What's a novice to do during rockfish closure?

[cell128]

Halibut open year round. I'll take one nice butt over 10 rocks any day

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[ctfphoto]

Lobster

[cell128]

Originally Posted by ctfphoto

Lobster

I really wanna try this out have never been on the kayak after hours... Anyone in south bay wanna go maybe Tuesday night?

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[Saba Slayer]

Lobster...WSB, Halibut, Yellowtail, Squid, and did I say LOBSTER...?
Tuesday's looking a little iffy weather wise..!

[DanaPT]

Originally Posted by cell128

I really wanna try this out have never been on the kayak after hours... Anyone in south bay wanna go maybe Tuesday night?

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I want to hoop after a rain but we'll have to wait and see what the weather does.

[taggermike]

Like others said, there are many great target species in so cal in the winter. Halibut are a favorite of mine. Even when the ocean is rough there can be some good halo fishing in our bays n harbors.
So cal can have some good winter n spring large mouth bass fishing. Also stripers in lakes and the Colorado river. And Baja, both pacific and Cortes sides, is always an option. No reason to hang up the gear in the winter. Mike

[Dave Legacy]

Originally Posted by cell128

Halibut open year round. I'll take one nice butt over 10 rocks any day

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I hadn't forgotten about halis, but I guess my concern was that fishing tight to structure would have a high likelihood to produce restricted species as bycatch; Just trying to be a responsible angler. It doesn't sound like this is an issue though, so I'll just have at it. I haven't managed anything other than calicos at this point anyway. =)