Yeah, I frequent Long Beach a lot. Went there Sunday and today actually. Nothing spectacular though, especially today since my reel decided to crap out on me and i wasted 30 minutes fixing it. Let me know when you wanna go to LB. It's always cool to go with others on the yak!
Fishin'Magician is right on. All those spots are really cool. I haven't been soutn of Newport yet, though, but all of them offer free parking and places to launch if you know where to go