El Capitan State beach - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

redyak07 · 07-21-2010, 06:36 PM

Going camping next week up at El Cap. state beach has anyone yak up there? planing on taking the yak to fish. Any suggestions.

yakrider · 07-22-2010, 07:16 PM

never fisht El Cap, but I have been to Refugio a couple times
which is about three or four miles north of El Cap...
between El Cap and Refugio are many kelp beds...
check out google earth....
small plastics and or creature baits have given me some fun days...
lost of calicos, rockfish, even some short WSB....
there are halibut to be had...
bring your light surf gear for fishing from the sand also....
lots of nice surf perch...
the 3" big hammers nail the bigger models if they are around...
good luck...
let us know how you do

redyak07 · 07-22-2010, 11:16 PM

Thanks for the tips! Will post some pics when I get back. Heading up

Monday back Friday.

maui jim · 07-23-2010, 06:06 AM

I have fished there a few times the Kelp to the north is awsome....it's all awsome , Check for structure for the Cabazons, there good. I was in Carpinteria over 2 weeks ago bait was plentiful lots of nice Sardines,but the red tide was nasty.
The red tide should be gone by now, water temp a little cool still. Spoke with Game Warden up there ,he did tell me the water has been cool and the bite has been off a bit. It should pick up though. Enjoy the no crowds in the water, thats the nice part..

07-21-2010, 06:36 PM	#1
redyak07 Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: lake elsinore Posts: 31	El Capitan State beach Going camping next week up at El Cap. state beach has anyone yak up there? planing on taking the yak to fish. Any suggestions.

07-23-2010, 06:06 AM	#4
maui jim Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Cypress, CA Posts: 789	I have fished there a few times the Kelp to the north is awsome....it's all awsome , Check for structure for the Cabazons, there good. I was in Carpinteria over 2 weeks ago bait was plentiful lots of nice Sardines,but the red tide was nasty. The red tide should be gone by now, water temp a little cool still. Spoke with Game Warden up there ,he did tell me the water has been cool and the bite has been off a bit. It should pick up though. Enjoy the no crowds in the water, thats the nice part.. __________________

07-22-2010, 07:16 PM	#2
yakrider Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 611	never fisht El Cap, but I have been to Refugio a couple times which is about three or four miles north of El Cap... between El Cap and Refugio are many kelp beds... check out google earth.... small plastics and or creature baits have given me some fun days... lost of calicos, rockfish, even some short WSB.... there are halibut to be had... bring your light surf gear for fishing from the sand also.... lots of nice surf perch... the 3" big hammers nail the bigger models if they are around... good luck... let us know how you do

07-22-2010, 11:16 PM	#3
redyak07 Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: lake elsinore Posts: 31	Thanks for the tips! Will post some pics when I get back. Heading up Monday back Friday.