Muir Beach 3/20-3/21

Ok guys first report here. Since I found out about this spot on this page I will share my adventure with you all.

I have never launched a crab pot from a kayak so I figured I would give it a try. I had a hankering for some dungeness crab and saw the conditions were going to be choice for sat. I cleaned out my freezer the night before. I found a couple of trout from last fall, a chinnok fliet my bro had brought home from alaska last june and some kinders bbq chicken from the christmas party. As I am headed out the door I see that loneley look on my labs face. I can't resist and everyone else I had called bailed." Load up Leroy, we are going to the beach!"

Takes me about an hour to get there from vallejo. Conditions look choice. Flat calm water and I launched with no problems. My dog was going ape$h!t on the beach but some poor lady had volunteered to dogsit for me. I launch my two hoop traps and come in. Go back out and I am suprised. About 10 dungies in the first trap with 3 keepers! 1 keeper in the next trap. I am stoked, go back to the beach and let some kids play with Leroy.

Check them again, the dog is still going nuts and get 3 more. The next time I go out I was sick of the dog going nutso so I grab his scruff and load him up. I weigh 240 and the dog weighs 90 so the wilderness systems 16 was LOADED down. He was good on the boat, didnt' thrash at all. I had to rest the hoop traps against his back when checking the traps. I get 2 more keepers and toss back a bunch of shakers. I load up the traps with Leroy on board and head in for a sucessful beach landing.

As I am putting my gear on my yak to leave I look down and see my life vest pocket that had my keys had come unzipped. UH-OH. No keys, the spare in the magnetic box had jumped of the undercarrige, no spare at home either. Some guy lets me use his phone and I call my bro for a pickup. he reluctanly agrees. When he gets there from Concord he sees the conditions and the crabs and says "we are coming back tommorrow". The condition aren't as good but I agree.

We come back with 7 traps and 3 yaks. The surf is up! 5-7 foot swells crushing the beach. After several attempts and two proken paddles we get a few traps out. The conditions would go bad then better. All in all we manage 20 legal dungies and some big rocks. We should of had surfboards on Sunday. I check on my truck in the parking lot and there was a $125 ticket on it for parking overnight in the lot. . It was not posted at all so I am going to fight it. Not one freaking sign in the entire lot. I am gonna tear that ranger up! We also saw the body of that 17 y/o girl helicoptered out on a basket. Kind of a bummer. Reminds me to always show respect to the mighty Pacific.

We boiled crab and bbq chix on the beach. Was a good day with my brothers and dog. I only have pics from Sat. Here they are

Glad Leroy had a good day.  Sorry about the keys, I keep mine buttoned up in my shirt pocket which I wear inside my farmers'.  No way they are going missing unless I do.  No signs anywhere = fight it.  Great job on all the crabs, yum yum.

Sorry to hear about the ticket, hope the judge will understand your case.  Great job on the Dungies!  Thanks for the report and pictures Will.

Dude that's awesome! Except the lost keys part... sucks, been there D'OH! Great report though, thanks!

Great report! Crabs look yummy.

this is a good ass report! thanks for sharin

WTG on the dungies Willie. Sorry about the key bro.

Jedmo

Ok next time you take off from Vallejo give us a honk.  some of us are probably just around your corner and would gladly paddle with you.  Nice report and pics.  sorry about the mishap
allan

For sure Hightide. Don't know how much fishing I will do when ab season opens.

nice haul WW, thanks for the report and pics, sorry about the keys and ticket, cameron

GREAT REPORT!!!!  Laughed my ass off for a bit there too    Please, keep em coming!!! 

Ok guys first report here. Since I found out about this spot on this page I will share my adventure with you all.

The honorable choice.     Welcome aboard - great first report.

dog was going ape$h!t on the beach

 

He was good on the boat, didnt' thrash at all. I had to rest the hoop traps against his back when checking the traps.

That is one cool dog!  I look forward to meeting you and Leroy some day. 

Go Leroy!!   thanks for the details and pics.....butIhateCRAB!
WelcomeToTheMadness!!   you're well on your way!  lost keys+first post= You're IN! 

Dude! Nice haul.....The key thing sucks but you made the best of it..thanks for the report...Andy

Nice haul.... Sux about the keys... I've been there....

How far out did u drop your trAps??? And how deep???

I wanna get out there soon.
Welcome aboard!