Fish for what in Jan. and Feb.? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Sdspeed · 12-12-2012, 07:22 PM

A little help here please. What can i fish for off La jolla or in San Diego Bay in Jan. and Feb.

steveooo · 12-12-2012, 07:59 PM

You can fish for basically the same stuff, except rockfish.

http://www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/mapregs5.asp

I like January & Feb in LJ for the homeguard yoyo bite...

Ggiannig89 · 12-12-2012, 09:08 PM

Good question. I was wondering the same thing since I just bought a yak and don't have much time to get rockfish. I was thinking calico bass and other bass species? Halibut (although I'm not real sure how to catch them), shark (don't know how to catch them either), find new structure spots on finder and mark on GPS. Atleast those are some of the things I plan to try

JeffB · 12-12-2012, 11:03 PM

Shoot, thats prime time to pick up some nice early morning and night time sand bass hogs. A lot of the sand bass that hang out in IB and Pt Loma sneak into the big back right around the beginning of the year. Also can run across some nice halibut in the bay mingling around. Just remember to put up all your small stuff and bring out the bigger swim baits and cranks, 5.5"-6.5" with heavy lead heads...

Sdspeed · 12-13-2012, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by JeffB

Shoot, thats prime time to pick up some nice early morning and night time sand bass hogs. A lot of the sand bass that hang out in IB and Pt Loma sneak into the big back right around the beginning of the year. Also can run across some nice halibut in the bay mingling around. Just remember to put up all your small stuff and bring out the bigger swim baits and cranks, 5.5"-6.5" with heavy lead heads...

Now this helps,Thanks!

lowprofile · 12-13-2012, 01:57 AM

black seabass. you can catch and release them all day in the first few months of the year.

at least thats what it seemed like last Jan though March. also whiteseabass might start to show end of feb into march but april is when you want to start spying on the launches for the ninjas.

sculpin are still open and you can find some hefty ones in LJ and PL. 3 or 4 three lb sculpin will make some good eats. also these colder months produce a ton of big halibut (30-45" models) in the surf for those of us that fish it (although i seem to be cursed an never broke 30" lol). so targeting outside the break on any of the good beaches should produce some nice flatties. most people i talk to say they are much deeper though....

Sdspeed · 12-13-2012, 03:07 AM

lowpro, since your moving east ya gonna share more of your secrets as you see the shores in your review mirror?

12-12-2012, 07:22 PM	#1
Sdspeed Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: San Diego Posts: 732	Fish for what in Jan. and Feb.? A little help here please. What can i fish for off La jolla or in San Diego Bay in Jan. and Feb.

12-12-2012, 11:03 PM	#4
JeffB Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: La Jolla Posts: 1,216	Shoot, thats prime time to pick up some nice early morning and night time sand bass hogs. A lot of the sand bass that hang out in IB and Pt Loma sneak into the big back right around the beginning of the year. Also can run across some nice halibut in the bay mingling around. Just remember to put up all your small stuff and bring out the bigger swim baits and cranks, 5.5"-6.5" with heavy lead heads... __________________ If you're looking for me I'm

12-13-2012, 01:57 AM	#6
lowprofile #1 on fishstick's hitlist Join Date: May 2011 Location: Sea level Posts: 1,478	black seabass. you can catch and release them all day in the first few months of the year. at least thats what it seemed like last Jan though March. also whiteseabass might start to show end of feb into march but april is when you want to start spying on the launches for the ninjas. sculpin are still open and you can find some hefty ones in LJ and PL. 3 or 4 three lb sculpin will make some good eats. also these colder months produce a ton of big halibut (30-45" models) in the surf for those of us that fish it (although i seem to be cursed an never broke 30" lol). so targeting outside the break on any of the good beaches should produce some nice flatties. most people i talk to say they are much deeper though.... __________________ MLPA- My Largest Poaching Area

12-12-2012, 07:59 PM	#2
steveooo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,921	You can fish for basically the same stuff, except rockfish. http://www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/mapregs5.asp I like January & Feb in LJ for the homeguard yoyo bite...

12-12-2012, 09:08 PM	#3
Ggiannig89 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: El Cajon Posts: 512	Good question. I was wondering the same thing since I just bought a yak and don't have much time to get rockfish. I was thinking calico bass and other bass species? Halibut (although I'm not real sure how to catch them), shark (don't know how to catch them either), find new structure spots on finder and mark on GPS. Atleast those are some of the things I plan to try

12-13-2012, 03:07 AM	#7
Sdspeed Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: San Diego Posts: 732	lowpro, since your moving east ya gonna share more of your secrets as you see the shores in your review mirror?