sd bay question - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Fishwhisperer619 · 03-28-2013, 08:13 PM

Anyone ever fish the mouth of the bay? If so is it any good? Was thinking about working the jetty off the tip of coronado. Been led to believe that some decent bass have been caught there with the occasional barracuda and very rare bonito. If you know something please spare me from wasting my time

Dannowar · 03-28-2013, 08:37 PM

Yep, there's fish there ; )

I'd chase the flat kind. Moving water is your friend

Ggiannig89 · 03-28-2013, 09:42 PM

I know there must be fish there but I haven't had much luck there from both yak and boat.

Fishwhisperer619 · 03-28-2013, 09:55 PM

I know its a bit of a paddle from shelter island, that doesnt bother me at all I love being on the water. Im curious how the conditions are around there. Any difficulty?

Deamon · 03-29-2013, 05:22 AM

My estimate is 50% of boaters would love to throw some temporary havoc at small floating chunks of molded plastic (jealous bitches). The mouth of the bay is a mixed bag. Those orange trimmed tugs and smaller commercial guys can be real a-holes. The commercial guys hug the North Island edge when going in and out of the bay. I try not to react when they throw a big wake at me but sometimes they get the best of me...

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Baja_Traveler · 03-29-2013, 07:10 AM

It can also get hairy crossing from one side to the other. Check for power boats on the horizon - they are going full steam through Zuniga jetty and can be right on top of you before you even get half way across. If you cross out at the mouth, do it right in front of the Ballast Point Degauzing building - thats the narrowest part, and the quickest to get across. Use the channel buoys as stoping points for physical protection.
If you decide to fish south of the jetty in the flats for halibut, it will be a 12 mile day launching from Shelter Island. I've done it 3 or 4 times so far - makes for a fun day, but you feel it when you are done, each time I had trouble standing when I got back from peddling the PA for so long...

03-28-2013, 08:13 PM	#1
Fishwhisperer619 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: chula vista Posts: 323	sd bay question Anyone ever fish the mouth of the bay? If so is it any good? Was thinking about working the jetty off the tip of coronado. Been led to believe that some decent bass have been caught there with the occasional barracuda and very rare bonito. If you know something please spare me from wasting my time

03-28-2013, 08:37 PM	#2
Dannowar Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 1,823	Yep, there's fish there ; ) I'd chase the flat kind. Moving water is your friend __________________ "Beware the lollipop of mediocrity; lick it once and you’ll suck forever." — Brian Wilson

03-29-2013, 05:22 AM	#5
Deamon Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,972	My estimate is 50% of boaters would love to throw some temporary havoc at small floating chunks of molded plastic (jealous bitches). The mouth of the bay is a mixed bag. Those orange trimmed tugs and smaller commercial guys can be real a-holes. The commercial guys hug the North Island edge when going in and out of the bay. I try not to react when they throw a big wake at me but sometimes they get the best of me...:the_fing er::the_finger : __________________ Recreational Fisherman's Catch...2% Commercial Fisherman's Catch- 98% Recreational Fishing Kayakers Catch- .00001% "The reality is that the wall was built to keep all Asians ~specifically Japanese and those that think they're japanese~ out of the U.S" Last edited by Deamon; 03-29-2013 at 07:39 AM.

03-28-2013, 09:42 PM	#3
Ggiannig89 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: El Cajon Posts: 512	I know there must be fish there but I haven't had much luck there from both yak and boat.

03-28-2013, 09:55 PM	#4
Fishwhisperer619 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: chula vista Posts: 323	I know its a bit of a paddle from shelter island, that doesnt bother me at all I love being on the water. Im curious how the conditions are around there. Any difficulty?

03-29-2013, 07:10 AM	#6
Baja_Traveler Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Table 17, Bay Park Fish Co. Posts: 943	It can also get hairy crossing from one side to the other. Check for power boats on the horizon - they are going full steam through Zuniga jetty and can be right on top of you before you even get half way across. If you cross out at the mouth, do it right in front of the Ballast Point Degauzing building - thats the narrowest part, and the quickest to get across. Use the channel buoys as stoping points for physical protection. If you decide to fish south of the jetty in the flats for halibut, it will be a 12 mile day launching from Shelter Island. I've done it 3 or 4 times so far - makes for a fun day, but you feel it when you are done, each time I had trouble standing when I got back from peddling the PA for so long...