Fishing & Camping Trip to Limekiln state park 5/6 (Sat)

Sorry guys.  I'm pulling the plug on this one for me.  Here's why ...
 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT.
 MIXED SWELL NW 4 TO 6 FT AND S 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
 
 .SUN AND MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT.
 NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT.

I'll be up at Mendo on Saturday ... day trip from San Jose (ouch!).

-Allen
 

Jonathan and I are backing out as well.  Looks a little hairy.     Maybe that will bring a nice change of weather for everyone else.  Tight lines to all. Gabe 

Wow, doesn't look good for a kayak launch.  But I've never been there, or anywere else south of Monterey. So Since we do have reservations for fri might as well go, if it's too bad we can always call it off Sat.  Trout and Bass Sunday then..

Good luck in Mendo guys, and thanks for the lauch advice..

Craigh

Hey, Folks

The game is still on. Camp sites are reserved for you (joining the party). Early morning (~6AM) should be pretty calm. The forcast (Wind) may or may not be accurate in Big Sur areas, since it changes so often.

Thanks for safety advice though. It is still the most important to play it safe. Look forward to meeting you.

Eric

With fish regs, a ranger, swells.  boundrys. fog; I guess if one of you come back alive it will be a good day.

I talked to my buddy and he's still game unless it gets worse tomorow.  We may go with an alternate launch though.  NW swell + strong NW wind might make mill creek a nasty place.  I'm planning more of a 6:30 arrival. (leaving here at 3:30..)  It's very likely to be okay in the early morning, note the forecast says gusting in the afternoon.  But it's likely to blow out by 10-11.  Bring your drift anchors and take your dramamine everyone!

If it's choppy I won't dive.  Bummer, I picked up a slip-tip today and would like to put it to work.   

No matter what, don't bail out and fish shallow!  Don't even think about wimping out from paddline offshore.  Those commercial guys aniihilate the nearshore because they need their fish alive.  Paddle out past 80' deep and the fishing  gets much, much, much better.  First time I fished mill creek I thought it sucked because my FF was broken so I stuck to the kelp beds (where I knew there were rocks).  The next time out we went out much farther and it was a night/day difference.  You're actually safer in deeper water when its rough, no washrocks around to cause big breakers and wipe you out.

Big swells or not this is my chance to get away from the kiddies and the warden for a little while I will not be backing out Chances are I will leave early but I have to go down there and see.
  Hopefully it will be a little calmer early in the am and as everyone says you limit out in 20 minutes so a short amount of time on the water might be the ticket, But as everyone stated safety first and I have to go anyway.
  I know we have no woosie on here and everyone thinks safety and thats good

I've had a change of heart because of the conditions and reluctantly will not be going down to Limekiln this weekend. Sorry guys.   

Good Luck & Good Fishing to all NCKA Limekiln fishermen & women !

Mike

james my warden family comeing in from out of state
so no fishing for me just take your pass in go

this is the first time i was told i can not go fishing on sunday

OK.  Me and eyeatbay (eric) just got home from Limekiln and Mill Creek.  Tomorrow's forecast was almost identical to today's.

SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...LOCALLY TO 25 KT S OF PT SUR. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. MIXED SWELL NW 4 TO 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 3 TO 4 FT AT 16 SECONDS.

Just like tomorrow's above forecast, today was predicted to be 10-20 NW winds with mixed swell ~4 feet NW and 4 feet S.

I'm hate to make predictions about tomorrow, but today it was very fishable in the morning.  We launched from Mill Creek to ankle slappers at 0730 and dropped lines at GTO's boiler rock about 35 minutes later (2.6 miles SE).  It was glassy calm until about 1100 when the wind did pick up.  In fact, it was so calm in the morning we could see the schooling blues and blacks by the boiler.  If youve got the WAF and a buddy to split gas, get down there, get your limit by 1000 and get off the water.  I think it's totally doable.

However, one final note:  The road is REALLY f'ed up in a bunch of places.  Anticipate mucho trafico midday.

Cajones pescadores! Feliz Cinco de Mayo y happy fishing tambien. Get 'em!