SD Bay Map-MLPA, Harbor PD, Military, Coast Guard...

[Jimmyz123]

Originally Posted by tacmik

Also don't forget that around the pylons for the bridge is a restricted zone. I have been stopped by the harbor police for drifting to close while fishing. A young officer took my drivers and fishing license and started yelling at me. This went on for five to ten minutes until an older officer told him to shut up and give me my licenses back. He said for God's sake, he's in a kayak and just fishing. Thank God for an older and wiser person.

The older officer should have stepped in sooner. As long as you are drifting through the bridge and not anchoring you are O.K.

The area in by the bait receiver is off limits to fishing as well. As long as you don't get too close to the military bases you should be O.K. to drop nets in the bay anywhere you like, but I could be wrong on this so don't take my word for gospel.

[MuddyMike]

Originally Posted by Jimmyz123

As long as you are drifting through the bridge and not anchoring you are O.K.

I don't think so. They have the distance to stay away from the pylons clearly posted on each one.

[taggermike]

Baja Traveler summed it pretty well. I've been fishing SD Bay for 40 years(damn I feel old now). Here are a few observations. Between the coast guard, naval security, Harbor police, customs, boarder patrol, life gurads, CA fish and game, and coast guard axillary you can be stopped, searched, ordered to move, or detained at any time in a part of the bay while engaged in any activity. There seams to be little or no cooperation or communication between these entities. In one personal experienced I was ordered/requestd by the coast guard to leave a location, not becasue it was resricted in any way, but because "some one might think I was up to some thing". Engaging a lawfull activity (hoop netting) in a legal location was concidered suspect. I see a culture of fear in our culture that allows these actions. Mike

[tunaseeker]

Thanks for all the replys to this one.

Answer: Hoop in Mission Bay or brave LJ at night

[CheapPelican]

http://sdfish.com/articles/bay-fishi...h-to-the-mouth

Not too detailed, but gives you an idea. Props to the author for sharing a honey hole.

Originally Posted by tunaseeker

Thanks for all the replys to this one.

Answer: Hoop in Mission Bay or brave LJ at night

Very tempting, Havent worked up the nerve yet.