Kayak friendly Lake ?

[dorado123]

Since Irvine Lake shut down I have trouble to find good lake to fish trout catfish and bass with my kayak
Is there any kayak friendly lakes you guys know ?
I tried big bear lake last time, but they charged me 20$ for one day (50$ for a year ) and I have to drive 2hours..... only caught one trout
I live north orange county I hope BWE members recommend lakes for fresh water kayak fishing

[Orca Winfrey]

Perris and Silverwood are only $10 for parking. I know of nothing in the OC. I've never done Elsinore but I imagine it's about the same except that it has more brain eating amoeba.

DVL and Skinner are yakable but only in sit insides as they don't permit water contact.

[StumpFisher]

In my opinion lake perris and any ski lakes are not very kayak friendly. The skiers make it very difficult and even the bass boats at perris make it rough when they decide to change locations and punch it 20 feet away from you, so much for 5 mph inside the buoys

[Orca Winfrey]

Originally Posted by StumpFisher

In my opinion lake perris and any ski lakes are not very kayak friendly. The skiers make it very difficult and even the bass boats at perris make it rough when they decide to change locations and punch it 20 feet away from you, so much for 5 mph inside the buoys

Very true. Your head has to be on swivel with all the boaters and jet skiers flying around. I stay near the edges of the lakes. There's a reason I prefer the ocean.