OCEANSIDE - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Darkfly · 07-07-2014, 07:18 PM

Looking to go to Oceanside on Wednesday,Thursday. Anyone know how the fishing is.

YakDout · 07-07-2014, 07:35 PM

You hitting the reefs? I'd recommend going to #2 (north) start closer to shore and work your way out to the deeper reefs. Should be good action on calicos, sand bass, possibly barracuda. Halibut, and a couple other species definitely possibility. Good luck, looking forward to report.

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tsugg · 07-08-2014, 05:13 PM

Yak, I've fished the inner and outer harbor at Oside for a lot of shorts. I haven't ventured outside yet and I'm dying to but being a newb to the ocean fishing thing I haven't made it out yet but I'm dying to. Can you give me some ideas of what baits work for you out there? I've even got the gps numbers in my FF but looking for a nice calm day.

YakDout · 07-09-2014, 05:02 AM

I usually take a scoop of bait out. Mackerel is a little harder to find because there are no major kelp beds. But I have filled my bait tank with them while out there. Last time out to ar2 we had chunk spawning calicos nailing big old fly lined macs it was awesome. I think it had something to do with the squid coming by. Think that was the first weekend it was reported. Anyways, small chrome and blue yoyo jigs will work, megabits, swimbaits (1-2 oz) fresh dead squid. The real key is knowing what the reefs look like on your sonar and way pointing them or putting numbers in before hand. Stay on top of one of the reefs, you will mark and catch tons of fish. Drift off your mark, well it will start to slow down. A LOT

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tsugg · 07-09-2014, 08:28 AM

great and valuable info. Thanks. I'll be on it this weekend !

tsugg · 07-10-2014, 11:03 AM

I got the gps numbers to the reef off the dfg web site. Are those pretty accurate ?

ful-rac · 07-10-2014, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by tsugg

I got the gps numbers to the reef off the dfg web site. Are those pretty accurate ?

nope not even close. The best they will do is put you in the general area. Your gonna have to meter around and find'em

tsugg · 07-10-2014, 11:15 AM

Good to hear. I have a friend thats been running a private charter boat out of oside for 30 years and he said the same thing. He told me when he gets to the boat sat. he will look at his FF and text me some accurate numbers.

07-07-2014, 07:18 PM	#1
Darkfly Junior Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 3	OCEANSIDE Looking to go to Oceanside on Wednesday,Thursday. Anyone know how the fishing is.

07-08-2014, 05:13 PM	#3
tsugg LOWSPARK Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: CARLSBAD Posts: 251	Oceanside Yak, I've fished the inner and outer harbor at Oside for a lot of shorts. I haven't ventured outside yet and I'm dying to but being a newb to the ocean fishing thing I haven't made it out yet but I'm dying to. Can you give me some ideas of what baits work for you out there? I've even got the gps numbers in my FF but looking for a nice calm day.

07-09-2014, 08:28 AM	#5
tsugg LOWSPARK Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: CARLSBAD Posts: 251	oside great and valuable info. Thanks. I'll be on it this weekend !

07-10-2014, 11:03 AM	#6
tsugg LOWSPARK Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: CARLSBAD Posts: 251	oside reef #2 I got the gps numbers to the reef off the dfg web site. Are those pretty accurate ?

07-10-2014, 11:15 AM	#8
tsugg LOWSPARK Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: CARLSBAD Posts: 251	great! Good to hear. I have a friend thats been running a private charter boat out of oside for 30 years and he said the same thing. He told me when he gets to the boat sat. he will look at his FF and text me some accurate numbers.

07-07-2014, 07:35 PM	#2
YakDout Brandon Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,345	You hitting the reefs? I'd recommend going to #2 (north) start closer to shore and work your way out to the deeper reefs. Should be good action on calicos, sand bass, possibly barracuda. Halibut, and a couple other species definitely possibility. Good luck, looking forward to report. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

07-09-2014, 05:02 AM	#4
YakDout Brandon Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,345	I usually take a scoop of bait out. Mackerel is a little harder to find because there are no major kelp beds. But I have filled my bait tank with them while out there. Last time out to ar2 we had chunk spawning calicos nailing big old fly lined macs it was awesome. I think it had something to do with the squid coming by. Think that was the first weekend it was reported. Anyways, small chrome and blue yoyo jigs will work, megabits, swimbaits (1-2 oz) fresh dead squid. The real key is knowing what the reefs look like on your sonar and way pointing them or putting numbers in before hand. Stay on top of one of the reefs, you will mark and catch tons of fish. Drift off your mark, well it will start to slow down. A LOT Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk