Lost Coast: no fish, great day - 3/6/09 - Video Added

I headed out solo for some beach therapy yesterday.  Of course I'd imagined slaying the rockfish from a few of my favorite spots, but the bite was off.  It's hard to have a more beautiful place to get skunked though, so it's all good.  I used the yak on Roleez for transporting all my crap, but hiked out onto the reef today.  I even brought my BBQ - that's what probably cursed my bite!     I got 1.5 miles down the beach and realized I left my matches in the truck.  Then I found that I'd taken off my hat when I removed my sweatshirt, and I left the hat on a rock along the beach.  That was enough to encourage a 3 mile jog back up the beach to get my hat and the flame I'd never need for the BBQ...  6 miles on the beach, 3 with a loaded Roleez-mobile, a few cold Sierra's, and now my head feels good.   

Can you say jealous?  I know I can.  What a jewel you have Eric.  Someday I'll make it up there, just not for GSIII.

Michael

Dude, you gotta be hell of in shape!!!
Awesome pics, especially the BLOTY pic on the beach..

Michael nailed it right. JEALOUS! What an awesome spot including a great workout.
Thanks for sharing some pictures.

Jedmo

That is some Beautiful Country..

 Can't wait to get up there in May,  and looks like we should be making a few more trip in June

wow great day. i am in so need of some therapy like that. hopefully with no rain in the near future i will get some this week.

Nice report.  I have to get out there soon.

Eric, nice to see you are keeping up on your beach therapy..........

I will make it next time Bro!

Another great post!  Eric, did you ever find out about the status of  the "boat in to a spot to fish from land thing?"

Dave - Until May 15th I know it's illegal to boat to a spot and fish if you couldn't walk there, and I have a feeling the warden wouldn't like my boating to a spot I can walk to either...  If I'm out there fishing and the warden comes up the beach I'll walk in to talk to him on the beach - that would pretty much prove my point.  If it's a matter of trust like, "you can't have that kayak here - you might catch fish from it and then say you were just boating around the bay..." then it's a sad world.  When you're working your ass off to have a good time (like I like to do) you shouldn't have to encounter lack of trust.  Like I'm going to drag all that crap a mile and a half down the beach to cheat - and then get skunked!   

I wasn't  going to produce a video of yesterday's trip, but the "walking to the rock I usually yak to" segment is all about what you've brought up.

Your vids are never boring!  Awesome and beautiful.  Thanks for sharing your latest adventure!

If I'm out there fishing and the warden comes up the beach I'll walk in to talk to him on the beach - that would pretty much prove my point.  If it's a matter of trust like, "you can't have that kayak here - you might catch fish from it and then say you were just boating around the bay..." then it's a sad world.

FYI-Its a sad world.  If bigeye can get a ticket for a limit of nines with a nine inch gage, I wouldn't put it past em to write you up.

Looks like a great time!!

Beautiful pics! Great country you have up there. Definitely the right kind of therapy for the soul. Thanks for sharing and can't wait to read about your next adventure.

thanks Bro!!  just seeing a yak(even though OVERLOADED) near the ocean gets me all fired up!!  a " :smt002skunk session" wouldn't be all that bad either!!
Theropy at it's finest!!