Kayak Trips and Fishing Reports 2013

[DarkSkies]

Anyone who wants to post a kayak report or any intel that can benefit the yakkers..feel free to post up....

[DarkSkies]

A friend of mind was out in the Sound 2-14....for a Winter kayak trip. He caught nothing, but he just had to get out there......Nice going, Cheech, thanks for sending the pics.....
(pics courtesy of Cheech )




"A beautiful day on the water. The fishing was slow, salvaged this gear off the pier and pilings."

[cowherder]

God it had to be cold out there! Looks like he had a wetsuit on so maybe it was not so bad

[buckethead]

X2 Too cold to be in that water unless you surf in it too. You should call him ironman.

[DarkSkies]

^ Buckethead, funny you should think that. He and his wife participate in Marathons. I think he has done a few TriAthlons as well. He's older than me and in amazing shape. He can catch more fish from that paddle yak than someone fishing side by side with a pedal yak. He's been to Montauk in the yak many times, and I would say he is pretty tough...with a keen focus on safety.

He was out again on the 25th..

Report and pics courtesy of Cheech....














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"Launched into sheet ice early this morning. After 75 yrd it was mostly clear sailing. No fish, but, I'm mostly out here to paddle on a nice day."

[williehookem]

Nice report i bet he felt good just to be out in the sun

[surferman]

X2 way to get out there!

[DarkSkies]

Cheech was out in the Hudson yesterday.....
He got one fat bass above 8lbs...........








Pics courtesy of Cheech.

[hookedonbass]

you could play football with that. solid fish way to go cheech!

[fishgutz]

Nice photos keep em coming.

[DarkSkies]

Man on a mission......
Cheech was out again today......no fish but you can't bat .500 every time out there.....
And you can't catch em sitting home on the couch.....
Pics and report courtesy of Cheech.....





"No fish today, but it was cold and windy as usual. Crystal clear morning untill 10 am then some clouds rolled in."

[J Barbosa]

That's one FAT fish.

[storminsteve]

That's one FAT fish.

I agree it's so fat its head looks freakishly small! Nice going cheech!

[DarkSkies]

Cheech was out on the Hudson again Sunday....pic courtesy of Cheech.....

[fishgutz]

For alll I have read about the Hudson being a dirty river those are some nice clean bass. Def looks worthwhile. Thanks for the report and the pics.

[DarkSkies]

1. Report 4-9-13 Pre-dawn

water was still a little cold for artificials in (much of) the bay..(on 4-9) .. got out later than I wanted. Fished for two and a half hours. Fished real hard... Managed two short bass on rubber.



The bay had a wide variety of temperature ranges. Although the standard guages at that time were reporting anywhere from 45-55 degrees, the water temps where I landed at the end of the trip were 44 degrees, possibly colder further out in the channels.

First kayak trip of the year, 2nd fishing trip since the season opened. It was more of a shakedown run to see that everything worked and hoping for no mishaps or screw-ups. Catching the bass was a bonus but I felt they were sluggish for artificials by the limited fight they put up. That has since changed and bass have become more aggressive on the flats.











2. 2nd Trip... was a non-trip
Today 4-12
Tried to get out before the rain. Got to the water and the wind was NE/E.....not bad as I drove but by the time I got to the water it was blowing steady 15 with higher gusts (The Ambrose Buoy registered gusts to 34...just too much to risk, too much can go wrong in building winds and rain.)

I circled around thinking the wind would minimize. Went back a 2nd time to try to convince myself to launch. Although dying to get out there on the fish, no fish is worth dying for. Cooler heads prevailed. My compulsions are so bad that I can "see" the fish sitting on the bottom, as I lay in bed at night.

These early spring storms can be tricky, and you can get covered up by rough water pretty quick.
I have taken too many chances kayaking with all the places I have ventured to.....Orient Point rips on the NS of LI...kayaking the deep channels of the LI Sound, and other bays, on a new moon night.....watching the tankers come and go like giant behemoths......

Looking back on all I have been through, and the safety I preach to others....I'm not willing to make a deadly mistake.
I've set up certain rules when and when I will not launch. May talk about that in another thread. Wind is one of them, must be at most 15mph, without the forecast of it getting worse.

These Spring storms can sneak up on you real quick.
Pay attention to the forecasts and the progression.
I have made some stupid mistakes out there. I will try to talk about some of them over time to try and help the new guys.

If I tell you it's not a good idea, or dangerous, that is probably because I have done it, and learned the hard way, I am grateful that learning allowed me to keep living, and remember the lessons I've learned. To keep my memory green I'll be repeating those lessons to others as the need arises.

Be safe out there, folks, be careful.
Safety first, fish 2nd.

[surferman]

nice going and good advice thanks for the report.

[J Barbosa]

19 bass on the kayak mostly nice sized healthy keeper fish around 10-15lbs. One or two may have been a little heavier.


I got 10 in the boat on shads, Sebile magic swimmer, and sluggos. White and fast was the key.


My brother got 9 mostly on 4" shad and a few on 6" shad.


We must have lost another dozen that were not hooked well and countless hits.


Pics to come later.

[hookset]

Holy smokes Barbosa you found the pot o gold. Is there any Irish blood in your family?
Nice work dude way to go. fished the ocean for 2 hours around sunset tonight managed 2 bass to 26" white bomber. Things are looking up my first bass from the ocean this Spring.

[buckethead]

Outstanding work jb, did you fish the whole outgoing tide? Pretty warm today the bay shot up 10 degrees guess the aggression of the fish proved that.