San Elijo Launch?

[JohnMckroidJr]

Originally Posted by jruiz

I've pulled a couple of calicos and short halibut in the shallow reefs there. High risk fishing. I think I've lost 2-3 luckycrafts there. Reason I mention the mouth of the lagoon is that you can launch at high tide from there and not have to contend with breaking surf as you're trying to get in your kayak. Heck if the tide is high enough you might be able to pedal out in a hobie.

Here's what the mouth looks like on an ideal day.

As the OP hinted at, only spearfishing of WSB is allowed by boat/kayak. Not really my thing

Thanks for the reply. I did realize that the SMCA had unique rules. For the amount of time on the water, A spear diver has a much bigger impact on the environment than a recreational fisherman -- bummer kayak anglers got excluded. As a kid I would fish the PV area by shore with mussle as bait, for opaleye, Perch, Calicos and Cabazon. One time harvested a 5lb Calico in a foamy tide pool of only 3ft depth. We would find rocks with holes in them to use as sinkers.