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Kayak Fishing => Waving the Bug Wand => Topic started by: Nobaddays on September 20, 2017, 03:13:10 PM

Title: Fly Fishing PC for Rockfish (video)
Post by: Nobaddays on September 20, 2017, 03:13:10 PM

I fished PC last Friday one last time before rockfish closed for the year.  I have been trying to learn to catch rockfish on the fly.  The conditions were near perfect.  The surf launch and landing were like being at the lake.  There was almost no wind and the swells were small.  To top it off I found the rockfish feeding near the surface and were willing biters.

The rockfish I was catching near the kelp beds were smaller, with the largest ones being 15-17 inches, but most were smaller.  I caught the first 30 in a little over an hour.  I took a break to give my arm a rest and switched to lures.  I caught a keeper ling and cabezon before returning to the kelp bed. I caught another 10 rockfish on the fly before heading back in.  This was my best day fly fishing for rockfish so far and was a great day on the water at PC.  Can't wait to do it again next year






https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWPTyfkyTjE

Title: Re: Fly Fishing PC for Rockfish (video)
Post by: Helium Head on September 20, 2017, 04:52:17 PM

Thanks for posting, I will be trying flyfishing for rockfish next year, that looks like fun.

Title: Re: Fly Fishing PC for Rockfish (video)
Post by: Trident 13 on September 20, 2017, 05:54:09 PM

Is there a video?  I don't see it if so.

Title: Re: Fly Fishing PC for Rockfish (video)
Post by: Nobaddays on September 20, 2017, 08:19:28 PM

My first attempt at posting video. It shows up on mine, so I don't know what to do.

Title: Re: Fly Fishing PC for Rockfish (video)
Post by: Captain Redbeard on September 20, 2017, 09:04:40 PM

Video shows up fine for me - tried a few different ways and it worked each way. I didn't try tapatalk, though. Now I gotta watch it!

Title: Re: Fly Fishing PC for Rockfish (video)
Post by: Captain Redbeard on September 20, 2017, 09:13:10 PM

Well that looks like a good time! That was some non-stop action - way to find them. I'm really bummed I never took my fly rod out this year. I had some shots at awesome top water bites and it was fun on the spinning gear but I couldn't help wishing I had my fly rod.

Thanks for putting that together and sharing it. Videos and reports were the first reason I started browsing these forums.

Title: Re: Fly Fishing PC for Rockfish (video)
Post by: Trident 13 on September 20, 2017, 09:56:40 PM

Video appeared. Great fun, great water conditions!

Title: Re: Fly Fishing PC for Rockfish (video)
Post by: Tinker on September 21, 2017, 03:05:13 PM

No video, no fish.  I'm not ready to say that others who claim they can see it are not reliable witnesses, but I want to see it with my own eyes!  Where's the video?

Title: Re: Fly Fishing PC for Rockfish (video)
Post by: Zach.Dennis on September 21, 2017, 03:10:56 PM

video is online and on the mobile website.  it must be tapatalk

Title: Re: Fly Fishing PC for Rockfish (video)
Post by: Nobaddays on September 21, 2017, 03:12:26 PM

The video is also on you tube under Fly Fishing PC. 

Title: Re: Fly Fishing PC for Rockfish (video)
Post by: Tinker on September 22, 2017, 04:10:33 AM

For the other troglodytes like me who still use real computers instead of semi-clever phones, the video is at youtube.com/watch?v=oWPTyfkyTjE (http://youtube.com/watch?v=oWPTyfkyTjE)

You had a fine day out there.  Good one!   8)