Dog Beach

[JoeBeck]

Originally Posted by dsafety

If you plan to launch there you would be better off launching into the river outflow side paddling over the gap in the jetty and out the channel. A little extra paddling but no risk of big surf.

Bob

I fish point loma a lot and in in my opinion this is not a good idea. You can not always paddle over that gap, you then have your car in OB and then what? You have to climb over the wall or go through surf to get back and as already said outside sets if you have to come in on dog beach. There also can be pretty good currents from the outgoing and incoming tides right there. If you launch from mariners basin that would be about the exact same distance paddle and you would not have to hop over any wall or worry about surf.

You can also launch south of point loma pier when the surf is down but yes, you must be comfortable in the surf as there is a pretty good rocky reef there you don't want to get dumped on.

Kallogs street is a good option, you can pick up bait on the way out then fish the point while it is still open (this area is on the MLPA chopping board). I have found if you time it so you come back in an incoming tide that trip is much more enjoyable.

[Jimmyz123]

Originally Posted by JoeBeck

I fish point loma a lot and in in my opinion this is not a good idea. You can not always paddle over that gap, you then have your car in OB and then what? You have to climb over the wall or go through surf to get back and as already said outside sets if you have to come in on dog beach. There also can be pretty good currents from the outgoing and incoming tides right there. If you launch from mariners basin that would be about the exact same distance paddle and you would not have to hop over any wall or worry about surf.

You can also launch south of point loma pier when the surf is down but yes, you must be comfortable in the surf as there is a pretty good rocky reef there you don't want to get dumped on.

Kallogs street is a good option, you can pick up bait on the way out then fish the point while it is still open (this area is on the MLPA chopping board). I have found if you time it so you come back in an incoming tide that trip is much more enjoyable.

On trips like these I'll for sure have to plan them a little better than just hitting up La Jolla. I don't mind the long paddles, I know the Point Loma Kelp is fun and have fished it many times from a boat. So now I would like to try from a yak too.

I have been looking at that Kellog St. to launch for some time now. How's the parking restrictions in that area?

[JoeBeck]

Jimmy parking at Kellog St. is not a problem. Even though I call it Kellogs street I actually park one street east, Lawrence St. Always parking and simple to put the yak on the beach.

[Jimmyz123]

Originally Posted by JoeBeck

Jimmy parking at Kellog St. is not a problem. Even though I call it Kellogs street I actually park one street east, Lawrence St. Always parking and simple to put the yak on the beach.

It looks like a great place to launch actually, and it cuts out a huge paddle distance. I was checking that out last week and wondered if there was public access to that beach area, now I guess I have my answer.

[old_rookie]

Here is a link to some pics from a chopper along the entire coastline of California - except for a naval base.

http://www.californiacoastline.org/c...gs=0&year=2006

The link is some place along Point Loma. Look through that for a launch site along point loma.

If you click on the center photo, you get the full high-res image bigger than what you screen can handle.

[BT]

Originally Posted by Jimmyz123

I have been looking at that Kellog St. to launch for some time now. How's the parking restrictions in that area?

Becareful of the meter maid. Dont double park to launch your yak over there during normal business hours. I sweet talked my way out of a ticket once with her, and have seen her a couple of other times in that area in the late afternoon.