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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Newport
Posts: 40
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Catalina Camping and Kayak Fishing
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: The Beach
Posts: 281
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Great post! Looks like fun.
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We all Stink Sometimes!
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: San Diego
Posts: 171
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Looks like a great family time, roughing it a bit. I never knew that camping opportunity was available. Thanks for sharing.
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Menifee, CA
Posts: 1,468
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Looks like fun...
... so how did you get your kayaks there?
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#5 |
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Newport
Posts: 40
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It was fun, we used the Catalina Freight Line for the gear and kayaks
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Fort Lauderdale
Posts: 1,919
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What a fun trip! And at $33.75 to bring your kayak over, I am surprised more anglers are not using the Catalina Freight line for fishing/camping trips.
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#7 |
Junior
Join Date: Jan 2023
Location: Mission Viejo
Posts: 9
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Sounds awesome, thanks for sharing!
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: La Verne, CA
Posts: 1,004
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The better options is island packers which some forum members have used in the past to get to the channel islands https://islandpackers.com/home/ |
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Join Date: May 2014
Location: Fort Lauderdale
Posts: 1,919
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Join Date: May 2014
Location: Fort Lauderdale
Posts: 1,919
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Newport
Posts: 40
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We use the Descanso Beach Ocean Sports service to move our gear and kayaks from the Freight Line to Lava Wall and back again. Been doing it for the 11 years we camped/kayaked in Catalina. That's their boat in the second picture.
JRUIZ is correct, the logistics part can be difficult as there are no roads to the 11 boat in camp sites. We do see folks kayaking to sites where they have their gear on their kayaks. Since you have to pack in water our 7 day stay makes that impossible for us. Here is their website. https://kayakcatalinaisland.com/kayak-camping/ |
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www.TheKayakLaunch
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Orange County
Posts: 229
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Thanks guys this is great info. I went over to Catalina last year on the ferry and rented a kayak at Descansos. The fishing in the kelp just to the left of the beach was great. Lots of calicos and sheeps. I was wondering what the best way would be to get my kayak over there for a few days of fishing and camping at a reasonable fee. I will check out the Channel Islands Ferry as I would love to camp/fish there.
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Junior
Join Date: Mar 2023
Posts: 11
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Me and my buddy are planning to head there in a month. We are pedaling from Cabrillo, I have a revo 13 with outrigger and a sail, he has AI, what's a good spot to fish?
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Join Date: May 2014
Location: Fort Lauderdale
Posts: 1,919
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I would like to do something like that once, just to have done it. Leave at 10pm on an evening when there is low wind forecasted. At 3mph, It will probably take 10-14 hours even though theoretically it is less than 9 hours. You and your buddy with sail might be twice as fast, but it is still a long ass journey. A kayak can be easily missed by ships in the shipping channel, so I would recommend a radar reflector or if you can afford it, an AIS broadcasting your position. An escort boat, or a subscription to SeaTow would also be good to have just in case the unexpected happens. Make sure the cell phone battery holds a good charge and your provider has good coverage. A hand held VHF will probably lack sufficient range in an emergency. Have redundancy of safety equipment and a float plan made available to family so that they can monitor your progress. Once you get there, forget about fishing.... celebrate that you made it! LOL Getting back during the afternoon in the Catalina Channel is riskier. The afternoon channel can kick up fast becoming dangerously too rough for a kayak. You would definitely need to pick the right day. I would opt to use Catalina Freight to bring the kayak back. |
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Join Date: Jan 2020
Location: Huntington Beach, CA
Posts: 430
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