ARW Hali 4/30

Hit the rockwall this morning with some of my co-workers.  One brought a PB, and I came up with an idea to use it to tow the kayaks so they tack left and right.  With 50' ropes we had two kayaks with a ~40' spread and trolled all day in luxury.  The trick is to attach to the kayak at an eye loop near your foot, and have your trolling rig off the opposite side.  Both the off-center rope and the resistance from trolling make the kayak point away from the tow-boat, and kayaks have enough keel to them to tack out a ways.



There were a fair number of boats out, but I didn't see any fish but one:

32", 16lb.  Caught with an 8oz ball, 00 dodger, and a frozen chovie in about 20' of water out from the bay-facing corner in the rockwall, right around peak tide.

Gratuitous fish-sniffer:


The water was actually fairly clear.  I'd say 2' visibility.  It was a bit snotty in the AM, but okay by 10am or so.   I bet it'll be good tomorrow.

Congrat on the nice catch.  Thanks for the report and pictures Josh.

Great job on the early hali. Nice looking fist. Thanks for the report.

Great fish and report josh...wtg.Now Im looking forward to some Hali fishing!

Tides will be favorable again in 2 weeks.  Lock-n-load.   

Very nice hali bro. Big congrats

Jedmo

Nice catch!
I would luv to get one a dem flatties at the wall!

Very nice hali bro. Big congrats

Jedmo

+1
Nothing like some haliBUTT action to get me excited.  Thx for sharing. ARW is definitely on my itinerary!

Peace, y'all

The lightning deity strikes again.

Oh hell YEAH some Flatty....NICE BuTT WTG!!!  fished that area 3 days in a row for naught last yr.........maybe this yr.......

We worked hard for it, trolled for 5 hours.  Most other people were drifting (even in pbs), IMO trolling like heck covered the area needed to pick up a fish when there weren't many.  Like I said, tides should be optimal again in 2 weeks (this fish came at the peak of the tide), and the water should clear up, more flatties move into the bay - I bet it's going to be epic.

Great photos! There's nothing like a good OTW shot with the fish freshly caught. jim

Tow rope. That's some orginal thinking. "Planerboard kayak fishing" I hope you had the ability to release from the tow rope. Otherwise, on wrong move could turn you into a rotary killer!! 

Sweet Hali!!!  Glad to see some fish showing up at the ARW!!!   Thanks for the report!