Intro/Saltwater Kayak Flyfishing

Hey, I'm new to kayak fishing.  Have fly fished a lot from the surf and caught stripers, perch, smelt, a bat ray (awful), halibut (all shorts except one), and a single tasty ling. 

Would be interested in hearing from people who are fly fishing the salt from their kayaks, especially for rocks and lings.   

I fished Point Richmond last weekend with my 9 weight and caught a 29" halibut and another short, both on a 2/0 chartreuse clouser.   But I cheated and tied a swim bait to the eye of the clouser to keep it near the bottom and slow trolled with the current. I think halibut could be caught in the kayak on the fly rod (without a swim bait assist) using a heavy sinking line and drifting it with the current or stripping extra slow.   Would be good to know if anyone has tried.   

HI Cabrilla, welcome to NCKA 

Welcome aboard Cabrilla   

Welcome to NCKA

Welcome! There are some successful saltwater fly anglers on here— if they don’t chime in you can probably find previous posts on the topic.

Fly anglers in salt water are a rare breed and it's always impressive to see. I dabbled in a little fly fishing and the best option for getting deep is probably the T-tips. T-20 will get you 10+ ips sink rate.

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What do you want to know about it?  It's the only way I fish, and I can tell you just about anything you want to know - and a lot about it you don't yet know you want to know - but you can't just say "I want to talk about it" because I have no idea how to answer that.

for hali and striper from shore and the yak in water thats not too deep, I find a 2 to 3 ips sink more than enough. 7 to 9 wt rod is plenty. to dredge with the fly rod you're going to have a hard time keeping the fly down if trolling without a DR, perhaps that's an option that is a bit more kosher.

I'm pretty new to fly fishing but been on the yak for several years. I have done some fly for rock fish but not bottom fish. It's fun but I would consider getting a traditional set up if for nothing else options. When out on the water for hours it's nice to change it up.
Have fun and hope to see you out there.

Welcome to NCKA Cabrilla.   

Welcome aboard! Hit up the hookups section for hookups to your fishing needs 

Welcome to NCKA. I have learned so much here! Check your pm box.