Thanks for the tips. How deep do the trout tend to hold this time of year? I assume up top early in the morning then down deep?

I don't have any Kokanee tackle. Or a downrigger.

Quote from: AlexB on August 25, 2014, 09:32:53 AM

Thanks for the report. Glad SOMEONE caught some fish yesterday.

This year has been tough for me on the chrome front... I'm still trying to get the skunk off my yak after more than a few solid attempts.

AlexB, I was just lucky. Were you able to get out there yesterday. I heard someone called out to a kayaker on channel 19 but I did not see any kayak there yesterday. I got on the radio and told them to call the kayaker on channel 69.

Yeah, I was out there with the fleet around Dux/Rocky Point yesterday. My launch and landing were uneventful, but it definitely took some patience to find the right lull.

I was having issues with my radio for about half the day. After a handful of radio checks on both 69 and 19, a friendly boater pulled up near me and said others could hear me, I just wasn't hearing their replies. Then out of nowhere my radio started working again later in the day.... Not exactly confidence inspiring.

Might be time to take my radio back to West Marine... Not sure if it's still under warrantee.

There's a good launch spot right down the street from Central Coast Kayaks.

Rockfish, lingcod, and halibut all prowl that area.

Good luck!

Welcome!

Check out the salmon fishing article here on NCKA.

http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php?page=7

It'll tell you most of what you need to know. Other than that, it's all about putting in the time and mileage. Lots and lots of it.

Are you comfortable kayaking in the ocean? Do you have all your safety gear (PFD, marine radio, compass at a minimum)? If so, you should try to tag along on one of the various salmon fishing hookups along the Marin coastline.

Good luck!!!

Yup. Those are rissos.

This is a setup that works well. I use about 2-3 feet between the Double Deep 6 and the flasher, then 2-3 feet between the flasher and Rotary Salmon Killer (RSK) or Franco Bait Rotator (FBR). Since the spinning style flasher doesn't wobble around at all, you need a bait holder that gives the bait a spinning/rolling action.

Before I got my Hobie, I wouldn't leave home without my drift sock (with anchor trolly). That was for my Scrambler XT (which likes to "tumble" instead of drift straight.

Like others said, using a hard anchor in the ocean is asking for trouble. I've even been jolted pretty good by the drift sock, but not as bad as it could be with a hard anchor.

I just have the small Hobie sock. Works well to slow your drift slightly, and keep your boat oriented how you want it. A bigger one would slow you more.

Keep in mind that a drift sock won't do you any good in current (it will actually PULL you). The drift sock slows you down when you're getting blown around, not pushed by current.