Anyone fish Dana Point lately? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

BrokeLoser · 07-26-2012, 05:54 PM

Thinking about heading out. How's mother nature been treating DP? Swells, wind, water and air temp...blah, blah.
Oh, and have you seen any fish out there?

echo1er · 07-26-2012, 07:13 PM

Going this weekend if you want to join.

rossman · 07-26-2012, 08:22 PM

I was out there on Tues. Good bait situation. Jumbo dines in a lot of areas. I had some fresh dead squirts with me and got all the sandies and calicos I could want on the squeed. Managed 2 smalibuts, but no keepers on dines. Fished from the point to the Ritz. DFG was out there and checked me for the first time in 8 years.

Water is very warm and loaded with jellies and salp.

Good Luck

BrokeLoser · 07-26-2012, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by echo1er

Going this weekend if you want to join.

Would love to join you but unfortunately I won't be able to make it out til Monday. Can you make it back out then?

BrokeLoser · 07-26-2012, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by rossman

I was out there on Tues. Good bait situation. Jumbo dines in a lot of areas. I had some fresh dead squirts with me and got all the sandies and calicos I could want on the squeed. Managed 2 smalibuts, but no keepers on dines. Fished from the point to the Ritz. DFG was out there and checked me for the first time in 8 years.

Water is very warm and loaded with jellies and salp.

Good Luck

Thanks for all the info rossman...when you say you fished from the point to the ritz..where exactly is that? We normally head north and fish the kelp.

echo1er · 07-26-2012, 09:58 PM

can't make it Monday going back to work.

rossman · 07-27-2012, 04:41 AM

My Sonar/GPS is in for repair so I couldn't hit my normal reefs and rockpiles, so I worked the edge of the kelp from the whistler buoy up the line to the Ritz Charlton

Poxy Boggards · 07-28-2012, 12:44 AM

West Last Sunday:

Horse Sardines at the barge
Small WSB and Cudas inside by the barge-
No bites in close or out far to the south along Doheny beach
Swell was flat in the AM and grew in the afternoon, but was at a pretty slow interval so still fishable.

Would have done better with some chovies.

BrokeLoser · 08-01-2012, 09:54 AM

Wasn't able to make it out on Monday after all. Now we're shooting for Friday...haha...any new news?

fishsouthcounty · 08-01-2012, 07:08 PM

Ill be picking up my FF and taking it up to OEX to have it installed and pick up my new FF in the next day or two. Keep me posted when your heading down next. May have to join if im off.

PapaDave · 08-02-2012, 10:56 AM

Not sure about real recent, but last Saturday the weather was nice, water temp was good but the water was cloudy, even muddy closer to shore. Still lots of dines to be caught on the sabiki.

fishsouthcounty · 08-02-2012, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by fishsouthcounty

Ill be picking up my FF and taking it up to OEX to have it installed and pick up my new FF in the next day or two. Keep me posted when your heading down next. May have to join if im off.

supposed to say pick up my new kayak in the next day or two....no more edit option

BrokeLoser · 08-02-2012, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by fishsouthcounty

supposed to say pick up my new kayak in the next day or two....no more edit option

What kind of new ride did you get Tim?

mtnbykr2 · 08-02-2012, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by fishsouthcounty

supposed to say pick up my new kayak in the next day or two....no more edit option

see ya on Saturday?

fishsouthcounty · 08-02-2012, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by BrokeLoser

What kind of new ride did you get Tim?

I am picking up a new OK Trident13 from OEX and having them install a Lowrance Elite-4 Gold that i bought from West Marine. Lets get out there soon!

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Originally Posted by mtnbykr2

see ya on Saturday?

Wish i could but it was to late of notice by the time i got word on my kayaks arrival to get a request in for the day off from work. Keep me posted next time you head this way to fish though. Good luck and enjoy the YakFest.

BrokeLoser · 08-03-2012, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by fishsouthcounty

I am picking up a new OK Trident13 from OEX and having them install a Lowrance Elite-4 Gold that i bought from West Marine. Lets get out there soon!

