WSB South OC - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

YakHanded · 05-09-2013, 11:52 AM

Hello!

I just wanted to start a discussion about local wsb numbers. I spend most of my time launching out of newport harbor or state beaches in CDM but I often launch out of Dana Point (not as much) my parents live in town there. I was hoping for any information that will help me locate, hook into, and land a wsb in south orange county.

Has anyone heard of more wsb numbers off the headlands/strands/creek/DanaPoint versus somewhere like CDM/Newport?

Been mostly fishing pretty good sized greenbacks (seem to be catching more of those than anything else) either dropper looped or on a carolina rig. Also if there is a lot of bait/dolphins/seals I've thrown Scrambled egg & Mack pattern irons.

Any and all information is appreciated, been putting in some serious time on the water to locate these fish in my area, I've hooked up a few times the last month into what felt like good fish but only to be broken off rather quickly(no confirmation they were wsb either) .... all indications are that April/May is prime time for the big wsb in southern cal and I do not want to wait another year!!!! If you can bag a ghost in Mexico, Central Cal, and all the way up in Oregon/Washington State then it does not make sense to me that they aren't around in southern orange county if there is ample bait and habitat. any thoughts?

Thanks again!
Anthony

05-09-2013, 11:52 AM	#1
YakHanded Thread Killer - sorry Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: San Clemente Posts: 256	WSB South OC Hello! I just wanted to start a discussion about local wsb numbers. I spend most of my time launching out of newport harbor or state beaches in CDM but I often launch out of Dana Point (not as much) my parents live in town there. I was hoping for any information that will help me locate, hook into, and land a wsb in south orange county. Has anyone heard of more wsb numbers off the headlands/strands/creek/DanaPoint versus somewhere like CDM/Newport? Been mostly fishing pretty good sized greenbacks (seem to be catching more of those than anything else) either dropper looped or on a carolina rig. Also if there is a lot of bait/dolphins/seals I've thrown Scrambled egg & Mack pattern irons. Any and all information is appreciated, been putting in some serious time on the water to locate these fish in my area, I've hooked up a few times the last month into what felt like good fish but only to be broken off rather quickly(no confirmation they were wsb either) .... all indications are that April/May is prime time for the big wsb in southern cal and I do not want to wait another year!!!! If you can bag a ghost in Mexico, Central Cal, and all the way up in Oregon/Washington State then it does not make sense to me that they aren't around in southern orange county if there is ample bait and habitat. any thoughts? Thanks again! Anthony