Dana Point 3-24 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Raskal311 · 03-25-2013, 06:12 AM

I arrived at the ramp at 7:15 but the plastic didn't hit the water until after 8am. Fished until 2:30 for two calico one short one legal and a short butt.

stephenG · 03-25-2013, 06:54 AM

Did you fish the headlands or the pipe? I saw a guy in a yellow PA catch what looked like a calico near the pipe.

Raskal311 · 03-25-2013, 07:09 AM

Yea I think I was the only yellow PA on the water; the butt was near the barge. I saw some kids catch a few cuda near the barge as well.

SorryCharlie · 03-25-2013, 08:39 AM

Similar experience here.

Was up at the kelp near the headlands around 8am, fished there till about 2pm. Ended the day with nothing legal, but 6 short calicos (2 were so close) and 2 short sandies.

Tried just south of Doheny for some hali for about 45 minutes before calling it a day, nothing there but trying not to get to close to shore for when the big sets came in. Still a decent day on the water.

I did hear that people were catching some barracuda by the bait barge as well, didnt give it a try myself tho.

chefjtwalker · 03-25-2013, 09:28 AM

I was on the pipe for the morning, in a sand revolution. I wound up with a 5+lb sandy and a 2lb calico. Lots of bites from shorts. I was using larger swim baits (6 inch) to keep the macs and shorts off the hook. Had I been using 4" i would have had a lot more in the yak. Lots of PB out there... more than what I normally see. Quite a few whales in the area too.

Raskal311 · 03-25-2013, 10:56 AM

How deep do you think you let the swim bait drop before retrieving when fishing the pipes? I was fishing 4" swim bait but didn't get too many bites.

stephenG · 03-25-2013, 01:02 PM

I try to keep my presentation slow and on the bottom when the water is cold. My larger fish was on live bait and the smaller one was on a drop shot 4". There agian sounds like ChefJTWalker was on a better grade fish than me.

03-25-2013, 06:12 AM	#1
Raskal311 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Santa Ana/Westminster Posts: 1,256	I arrived at the ramp at 7:15 but the plastic didn't hit the water until after 8am. Fished until 2:30 for two calico one short one legal and a short butt.

03-25-2013, 06:54 AM	#2
stephenG Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: San Clemente Posts: 97	Did you fish the headlands or the pipe? I saw a guy in a yellow PA catch what looked like a calico near the pipe.

03-25-2013, 07:09 AM	#3
Raskal311 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Santa Ana/Westminster Posts: 1,256	Yea I think I was the only yellow PA on the water; the butt was near the barge. I saw some kids catch a few cuda near the barge as well.

03-25-2013, 08:39 AM	#4
SorryCharlie Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Carlsbad Posts: 140	Similar experience here. Was up at the kelp near the headlands around 8am, fished there till about 2pm. Ended the day with nothing legal, but 6 short calicos (2 were so close) and 2 short sandies. Tried just south of Doheny for some hali for about 45 minutes before calling it a day, nothing there but trying not to get to close to shore for when the big sets came in. Still a decent day on the water. I did hear that people were catching some barracuda by the bait barge as well, didnt give it a try myself tho.

03-25-2013, 09:28 AM	#5
chefjtwalker Junior Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 9	I was on the pipe for the morning, in a sand revolution. I wound up with a 5+lb sandy and a 2lb calico. Lots of bites from shorts. I was using larger swim baits (6 inch) to keep the macs and shorts off the hook. Had I been using 4" i would have had a lot more in the yak. Lots of PB out there... more than what I normally see. Quite a few whales in the area too.

03-25-2013, 10:56 AM	#6
Raskal311 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Santa Ana/Westminster Posts: 1,256	How deep do you think you let the swim bait drop before retrieving when fishing the pipes? I was fishing 4" swim bait but didn't get too many bites.

03-25-2013, 01:02 PM	#7
stephenG Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: San Clemente Posts: 97	I try to keep my presentation slow and on the bottom when the water is cold. My larger fish was on live bait and the smaller one was on a drop shot 4". There agian sounds like ChefJTWalker was on a better grade fish than me.