4/21/Wed Paradise Park Tsunami

Woke up at 5:30 and called Allen.  No wind outside our windows.  Rshu PMs me at 5:29 am, saying he just got back from a vacation overseas and want to join us.  Cool.  Picked up shiners at Loch Lomond, and it's starting to rain a little, and the wind is howling by then.

Arrive at PP and HighTide is waiting.  The ranger gave us this funny look and asked if we were serious about going out.  There are whitecaps, and it looks like our yaks would take a severe beating, so we decide to pier fish with the bait we have.  It seemed like the winds were 40+mph at times, and the rain was off and on.

We hung out til noon and called it a day after 3.5 hours of pier fishing.  RShu had a hali on, but as he was trying to maneuver it around the pier and to the shore (we didn't have a crab net to bring it up), the hali went under the pier and the line broke.  I saw that rod go bendo and that was the excitement of the day.  Bait stealers were very active today.



I caught a dungeness, so technically, it's not a skunk 0 for 2, but I'll try again Friday when the conditions are better.  Sorry I don't have any fish porn.

Bummer about the weather, but glad you still got to spend some time fishing with your buddies!!

You'll get em next time!!!
 
Sincerely,

Jim

Way to stick it out and keep fishing, fellas!

Nice Try....

That pier gets really crowded during the weekends. It seems you had it all to yourselves. Thanks for the report fellas.

Jedmo

Didn't I warn you guys about the wind?    You guys made the right decision not to go out on the yaks.  Thanks for the report and pictures Jonathan.

Its great to see you guys grittin' it out. I wish i was that tough. lol. you'll get um next time1

you guys are real fisherman. Regardless of the weather reports you got out there and did the damn thang and I didn't. Thanks for the report.

Forget about the grounded planes in Europe.

It's the grounded kayaks that's much worst.
Roger/RShu  having a good laugh with his hookup.

Here's Jonathan with the camera ready for the fish that was not meant to be.

hamachijohn and hightide,

even though we didn't get out, i had a great time hangin out and fishin with you guys. we'll have plenty of opportunities, the season is just beginning! see you again real soon!

rshu

 Wow you guys are beyond hardcore, going out fishin in those conditions and all!!

Wow you guys are beyond hardcore, going out fishin in those conditions and all!!

hardcore are probably the guys that survived Del Valle.
If Mooch had been with us today, the weather would have been even worse.   

Made lemonade with lemons today.  Good conversations, and the only thing missing other than the lost halibut was beer!  See y'all next time.  thx for the pics, Hightide.

nice report HJ and great lookin Hook Up! Wish you guys couldve got it in...How much are they chargin for the shiners at Loch Lomand?

nice report HJ and great lookin Hook Up! Wish you guys couldve got it in...How much are they chargin for the shiners at Loch Lomand?

$1.50 each, which is 19.50 per dozen including tax.