Damn!
Spending some dough...good for you.
Just curious; why not a Stealth 14...why the change from Malibu?

fishsouthcounty · 08-03-2012, 09:20 PM

yaaaa more then i anticipated but ive been able to save some cash lately and went a little overboard haha. Did not really like the stealth personally that much. The bait tank didnt work to well for me cause i dont think i had enough weight to constantly keep the intake submerged so it would take in air and just get effed up on me. I really like the rod pod and scupper mount transducer right there. Cant wait to get out on it...Will be fishing Monday if you can make it down.

07-26-2012, 05:54 PM	#1
BrokeLoser Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Corona, CA Posts: 472	Anyone fish Dana Point lately? Thinking about heading out. How's mother nature been treating DP? Swells, wind, water and air temp...blah, blah. Oh, and have you seen any fish out there?

07-26-2012, 08:22 PM	#3
rossman Marginally Irrelevant Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bahia Asuncion Posts: 936	I was out there on Tues. Good bait situation. Jumbo dines in a lot of areas. I had some fresh dead squirts with me and got all the sandies and calicos I could want on the squeed. Managed 2 smalibuts, but no keepers on dines. Fished from the point to the Ritz. DFG was out there and checked me for the first time in 8 years. Water is very warm and loaded with jellies and salp. Good Luck __________________ "When beholding the tranquil beauty and brilliancy of the ocean’s skin, one forgets the tiger heart that pants beneath it; and would not willingly remember that this velvet paw but conceals a remorseless fang. " — Herman Melville Y'all come see me now, hear!

07-27-2012, 04:41 AM	#7
rossman Marginally Irrelevant Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bahia Asuncion Posts: 936	My Sonar/GPS is in for repair so I couldn't hit my normal reefs and rockpiles, so I worked the edge of the kelp from the whistler buoy up the line to the Ritz Charlton __________________ "When beholding the tranquil beauty and brilliancy of the ocean’s skin, one forgets the tiger heart that pants beneath it; and would not willingly remember that this velvet paw but conceals a remorseless fang. " — Herman Melville Y'all come see me now, hear!

08-02-2012, 10:56 AM	#11
PapaDave Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Menifee, CA Posts: 1,473	Not sure about real recent, but last Saturday the weather was nice, water temp was good but the water was cloudy, even muddy closer to shore. Still lots of dines to be caught on the sabiki. __________________ So long and thanks for all the fish...

07-26-2012, 07:13 PM	#2
echo1er Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 598	Going this weekend if you want to join.

07-26-2012, 09:58 PM	#6
echo1er Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 598	can't make it Monday going back to work.

07-28-2012, 12:44 AM	#8
Poxy Boggards Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 146	West Last Sunday: Horse Sardines at the barge Small WSB and Cudas inside by the barge- No bites in close or out far to the south along Doheny beach Swell was flat in the AM and grew in the afternoon, but was at a pretty slow interval so still fishable. Would have done better with some chovies.

08-01-2012, 09:54 AM	#9
BrokeLoser Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Corona, CA Posts: 472	Wasn't able to make it out on Monday after all. Now we're shooting for Friday...haha...any new news?

08-01-2012, 07:08 PM	#10
fishsouthcounty Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: San Juan Capistrano, Ca Posts: 518	Ill be picking up my FF and taking it up to OEX to have it installed and pick up my new FF in the next day or two. Keep me posted when your heading down next. May have to join if im off.

08-03-2012, 09:20 PM	#17
fishsouthcounty Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: San Juan Capistrano, Ca Posts: 518	yaaaa more then i anticipated but ive been able to save some cash lately and went a little overboard haha. Did not really like the stealth personally that much. The bait tank didnt work to well for me cause i dont think i had enough weight to constantly keep the intake submerged so it would take in air and just get effed up on me. I really like the rod pod and scupper mount transducer right there. Cant wait to get out on it...Will be fishing Monday if you can make it down.