Newport questions.. - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

WahooUSMA · 05-24-2012, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by PapaDCh

Okay, a freind and I are going to head out of Newport Harbor this Saturday. We have not fished this area before. Will anyone give us a general idea of where to go? I know that to the south there are kelp beds and therefore bass, and somewhere out the harbor lies a T'shark area. Where can one make bait? How far out and in what direction would the T's be? Is there anything north of the harbor worth looking into?

Thanks, Dave

Fish for bait around the North Jetty - The bait god has always been good to me there. As far as T's...head somewhat north of the Jetty and drift south...Usually around 190ft - always worked for me.

I would be extremely cautious out there this weekend. Being the holiday weekend, there are going to be a ton of PB's out there. I've been damn near run over and have been with friends who have been flipped by boaters wakes. Lots of big boats going in and out harbor.

wbrewski · 05-24-2012, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by WahooUSMA

Fish for bait around the North Jetty - The bait god has always been good to me there. As far as T's...head somewhat north of the Jetty and drift south...Usually around 190ft - always worked for me.

I would be extremely cautious out there this weekend. Being the holiday weekend, there are going to be a ton of PB's out there. I've been damn near run over and have been with friends who have been flipped by boaters wakes. Lots of big boats going in and out harbor.

Amen, I have almost been run down in the harbor by a bunch of drunk girls in dads big power boat, watch out all weekend. I only fish it on weekdays.

CheapPelican · 05-24-2012, 08:31 PM

I figure there will be a lot of traffic in the harbor and through & around the jetty, but what's the PB traffic like around kelp/boilers?

WahooUSMA · 05-25-2012, 01:46 PM

Its not that the PB's buzz you around the kelp, its their damn wakes on a holiday weekend that are non stop and large. Boat traffic usually stay's off shore at a relatively safe distance near the boilers and kelp, but the amount of traffic, not to mention weather conditions, that cause the swells to become very confused, large, and dangerous.

PapaDave · 05-26-2012, 08:28 AM

Thank you all for the help. We decided to postpone the trip due to the combination of weather and holiday boat traffic. We were looking forward to trying the area out, bummer. We will get there though. Maybe the next weekend after this one.

05-25-2012, 01:46 PM	#4
WahooUSMA Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Rancho Cucamonga Posts: 753	Its not that the PB's buzz you around the kelp, its their damn wakes on a holiday weekend that are non stop and large. Boat traffic usually stay's off shore at a relatively safe distance near the boilers and kelp, but the amount of traffic, not to mention weather conditions, that cause the swells to become very confused, large, and dangerous. __________________ GO ARMY BEAT NAVY! Bad decisions make great stories!

05-24-2012, 08:31 PM	#3
CheapPelican Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Too far from the launch. Posts: 443	I figure there will be a lot of traffic in the harbor and through & around the jetty, but what's the PB traffic like around kelp/boilers?

05-26-2012, 08:28 AM	#5
PapaDave Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Menifee, CA Posts: 1,474	Thank you all for the help. We decided to postpone the trip due to the combination of weather and holiday boat traffic. We were looking forward to trying the area out, bummer. We will get there though. Maybe the next weekend after this one.