Tweet
CHSP Sat, 11-30-13
I was concerned the water temp might be too low for good tog activity, but I went anyway. I read that tog activity drops dramatically when water temp is in the low forties, and they head out to deeper warmer water. Forecasted coastal water temp was 43 deg.
When I arrived, the air temp was 32 deg, and with about 10 mph winds, it was colder. My hands stiffened just rigging up the yak. I was thinking about going back home. Anyway, I finally was on the water 0845 hrs.
I later met Tim and Khoa at the Inner Wall. I used shrimp and blue crab. We all got nothing, not even a nibble.
I went to the west end of the wall. Nothing, not even a nibble.
It was 1130 hrs, and the wind and waves weren't too bad, so I went to the Outer Wall. Tim and Khoa did not go. I got nothing, not even a nibble. I watched two boats, and no fish was pulled up. Talked to another boater. He and his partner also caught nothing. I said I think the water is too cold. He said the water was 42 deg and he agreed.
Went back to the Inner Wall. Again, nothing, not even a nibble.
Highlight of the day was my FF. After I launched on the water, the FF read zero depth, regardless of where I went. It did that for the next hour or so. I figured the thing was broken. After about two hours, it started to intermittently show zero and what appeared to be the actual depth. The displayed depth seemed accurate. Then I figured it out. The yak (with water-filled wet box) was loaded on the car last night. With overnight temp dropping to low 20s, the water froze. As I yak fished during the morning, the wet box water slowly thawed eventually allowing the FF to give me the right readings.
I was concerned the water temp might be too low for good tog activity, but I went anyway. I read that tog activity drops dramatically when water temp is in the low forties, and they head out to deeper warmer water. Forecasted coastal water temp was 43 deg.
When I arrived, the air temp was 32 deg, and with about 10 mph winds, it was colder. My hands stiffened just rigging up the yak. I was thinking about going back home. Anyway, I finally was on the water 0845 hrs.
I later met Tim and Khoa at the Inner Wall. I used shrimp and blue crab. We all got nothing, not even a nibble.
I went to the west end of the wall. Nothing, not even a nibble.
It was 1130 hrs, and the wind and waves weren't too bad, so I went to the Outer Wall. Tim and Khoa did not go. I got nothing, not even a nibble. I watched two boats, and no fish was pulled up. Talked to another boater. He and his partner also caught nothing. I said I think the water is too cold. He said the water was 42 deg and he agreed.
Went back to the Inner Wall. Again, nothing, not even a nibble.
Highlight of the day was my FF. After I launched on the water, the FF read zero depth, regardless of where I went. It did that for the next hour or so. I figured the thing was broken. After about two hours, it started to intermittently show zero and what appeared to be the actual depth. The displayed depth seemed accurate. Then I figured it out. The yak (with water-filled wet box) was loaded on the car last night. With overnight temp dropping to low 20s, the water froze. As I yak fished during the morning, the wet box water slowly thawed eventually allowing the FF to give me the right readings.
Comment