jmcdtucson
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Got some good kayak fishing in from Playa Encanto while staying there last week.
Each morning I paddled about 2 miles to the reefs at the mouth of Morua Estuary. That is one beautiful spot. The tides cooperated with a rising tide each morning. The first reefs are exposed even with high tide, but submerged reefs continued seemingly as far out toward sea as I was willing to paddle. All seemed to hold fish. Even the little reefs right by our house had fish.
I caught quite a few Corvina (up to 23", my personal best, with several over 18").
Also several triggers, a 14" flounder, 15" pompano, and a ton of those little striped bass (sand bass? rock bass?).
At times I couldn't make a cast without getting a bite. Main method was trolled or cast rebel and rapala crankbaits. The best were the ones that run about 5-10 feet deep so they weren't getting caught on the rocks. Although a deeper runner got me my first trigger. A rapala suspending jerkbait was also productive. Color didn't seem to matter - used blue/silver, black/silver, and orange. Couldn't catch anything but rocks on the crocodile spoons but I didn't stick with those very long.
One time I reeled the lure in within 5 feet of the kayak and saw a corvina, several trigger, and a bunch of striped bass following the lure but not hitting it. I stopped the jerkbait, then twitched it once and the corvina grabbed it. Nice 20" fish.
Caught the flounder on the estuary side of the reef where it got sandy. Seems like I could've caught triggers all day in the shallow water above the submerged reef between two higher points of the reef.
I could've caught a thousand bass, sometimes two on one cast. Some were up to 13" and starting to put on a little weight but I didn't keep any. The two corvina I kept were delicious. Both were full of eggs.
The flounder was a little small so I threw it back.
The fish seemed hungrier earlier in the morning than they did around mid-day but I still caught fish all the time.
We had a great time. My son even had the patience to sit for the 30 minute kayak ride over to the reef. He loved it once there. We found oysters on the back side of the reef. I tried one - very good eating. Any one collect them? Is it legal?
Fun stuff for sure.
Each morning I paddled about 2 miles to the reefs at the mouth of Morua Estuary. That is one beautiful spot. The tides cooperated with a rising tide each morning. The first reefs are exposed even with high tide, but submerged reefs continued seemingly as far out toward sea as I was willing to paddle. All seemed to hold fish. Even the little reefs right by our house had fish.
I caught quite a few Corvina (up to 23", my personal best, with several over 18").
Also several triggers, a 14" flounder, 15" pompano, and a ton of those little striped bass (sand bass? rock bass?).
At times I couldn't make a cast without getting a bite. Main method was trolled or cast rebel and rapala crankbaits. The best were the ones that run about 5-10 feet deep so they weren't getting caught on the rocks. Although a deeper runner got me my first trigger. A rapala suspending jerkbait was also productive. Color didn't seem to matter - used blue/silver, black/silver, and orange. Couldn't catch anything but rocks on the crocodile spoons but I didn't stick with those very long.
One time I reeled the lure in within 5 feet of the kayak and saw a corvina, several trigger, and a bunch of striped bass following the lure but not hitting it. I stopped the jerkbait, then twitched it once and the corvina grabbed it. Nice 20" fish.
Caught the flounder on the estuary side of the reef where it got sandy. Seems like I could've caught triggers all day in the shallow water above the submerged reef between two higher points of the reef.
I could've caught a thousand bass, sometimes two on one cast. Some were up to 13" and starting to put on a little weight but I didn't keep any. The two corvina I kept were delicious. Both were full of eggs.
The flounder was a little small so I threw it back.
The fish seemed hungrier earlier in the morning than they did around mid-day but I still caught fish all the time.
We had a great time. My son even had the patience to sit for the 30 minute kayak ride over to the reef. He loved it once there. We found oysters on the back side of the reef. I tried one - very good eating. Any one collect them? Is it legal?
Fun stuff for sure.
