Santa Ana River Surf Launch - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

hage0429 · 09-02-2015, 08:23 AM

Thanks for the feedback all! Not quite the same topic but I took a paddle from the jetty toward balboa pier last night and had a small school of YT pop up on the surface. I didn't have an iron handy so had to throw my jig at them. Is there a general rule on how close you can get without spooking fish? I had to get pretty close to reach them with what I had tied on and might have chased them back down.

Octico, I'll have to follow you around one of these days. I haven't specifically spent a day looking for rockfish yet but have dropped chunks of squid down several time upon stumbling across a hump or dip on the sonar with no luck.

Fishingfiend, the feedback doesn't sound promising but I'll have to take a scouting walk one of these days. Depending on the direction/size of the swell some of the small breakwalls along the coast could potentially offer enough shelter to make an easy-ish launch. Newport pier wouldn't be a long paddle either if that made for an easier launch.

09-02-2015, 08:23 AM	#1
hage0429 Junior Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Newport Beach Posts: 11	Thanks for the feedback all! Not quite the same topic but I took a paddle from the jetty toward balboa pier last night and had a small school of YT pop up on the surface. I didn't have an iron handy so had to throw my jig at them. Is there a general rule on how close you can get without spooking fish? I had to get pretty close to reach them with what I had tied on and might have chased them back down. Octico, I'll have to follow you around one of these days. I haven't specifically spent a day looking for rockfish yet but have dropped chunks of squid down several time upon stumbling across a hump or dip on the sonar with no luck. Fishingfiend, the feedback doesn't sound promising but I'll have to take a scouting walk one of these days. Depending on the direction/size of the swell some of the small breakwalls along the coast could potentially offer enough shelter to make an easy-ish launch. Newport pier wouldn't be a long paddle either if that made for an easier launch.