Long Beach Oil Islands - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

eplant70 · 01-30-2013, 08:51 AM

First time fishing the oil islands this Friday.
What do you suggest I use as bait or lure?
Thanks

bus kid · 01-30-2013, 09:42 AM

Where are you launching from?
If Cherry beach you can hit the bait barge. Plastics work good for the bass 3-4 inch swim bait on a weedless 3/8 - 1/2 oz leadhead smothered unibutter.
watch out for the transport boats that go to and from the islands.

jruiz · 01-30-2013, 10:04 AM

I always have good luck making bait at the mouth of alamitos just north of seal beach pier.

bigbad5 · 01-30-2013, 12:03 PM

Ive launched off cherry beach... Nice n easy just watch for thise shuttles..... Make sure u have a lifejacket as well... My buddy was given a ticket..... I used 3' hammera with 1/2 oz lead head..... And hot sauce... Not actual h.s but fish extract... Got about 7 bass.... My bud caufht 3.... Nice day out too... Remember take water and a towel in case tje sun decides to beat ob ur legs

eplant70 · 01-31-2013, 07:35 AM

Any colors that work better than others?
What about spinnerbaits?

Amish Ed · 01-31-2013, 10:33 AM

Haven't had much luck with spinnerbaits myself, but 3" and 4" Flurrys work for me. I like Redfish, Sea Food, and Bait Fish. I also like T-rigged Zoom Flukes, Landwhale likes those even more.

CheapPelican · 02-02-2013, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by bus kid

Where are you launching from?
If Cherry beach you can hit the bait barge. Plastics work good for the bass 3-4 inch swim bait on a weedless 3/8 - 1/2 oz leadhead smothered unibutter.
watch out for the transport boats that go to and from the islands.

Where is the bait barge?

bus kid · 02-03-2013, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by CheapPelican

Where is the bait barge?

South end of the southern breakwall you can see it on google earth. There is another set on the north end near angles gate and one in cabrillo harbor.

tomahawk · 02-03-2013, 09:18 AM

If you launch from Cherry Beach it is about 3 miles to Nachos Bait at the south end of the wall. If you launch from 72nd street it looks like it is just under 2 miles ( i have never tried this). If you are not in shape, and i am not, thats a long ways.

01-30-2013, 08:51 AM	#1
eplant70 Junior Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 25	Long Beach Oil Islands First time fishing the oil islands this Friday. What do you suggest I use as bait or lure? Thanks

01-30-2013, 09:42 AM	#2
bus kid Team Keine Zugehörigkeit Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Way out there Posts: 2,854	Where are you launching from? If Cherry beach you can hit the bait barge. Plastics work good for the bass 3-4 inch swim bait on a weedless 3/8 - 1/2 oz leadhead smothered unibutter. watch out for the transport boats that go to and from the islands. __________________ Não alimente os trolls------------Don't feed the trolls---------------インタネット荒らしを無視しろ

01-30-2013, 12:03 PM	#4
bigbad5 Junior Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: LBC Posts: 25	hammers Ive launched off cherry beach... Nice n easy just watch for thise shuttles..... Make sure u have a lifejacket as well... My buddy was given a ticket..... I used 3' hammera with 1/2 oz lead head..... And hot sauce... Not actual h.s but fish extract... Got about 7 bass.... My bud caufht 3.... Nice day out too... Remember take water and a towel in case tje sun decides to beat ob ur legs

01-31-2013, 10:33 AM	#6
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,906	Haven't had much luck with spinnerbaits myself, but 3" and 4" Flurrys work for me. I like Redfish, Sea Food, and Bait Fish. I also like T-rigged Zoom Flukes, Landwhale likes those even more. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

01-30-2013, 10:04 AM	#3
jruiz Large Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: La Verne, CA Posts: 1,011	I always have good luck making bait at the mouth of alamitos just north of seal beach pier.

01-31-2013, 07:35 AM	#5
eplant70 Junior Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 25	Any colors that work better than others? What about spinnerbaits?

02-03-2013, 09:18 AM	#9
tomahawk Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 109	If you launch from Cherry Beach it is about 3 miles to Nachos Bait at the south end of the wall. If you launch from 72nd street it looks like it is just under 2 miles ( i have never tried this). If you are not in shape, and i am not, thats a long ways.