San Clemente State Beach

[clayfish]

Thanks all for your insight to San Clemente State Beach. I have launched several times off LJ and had no problems getting out and back in. On one really nice afternoon I unloaded all the tackle and came in on the waves I would regularly avoid - other than the one nose dive the rest went well. I'll take a good look at the waves before I haul the yak down especially before hauling the wifes down (no ocean yak experience (yet) . Is Dana point more like San Diego Bay behind a jetty? Anyways thanks again for the tips.

[clayfish]

Red Tide in San Clemente, not looking good.

[greens]

Originally Posted by clayfish

Thanks all for your insight to San Clemente State Beach. I have launched several times off LJ and had no problems getting out and back in. On one really nice afternoon I unloaded all the tackle and came in on the waves I would regularly avoid - other than the one nose dive the rest went well. I'll take a good look at the waves before I haul the yak down especially before hauling the wifes down (no ocean yak experience (yet) . Is Dana point more like San Diego Bay behind a jetty? Anyways thanks again for the tips.

San Clemente wave make LJ look like the kiddie pool . So don't think it's anything like it. You will have to time it right and like hell. Strap and store everything you have or it's gone. Good luck and take care. Also Dana is a 15 min drive up the 5 and you can launch Baby beach (like the bay) then paddle to the bait barge get good bait and go outside into the big water or stay inside if the swell sucks. Another big plus is I've never been skunked there . So the wife may have a little more fun.

Just my 2 cents.

Greens
San Clemete resident.