Mill Creek 5/24

Hit Mill Creek this morning.  It was super foggy all the way down from monterey so I had to take it nice and slow on Hwy 1 . .ended up launching at around 6:30 in very calm conditions.  I had never launched here before . .wasn't sure how to do it . .I ended up carrying my gear to the sandy beach where that skiffs are and going from there.  Couldn't have asked for an easier launch.  The fog was still very heavy so I made a waypoint on my gps before heading out although I ended up not needing it.

I paddled straight out and remembered people saying that one should go either right or left a ways to get clear of where they do the commercial fishing.  I went left (south) for about a mile or so and started fishing around the kelp with a 4 inch swimbait on a 1oz head.  I brought bigger stuff, too, but ended up not using it.

I started catching blues, olives, grass, black and yellows, kelp rockfish and kelp greenling right away.  I was starting to think about going to a bigger swimbait when I nabbed a personal best vermillion.  I stayed with the smaller bait and ended up with 2 lings and a cab as well as few more limits of rockfish.  All fish released unharmed.

All in all it was a great trip and I am kicking myself for not having done it sooner.  The launch was pretty easy, the carry not too far, the paddle pretty short and the fishing was great.

Nice work! Mill Creek / Limekiln is a great place....and in a way, I'm glad it's far coz it makes it harder for PB's to get to 

Nice red!

Suweeeet!
I knew it must've been good when you emailed me back saying: "short version . .it was awesome."

Hopefully the WX holds through the wknd!
PK

Right on - great report!     Tree-hugger/fish-releaser type, eh?  I love you, Man!   

Sounds like a fun session.I've booked a campsite at Limekiln for the last week in August, but I may have to take a trip down there sooner if the weather stays nice.

Nice work.  I hope there are some fish left there after we are done with it this weekend.