Southern LJ MLPA is. I very often will troll between there and just north of the point. That covers a lot of water and it's easier to follow contours and fish different depths. Yeah the Kelp was so thick that it was like a carpet floating on the surface of the water.

[@DwightPerkins-i7t]

@@markr9312 I remember a narrow street in LJ that went down to a barrier that you could step over and fish a small Sandy area between some rocks. We took alot of corbina and perch from there in the 60s.

[@SDFishGuessWhoMeAgain]

Been out 3 times in the last 2 1/2 weeks. Drift and breezy at sunup so tough paddling. First cast a couple of weeks ago just at the preserve line, hookup baits 3 ounce chovy and a 3 pound bass! Paddled out 2 miles? And caught a few more fish. Big mackerel. Went out past Monday and not much. Better wind and drift conditions. 2+ miles out and back and only 1 decent rock fish, 2 white fish under 1 1/2 pounds and 1 mackerel. Going out tomorrow Friday hopefully.

[@SDFishGuessWhoMeAgain]

Question. What trolling rod and reel do you use for yellow or large fish? Limited funds so I am using an Okuma converter none line counter. My other reel are cheap spinning. A few years ago for Father's Day I was blessed with a pretty expensive spinning reel and it lasted no longer than the $25 ones. I take them apart and clean and regrease them every 4 the time out otherwise they freeze up. Thank you

[@markr9312]

@SDFishGuessWhoMeAgain fishing on kayaks for years I learned about maintenance and reels that hold up better in reallly close to and sometimes submerged saltwater environment. I still have several Daiwa Sealine Reels that are still awesome today and are not too expensive. Tight Lines!