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I have tried to fish there a few times. About 2 - 3 months ago, the only action I got was catching two bonito, which ended up attracting Mr. HH. He wouldn't leave me alone until I got back to the mouth of the harbor (1/2 mile follow?). I never made it to the reef and headed in because I was nervous being alone with the HH. That was a first and I learned a lot...it was entertaining for the people on the sportboat to watch the HH bump and follow me...they were jumping up and down, and pointing with excitement.
I was out there a few weeks back and bought some small chovies from the barge. I pedaled outside the Harbor and there were no yakkers, so I headed south this time towards the pier, flylining a chovie on a #4 Mosiquito hook and my F/W bass gear on the way south. Picked up a 11" mac and saved him...never ended up using it and let it go.
As I pedaled towards the pier, the bottom continued to be flat. Decided to head west and still flat. I headed back to the harbor to see if I could drift and perhaps catch a halibut using chovies and a CR. To my amazement, I caught a ton of small barracuda (I found that fascinating) and spotties using a CR on the bottom...of course it was shallow. Fun fishing on light gear!
After fishing nothing but LJ, it's been fun fishing North County - I have lots to learn about the area and need more time on the water. I agree with Curtis, let's get a group of guys together. The cool thing I have discovered about launching from the Harbor is it's an easy launch using the guest slips (near police station) when bigger swells are present at the beach.
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