Absolute ZOO!!! - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

TXyakker · 08-10-2008, 02:01 PM

So i'm not stating anything new here, but i just looked at the webcam out of curiosity and its an absolute zoo at the launch. I cant even imagine if you were out this morning and decided to come in right now. I guess weekend fishing is pretty much out of the question unless you bring a gallon of patience out there with you. Wow.

JimPat · 08-10-2008, 02:54 PM

Yeah, it looks like what ever they did to solve the congestion didn't have much of an effect

trob · 08-10-2008, 04:45 PM

try to fish the weekdays. its nice and clear

dsafety · 08-10-2008, 06:50 PM

Soon they will be charging for parking. The tourists will pay it so the problem will not be solved. It will just cost locals more and the toll will be year round. We should fight this plan.

Bob

madscientist · 08-11-2008, 07:29 AM

Weekend crowd + high tide = mess. At least the tide wasn't in the street. It can be worse.

mc08066 · 08-11-2008, 08:02 AM

You should also see the lines at the bait receivers at Mission Bay and San Diego bay. You might be waiting up to an hour just to get bait. Was at MB last week and it took over 45 minutes to get a half scoop.

sdcityboy · 08-11-2008, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by trob

try to fish the weekdays. its nice and clear

launching maybe, but coming back in mon-thurs after 10:00 am i have to sit awhile outside

and wait for a slot to land

hmmm, maybe if i launched earlier?

Billy V · 08-11-2008, 08:21 AM

You can get wiped-out easy these days by a 700 lb. runaway yak. lol

bajadog · 08-12-2008, 05:08 AM

What a summer cluster .

esdees · 08-12-2008, 07:44 AM

Just to add to it, some guy was body surfing in the launch zone when that picture was taken. I was landing and told the guy that it was a no swim zone and he just laughed. Why would anyone want to body surf where the waves are tiny and there are hordes of kayaks going in and out? It doesn't make sense.

aguachico · 08-12-2008, 07:56 AM

Three more weeks and summer is over. Kids back to school. Vacationers back to where they came. I don't bother rolling the F250 onto the beach when it's like that. I use a dolly. I'm always worried a small child will walk under the wheel.

dorf · 08-12-2008, 10:18 AM

Mid week just as busy.

bajadog · 08-13-2008, 04:07 AM

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Originally Posted by aguachico

Three more weeks and summer is over. Kids back to school. Vacationers back to where they came.-snip-

:lux hello:

mrJB · 08-13-2008, 04:55 AM

Bait barge at DP also very bad. I was 30th in line the other day (weekday) with 15 more behind me. The real kicker is that after waiting my turn, the cattle boats just pull in line, as they please.

mc08066 · 08-13-2008, 08:28 AM

Yikes I thought it was bad when I was the 14th person in line at Mission Bay on a Wednesday. Hell I was better off then I realized.

Jimmy

PAL · 08-13-2008, 08:31 AM

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Bait barge at DP also very bad. I was 30th in line the other day (weekday) with 15 more behind me. The real kicker is that after waiting my turn, the cattle boats just pull in line, as they please

That must have been frustrating. You may not realize there'd be no bait barge without the sportfishing boats. Those guys operate on a contract basis with the barges, providing the bait operator with enough business to put gas in the bait boat. So you might as well grin and bear it, or better yet, catch your own.

08-10-2008, 02:01 PM	#1
TXyakker Junior Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: PB Posts: 26	Absolute ZOO!!! So i'm not stating anything new here, but i just looked at the webcam out of curiosity and its an absolute zoo at the launch. I cant even imagine if you were out this morning and decided to come in right now. I guess weekend fishing is pretty much out of the question unless you bring a gallon of patience out there with you. Wow.

08-10-2008, 04:45 PM	#3
trob Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Marcos (now idaho) Posts: 231	try to fish the weekdays. its nice and clear __________________

08-11-2008, 07:29 AM	#5
madscientist Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,906	Weekend crowd + high tide = mess. At least the tide wasn't in the street. It can be worse. __________________

08-11-2008, 08:02 AM	#6
mc08066 Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 51	Mess at bait receivers You should also see the lines at the bait receivers at Mission Bay and San Diego bay. You might be waiting up to an hour just to get bait. Was at MB last week and it took over 45 minutes to get a half scoop.

08-12-2008, 05:08 AM	#9
bajadog I eats what I kills Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 393	What a summer cluster . __________________ Please release bill-fish.

08-10-2008, 06:50 PM	#4
dsafety Olivenhain Bob Join Date: May 2008 Location: Olivenhain, CA Posts: 1,121	Soon they will be charging for parking. The tourists will pay it so the problem will not be solved. It will just cost locals more and the toll will be year round. We should fight this plan. Bob

08-11-2008, 08:21 AM	#8
Billy V Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bay Ho Posts: 1,382	You can get wiped-out easy these days by a 700 lb. runaway yak. lol

08-12-2008, 07:44 AM	#10
esdees The Good Clone Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Clairemont Posts: 520	Just to add to it, some guy was body surfing in the launch zone when that picture was taken. I was landing and told the guy that it was a no swim zone and he just laughed. Why would anyone want to body surf where the waves are tiny and there are hordes of kayaks going in and out? It doesn't make sense.

08-12-2008, 07:56 AM	#11
aguachico Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 719	Three more weeks and summer is over. Kids back to school. Vacationers back to where they came. I don't bother rolling the F250 onto the beach when it's like that. I use a dolly. I'm always worried a small child will walk under the wheel.

08-13-2008, 08:28 AM	#15
mc08066 Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 51	Line Yikes I thought it was bad when I was the 14th person in line at Mission Bay on a Wednesday. Hell I was better off then I realized. Jimmy