Lottsa work...no fishys

 Me and Shimmy went to the coast to fish the glassy conditions and got there just as the wind did 

We found this protected cove that had big cliffs blocking the wind or so we thought...



Once on the water we got blown all around.  While the water was pretty flat we were drifting 2-3 mph at times...sheesh.

We finally found this place, which was VERY protected from the wind...



No fish in there either   We trolled, I mean jigged, for rockfish for another 4 hours.  NADA.

At least the trail back to the car was nice and EZ...



How in the heck we still amanged to have a great time I don't know, but we did.  Lunch in downtown Mendocino was delicious.  We scouted out some new top-secret launches that look promising.

How in the heck we still amanged to have a great time I don't know, but we did.

"top-secret launch toward enlightenment", my man!     (of course catching alot of big fish on other trips is one of the best ways to recognize that!)

Great report.   

  We scouted out some new top-secret launches that look promising.

I hope those aren't MY top secret launch spots! If they are you will need your top secret Cracker Jacks pinky decoder ring to use them!!
Nice report and pics; even without any fish.

These spots are SOOOOOOoooooo secret that I forgot were they were!

Nice effort boys... too bad the fish weren't home. Looks like the winds are blowing them away all over the place. I know that you are just doing some preseason training for Elk though... weren't you???

Freddie

I really like captain flints in Fort Bragg harbor.  they have these great shrimp wontons.  MMM missing the Mendo coast.

Jim

Jim: We had chicken empanadas from the Mendocino Bakery, they are to die for 

Freddie: Believe it or not the stairs were much easier than Elk!

scwafish, I know you eschew the drift sock. but it works. get one!

J

Definitely could have used a sock yesterday.  I don't mind them, just try not fish when you need one.

But they were stairs and there was a few of them!

Fishim,that pic tells me all I need to know about that launch site. I look at places like that and wonder if I could just drop my yak over a cliff and commando jump to the water with gear. Keep scouting fellas- adventure is worthwhile in itself.

a long rope. a winch. an old kayak you don't care too much about! that would work too.

I sure hope you can remember a few of those places when the wind REALLY DIES DOWN.
They have been talkin about that for the last month around here....
Thanks for the pics&port Fellas!  did your quads burn a bit after that haul up?