Mlpa closure gps overlay - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

William Novotny · 03-12-2012, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Caffeind

Hey Will, the main gps points/corners of the restricted areas are posted as coordinates on the DFG MPA site. In the mean time I would employ the "know before you go" approach and just manually plug those in to your Cuda for the areas you plan to fish in the near future.

I've done this on my little Garmin handheld but haven't needed them yet.
Still, the mobile app is handy.
In fact, I just noticed the "From Shore Only" language in the Upper Newport Bay SMCA.

R.I.P. NPH backbay yak bassin...at least the PCH bridge is an easy landmark.

Yeah its funny, I think I may have been the first person to get a warning. First thing in the morning newyears day I was throwing plastics from my boat just on the other side of the brudge and was told about the back bay being part of the closer by oc sheriffs. I hate that you cant even practice c&r back there

Baja_Traveler · 04-05-2012, 07:14 AM

If you use a Garmin GPS its real easy to add a custom map generated from Google Earth. I made overlays of the MLPA and Conservation areas for San Diego, then saved them as .kmz files. Then I just plugged my Garmin Oregon into the computer and made a file "Garmin/CustomMaps" and copied the .kmz files there. Now when I turn on the gps, the maps are right there, with red boundaries for the MLPA areas and blue boundaries for the Conservation Areas. I know exactly where the borders are as I paddle through them.

Lowrance units are more of a pain in the ass - they are like the "Windows" of the gps world with everything locked down. It can be done though with an investment of $80 for a map programming tool to convert the .kmz file to a Lowrance friendly format.

GregAndrew · 04-05-2012, 04:15 PM

Bank Robber has already put together files you can download to your computer and upload to your unit on Bloody Decks. Check the 3rd post down the page.

http://www.bdoutdoors.com/forums/mar...plotter-2.html

04-05-2012, 07:14 AM	#2
Baja_Traveler Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Table 17, Bay Park Fish Co. Posts: 943	If you use a Garmin GPS its real easy to add a custom map generated from Google Earth. I made overlays of the MLPA and Conservation areas for San Diego, then saved them as .kmz files. Then I just plugged my Garmin Oregon into the computer and made a file "Garmin/CustomMaps" and copied the .kmz files there. Now when I turn on the gps, the maps are right there, with red boundaries for the MLPA areas and blue boundaries for the Conservation Areas. I know exactly where the borders are as I paddle through them. Lowrance units are more of a pain in the ass - they are like the "Windows" of the gps world with everything locked down. It can be done though with an investment of $80 for a map programming tool to convert the .kmz file to a Lowrance friendly format.

04-05-2012, 04:15 PM	#3
GregAndrew Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,384	Bank Robber has already put together files you can download to your computer and upload to your unit on Bloody Decks. Check the 3rd post down the page. http://www.bdoutdoors.com/forums/mar...plotter-2.html