What is Kayak Fishing?
Simply put the sport consists of an angler sitting on or in a kayak. Over the past 10 years kayak fishing has quickly evolved as a truly mainstream style of angling. Sit-on-top style kayaks are the most common boats used for the pursuit of both freshwater and saltwater species. Typically the angler will launch from a shore spot relatively close to where they are targeting the fish and paddle anywhere between 2 and 10 miles in a day of angling. Nearly all species of game fish can be targeted in a kayak as easily as any other vessel. In California one can find halibut, yellowtail and white sea bass as well as the nearshore species of calico bass, sand bass. Deep water rockfish and bay dwelling spotted bay bass are also very common targets. Kayakers around the world are able to target marlin, tuna, sharks and jacks of all types. It’s true that a kayak angler won’t have the range that a powerboat will he can be comforted knowing that many times kayakers are able to reach fishable waters th
