NorCal camping/fishing/yaking

I finally packed up my truck and spent a weekend kayaking/fishing/camping. I headed north to Mendocino county. The ocean was blown out and nasty but I was able to do some fishing and a lot of exploring.

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On Friday night I found a sweet camping spot with good access to the ocean. I was pretty happy to find this spot because I left the city without knowing where to spend the night. On Saturday I fished the leeward side of a cove. The only way to fish in the wind and rough seas was to use a drift anchor. Caught a bunch of undersize lings (min. = 24") before finally catching a nice cabezon & black rockfish.

The wind continued to build all weekend and was 21knots gusting to 29 knots by Sunday. I spent more time hiding behind rocks and exploring tide pools than fishing.
I met some pretty cool people in the campground. They were more interested in diving for abalones than fishing but we were all there to enjoy the ocean and relax. They cooked abalone & fresh fish for dinner so I had abalone for the first time. It was pretty damn good. I'm thinking about getting some gear so I can start free diving for them. You need a good wetsuit to get in 50 degree water.

Babys and Politics

She is wise beyond her years...and Daddy is proud.
Also she is the first one to throw up in my gun safe!

Bekki's Welcome Party

So, Bekki came with me to live here finally. We got invited to go fishing on my friend's boat and She got a proper welcom gift...

I think it is the best string of photos I have seen in a while.

FISH ON!!!!!!

Boated.

Congratulations!!!

Kodak moment.

Swim time for the kids.

Swim time for the fish. Successful release.

YES!!!!!

OOHHH SNAP!!

"It was thiiiiiisssssss big."

"Yeah it was, now gimme my beer."