Big Sur Late Report - It was the MT!!! (ISJ)

After coercing my cat off the car so I can load up the kayak, I went down to Big Sur this last weekend and met up with RHYAK and some of his SoCal friends for a bit of camping and fishing on the Ol' Sur Coast.  It was an *awesome* trip for my first time ever kayaking south of Carmel!  We went out of Willow which was so beautiful, I could have been happy just sitting on the beach all day relaxing    But we went fishing anyways

Got out through the surf OK and headed out in search of structure looking for lings and cabbies.  Routed around in the kelp a bit, then joined the rest of the group out in deeper water.  Fishing was fairly decent right off the bat with a lot of olives, blacks, and Pat's favorite, GOPHERS!  Some decent sized verms started being pulled up so we started fishing the bottom, trying to get past the smaller pesky fish and ended up with a few really nice verms, coppers, etc.  Bob got the only ling, I managed a nice cabbie for myself though.  We all went home with some really nice fish!  Well, those that were left after our fish taco feasts 

Ryan, you rock!  And thanks for inviting me on such a fun weekend adventure.  I hope to get down and try fishing SoCal this year with you and your gang!  Or if your up for a trip up here, your welcome at my place anytime. (Bob, if you end up reading this, same goes to you man!)


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Al that is a great report. The water is just so flat and windless its amazing. I'm glad you had a good trip. If the conditions are like that its definetly worth the drive.

Great pics of the launch.The Sur is calling me.

Good fish, glad to see you enjoy thy visit here in norcal, hope to see on the water one day!!! Congrats on those keepers,

That first pic of Willow shows some decent waves peeling off. But the other side of the beach looks like ankle-slappers....good juxtaposition (big word of the day!).

WTG on an awesome trip Al. Were you on the old trusty Outback?

Jedmo

Couple nice stringers there. Beautiful day to be out on the water.

WTG , nice glassy water. Kimo

Nice one, Al.  Good Times with the SoCal brethren.  Bob looks stoked.   

Al

You da man!
Don't get burned out on all the fishing dude. You are getting out a lot this year.

I have never been south of sws myself but plan on getting out fhere sometime this year.

Stoggie

NICE...Glasssssssssssss....That looks like a sweet place to fish...thanks for the pics and report...very Nice....

this is great stuff, cant wait to have my first day like that! Thanks for the inspiration and contributing to my new addiction, i may need a intervention after seeing this!

yo AL how far apart are your cross bars? I only ask because mine are pretty close together and I have yet to use them. I have a 2 door civic.

nice report man had a great tie fishing with all of you...
Im heading to Mammoth with anacapa in a few weeks for a camping trip and might try for the cuda with him in two or so...

Awesome! Thanks for the pics--the missus saw them and said, "you need to go there!"