Stillwater Cove Opener!!!!!

DUDES!!!  Cant believed I missed out, I need to find a rack soon or buyer on my car theres no way I am missing out on the other ones cool report can I say envy!!

That is Awesome....

  Nice Haul....

What a place...  really got to try that place soon....

  Looks perfect....

wooo, those are big, absolutely fantastic, and the barbecue looked good too

thanks

WTG guys!  Nice pair of lings Jim!

2010 season fish porn !!  thx for the pics and report.  Now I don't have to read old reports to see ling pics !
Let the games begin ! 

Now, where are all the other reports?!  Monterey?  Cambria?

WTG Jim, you gota love that place. Even when the fishing is slow, the beautiful vistas are awesome. From your pics of the swells breaking on the Point I can see why you all played it safe and fished inside the cove.
tight lines, aka-kimo

Awesome Report guys! Love the light tackle action on the Lings Jim! Looks like everyone had a great day.



-Eliot

Looking good Big Jimmy! All you look like you had a ball and the weather? Holy Crap! Beauuuuuuutiful. Way to stick the big ones Jim the smile tells it all.

Hi All,

Might as well add my two cents as well .  I almost decided not to go due to the WX, but decided that since I posted the hookup it would be bad form for me not to show.  The night before I went to Mooch's 'surprise' farewell party and had a great time but ended up staying until almost 10:00 PM.  After getting everything ready I didn't get to sleep until around midnight.  I was planning to leave at 4:00 AM, but I woke up late so I didn't leave until 5:30 AM.  I just got to the carmel when my car's engine light went on and my car started to misfire.  Never the less I pressed on and promptly got lost.  Then I remembered that I had one of those android phones so I turned on the turn by turn navigation and eventually made it to the launch.  So, I had a few mishaps on my way to the opener, but I finally ended up making it to the launch at 7:30 AM.


Paddling toward the rest of the crew at the beginning of the day.

When I got there it looked like there were around 10 or so yaks already on the water.  There were about 5 more unloading when I was.  I finally unloaded everything and started paddling out onto the ocean.  I started out throwing a blue/brown/gray fish trap and on the first cast I see a decent olive rush out, but it turned away when it got close to the swim bait.  I stuck with that combo for an hour without any luck.  I than switched to frozen sardines.  I threw one toward the edge of some kelp on my mojo bass rod with an okuma serrano reel.  In about 10 seconds I feel a good hit and I rear back and fish on!  After a nice fight I bring the fish to the boat and it is a nice 16" olive rockfish.  First rockfish on my yak!


My first kayak rockfish!

After another half hour or so I fail to get hit as I keep drifting quickly through the kelp.  Getting somewhat frustrated I watch some other guys and see that they are hooking up the kelp.  I do the same and drop another sardine to the bottom, I immediately get hit and bring up a small 12" kelp rockfish which I return.  I move a couple of times and hookup to another big kelp strand.  I drop down and immediately get hit.  It is a small 14" lingcod.  I do this a few more times each time resulting in an undersized lingcod.  All in all during the day I hookup to 6 lingcod going from 14" upto 22".  I catch 2 more 12" kelp rockfish which I also return to get bigger.

I finally paddle into shore to join the rest of the crew.  I met a bunch of great people there - Pat, Sara, Al, Big Jim, Stogie, Andy, Porky and a few more whose names I am unable to remember right now (perhaps you will post so I can remember everyone I missed?).

So despite the mishaps at the beginning of the day, it turned out to be a great day overall.  Good fishing, new and old friends and great food.  What more can you ask for?

Michael

looks like i missed out on some good fun , nice catch jim!

Awesome jobs fellas!

Hey Jim,
 Making everyone jealous is a job well done.
" Woulda, coulda, shouda etc."
You did it...and made a memory that will last !

Way to go! You deserve it for having the "get up and go" as the rest of us looked at wind charts!
Sitting in front of the computer and TV all day today, I didn't even get a nibble.
 Steve

Awesome way to start the season everyone Glad you had a good day

What can I say that others havent?  Not much! But I'll say it again!    

What a great time we all had, as usual    It was great to meet some new friends, as well as harass the old    The conditions were a bit snotty, making it tough to fish any of our normal spots.  Sara and I were getting blown all over the place but then she pulled up her first ever rock fish and I managed to get my first of the year as well.  We then headed over to see what the Dive Team was doing, and chill on the beach for a few.  We headed in pretty early, and got the party started    LOTs of food, beer and laughs all around! Good times!  

Until next time!  

DUDES!!!  Cant believed I missed out, I need to find a rack soon or buyer on my car theres no way I am missing out on the other ones cool report can I say envy!!

You change your name again?