Best way to find local sites & beach accesses
 

Hello, I'm brand new to this site & Kayaking; I plan to get my first 1 or 2 kayaks within the next 3 weeks. And in prep for a great fun summer kayak fishing, I've been trying to find a few good local fish sites, but there's got to be a better way than reading a thousand posts all over the internet.

I'm closest to Oceanside Harbor, and I've heard of Barn Kelp, which seems to be 10 miles north. Does anyone have some good info/resources on finding these great local sites, and then what's the nearest beach entry to the sites???

I appreciate any info; I know this may be a lame question, but I don't know anything and I'm trying to ramp up quickly so I can join in the reindeer games. Btw, I did read the terrific thread entitled "List of Routes, which actually prompted me to ask the question.

Thanks!

file from post on launch sites.
and link to the original post.

http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/s...ad.php?t=16106

One thing that I have done is to use google earth to see if there is close access to where I want to fish.

Is there a PDF file for la/oc beaches too?
Thank you!
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Thanks Sdspeed; GREAT resource!

Tacmik, that's exactly what I've done; and it has been useful to find the easiest path to the nearest beach; thanks for the idea.

not a pdf but lots of info

http://www.paddlingcalifornia.com/2l...es_launch.html

Thanks for the link!

This was shared by someone on the site before. . . has kayak launching points. Not sure they are ALL vetted. Anyhow, cool tool for anyone interested. . .

http://southcoast.marinemap.org/marinemap/

Very cool links, Thanks!