corona del mar-newport

[ctrujillo]

has anybody fished kelp at corona del mar just outside of newport harbor?ive fished it before but paddled out of harbor and was thinking to launch at beach at corona del mar.

[Iceman]

hate paying for parking, i have always paddled out from the harbor.

[ctrujillo]

fished it in summer way to many beach goers to launch there.im a newbie and thougt the beach launch would be good practice.was there this afternoon to check it out and looked preety mild.

[Gino]

lots of bass there, Ive done well on other species north of the harbor mouth.

[ctrujillo]

think i will give it a shot tommorow.want to hit up la jolla but little sketched about launching.never beach launched before but jonesing to fish big time.got to get out

[Aaron]

Originally Posted by ctrujillo

think i will give it a shot tommorow.want to hit up la jolla but little sketched about launching.never beach launched before but jonesing to fish big time.got to get out

Don't stress about practicing for LJ. Just go give it a whirl on a day with little swell and you'll see its no big deal.

I've fished those kelp beds. Not worth the hassle of dealing with the del mar crowd to launch there. Park at the coast guard station and launch there. Its free and on the way out to the kelp you can buy bait at the barge. I used to get bait for $5 all day ("free refills") but I'm sure that's changed. Bounce bait anywhere around there and you can find some flatties.