Leo Carillo Tomorrow

YakSailor · 04-28-2007, 10:31 AM

We're taking a shot at Leo tomorrow - let me know if you are interested!

peterotto · 04-28-2007, 02:02 PM

I just came back from today's session.

The waves were small but the intervals were short.
I thought I timed it right, but was off. Took one to the face.
With my new waders and wind breaker, I stayed dry beneath.

Paddled past the breaks and started to set up. Next thing I know, the current and wind pushed me quite a bit north and the fog rolled in. I could no longer see shore. "Where am I"?

As I started to go to Deep Hole, the ripping current pushed my jigs far away. Too difficult to fish vertical. So I went to Leo's kelp bed. This is the thickest I have ever seen the kelp beds.

The wind made things challenging. Not white cap wind just a little below. With the fog, a constant mist was spraying in my face. Dress warm tomorrow. Don't expect the sun to come out to keep you warm, and bring sun-block.

Ling(22"), calicos and rockfishes for me. Didn't hear or see any buts get landed. Only till about 11:30 did things began to warm up.

Came in around 12:30. Low tide, little waves and the intervals were much longer than the morning. At the end of the stairs a woman was sun bathing. I don't understand why, that area smelled like dead animals and rotting kelp. Gross!

I thought about taking a pic of 2 kayakers landing, but the odds of them wiping out was small, so no pics.

YakSailor · 04-28-2007, 02:49 PM

Thanks for the report, Pete. I was out surfing in Ventura and the sun never showed there, either. Even when the fog is in, and you imagine you are out in the middle of the pacific, your solitude is broken by the growl of those jimmy-brakes rolling down the PCH! Nice job on the ling.

sourcreamnjive · 04-30-2007, 04:04 AM

Good Luck Guys!

YakSailor · 04-30-2007, 11:55 AM

I never got out there this weekend, we had other activities come up.

Oh well, maybe next weekend.

peterotto · 04-30-2007, 12:42 PM

John, I looked for you. Even hailed you on the radio.
Nothing.
The conditions were excellent. Surf, wind, and current played nice. You would have liked it. Plenty of kayakers. (kayakers isn't a word) Maybe a dozen from Leo to Deer Creek. Even the pontoon people came out to play.
I caught a nice Sculpin. Haven't caught a legal worth keeping in a long time. Can't wait to eat it.
Will give pics of the sculpin later.

vmfnb · 04-30-2007, 03:05 PM

Have Fun and be careful