2007 Elk Info Thread

This is an absolutely awesome event, in a beautiful location, with unmatched angling.  The event is a fundraiser for the Greenwood Community Center.  While it may seem like there are a lot of "restrictions", its all to maintain the love.  This is my favorite event of the year, and you will have a blast.  Good cause, great people and scenery, outstanding angling.

Registration

Registration for this event is limited.  The town of Elk doesn't want this to be a huge event, so we have to live with these rules.  The good news is the "small" size does keep it cozy. Even at the limited size this is one of the biggest kayak fishing tourney in Norcal.  The limitations are as follows:

50 "overnighting" non-mendocino county residents.  The 50 only includes registered kayak anglers, not family members in your group.  Reg includes "overnighting" (formerly known as camping) at the Greenwood Community Center (GCC) for Fri. and Sat. nights. This part of the reg is SOLD OUT!

Unlimited reg to "non-overnighting" Mendocino county residents. Reg. for this group is $30 for the tourney and events on Sat. Does not include any overnighting.

Between out-of-county and local participants expect around 65 anglers

About the GCC and the event

We will have all of the same facilities as last year.  The commercial kitchen has been improved, in part, from our donation from last year.

We will have outside showers again and nice porta potties, as well as indoor potties and showers for the ladies.  PLEASE use them, no wizzing outside!

We will do movies and popcorn again on Friday night.

Potluck on Saturday, with a keg of Great White courtesy of GWKC.  This is the best part of the event.  Be prepared to bring a big dish to share.  The quality of chow produced by the NCKA members is outstanding!!! Be hungry!!!

The potluck is open to anyone, including non-anglers and the community.

To prevent damage to the GCC septic system, we cannot park on the lawn this year. Be prepared to park in a designated parking area and schlep your overnighting gear to the "lawn" area.

Also DO NOT park in front of the fire station garage doors...not even temporarily.

Tourney

Tourney will be on Sat.  Launch at 0600 or as soon as it is deemed safe.  Weigh-in at 1330 at the GCC.  Single heavy fish format.  Last years winning lings have been around 20#s...so was second place...so wa 3rd!  Oh my!!!

First prize is a Cobra Marauder from Cobra Kayaks and GWKC.  Second place gets a gorgeous all carbon paddle ($295) coutesy of GWKC Third place gets a Okuma kayak rod.  Lots of other great prizes as well.  Sponsors include GWKC, Cobra Kayaks, and Surf to Summit.  Plenty of loot to be had!

Raffle

Erik Kunz will be doing a raffle to benefit Coastside again this year.  Knowing Erik you can only imagine what first prize will be!  Lots of other great prizes too.
   
About the Resources

This is a low-pressure fishing area, and as a result the fishing here can be outstanding.  We ALL want it to stay this way.  Please harvest selectively.  A warden lives directly adjacent to the GCC.  He doesn't like this event.  Expect ALL DFG regs. to be strictly enforced.  Since most will be on site for multiple days be mindful of both daily and possesion limits.  With the quality of fish to be had, you WILL leave with PLENTY of fish.

About the town

Elk is a small town on Hwy 1 about 9 miles south of Hwy 128. It is a living postcard...beautiful.  Expect it to take approximately 1.5 hours from the town of Cloverdale.  Aproximately 3 hours from the Golden Gate.  Traffic in Sonoma County can be hell!

There are several outstanding cafe's within walking distance and a small general store next door.  Lots of nice boutiques etc. too.  I encourage you to patronize the local businesses.

The whole town will be watching us again.  We are slowly gaining strong support from the majority of the town, so lets keep it up!  Please help us keep this event alive by being who we are.

About the launch

We will be overnighting on a bluff.  There is a long, moderately steep fire road to the beach.  You will need some sort of cart.  It is WAY too long to carry a yak.  REALLY.

The launch is a surf launch that varies with the swell.  Under 6 feet its generally not too tough if your an experienced surf launcher.  Over six feet is for the experienced only.  If its too rough or too long of a walk, you are allowed to launch anywhere in the vicinity and enter your fish.

Here is a weather link for just North of Fort Bragg.

OCEAN

Magic Seaweed  ? only in Mendo  Thanks for the link Dan.

Sat
4/08      6.5ft    7secs       22mph 

 

Again...don't sweat the weather.

Also, don't forget to put a bottle of water and a power bar in you yak for the trip up the hill. You'll need it!

I quit smoking last week just because of that hill, but I don't think I quit soon enough for it to matter! 

Was putting the rods in the truck and ready to head out, closed the tail gate and snap!

Elk rod #1 goes down

 

D'oh!

Brian... I'll bring a bunch of tips with me... bring the rod and I'll put a new tip on for you.  It should work just fine... just might look a little funny.

EK

 

Glue....I need glue!

we are 100 % up and out of the valley,I think we will stay at Stevens creek 5 miles out of Fort bragg.friday we will be on the troll /trooch fer the ever elusive Salmon. will have the vhf on 6niner
 Ciao,Suntino

I got phone call this afternoon from one of the "godfathers" of our sport -- Dennis Spike.

He is touring Napa and Sonoma with a girlfriend and wanted a local fishing report.  I told him most of us are going up to Elk for our big shindig this weekend.  He forgot all about it.  I guess that's what happens when you spend most of your time in Baja at the Ranch.

I asked him to stop by if he's still in the area.  There's a chance he'll be paying us a visit Saturday.

I quit smoking last week just because of that hill, but I don't think I quit soon enough for it to matter! 

Congrats! ANYTIME you quit it matters!!!
Kick that hills @ss.