Imperial Beach launch - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

sterling · 07-19-2008, 01:10 PM

Does anybody know the fishing grounds off IB? How is it there to launch? My friend wants to go get some turd rollers, how far is the 1/2 day boats location from the IB pier?

dgax65 · 07-19-2008, 08:17 PM

Sometimes the is manageable. I went to Border State Park and the State Beach on the Silver Strand this afternoon and the surf wasn't bad at either. That's not always the case. Everything would need to be stowed and surf experience would be very helpful. It's been years since I fished for turd rollers down there and I'm not really familiar with the hot spots. There used to be some kelp off the pier and a little farther south, but I don't know what sort of shape its in now. Try 32° 34.25'N, 117° 08.54'W

ibbeerbum · 07-19-2008, 09:58 PM

I hit one of the half day boats for the sandies. It looked like we were on the mexico border line and about 4-5 miles out. I live down in I.B. and it looks like you can make it out between the rock jettiyes at the end of palm ave. Still could be a nice paddle out with decptive waves.

bjoseph · 07-19-2008, 10:00 PM

On Tuesday the sport boats were fishing way south of the border on the Flats in 105' of water. We looked around the IB kelp which is the biggest I have ever seen. It is straight out from the pier. We saw a lot of marks, but picked up no fishes.

bluesquids · 07-19-2008, 10:12 PM

Here's tracking info for the TJ river plume. Pollution levels aren't so bad right now. Sometimes the plume reaches almost to the tip of Point Loma, even without a rainstorm.
http://www.sdcoos.org/data/tracking/IB/index.php

dniss · 07-20-2008, 12:43 PM

Seems like a long paddle to get to where the fleet's slaying the sandies right now. I'll be there on a PB tomorrow and let you know what it's like.
On a side note, last Labor Day I saw a yakker land a gigantic (probably 45#) WSB just outside the surf at the Strand. There were thousands of birds working and bait popping everywhere (even in the surf) that day. I'd like to give it a try, but definitely would stow everything, surf can get crunchy there, even if it's dinky on the way out.

Rusty · 07-20-2008, 09:40 PM

Put it this way. The sporties are much closer to the 'Nados than TJ, and much closer to TJ than the IB Pier... At least as of Friday when I was there. That's a long way to paddle for TJ Turd Rollers.

07-19-2008, 01:10 PM	#1
sterling Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 118	Imperial Beach launch Does anybody know the fishing grounds off IB? How is it there to launch? My friend wants to go get some turd rollers, how far is the 1/2 day boats location from the IB pier?

07-19-2008, 08:17 PM	#2
dgax65 Guerro Grande Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 629	Sometimes the is manageable. I went to Border State Park and the State Beach on the Silver Strand this afternoon and the surf wasn't bad at either. That's not always the case. Everything would need to be stowed and surf experience would be very helpful. It's been years since I fished for turd rollers down there and I'm not really familiar with the hot spots. There used to be some kelp off the pier and a little farther south, but I don't know what sort of shape its in now. Try 32° 34.25'N, 117° 08.54'W __________________ Douglas Gaxiola Team No Fish- Amateur Staff

07-19-2008, 10:12 PM	#5
bluesquids Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jamul, CA Posts: 243	Here's tracking info for the TJ river plume. Pollution levels aren't so bad right now. Sometimes the plume reaches almost to the tip of Point Loma, even without a rainstorm. http://www.sdcoos.org/data/tracking/IB/index.php __________________ Thanks, bluesquids

07-19-2008, 09:58 PM	#3
ibbeerbum Junior Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: imperial beach Posts: 13	I hit one of the half day boats for the sandies. It looked like we were on the mexico border line and about 4-5 miles out. I live down in I.B. and it looks like you can make it out between the rock jettiyes at the end of palm ave. Still could be a nice paddle out with decptive waves.

07-19-2008, 10:00 PM	#4
bjoseph Junior Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: escondido Posts: 13	On Tuesday the sport boats were fishing way south of the border on the Flats in 105' of water. We looked around the IB kelp which is the biggest I have ever seen. It is straight out from the pier. We saw a lot of marks, but picked up no fishes.

07-20-2008, 12:43 PM	#6
dniss Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 77	Seems like a long paddle to get to where the fleet's slaying the sandies right now. I'll be there on a PB tomorrow and let you know what it's like. On a side note, last Labor Day I saw a yakker land a gigantic (probably 45#) WSB just outside the surf at the Strand. There were thousands of birds working and bait popping everywhere (even in the surf) that day. I'd like to give it a try, but definitely would stow everything, surf can get crunchy there, even if it's dinky on the way out.

07-20-2008, 09:40 PM	#7
Rusty Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: LJ Posts: 201	Put it this way. The sporties are much closer to the 'Nados than TJ, and much closer to TJ than the IB Pier... At least as of Friday when I was there. That's a long way to paddle for TJ Turd Rollers.