976-KayakJan - May 15

I slept in a bit today then hurried to the harbor getting on the water around 8 a.m. this morning. With weather forecast to be in the 80’s at the beach, it seemed a good place to spend the day.

First stop the bait receiver. This was Jeff’s day off so I got to meet Joe. These young men that work 12 hour shifts (4 days on, 4 days off) are good natured and seem happy to share what they know. Joe said a couple legal halibut were caught the day before in the harbor and another outside the harbor. It pays to know these guys. Today’s $5 bait fill was mostly anchovies with only a dozen or so sardines.

Today the water temp was 63.4 degrees in the harbor (a little warmer close to shore) and flat calm.

It was a pleasure to just be on the water today which was good because the fish weren’t in a biting mood. There was very little tidal movement today and no current so I trolled a sardine along the bottom at about 0.5 to 1.0 mph. I fished along the beach then out to the red buoy (harbor entrance) and back in the harbor all for one nice sandbass.

I can’t wait for the day when the weather is good and the fish bite again.