Heard about the Pacific Adventure's only Sunday trip for the summer so I had to reserve a spot... I thought the boat would be packed since many people were complaining that there weren't any weekend trips, but to my surprise only 3 kayakers showed up. What a disappointment. I know maybe some guys can't afford it right now and others had prior commitments, but only 3 out of the whole of LA's kayakfishing community? This can't be good for the future of mothershipping here.
Out of the 3 kayakers, I ended up with the slowest day. Capt. Kevin was gonna drop us off near Eagle rock just around the backside, but the swells proved to be too much. We came back around the frontside to calmer waters and started our trek from there moving south. I immediately paddled outside the kelp and started trolling a Rapala and some live bait for nada. After a few hours of absolutely nothing, I decided to head back into the kelp. I tied myself off (the wind was pretty strong) and let down some anchovies, coming away with 3 good hits. Each was a long battle trying to get them out of the kelp but they all ended up unbuttoned.
Dejected and tired of paddling against the wind, I decided to call it a day and headed back towards the boat. To my surprise, I saw fellow kayaker "Lokey" fishing from the deck and hooked up. He yells "bonito!" It wasn't wide open or anything but, sure enough, I climbed aboard and we brought in a couple bones over the rail (Lokey let me reel in one of 'em on his light setup). Caught a couple calicos, too.
Empty boat.
Here's a vid of some dolphins... always a treat.
