Stillwater 5/7/07

   I was busy on the weekend and missed the outing on Sunday, but I was able to make it out today.  Got on the water at 7:30, low tide pretty calm looking, and it was outside too. I think the wind swell kicked up on Saturday had a chance to settle down, and the ground swell had fallen off some too.  NMS forecast had winds coming up to 10+ at 11, but they were wrong, the day just got nicer after a few breezes early on. 
Met Andres (I've seen him there before, from Hollister, German or Dutch accent, 50's, short beard, I don't think he's registered, tho I think he's lurked a little. Real nice fellow, and nice to have some help down and up the stairs.)  We were the only yaks out today, there were a couple of PBs and that was it.  fBeach Club was crowded at 1:30 when we came in.
    We got out to the Pinnacles with no trouble, at times I could see the rocks below, meter registering 35 ft.  Fishing was slow, tho.  The fish would chase the scampi/ fly up and try to get the swivel. Tried diamond bars, squids, a few small coppers was all.
   I got tired of that and went to my standby Walleye Runner floating  lure, trolling it behind a dropper with a 12 oz lead ball.  Immediately got some good sized olives, one 17".  Just have to stay away from the surface kelp and off the bottom, and I think as I trolled 1-2 K, it was mid-water.  Trolled all the way from 70 to 220 ft, but most hits at 125-175d, easy limit.  Andres picked up a near limit in the inside kelp off the Tower House, tho I think his were smaller.  The olives had small fish in stomach, so maybe that's what they
thought my lure was.
   At one point, I got in to about 50 ft and used a 4" leaded swim bait -looked like a small rockfish- and just cast it and set off splashing frenzies with the olives and blues, but only one took it, and it got off. 
   Somewhere deep I got a real solid hit and an exciting run from maybe a ling, but never saw it or any other.
   How often do you see bikinis on the beach at Stillwater? 

I was wondering if it was as beautiful on the water as it was on the land today.  Spring fishing seems different than fall.  I look forward to getting my line wet for the first time this weekend.

Hey Tom, glad to see you got out there. I hear the Salmon are moving into shallower water, we will have to give them another try soon. talk soon,Kimo

Hey Tom, glad to see you got out there. I hear the Salmon are moving into shallower water, we will have to give them another try soon. talk soon,Kimo

Let me know when you guys go.  I still have a few long paddles in me before I give up on red meat.