New to the West Coast, Looking to get out an fish!

[taggermike]

I have never tried to fish out of PB. The northern most access is Tourmalene Street and it is a very popular surfing area even when the surf is tiny. I do not enjoy paddling out or riding in through surfers on my loaded kayak. I have paddled out at dawn at several north county locations and found the landing area choked with surfers, swimmers, and surly life guards when I tried to land later. Just some thing to keep in mind in the summer. West coast is a great place to fish but I lived for a year on the Outer Banks of NC, Roanoke Island to be exact, and I miss the summer shallow water fishing back there. I had a creek running through my back yard that would take me to either side of the island. Reds, trout, flounder, blues, spanish macks, stripers, sheephead, blue crabs, oysters, shrimp with the cast net, all fun and good eating. Mike