Big fan of this message board, although this is my first post:

I was kayaking in upper newport bay for the first time and noticed a lot of very active fish jumping clear out of the water...a pretty amazing sight, really, to a novice fisherman.

I was wondering if anyone could tell me what these are, and what kind of bait/rigging one would use to target them. I'm interested in trying my hand at kayak fishing and figure the bay would be a good place to start before hitting the harbors and open water.

Thanks.