my gaviota results

[gtown805]

well we ended up at refugio beach instead of gaviota finally got to try out my inflatable fished the kelp patties with everything in our arsenal for about 3 and a half hrs caught 1 short ling w gulp herring or sardine or whatever it was but it was gulp had a close encounter with some grey whales that came within 10 feet of us my buddy was spooked it was pretty cool such a nice day we went back to the beach and cruised around then we took a ride out to the oil rigs for the heck of it they are a lot further than they look all in all it was a great day saturday ps ive never fished here before i dont know if it is ever any good fishing at refugio maybe it might be better at gaviota they seem so close together i thought it wouldnt matter if anyone has some tips let me know

[ILOVEBEER]

Wow, what a nice day. Look at that water, it's like glass! Thanks for the report.

[Carnivore]

Water was beautiful all over. Sorry it was so slow for ya but it will pick up soon. Thanks for the report.

[pier_rat]

Nice report. Try Gaviota next time it also has a lot to offer.

[mogambosquid]

What's up. Tony

I camped up there last weekend with the family too, and got out for some fishing also. I was the guy fishing in the greenish kayak by you when the whales passed. It was slow for me too, I got a couple of rockfish, a short ling and one calico, all on the plastic. The water was just too cold for decent bass fishing. Anyway, to answer your question, that kelp bed you were fishing is called Tajiguas, and can be REALLY good when the conditions are right. It is kinda a hot or cold place, if the current is running you can have 50+ bass days, if there's no water movement, it's dead. I've been fishing there for years and have had good days on bass, butts and wsb. You were in the right zone, it was just poor conditions. Refugio is the best for beach launching an inflatable, the Gaviota shore break can be sketchy.

Greg

[YakSailor]

Cool pics of those whales. Refugio sure is a beautiful place to fish. I've never caught much there, though.

[PilotLight]

Sweet setup Tony! Thanks for the report and cool pics.
Kel

[Big-D]

Cool pictures.......................................

Big-D and the Dog

[Michael J]

What a great day.You really scored a nice day on the weather.Try North of Gaviota,West by your compass up around San Augastines in about 125' awsome structure,lot of lings over there w/big chuckles,and reds,but bring alot of extra weights,and hooks that structure likes to grab things.Up from there is Coho.Look in kelp for WSB,and calicos. I dont recomend gettin in the water up there unless it's really clear.The man in the grey suit lives there.South of El Cap or East by compass is Naples,Awsome kelp beds.East of that is the El Wood area,get by the pier and start out in about 40 of water and drift around youll def get halibut bit. I kinda know about these spots cause it's like my back door.Anything else you need to know just ask

Tight lines and cheers

Michael J

[saba]

thanks for the report, looks nice out there.