Fishing King Tide

[DanaPT]

Originally Posted by Salty

Hey! New here and thought I'd let you know how the fishing was in Dana Point during that king tide! Went solo, peddled out of the harbor around 8am Saturday right around the peak of the high tide. Launched off the docks in the harbor, so it's easy getting in/out no matter the tide. Made my way around the breakwater, passed by the red buoy off Strands and parked in the kelp off the point at Salt Creek. I don't have a fish finder or bait well (YET!), so I was just using some swimbaits. Didn't have much luck until I switched over to a Hookup bait with a little bit of "Hot Sauce" on it. Was pulling in bass through the whole downward swing of the tide after that! Lots of calico in the kelp, and a handful of sand bass near the buoy on the way back to the harbor. Wasn't landing monsters, but I'll share some pics of the standouts.

And that's why you go when you can go. Great job, great report. I hope your even more hooked now than before.

[Mr. NiceGuy]

Thinking about perigee and perihelion ....



Before this year I never heard the expression "King Tide" but now everyone's talking about it. I had to look it up:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_tide


On the other hand, I remember wild high tides hitting the Marine Room restaurant windows next to the La Jolla launch area pretty regularly each year. I recall reading articles that the restaurant reservations are sold out in advance by people watching the tide charts for these events.